Scripts. Documents.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Written texts of stage plays, screenplays, and radio or television broadcasts.
Found in 555 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence and papers relating to the publication of works of James Leslie Mitchell., 1928-1984, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.10966/3-40
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
Includes personal documents, publishing agreements, royalty statements and related correspondence. These papers are mostly concerned with the administration of James Leslie Mitchell's (Lewis Grassic Gibbon) literary estate following his death in 1935, firstly by his wife, Ray Mitchell, and subsequently by his daughter, Rhea Martin.
Dates:
1928-1984, undated.
Correspondence and papers relating to the Royal Household and Family., 1961-1991.
Series
Identifier: Acc.10951/102-108
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Correspondence and papers, 1936-1992, of William Winter Hamilton (b.1917), writer politician, Labour MP for West Fife, 1950-1974 and for Central Fife, 1974-1987.
Dates:
1961-1991.
Correspondence and scripts on under water nature films narrated by Magnusson., 1999.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/1141
Scope and Contents
For SNH.
Dates:
1999.
Correspondence, notes, and script on the Empire Exhibition of 1938 and the Garden Festival of 1988., 1988.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/339
Scope and Contents
Magnusson provided narration for television on the eve of the 1988 exhibition.
Dates:
1988.
Correspondence, notes, and scripts on the Scottish Covenanters., 1999-2000.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/393
Scope and Contents
Scripts a for a programme entitled ‘A world turned upside down'. Notes on the Covenanters concern Magnusson’s chapter in 'Scotland’s History'.
Dates:
1999-2000.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Magnus Magnusson.
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The Television and Radio work of Magnus Magnusson.
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The Radio work of Magnus Magnusson.
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Scripts for miscellaneous Radio programmes.
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Correspondence, notes, and scripts on the Scottish Covenanters and an audiocassette with recordings on the Covenanters.
Correspondence, notes, and scripts on the Scottish Covenanters and an audiocassette with recordings on the Covenanters., 1999-2000.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13542/393-393a
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This section contains scripts and research undertaken by Magnusson for a variety of television and radio programmes running from 1961 until 2006. There are a significant number of scripts for the BBC archaeology programme 'Chronicle' which Magnusson presented from 1966. There are individual scripts and research materials on various programmes that Magnusson presented throughout his televsion career. There are a number of scripts and interviews for Magnusson's radio series "Tales...
Dates:
1999-2000.
Correspondence on, and script for BBC television programme ‘Heroes and Hero worship' with Magnusson and Dennis Potter., 1969-1970.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/302
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This section contains scripts and research undertaken by Magnusson for a variety of television and radio programmes running from 1961 until 2006. There are a significant number of scripts for the BBC archaeology programme 'Chronicle' which Magnusson presented from 1966. There are individual scripts and research materials on various programmes that Magnusson presented throughout his televsion career. There are a number of scripts and interviews for Magnusson's radio series "Tales...
Dates:
1969-1970.
Correspondence, production files, scripts, cuttings and other papers of John McGrath.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.11615/1-110
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the material dates from ca.1979-1990, though there are some earlier and later items. Much of it concerns McGrath’s work outside 7:84, the theatre company which he and others established in 1971.
Dates:
Circa 1926-1997.
Correspondence with, scripts for, and papers relating to, the Royal Society of Edinburgh’s conference, ‘Nature, Landscape and People since the Second World War: a Celebration of the 1949 Act’., 1999.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/570
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Files contain reseach notes relating to Magnusson's interests, the bulk of which are on Scotland and Iceland. Research notes on Vikings were kept separate by Magnusson.
Dates:
1999.
Correspondence with the BBC on, and script for ‘The History Makers: John Cabot’., 1977-1978.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/25
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This section contains scripts and research undertaken by Magnusson for a variety of television and radio programmes running from 1961 until 2006. There are a significant number of scripts for the BBC archaeology programme 'Chronicle' which Magnusson presented from 1966. There are individual scripts and research materials on various programmes that Magnusson presented throughout his televsion career. There are a number of scripts and interviews for Magnusson's radio series "Tales...
Dates:
1977-1978.
Correspondence with the Media Programme of the European Union, and scripts for ‘The Discovery: The Story of the Vineland Voyages’., 1999-2002.
File
Identifier: Acc.13542/349
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
This section contains scripts and research undertaken by Magnusson for a variety of television and radio programmes running from 1961 until 2006. There are a significant number of scripts for the BBC archaeology programme 'Chronicle' which Magnusson presented from 1966. There are individual scripts and research materials on various programmes that Magnusson presented throughout his televsion career. There are a number of scripts and interviews for Magnusson's radio series "Tales...
Dates:
1999-2002.
Divided file containing script, correspondence, reviews, '7th single', programme, schedules and other material, some relating to 'The 7:84 band show'., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.10893/57
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Includes material concerning productions, administration and publicity.
Dates:
Undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of the 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland).
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Papers and productions of the 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland).
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Production files of the 7:84 Theatre Company (Scotland).
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Production files of "His master's voice" by David Anderson.
Documents relating to meetings and conferences attended by James Johnston during his role as Chief Administration Officer, British Army of the Rhine., 1986-1988.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.13818/229-233
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Major-General James Johnston was born in Edinburgh in August 1939. He was educated at George’s Watson’s College, Welbeck College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, from which he was commissioned in July 1959 into the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He underwent postgraduate training at the Royal Military Academy of science and REME Officers School.
His training was completed by 1965 and he served several appointments as commanding officer within Germany and the United...
Dates:
1986-1988.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of Major-General James Johnston
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Papers relating to the military career of James Johnston.
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Papers relating to James Johnston as a staff officer and in higher command.
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Papers relating to James Johnston on his posting as Chief Administrative Officer of the British Army of the Rhine.
Draft script of Tom Weir for a television programme about John Muir programme, with related letters, notes, and photocopies of lectures and articles on John Muir by Tom Weir., 1988.
File
Identifier: Acc.13059/235
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Weir produced a high volume of written and spoken outputs during his career. The papers here relate to some of the results of that work, including his contributions to radio.
Dates:
1988.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Correspondence, diaries, notebooks, literary papers, filmscripts, photographs and personal papers of Tom Weir, explorer, journalist and photographer.
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Literary and broadcasting papers of Tom Weir.
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Papers relating to short stories, articles, press, radio and TV scripts of Tom Weir
Drafts and proofs of film scripts, short stories, articles and illustrations of Alasdair Gray, with some related correspondence.
Record Group
Identifier: Acc.12557/1-21
Scope and Contents
The largest portion of this collection is taken up by drafts of film scripts for 'Poor things', co-written by Alasdair Gray and Sandy Johnson, director, with comments and changes of both, as well as comments and changes of Iain Brown, producer, and Brian Gibson, another director who was later attached to the project.There are also some files of correspondence and drafts of articles and illustrations for other projects, as well as typescripts and proofs of the short story...
Dates:
1988-2003.
Duplicated rehearsal script for the television production of the play 'Rab Mossgiel' by Robert McLellan., 1959.
Item
Identifier: MS.26361
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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:
1959.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the playwright, Robert McLellan, and his family.
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Plays written by Robert McLellan.
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'Rab Mossgiel', a play about Robert Burns and Jean Armour by Robert McLellan, commissioned by the BBC, (British Broadcasting company), for the Burns Bi-centenary celebrations in 1959.
Duplicated rehearsal script of 'Young Auchinleck' by Robert McLellan, for the television adaptation., 1965.
Item
Identifier: MS.26364
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
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:
1965.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the playwright, Robert McLellan, and his family.
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Plays written by Robert McLellan.
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'Young Auchinleck', a comedy in three acts about James Boswell by Robert McLellan, first produced in 1962 and televised in 1965.
[EH.14]: typescript commentary to accompany the photographic slides of the 'Gate of Hamuman' [Acc.10590/45 [Slides]]., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.10590/46
Dates:
Undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Photographc plates and slides concerning Church of Scotland missionary activity in India and Pakistan.
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Photographic plates and slides.
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Eastern Himalayas [EH.].
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[EH.14] 'The Gate of Hanuman', slides, audio cassette and script.
Essays, broadcasts and reviews of George Mackay Brown., 1963-1970, undated.
Series
Identifier: Acc.4864/23-31
Dates:
1963-1970, undated.
Examination papers and corrected scripts for the Scott Centenary Prize, Harrow School., 1872.
File
Identifier: MS.25656
Scope and Contents
With a related letter from George David Boyle, Dean of Westminster, 1872.
Dates:
1872.
Exercise book of Edwin Muir, containing drafts for the broadcast 'Revisiting Orkney', and 'Translating from the German'., 1956-1959.
Item
Identifier: MS.19666
File containing typescripts, some annotated, of the poem 'Watter', by Janet Paisley; with a draft of the script for a dramatised documentary 'Redding 1923' , by Adam Stafford, and a photocopy of the story board for the same., 2011.
File
Identifier: Acc.14151 Box 1(8)
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This is a box list of the papers of Janet Paisley, as received by the Library. No attempt has been made currently to review the order of the papers, to date them or to otherwise interpret them. The aim of the box list is to facilitate access in advance of any fuller arrangement and description.
Dates:
2011.
File of 'Cinderella script', act one., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.12911/236
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
This collection dates mainly from after 1988, when John McGrath and Elizabeth MacLennan resigned from the company which they had established, with David MacLennan, in 1973. Following the funding crisis in 2006, the company had to leave its base in the STUC building in Glasgow, and it was at this point that much of the material in this accession was presented to the National Library of Scotland.
Dates:
Undated.
File, 'Writings' of Marshall Anderson. Containing typescript short stories and scripts by Marshall Anderson., Undated.
File
Identifier: Acc.13227 Box 41(1)
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
The Attic Archive evolved organically from the activities of Pete Horobin, beginning in 1978. When Horobin's association ended, the archive was continued in turn by Marshall Anderson, Peter Haining and, lastly, aitch. Each change of custody coincided with the start of a new phase of activity, each phase undertaken, usually, over ten years.The papers of the Attic Archive are now dispersed through various cultural institutions, each having a particular association with the archive,...
Dates:
Undated.
'Final script', 1947, of the film 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'; with letters to Ian Whyte, and papers, 1948, of Hubert Clifford, consisting chiefly of film schedules for the music., 1947, 1948.
File
Identifier: MS.22085
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Apart from the film music, which is datable to 1947-1948 from the accompanying correspondence and papers (MSS.22085-22086), almost all the music is undated; but from the ink used, some of it may be dated to about the same period.
Except where otherwise stated the music is written as for keyboard.
Dates:
1947, 1948.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Orchestral, vocal and other music scores of Ian Whyte, and papers and music of his son, Don Whyte, chiefly undated.
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Orchestral, vocal and other music scores of Ian Whyte.
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Correspondence and papers concerning, and music for, the film 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' produced by London Film Productions, Ltd.