This page offers a guide to highlights of the correspondence in our Fred Urquhart Papers (Coll-49). There are letters from many important Scottish writers, including George Mackay Brown, Neil M. Gunn, Maurice Lindsay, Alexander Reid, and William Soutar, together with significant personal and professional correspondence. HTML Correspondence with Scottish Authors The Urquhart Papers include correspondence with the following important Scottish writers. George Mackay Brown 18 letters, 1979-84 (MS 2832) G. S. Fraser Letter (on Fraser's behalf), 29 August 1943 (MS 2805) Edward Gaitens Letter, 21 September 1943 (MS 2805) Neil M. Gunn Letter congratulating Urquhart on his novel Time Will Knit, 1 September 1938 (MS 2834) Margaret Hamilton 2 letters, 27 August and 5 November 1943 (MS 2805) 2 letters, 10 and 13 June 1947 (MS 2837) 14 letters, 21 January-19 August 1972 (MS 2832) Dorothy K. Haynes 42 letters and 1 postcard, 1944-47 (MS 2833) Letter, 12 June 1947 (MS 2837) J. F. Hendry Letter, 25 August 1943 (MS 2805) Letter, 15 October 1951 (MS 2837) 3 letters, 1951-52 (MS 2834) Robert Kemp Letter, 26 November 1943 (MS 2805) 5 letters (as BBC producer), 1943-45 (MS 2837) Maurice Lindsay Fred Urquhart and Maurice Lindsay co-edited the anthologies Scottish Signposts (1943-1946, unpublished) and No Celtic Twilight (1947). They resumed contact in 1976 when Lindsay invited Urquhart to become fiction reviewer for the Scottish Review. 3 letters about Scottish Signposts, 1943-44 (MS 2805) 15 letters about Scottish Signposts, 1943-46 (MS 2838) 54 letters about the Scottish Review, 1976-85 (with copies of 66 letters from Urquhart to Lindsay) (MS 2838) Joseph Macleod (Adam Drinan) 3 letters, 13 October 1943 and 2 undated (MS 2805) Letter to Urquhart [1943?] (MS 2832) Norah and William Montgomerie 2 letters from Norah Montgomerie, 3 and 27 December 1943 (MS 2805) 5 letters from William Montgomerie , 1943-44 (MS 2805) Letter from William Montgomerie, 4 June 1947 (MS 2837) 4 letters from Norah Montgomerie, 1961-80 (MS 2832) 2 letters from William Montgomerie, 11 August 1979 and 12 March 1980 (MS 2832) 2 letters from Norah and William Montgomerie, 10 September 1968 and 13 March 1980 (MS 2832) Christmas card from Norah and William Montgomerie, 1979 (MS 2832) Hugh C. Rae Letter, 18 August 1975 (MS 2834) Alexander Reid 54 letters and 1 postcard, 1938-63 (MS 2833) 3 letters, 1, 16 September, and 4 October 1943 (MS 2805) J. M. Reid 3 letters, 15, 18 November, and 16 December 1961 (MS 2836) R. Crombie Saunders Letter, 5 September 1943 (MS 2805) 2 letters, 21 July 1943 and 22 March 1944 (MS 2837) Alexander Scott Letter from Scott to Urquhart, 31 July 1984, and copy of Urquhart's reply, 18 September 1984 (MS 2838) George Scott-Moncrieff 14 letters and 3 postcards, 1939-43 (MS 2832) 2 letters, 19 August 1943 and undated (MS 2805) Letter, undated (MS 2833) Scottish International Letter from Robert Tait, editor of Scottish International, 23 October 1972 (MS 2836) Iain Crichton Smith Letter, [July 1968] (MS 2832) William Soutar Letter, 10 September 1943 (MS 2805) Rachel Annand Taylor Letter, September 1943 (MS 2805) Douglas Young Letter, 3 November 1943 (MS 2805) Note All correspondence at MS 2805 is related to the anthology Scottish Signposts. In additions to the writers mentioned above, there is correspondence regarding submissions from Jean Allan, Denys Val Baker, Kate Y. A. Bone, Colin Brogan, Archie Campbell, Allan S. Casley, Ann Chadwick, George Robert (Bertie) Deyell, George Dickson, Drummond Flight, Alex Galloway, Tom Henderson, Morley Jamieson, Peter A. Jamieson, Charles McCorry, Robert Melville, Julian Orde, Janet Roberts, Edward W. Robertson, Jean Ross, John Singer, Cecile Walton, Katharine M. Wilson, and Norman Wilson. Other Correspondence There are also four boxes of letters exchanged between Fred Urquhart and his parents, 1936-65 (MS 2828-MS 2831), along with letters from many other friends and associates (MS 2832-MS 2834, MS 2838). There are particularly extensive collections of letters from J. R. Ackerley (MS 2834), Jean Allan (MS 2833), James Barlow (MS 2832), Rhys Davies (MS 2834), Norah Hoult (MS 2832), John Lehmann (MS 2834), Reginald Moore (MS 2834), John Pudney (MS 2833), James Turner (MS 2833), and Denys Val Baker (MS 2838). At MS 2837 there are also letters from Urquhart's early literary hero H. E. Bates. Finally MS 2835-MS 2839 contain extensive correspondence with publishers, literary agents, and periodicals. For a fuller listing, see Handlist H49. Related Links Handlist H49 Archives Online This article was published on 2024-08-21
HTML Correspondence with Scottish Authors The Urquhart Papers include correspondence with the following important Scottish writers. George Mackay Brown 18 letters, 1979-84 (MS 2832) G. S. Fraser Letter (on Fraser's behalf), 29 August 1943 (MS 2805) Edward Gaitens Letter, 21 September 1943 (MS 2805) Neil M. Gunn Letter congratulating Urquhart on his novel Time Will Knit, 1 September 1938 (MS 2834) Margaret Hamilton 2 letters, 27 August and 5 November 1943 (MS 2805) 2 letters, 10 and 13 June 1947 (MS 2837) 14 letters, 21 January-19 August 1972 (MS 2832) Dorothy K. Haynes 42 letters and 1 postcard, 1944-47 (MS 2833) Letter, 12 June 1947 (MS 2837) J. F. Hendry Letter, 25 August 1943 (MS 2805) Letter, 15 October 1951 (MS 2837) 3 letters, 1951-52 (MS 2834) Robert Kemp Letter, 26 November 1943 (MS 2805) 5 letters (as BBC producer), 1943-45 (MS 2837) Maurice Lindsay Fred Urquhart and Maurice Lindsay co-edited the anthologies Scottish Signposts (1943-1946, unpublished) and No Celtic Twilight (1947). They resumed contact in 1976 when Lindsay invited Urquhart to become fiction reviewer for the Scottish Review. 3 letters about Scottish Signposts, 1943-44 (MS 2805) 15 letters about Scottish Signposts, 1943-46 (MS 2838) 54 letters about the Scottish Review, 1976-85 (with copies of 66 letters from Urquhart to Lindsay) (MS 2838) Joseph Macleod (Adam Drinan) 3 letters, 13 October 1943 and 2 undated (MS 2805) Letter to Urquhart [1943?] (MS 2832) Norah and William Montgomerie 2 letters from Norah Montgomerie, 3 and 27 December 1943 (MS 2805) 5 letters from William Montgomerie , 1943-44 (MS 2805) Letter from William Montgomerie, 4 June 1947 (MS 2837) 4 letters from Norah Montgomerie, 1961-80 (MS 2832) 2 letters from William Montgomerie, 11 August 1979 and 12 March 1980 (MS 2832) 2 letters from Norah and William Montgomerie, 10 September 1968 and 13 March 1980 (MS 2832) Christmas card from Norah and William Montgomerie, 1979 (MS 2832) Hugh C. Rae Letter, 18 August 1975 (MS 2834) Alexander Reid 54 letters and 1 postcard, 1938-63 (MS 2833) 3 letters, 1, 16 September, and 4 October 1943 (MS 2805) J. M. Reid 3 letters, 15, 18 November, and 16 December 1961 (MS 2836) R. Crombie Saunders Letter, 5 September 1943 (MS 2805) 2 letters, 21 July 1943 and 22 March 1944 (MS 2837) Alexander Scott Letter from Scott to Urquhart, 31 July 1984, and copy of Urquhart's reply, 18 September 1984 (MS 2838) George Scott-Moncrieff 14 letters and 3 postcards, 1939-43 (MS 2832) 2 letters, 19 August 1943 and undated (MS 2805) Letter, undated (MS 2833) Scottish International Letter from Robert Tait, editor of Scottish International, 23 October 1972 (MS 2836) Iain Crichton Smith Letter, [July 1968] (MS 2832) William Soutar Letter, 10 September 1943 (MS 2805) Rachel Annand Taylor Letter, September 1943 (MS 2805) Douglas Young Letter, 3 November 1943 (MS 2805) Note All correspondence at MS 2805 is related to the anthology Scottish Signposts. In additions to the writers mentioned above, there is correspondence regarding submissions from Jean Allan, Denys Val Baker, Kate Y. A. Bone, Colin Brogan, Archie Campbell, Allan S. Casley, Ann Chadwick, George Robert (Bertie) Deyell, George Dickson, Drummond Flight, Alex Galloway, Tom Henderson, Morley Jamieson, Peter A. Jamieson, Charles McCorry, Robert Melville, Julian Orde, Janet Roberts, Edward W. Robertson, Jean Ross, John Singer, Cecile Walton, Katharine M. Wilson, and Norman Wilson. Other Correspondence There are also four boxes of letters exchanged between Fred Urquhart and his parents, 1936-65 (MS 2828-MS 2831), along with letters from many other friends and associates (MS 2832-MS 2834, MS 2838). There are particularly extensive collections of letters from J. R. Ackerley (MS 2834), Jean Allan (MS 2833), James Barlow (MS 2832), Rhys Davies (MS 2834), Norah Hoult (MS 2832), John Lehmann (MS 2834), Reginald Moore (MS 2834), John Pudney (MS 2833), James Turner (MS 2833), and Denys Val Baker (MS 2838). At MS 2837 there are also letters from Urquhart's early literary hero H. E. Bates. Finally MS 2835-MS 2839 contain extensive correspondence with publishers, literary agents, and periodicals. For a fuller listing, see Handlist H49.
