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Proofs. Printed matter.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to trial sheets of printed matter that are checked against original manuscripts and on which errors can be corrected and alterations made.

Found in 353 Collections and/or Records:

Papers concerning the "Murray Handbooks for Travellers" series., 1834-1924.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42613-42615
Scope and Contents Murray's 'Hanbooks for Travellers' series was begun in 1836 by John Murray III, after his own experiences of travelling on the continent.This was a time when improved transport links and increased leisure time were making foreign travel increasingly easy and popular. The innovative 'Handbooks' responded to a need for detailed practical guides for new middle-class travellers.The early Handbooks covered Europe and Britain, and by the end of the 19th century included...
Dates: 1834-1924.

Papers concerning theatrical productions and the school magazine of the Royal High School., 1946-1956, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MS.26297(part 1)-(part 2)
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows. (i) Papers concerning theatrical productions, 1946-1955, undated (folio 1); (ii) Papers concerning the school magazines, ‘Schola Regia’ and ‘Phaeton’, 1948—1956, undated (folio 56). They include drafts of editorials, articles, poems and proofs.

Dates: 1946-1956, undated.

Papers concerning theatrical productions and the school magazine of the Royal High School., 1946-1956.

 File
Identifier: MS.26297 (part 1)
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The contents are as follows. (i) Papers concerning theatrical productions, 1946-1955, undated (folio 1); (ii) Papers concerning the school magazines, ‘Schola Regia’ and ‘Phaeton’, 1948—1956, undated (folio 56). They include drafts of editorials, articles, poems and proofs.

Dates: 1946-1956.

Papers containing a large portion of a proof copy of 'Defoe in Edinburgh and other papers', by Paul Henderson Scott., 1995.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13505/23
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Paul Henderson Scott was born and educated in Edinburgh, attending Edinburgh’s Royal High School and then moving on to study at Edinburgh University. It was at university that he first became involved with the Saltire Society. Shortly after this Scott was called up to serve in World War Two. He began his training as an army officer driving a lorry. However, through contact with diplomats from the foreign office he decided to take the examination and soon became a diplomat. A long diplomatic...
Dates: 1995.

Papers of Alasdair Gray relating to '1982 Janine'., 1983-1984, undated.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.8799/20-36
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

Includes manuscripts and corrected typescripts of novels, short stories, and poems.

Dates: 1983-1984, undated.

Papers of and concerning Robert Erskine, physician to Peter the Great., 1690-[1904, or before].

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.5162-5163
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Although with the Paul Papers through the family connection with the Erskine Murrays these papers are to be considered complementary to the Erskine Murray Papers.

Dates: 1690-[1904, or before].

Papers of Andrew Greig relating to his poetry, mainly to the published collections ‘Getting Higher’ (2011), ‘As Though We Were Flying’ (2011) and ‘Found at Sea’ (2013)., 2010-2013.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13460/29-51
Content Description From the Fonds:

Literary papers of Andrew Greig, circa 2000-2013, relating mainly to the following works: `Getting Higher`, `At the Loch of the Green Corrie`, `As Though We Were Flying`, `Found at Sea`, `Fair Helen`.

Dates: 2010-2013.

Papers of Charles Graves relating to the Porpoise Press and its publications., 1927-1930.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.27479-27484
Scope and Contents

MSS.27479-27483 contain typescripts and proofs marked up for the printer.

Dates: 1927-1930.

Papers of Kathleen Jamie for 1996, including notebooks, worksheets, and related material., 1996-1997.

 Series
Identifier: Acc.11599/47-52
Scope and Contents From the Record Group: Kathleen Jamie was born in Johnstone in 1962, and studied at the University of Edinburgh. These papers date from the period 1988 to 1997. During this time, Kathleen Jamie was writer in residence to various organisations, including the Workington Docks Project and the University of Dundee, and was awarded the Scottish Arts Council Scottish-Canadian Fellowship in 1994. The collection includes papers relating to the following published or broadcast works:The Golden Peak (London:...
Dates: 1996-1997.

Papers relating to 'Defoe in Edinburgh and other papers', by Paul Henderson Scott., Circa 1989-1995.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13505/22-23
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Paul Henderson Scott was born and educated in Edinburgh, attending Edinburgh’s Royal High School and then moving on to study at Edinburgh University. It was at university that he first became involved with the Saltire Society. Shortly after this Scott was called up to serve in World War Two. He began his training as an army officer driving a lorry. However, through contact with diplomats from the foreign office he decided to take the examination and soon became a diplomat. A long diplomatic...
Dates: Circa 1989-1995.

Papers relating to historical works by William Kerr, 8th Marquess of Lothian., [1863, or before], 1864-1865.

 File
Identifier: MS.5763
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows:(i) Autograph manuscript (with a fair copy of the part corresponding to printed pages 19-90) and corrected proofs of pages 113-127 and 209-225 of ‘The confederate secession’ by William Kerr, 8th marquess of Lothian, with correspondence of 1864, and notes concerning the work (folio 1).(ii) Fragments of manuscript, uncorrected proofs, and a letter of 1865, concerning a work by Kerr on Italian history, probably the ‘Fragment of a parallel...
Dates: [1863, or before], 1864-1865.

Papers relating to 'Scotland: a concise cultural history', edited by Paul Henderson Scott., Circa 1990-1993.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13505/24-26
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Paul Henderson Scott was born and educated in Edinburgh, attending Edinburgh’s Royal High School and then moving on to study at Edinburgh University. It was at university that he first became involved with the Saltire Society. Shortly after this Scott was called up to serve in World War Two. He began his training as an army officer driving a lorry. However, through contact with diplomats from the foreign office he decided to take the examination and soon became a diplomat. A long diplomatic...
Dates: Circa 1990-1993.

Papers relating to the novels of Andrew Greig., 2006-2013

 Series
Identifier: Acc.13460/1-28
Scope and Contents

The novels included are ‘At the Loch of the Green Corrie’ (2010) and ‘Fair Helen’, (2013).

Dates: 2006-2013

Papers, undated, concerning theatrical productions and the school magazine of the Royal High School., [1946-1956.]

 File
Identifier: MS.26297 (part 2)
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The contents are as follows. (i) Papers concerning theatrical productions, 1946-1955, undated (folio 1); (ii) Papers concerning the school magazines, ‘Schola Regia’ and ‘Phaeton’, 1948—1956, undated (folio 56). They include drafts of editorials, articles, poems and proofs.

Dates: [1946-1956.]

Partial typescript of 'Sunset song' by James Leslie Mitchell, 'Lewis Grassic Gibbon', with lists and proofs., [Before 1935.]

 File
Identifier: MS.26040
Scope and Contents The contents are as follows.(i) List of characters in 'Cloud Howe' under the title 'The Morning Star'. (Folio 1.)(ii) 'Curtain raiser'. (Folio 3.) Partial typescript of an unused prelude to 'Sunset song' or 'Grey granite'.(iii) Partial typescript of 'Sunset song'. (Folio 8.) Many of the pages are missing. On the versos of folios 8-56 are pasted parts of the proofs of 'Dawn in Alarlu', 'The last ogre' and 'The lost constituent' from 'Persian dawns, Egyptian...
Dates: [Before 1935.]

Photographs and proofs for ‘The conquest of the Maya’ by James Leslie Mitchell., 1933.

 File
Identifier: MS.26062(ii)
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The contents include the following: (i) Designs for the dust-jackets of ‘Stained radiance’ and ‘The thirteenth disciple’, 1930-1931 (number l); (ii) Photographs and proofs for ‘The conquest of the Maya’, 1933 (number 4); (iii) Drawings by Charles Bannerman to illustrate the serialisation of ‘Cloud Howe’ in the ‘Mearns Leader’ and other newspapers, 1934 (number 9).

Dates: 1933.

Plays written by Robert McLellan., 1934-1970, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.26331-26391
Scope and Contents

Robert McLellan's early plays were intended for the stage, but he later wrote for both radio and television. Not all were published, and many circulated in typescript copies.

Dates: 1934-1970, undated.

Poetry of Sydney Goodsir Smith., 1930-1974, undated.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.26116-26127
Scope and Contents

Most of Sydney Goodsir Smith's poems in Scots were published in literary periodicals and in several small volumes of his poetry. His 'Collected poems, 1941-1975' (London, 1975), contains a selection of his work and not the whole corpus.

Dates: 1930-1974, undated.