The Helen Cruickshank Papers (Coll-81) contain critical, biographical, creative, and visual materials on a number of major 20th-century Scottish authors. Authors HTML Marion Angus 'Marion Angus: A Personal Note' (1948), MS (Gen 1929/55) and TS (Gen 2122/6/1-10) 'Four Contemporary Scots Poets: Lewis Spence, Marion Angus, Hugh MacDiarmid, William Soutar' (1939), TS lecture to Colinton Literary Society (Gen 1929/4) Catherine Carswell Signed photograph of Carswell (Gen 1966/43) Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to Cruickshank on Carswell's death, [February 1946] (Gen 886/92-98) Lewis Grassic Gibbon 'A Fellow-Countrywoman's View of Lewis Grassic Gibbon', TS essay (Gen 1929/12*/53 and Gen 1966/52) 'Spring in the Mearns (for Lewis Grassic Gibbon)' (1935), MS poem (Gen 2188/1) and TSS (Gen 1929/12*/31**) Notes on Lewis Grassic Gibbon (Gen 1929/12*/31) Portraits of Gibbon by Colin Gibson and Laurence Graham and photographs of his daughter Rhea Mitchell (Gen 1929/12) *Lewis Grassic Gibbon is also mentioned in letters from his widow Ray Mitchell (Gen 1966/19-24), Nan Shepherd (Gen 1966/27), William Soutar (Gen 1929/11), Neil McCallum (Gen 1929/12*/31) and Geoffrey Wagner (Gen 1929/12*/32-35). Neil M. Gunn Mentioned in letter from Peggy Grieve, [1930?] (Gen. 886/5) Maurice Lindsay Transcript of BBC radio review by Lindsay of Cruickshank’s Sea Buckthorn (1954) (Gen 1929/51) MS of 'Verses for a Yes-but-ter', verse response by Cruickshank to above review (Gen 1966/61/1) Fionn MacColla 2 photographs by Cruickshank of Fionn MacColla with Hugh MacDiarmid, Edinburgh, ca. 1938 (Gen 886/176 and Gen 886/179) Hugh MacDiarmid 'Epistle for Christopher Murray Grieve on his 75th Birthday', MS and TSS of poem, with notes (Gen 1929/20/6-7*) 'Four Contemporary Scots Poets: Lewis Spence, Marion Angus, Hugh MacDiarmid, William Soutar' (1939), TS lecture to Colinton Literary Society (Gen 1929/4) 'Personal Notes on Hugh MacDiarmid', MS (Gen 1966/54) Letter from William Soutar to Cruickshank, 9 September 1935, about MacDiarmid’s stay in hospital in Perth (Gen. 886/35) Letter from Francis G. Scott to Cruickshank, 19 December 1937, about MacDiarmid's financial difficulties (Gen. 886/23) 21 photographs by Cruickshank of Hugh MacDiarmid and family (Gen 886/159-180) Graphological assessment of Hugh MacDiarmid by Marty Stewart (Gen 1929/23) F. Marian McNeill 'In Memoriam: Florence Marian McNeill' (1973), MSS of poem (Gen 1966/58) Edwin and Willa Muir Mentioned in letter from Peggy Grieve to Cruickshank, [1930?] (Gen. 886/5) Mentioned in letter from Valda Grieve to Cruickshank, [1938?] (Gen 886/36 and 42-43) Mentioned in letters from Hugh MacDiarmid to Cruickshank, [1938?] (Gen 886/79-80) Alexander Scott 'Makars Meet: To Helen Cruickshank', TS poem (Gen 1966/59) Nan Shepherd Photograph of Shepherd by Andrew Paterson, Inverness, with biographical note by Cruickshank (Gen 1966/36) William Soutar 'Four Contemporary Scots Poets: Lewis Spence, Marion Angus, Hugh MacDiarmid, William Soutar' (1939), TS lecture to Colinton Literary Society (Gen 1929/4) Mentioned in letter from Valda Grieve to Cruickshank, 28 August 1935 (Gen 886/18) Lewis Spence 'Four Contemporary Scots Poets: Lewis Spence, Marion Angus, Hugh MacDiarmid, William Soutar' (1939), TS lecture to Colinton Literary Society (Gen 1929/4) Further Details For further information, see the Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue and the manual Index to Manuscripts held in the Centre for Research Collections, Edinburgh University Library. Related Links Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue This article was published on 2024-08-21
HTML Marion Angus 'Marion Angus: A Personal Note' (1948), MS (Gen 1929/55) and TS (Gen 2122/6/1-10) 'Four Contemporary Scots Poets: Lewis Spence, Marion Angus, Hugh MacDiarmid, William Soutar' (1939), TS lecture to Colinton Literary Society (Gen 1929/4) Catherine Carswell Signed photograph of Carswell (Gen 1966/43) Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to Cruickshank on Carswell's death, [February 1946] (Gen 886/92-98) Lewis Grassic Gibbon 'A Fellow-Countrywoman's View of Lewis Grassic Gibbon', TS essay (Gen 1929/12*/53 and Gen 1966/52) 'Spring in the Mearns (for Lewis Grassic Gibbon)' (1935), MS poem (Gen 2188/1) and TSS (Gen 1929/12*/31**) Notes on Lewis Grassic Gibbon (Gen 1929/12*/31) Portraits of Gibbon by Colin Gibson and Laurence Graham and photographs of his daughter Rhea Mitchell (Gen 1929/12) *Lewis Grassic Gibbon is also mentioned in letters from his widow Ray Mitchell (Gen 1966/19-24), Nan Shepherd (Gen 1966/27), William Soutar (Gen 1929/11), Neil McCallum (Gen 1929/12*/31) and Geoffrey Wagner (Gen 1929/12*/32-35). Neil M. Gunn Mentioned in letter from Peggy Grieve, [1930?] (Gen. 886/5) Maurice Lindsay Transcript of BBC radio review by Lindsay of Cruickshank’s Sea Buckthorn (1954) (Gen 1929/51) MS of 'Verses for a Yes-but-ter', verse response by Cruickshank to above review (Gen 1966/61/1) Fionn MacColla 2 photographs by Cruickshank of Fionn MacColla with Hugh MacDiarmid, Edinburgh, ca. 1938 (Gen 886/176 and Gen 886/179) Hugh MacDiarmid 'Epistle for Christopher Murray Grieve on his 75th Birthday', MS and TSS of poem, with notes (Gen 1929/20/6-7*) 'Four Contemporary Scots Poets: Lewis Spence, Marion Angus, Hugh MacDiarmid, William Soutar' (1939), TS lecture to Colinton Literary Society (Gen 1929/4) 'Personal Notes on Hugh MacDiarmid', MS (Gen 1966/54) Letter from William Soutar to Cruickshank, 9 September 1935, about MacDiarmid’s stay in hospital in Perth (Gen. 886/35) Letter from Francis G. Scott to Cruickshank, 19 December 1937, about MacDiarmid's financial difficulties (Gen. 886/23) 21 photographs by Cruickshank of Hugh MacDiarmid and family (Gen 886/159-180) Graphological assessment of Hugh MacDiarmid by Marty Stewart (Gen 1929/23) F. Marian McNeill 'In Memoriam: Florence Marian McNeill' (1973), MSS of poem (Gen 1966/58) Edwin and Willa Muir Mentioned in letter from Peggy Grieve to Cruickshank, [1930?] (Gen. 886/5) Mentioned in letter from Valda Grieve to Cruickshank, [1938?] (Gen 886/36 and 42-43) Mentioned in letters from Hugh MacDiarmid to Cruickshank, [1938?] (Gen 886/79-80) Alexander Scott 'Makars Meet: To Helen Cruickshank', TS poem (Gen 1966/59) Nan Shepherd Photograph of Shepherd by Andrew Paterson, Inverness, with biographical note by Cruickshank (Gen 1966/36) William Soutar 'Four Contemporary Scots Poets: Lewis Spence, Marion Angus, Hugh MacDiarmid, William Soutar' (1939), TS lecture to Colinton Literary Society (Gen 1929/4) Mentioned in letter from Valda Grieve to Cruickshank, 28 August 1935 (Gen 886/18) Lewis Spence 'Four Contemporary Scots Poets: Lewis Spence, Marion Angus, Hugh MacDiarmid, William Soutar' (1939), TS lecture to Colinton Literary Society (Gen 1929/4)
