Manuscripts of Scottish writers including Sir Walter Scott, Nan Shepherd, Catherine Sinclair, Iain Crichton Smith, Tobias Smollett, Robert Louis Stevenson, Margaret Tait, and James Thomson. R. (Robert) Crombie Saunders (1914-1991) Typescript Poems and Review: Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Correspondence: Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Tom Scott Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers Alexander Scott (1920-1989) Typescript Poems: Helen Cruickshank Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive, Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Tom Scott Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review', Fred Urquhart Papers Secondary Materials: Norman MacCaig Papers, Tom Scott Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review', Fred Urquhart Papers Tom Scott (1918-1995) See: Tom Scott Papers Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) Self-Standing Materials Corson Collection (Coll-1022) Letters from Walter Scott to Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe (Coll-1712) Letters of, and Other Papers Relating to, Sir Walter Scott (Coll-1147) 'Tales of a Grandfather', fragment (Dk.3.8/13) Letter to Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 16 Feb [1809] (Gen. 1732/S/7) Letter to Anna Eliza Bray, [24 May 1828] (Gen. 1732/S/13) Letter to David Brewster, [182-] (Gen. 1732/S/5) Letter to James Carmichael, 8 September 1824 (Gen. 1732/S/12) Letter to Allan Cunningham, 24 December 1825 (Gen. 1732/S/27) Letters to Walter Dickson, 27 October 1827, and to Rev. Anthony Dow, 5 March 1830, which make reference to Helen Walker (Coll-1703) 8 letters to M. W. Hartstonge, 1812-1819 (Gen. 1732/S/28-35) Letter, probably to Prof. R. Jameson, 1809 (Gen. 1999/1/31) Letter to Sir John Leslie, ca. 1826, photocopy (Phot.534) Letter to John Manderston, 8 July 1820 (Gen. 1732/S/8) Letter to Rev. James Mitchell, 1786 (Mackinnon Coll.(1924) 8/5) Letter to John Taylor, 1814, copy (Gen.1995/68) Letter to Josiah Walker, 1819 (Dk.3.8/14) Letter to unidentified correspondent, [1830-1831], typescript of destroyed original (Gen. 1732/S/1) Design for bookplate, drawn by Sir Walter Scott for himself, signed by him, but unfinished (Coll-1961) Notes on index-cards made by Clive Wainwright while researching for works on Abbotsford (Coll-1299) Satirical illustration, 'The Balance of Public Favor', showing Sir Walter Scott, 1827 (Coll-1770) Sketchbooks containing drawings and notes by John Williamson for the illustration of works by Sir Walter Scott (Coll-1301) Materials in Other Collections Fiction: Laing Collection Poetry: Laing Collection Miscellaneous Writings: Laing Collection Correspondence: Ian R. Grant Collection, Laing Collection Secondary Materials: John Baillie Papers, Carmichael-Watson Collection, Arthur Melville Clark Papers, Louisa Matilda Crawford Papers, Elizabeth E. Dexter Papers, Ian R. Grant Collection, H. J. C. Grierson Letters, Andrew Graham Grieve Papers, Marion Lochhead Papers, Thomas Nelson Archive, Collection of Romantic Era Scottish Borders Poetry, Walter Scott Digital Archive (incl. Walter Scott Image Collection), Symbolae Scoticae, Fred Urquhart Papers Ann Scott-Moncrieff (1914-1943) Secondary Materials: Fred Urquhart Papers George Scott-Moncrieff (1910-1974) Typescript Poem and Essay: Records of 'Scottish International Review' Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review', Fred Urquhart Papers Secondary Materials: Fred Urquhart Papers Charles Senior (b. 1918) Self-Standing Materials TS copies of poems, some corrected, and holograph drafts (Gen. 2093/6-7) Materials in Other Collections Typescript Poems: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Correspondence: George Mackay Brown Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Tom Scott Papers John Campbell Shairp (1819-1885) Correspondence: Margaret Duncan Campbell Collection, Sir Archibald Geikie Papers, Laing Collection Alan Sharp (1934-2013) Secondary Materials: Norman MacCaig Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review', Fred Urquhart Papers Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe (1781-1851) Self-Standing Materials Letters from Walter Scott to Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe (Coll-1712) Materials in Other Collections Poetry: Laing Collection Miscellaneous Writings: Laing Collection Correspondence: Ian R. Grant Collection, Laing Collection Secondary Materials: Thomas Nelson Archive Nan Shepherd (1893-1981) Correspondence: Helen Cruickshank Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Secondary Materials: Helen Cruickshank Papers Margaret W. (Winefride) Simpson (1888-1971) Correspondence: Tom Scott Papers Catherine Sinclair (1800-1864) Self-Standing Materials 'Private Memorials of Helen Late Mrs Stewart of Physgill', MS notebook, 1845 (Coll-1848/20-0023) 2 letters to D. R. Hay, 1857 (Dc.2.59) Letter to Mr King, 1851 (Dc.4.101-103) Materials in Other Collections Correspondence: John Johnstone Papers Secondary Materials: Marion Lochhead Papers Burns Singer (1928-1964) Manuscript Poems: Hamish Henderson Archive, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Secondary Materials: George Mackay Brown Papers, Norman MacCaig Papers, Tom Scott Papers Samuel Smiles (1812-1904) Letters of Samuel Smiles Alexander Smith (1830-1867) ‘While in this delicious weather’, poem (Dc.4.101-103) Letter, 1856 (Dk.8.4/3) Iain Crichton Smith (1928-1998) Typescript Poems: Norman MacCaig Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review' Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive, Maurice Lindsay Papers, Norman MacCaig Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Robert Nye Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review', Fred Urquhart Papers Secondary Materials: George Mackay Brown Papers, Norman MacCaig Papers, Tom Scott Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review', Fred Urquhart Papers John Smith (1747-1807) Correspondence: Laing Collection Sydney Goodsir Smith (1915-1975) See: Sydney Goodsir Smith Papers W. (William) Gordon Smith (1928-1996) Correspondence: Robert Nye Papers Tobias Smollett (1721-1771) Poetry: Laing Collection Correspondence: Laing Collection Secondary Materials: Sir Charles Lyell Papers William Soutar (1898-1943) See: William Soutar Papers Muriel Spark (1918-2006) Secondary Materials: Fred Urquhart Papers Alan Spence (1947- ) Correspondence: Robert Nye Papers Secondary Materials: Fred Urquhart Papers Lewis Spence (1874-1955) Manuscript Poem: Maurice Lindsay Papers Correspondence: Helen Cruickshank Papers, Charles Saroléa Papers Secondary Materials: Helen Cruickshank Papers, Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Tom Scott Papers Lady Alicia Ann Spottiswoode (1810-1900) 'Lament for the Auld House of Spottiswoode', MS Poem (Coll-1477) Olive M. (Maud) Squair (b. 1902) Correspondence: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Hunter Steele (1949- ) Correspondence: Robert Nye Papers Ian Stephen (1955- ) Manuscript Poems: Hamish Henderson Archive Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive John Sterling (1806-1844) 2 letters to Anna Maria Fox, 1841-1843 (Dc.4.101-103) Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Self-Standing Materials Material relating to the R. L. Stevenson Memorial in St Giles, sculpted by Augustus Saint Gaudens (Coll-1549) Notes taken at the Zoology class, Edinburgh University, microfilm copies of originals belonging to the Speculative Society (Mic.M.480) Materials in Other Collections Speech to Speculative Society: William Kirk Dickson Papers Secondary Materials: John Baillie Papers, George Goudie Chisholm Papers, Edinburgh College of Art Typography Collection, Marion Lochhead Papers, Thomas Nelson Archive, Tovey Collection, Fred Urquhart Papers John Stewart of Baldynneis (c. 1545–c. 1605) Poetry: Laing Collection J. I. M. (John Innes Mackintosh) Stewart (1906-1994) Secondary Materials: Fred Urquhart Papers Peter Still (1814-1848) Poetry: Laing Collection Alice V. Stuart (1899-1983) Typescript Poems: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Correspondence: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Annie S. (Shepherd) Swan (1859-1943) Self-Standing Materials Letter, 6 February 1892, to Mr Barbour (Gen. 1981/46) Letter, 3 Nov., n.y. to Miss Openshaw (Gen. 1981/49) Letter, 26 March 1930, to unknown correspondent (Gen. 1981/48) Materials in Other Collections Secondary Materials: Fred Urquhart Papers Andrew Symson (1638-1712) Poetry: Laing Collection Margaret Tait (1918-1999) Typescript Poems and Short Story: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Correspondence: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, John C. Weston Papers William J. Tait (1918-1992) Manuscript Poems: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Correspondence: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers Andrew Tannahill (1900-1986) Typescript Poem: Hamish Henderson Archive Correspondence: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Robert Tannahill (1774-1810) Poetry: Laing Collection Correspondence: Laing Collection Secondary Materials: Carmichael-Watson Collection C. P. (Cecil Philip) Taylor (1929-1981) Correspondence: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Rachel Annand Taylor (1876-1960) Correspondence: Fred Urquhart Papers Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers James Telfer (1800-1862) Self-Standing Materials ‘To a Fairy’, and ‘To the Flower Called Queen of the Meadow’, sonnets (Dc.4.101-103) Letter from Telfer to Mr White (Dc.4.101-103) Materials in Other Collections Correspondence: Laing Collection Emma Tennant (1937-2017) Correspondence: Robert Nye Papers William Tennant (1784-1848) Poetry: Laing Collection Correspondence: Laing Collection William Thom (1798?-1848) Memorandum: Laing Collection Derick S. (Smith) Thomson (1921-2012) Typescript Poems: Records of 'Scottish International Review' Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive, Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review' Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review', Fred Urquhart Papers James Thomson (1700-1748) Self-Standing Materials ‘Ah wise too late’, song, transcript in the hand of David Steuart Erskine, Earl of Buchan (Gen. 1429/26 Letter to William Cranstoun, 172- or 173-, copy (Dc.6.111, ff. 55-57) 12 letters to Miss Young, 1743-1745, photocopies (Phots. 495-506) Materials in Other Collections Poetry: Laing Collection Correspondence: Laing Collection Joseph Thomson (1858-1895) Correspondence: Sir Archibald Geikie Papers Ruthven Todd (1914-1978) Correspondence: Maurice Lindsay Papers Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers Nigel Tranter (1909-2000)` Correspondence: Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review' Secondary Materials: Fred Urquhart Papers Sydney Tremayne (1890-1986) Correspondence: Maurice Lindsay Papers, Norman MacCaig Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review' Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers Alexander Trocchi (1925-1984) Correspondence: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Secondary Materials: Fred Urquhart Papers Gael Turnbull (1928-2004) Typescript Poems and Short Story: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers W. (William) Price Turner (1927-1988) Self-Standing Materials 17 letters from British and American authors, 1951-1963 (E2001.20) Materials in Other Collections Typescript Poems: Hamish Henderson Archive, Norman MacCaig Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive, Maurice Lindsay Papers, Robert Nye Papers, John Wain Archive Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers Margaret Tytler (19th century) Poetry: Laing Collection Joan Ure (1918-1978) Correspondence: Records of 'Scottish International Review' Fred Urquhart (1912-1995) See: Fred Urquhart Papers Vagaland (Thomas Alexander Robertson) (1909-1973) Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers David Vedder (1790-1854) Correspondence: Laing Collection John Veitch (1829-1894) Testimonial in favour of J. H. Stirling, 1868 (Dc.4.104/3, ff. 41-42) 4 letters to Victor Cousin, 1857-1860, microfilm copies, with copies of letters concerning Veitch (Mic.M.792) Raymond Vettese (1950- ) Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Charlotte Ann Waldie (1788-1859) Letter to Dugald Stewart, 1827 (Dc.6.111, ff. 154-155) Alexander Watson (18th century) Poetry: Laing Collection William Watson (1931-2005) Correspondence: Robert Nye Papers Nannie K. (Katherine) Wells (b. 1875) Correspondence: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers James White (1803-1862) Letter to Mr Roberts, 1853 (Dk.8.4/3) Kenneth White (1936- ) Typescript Poems and Review: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Robert White (1802-1874) Correspondence: Laing Collection Gordon Williams (1934-2017) Secondary Materials: Fred Urquhart Papers William Wilkie (1721-1772) Poetry: Laing Collection John Wilson (1785-1854) Self-Standing Materials 'Unimore', extract from the poem, possibly autograph (Dc.4.102) 3 letters to R. Findlay, 1804-1807 (Dk.3.48) Letter to Prof. R. Jameson (Ja.9) 3 letters, 1 to J. Nairne, 1 to Dr Blair, and 1 to ‘George’, 1837 and undated (Dc.4.101-103) Letter to P. Robertson, 1843 (Dc.4.101-103) 7 letters to various correspondents including A. Ballantyne, 1833-1839, and undated (Gen. 1732/W/6-7, 9-10, 12-13, 17) Notes of lectures on Moral Philosophy, 1825-1826 (Dc.8.14) Notes of lectures on Moral Philosophy, 1843-1844 (Gen. 631-633) Materials in Other Collections Correspondence: Laing Collection Miscellaneous: Laing Collection John Mackay Wilson (1804-1835) Correspondence: Laing Collection Andrew Young (1885-1971) See: Andrew Young Papers Douglas Young (1913-1973) Manuscript Book Chapter and Typescript Poems: Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers Correspondence: Helen Cruickshank Papers, Hamish Henderson Archive, 'Jabberwock' Archive, Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Tom Scott Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review', Fred Urquhart Papers This article was published on 2024-08-21
