Urquhart Materials on Other Scottish Authors

The Fred Urquhart Papers (Coll-49) contain book reports, reviews, essays, and diary entries on a number of major 20th-century Scottish writers, together with further references in Urquhart's incoming correspondence.

Authors

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J. M. Barrie

  • His What Every Woman Knows discussed in Urquhart's Diary, 17 May 1932 (MS 2826)
  • His The Little Minister discussed in Diary, 4 November 1934 (MS 2826)
  • His Twelve Pound Look discussed in Diary, 12 February 1935 (MS 2826)
  • His The Professor’s Love-Story discussed in Diary, 29 May 1935 (MS 2826)
  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to the Carcanet Press, 7 February 1977 (MS 2836)

J. J. Bell

  • His The Glory of Scotland discussed in Urquhart's Diary, 18 and 26 June 1932 (MS 2826)

D. M. Black

  • Mentioned in letter from Margaret Hamilton to Urquhart, 19 August 1972 (MS 2832)

Alan Bold

  • Review of his The Edge of the Wood for the Times Educational Supplement [1984] (MS 2823)
  • Mentioned in letters from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 27 May, 17 June, and 21 October 1980, and in copies of letters from Urquhart to Lindsay, 21 August 1977, 19 June, 18 and 25 October 1980, 25 January, 2 February, and 23 March 1984 (MS 2838)
  • Mentioned in letter from William Montgomerie to Urquhart, 11 August 1979 (MS 2832)
  • Mentioned in letter from George Mackay Brown to Urquhart, 27 August 1979 (MS 2832)
  • Mentioned in letter from Norah Montgomerie to Urquhart, 11 March 1980 (MS 2832)

James Bridie

  • Mentioned in 3 letters from Alexander Reid to Urquhart, 25 September, 7 and 30 October 1944 (MS 2833)

George Mackay Brown

  • Mentioned in letter from Margaret Hamilton to Urquhart, 19 August 1972 (MS 2832)
  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to David Moody of Blairgowrie Branch Library, 7 November 1976 (MS 2836)
  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to the Carcanet Press, 7 February 1977 (MS 2836)
  • Mentioned in 2 letters from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 30 June 1977 and 6 January 1983, and in 2 copies of letters from Urquhart to Lindsay, 25 October 1980 and 10 January 1983 (MS 2838)

George Bruce

  • Mentioned in letter from Alexander Reid to Urquhart, 15 July 1944 (MS 2833)
  • Mentioned in letter from Margaret Hamilton to Urquhart, 9 May 1972 (MS 2832)
  • Mentioned in 2 letters from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 30 June 1977 and 20 January 1984 (MS 2838)
  • Mentioned in letter to Urquhart from Norah and William Montgomerie, 13 March 1980 (MS 2832)

Bill Bryden

  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to Maurice Lindsay, 21 August 1977 (MS 2838)

John Buchan

  • Film adaption of his The 39 Steps discussed in Urquhart's Diary, 12 August 1979 (MS 2826)
  • TV adaptation of Huntingtower discussed in Diary, 14 May 1980 (MS 2826)

John Byrne

  • TV adaptation of his The Slab Boys discussed in Urquhart's Diary, 6 December 1979 (MS 2826)

Catherine Carswell

  • Her The Savage Pilgrimage discussed in Urquhart's Diary, 7 June 1935 (MS 2826)

Stewart Conn

  • His TV play The Kite discussed in Urquhart's Diary, 27 July 1979 (MS 2826)

Joe Corrie

  • Mentioned in letter from Alexander Reid to Urquhart, 6 August 1943 (MS 2833)

S. R. Crockett

  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to the Carcanet Press, 7 February 1977 (MS 2836)

A. J. Cronin

  • His Hatter’s Castle discussed in Urquhart's Diary, 24 June and 23 October 1932 (MS 2826)
  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to Maurice Lindsay, 11 March 1977 (MS 2838)

Helen Cruickshank

  • Discussed in essay 'Modern Scottish Poetry' [193-?] (MS 2803)

R. B. Cunninghame Graham

  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to Maurice Lindsay, 31 July 1979 (MS 2838)

Elspeth Davie

  • Mentioned in letter from Margaret Hamilton to Urquhart, 19 August 1972 (MS 2832)
  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to David Moody of Blairgowrie Branch Library, 7 November 1976 (MS 2836)
  • Mentioned in letter from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 23 September 1976, and in copies of 7 letters from Urquhart to Lindsay, 28 October 1976, 17 August 1978, 16 October 1982, 11, 18 February, 26 March, and 1 April 1985 (MS 2838)
  • Review of her The High Tide Talker for Scottish Review (Winter 1976/1977) (MS 2822)
  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to the Carcanet Press, 7 February 1977 (MS 2836)
  • Review of her Climbers on a Stair for Scottish Review, 17 September 1978 (MS 2838)
  • Review of her A Traveller’s Room for Scottish Review, 1985 (MS 2838)

Douglas Dunn

  • His TV play Ploughman’s Share discussed in Urquhart's Diary, 27 February 1979 (MS 2826)

Dorothy Dunnett

  • Mentioned in letter from Margaret Hamilton to Urquhart, 19 August 1972 (MS 2832)

Kathleen Fidler

  • Review of her Pablos and the Bull for the Times Educational Supplement, 2 January 1980 (MS 2823)

Janet Findlater

  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to the Carcanet Press, 7 February 1977 (MS 2836)

Ian Hamilton Finlay

  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to Maurice Lindsay, 11 March 1977 (MS 2838)

James Allan Ford

  • Review of his The Brave White Flag for Books of the Month [1961] (MS 2825)
  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to the Carcanet Press, 7 February 1977 (MS 2836)

G. S. Fraser

  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to Maurice Lindsay, 30 August 1983 (MS 2838)

George Macdonald Fraser

  • Review of his The General Danced at Dawn for the Oxford Mail, 11 November 1970 (MS 2822)

George Friel

  • Review of his The Bank of Time for Books of the Month [1960] (MS 2825)

Edward Gaitens

  • Mentioned in letter from Dorothy K. Haynes to Urquhart, 12 January 1945 (MS 2833)

Robert Garioch

  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to Maurice Lindsay, 9 April 1979 (MS 2838)
  • Mentioned in letter from Norah Montgomerie to Urquhart, 11 March 1980 (MS 2832)

Lewis Grass Gibbon

  • His Sunset Song discussed in Urquhart's Diary, 23 October 1936 (MS 2826)
  • Gibbon mentioned in letter from Joseph Macleod (Adam Drinan) to Urquhart [1943?] (MS 2832)
  • Mentioned in letter from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 10 March 1944 (MS 2838)
  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to Maurice Lindsay, 21 October 1980 (MS 2838)
  • TV adaptation of his Cloud Howe discussed in Diary, 14, 21 July, and 4 August 1982 (MS 2826)
  • TV adaptation of his Grey Granite discussed in Diary, 10 August 1983 (MS 2826)

Giles Gordon

  • Mentioned in two letters from Margaret Hamilton to Urquhart, 26 March and 19 August 1972 (MS 2832)
  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to David Moody of Blairgowrie Branch Library, 7 November 1976 (MS 2836)
  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to Christopher MacLehose of Chatto and Windus, 11 December 1976 (MS 2836)
  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to the Carcanet Press, 7 February 1977 (MS 2836)
  • Review of his The Illusionist for Scottish Review, 17 September 1978 (MS 2838)
  • Mentioned in correspondence between Urquhart and Mark Holland of Harvester Press, 1978-79 (MS 2836)

Neil M. Gunn

  • His Highland River discussed in Urquhart's diary, 30 May 1938 (MS 2826)
  • Gunn mentioned in letter from Joseph Macleod (Adam Drinan) to Urquhart [1943?] (MS 2832)
  • Mentioned in 2 letters from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 19 and 27 April 1944 (MS 2838)
  • Mentioned in letter from Margaret Hamilton to Urquhart, 9 May 1972 (MS 2832)

Margaret Hamilton

  • Mentioned in letter from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 12 December 1944 (MS 2838)
  • Correspondence concerning Urquhart's attempts to find a publisher for Hamilton’s novel The Way They Want It, 1972-74 (MS 2838)
  • Correspondence between Urquhart and Canongate Books on MS of The Way They Want It, 1974-75 (MS 2836)

Clifford Hanley

  • Review of his A Skinful of Scotch for the Oxford Mail, 30 August 1965 (MS 2823)

Dorothy K. Haynes

  • Mentioned in 15 letters from Alexander Reid to Urquhart, 1945-57 (MS 2833)

J. F. Hendry

  • Mentioned in 2 letters from George Scott-Moncrieff to Urquhart, 7 December 1941 and undated (MS 2832)
  • Mentioned in 5 letters from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 19, 27 April, 2, 8 May, and 4 June 1944 (MS 2838)
  • Mentioned in undated letter from George Scott-Moncrieff to Urquhart (MS 2833)
  • Mentioned in letter from Pearn, Pollinger, & Higham Ltd to Urquhart, 30 September 1953 (MS 2818)

John Herdman

  • Mentioned in letter from William Montgomerie to Urquhart, 12 March 1980 (MS 2832)

Robin Jenkins

  • Letter from MacDonald & Co. to Urquhart on Jenkins's Love is a Fervent Fire, 6 March 1959 (MS 2837)
  • Review of his In a Fervent Fire for Time & Tide, 28 June 1959 (MS 2825)
  • Review of his Some Kind of Grace for Books of the Month [1960] (MS 2825)
  • Review of his Dust on the Paw for Books of the Month [1961] (MS 2825)
  • Review of his A Far Cry from Bowmore for the Oxford Mail, 8 April 1973 (MS 2822)

Robert Kemp

  • Mentioned in 8 letters from Alexander Reid to Urquhart, 1943-45 (MS 2833)

James Kennaway

  • Review of his Household Ghosts for Books of the Month [1961] (MS 2825)
  • Review of his The Mind Benders for Books of the Month [1962] (MS 2825)
  • Review of his Some Gorgeous Accident for the Oxford Mail, 10 September 1967 (MS 2822)

Jessie Kesson

  • TV adaptation of her The White Bird Passes discussed in Urquhart's Diary, 20 April 1980 (MS 2826)

Maurice Lindsay

  • Mentioned in 3 letters from Alexander Reid to Urquhart, 23 February, 12 June 1944, and 30 January 1945 (MS 2833)
  • Mentioned in letter from Dorothy K. Haynes to Urquhart, 10 June 1947 (MS 2837)
  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to David Moody of Blairgowrie Branch Library, 7 November 1976 (MS 2836)
  • Review of his History of Scottish Literature for Scottish Review, 28 February 1977 (MS 2822)
  • Mentioned in letter from George Mackay Brown to Urquhart, 27 August 1979 (MS 2832)

Eric Linklater

  • His White Maa’s Saga discussed in Urquhart's Diary, 19 September 1932 (MS 2826)
  • Synopsis of his The Crusader’s Key (1933) (MS 2826)
  • His Magnus Merriman discussed in Diary, 20 July 1935 (MS 2826)
  • His Poet’s Pub discussed in Diary, 27 November 1936 (MS 2826)
  • Mentioned in 2 letters from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 19 and 27 April 1944 (MS 2838)
  • Reader’s report for Hodder & Stoughton on his The Conquest of England, 30 July 1965 (MS 2819)
  • Review of his A Man over Forty for the Oxford Mail [1963] (MS 2822)
  • Review of The Stories of Eric Linklater for the Oxford Mail, 22 July 1968 (MS 2822)

Liz Lochhead

  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to Maurice Lindsay, 21 August 1977 (MS 2838)

Norman MacCaig

  • Mentioned in letter from Alexander Reid to Urquhart [195-?] (MS 2833)

Hugh MacDiarmid

  • Discussed in essay 'Modern Scottish Poetry' [193-?] (MS 2803)
  • Mentioned in 2 letters from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 10 March and 27 April 1944 (MS 2838)
  • Mentioned in 2 letters from Alexander Reid to Urquhart, 12 June 1944 and 30 January 1945 (MS 2833)
  • Mentioned in letter from Dorothy K. Haynes to Urquhart, 9 April 1945 (MS 2833)
  • Mentioned in letter from Dorothy K. Haynes to Urquhart, 10 June 1947 (MS 2837)
  • Mentioned in copies of 3 letters from Urquhart to Maurice Lindsay, 14 June 1982, 2 February, and 23 March 1984 (MS 2838)
  • Review of The Letters of Hugh MacDiarmid, ed. Alan Bold, for the Times Educational Supplement [1984] (MS 2823)

George MacDonald

  • Copy of letter from Urquhart to the Walt Disney Company, 6 August 1959, recommending MacDonald's works for possible film adaptation (MS 2824)

Stuart MacGregor

  • Reader's report for MacDonald & Co. on his The Myrtle and the Ivy, 16 December 1963 (MS 2820)

William McIlvanney

  • Review of his Docherty for the Oxford Mail [1975] (MS 2822)

Compton Mackenzie

  • His Sinister Street discussed in essay ‘Sex and Some School Novels’ (1931) (MS 2803)
  • His Guy and Pauline discussed in Urquhart's Diary, 6 January 1935 (MS 2826)
  • Sir Compton Mackenzie: A Literary Biography, unpublished manuscript by Urquhart [ca. 1959] (MS 2806)
  • Correspondence with Arco Publications (MS 2824) and MacDonald  & Co. (MS 2806) on MS biography of Mackenzie (1958-59)
  • Correspondence with Thames and Hudson on MS biography of Mackenzie, 1975 (MS 2836)
  • Mentioned in letter from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 26 October 1982, and copies of 2 letters from Urquhart to Lindsay, 27 November 1982 and 10 January 1983 (MS 2838)

Moray McLaren

  • Review of The Wisdom of the Scots, ed. Moray McLaren for Books of the Month [1961] (MS 2825)

Alan Campbell McLean

  • Review of his The Islander for Books of the Month [1962] (MS 2825)
  • Reader’s report for Cassells on his The Glasshouse, 27 September 1967 (MS 2815)
  • Review of his The Year of the Stranger for the Oxford Mail, 16 December 1971 (MS 2822)

Robert MacLellan

  • Mentioned in letter from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 27 April 1944 (MS 2838)

Bruce Marshall

  • His Prayer for the Living discussed in Urquhart's Diary, 14 May 1935 (MS 2826)
  • Review of his A Girl from Lubeck for Books of the Month [1962] (MS 2825)

Allan Massie

  • Mentioned in 2 letters from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 6 June 1979 and 21 October 1980, and in copies of 5 letters from Urquhart to Lindsay, 11 June and 31 July 1979, 18 October 1980, 16 October 1982, and 26 March 1985 (MS 2838)

Gavin Maxwell

  • Review of his The House of Elrig for the Oxford Mail, 3 October 1965 (MS 2823)
  • Review of his Lords of the Atlas for the Oxford Mail, 23 October 1966 (MS 2823)

Naomi Mitchison

  • ‘Naomi Mitchison: A Study’ (1933) (MS 2826)
  • Synopsis of her The Corn King and the Spring Queen (1933) (MS 2826)
  • Synopsis of her The Delicate Fire (1933) (MS 2826)
  • Her When the Bough Breaks discussed in Urquhart's Diary, 1 February 1933 (MS 2826)
  • Her The Conquered discussed in Diary, 11 March and 28, 31 October 1933 (MS 2826)
  • Her The Delicate Fire discussed in Diary, 13 May 1933 (MS 2826)
  • Her Black Sparta discussed in Diary, 29 June 1933) (MS 2826)
  • Her Cloud Cuckoo Land discussed in Diary, 11 July 1933 (MS 2826)
  • Her Boys, Girls, and Gods discussed in Diary, 11 August 1934 (MS 2826)
  • Her The Corn King and the Spring Queen discussed in Diary, 5 and 15 October 1934 (MS 2826)
  • Her We Have Been Warned discussed in Diary,14 May 1935 (MS 2826)
  • Her campaign as Labour candidate in Scottish Universities bi-election discussed in Diary, 24 June 1935 (MS 2826)
  • Her essay ‘New Cloud-Cuckoo-Borough’ discussed in Diary, 29 December 1936 (MS 2826)
  • Letter from Robert Herring, editor of Life and Letters To-Day, concerning proposed article on Mitchison, 23 October 1939 (MS 2837)
  • Mitchison mentioned in letter from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 27 April 1944 (MS 2838)
  • Mentioned in letter from Dorothy K. Haynes to Urquhart, 10 June 1947 (MS 2837)
  • Reader’s report for Cassells on her To the Chapel Perilous, 18 October 1954 (MS 2813)
  • Review of her Karensgaard: The Story of a Danish Farm for Books of the Month [1961] (MS 2825)
  • Mentioned in letter from Margaret Hamilton to Urquhart, 19 August 1972
  • Review of her Snake for the Times Educational Supplement, 18 June 1976 (MS 2823)
  • Mentioned in correspondence between Urquhart and David Moody of Blairgowrie Branch Library, 1976 (MS 2836)
  • Mentioned in letter from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 5 February 1982, and in copies of 2 letters from Urquhart to Lindsay, 15 March and 16 0ctober 1982 (MS 2838)

William Montgomerie

  • Discussed in 'Modern Scottish Poetry' [193-?] (MS 2803)
  • Mentioned in letter from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 27 April 1944 (MS 2838)

Edwin Morgan

  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to David Moody of Blairgowrie Branch Library, 7 November 1976 (MS 2836)

Nancy Brysson Morrison

  • Reader’s reports for Cassells on her Thea, 6 February and 29 December 1959 (MS 2813)
  • Reader’s report for Cassells on her The Other Side, 10 May 1966 (MS 2815)
  • Reader’s report for Cassells on her Haworth Harvest, 29 September 1967 (MS 2817)
  • Reader’s report for Cassells on her Sun on his Face, 17 May 1968 (MS 2817)
  • Reader’s report for Cassells on her The Way Back, 8 April 1969 (MS 2817)

Edwin Muir

  • Discussed in essay 'Modern Scottish Poetry' [193-?] (MS 2803)
  • His Scottish Journey discussed in Urquhart's Diary, 14 November 1936 (MS 2826)
  • Muir mentioned in letter from George Scott-Moncrieff to Urquhart, 7 December 1941 and in 3 undated (MS 2832)
  • Mentioned in letter from Robert Kemp to Urquhart, 10 May 1943 (MS 2837)
  • Mentioned in letter from Alexander Reid to Urquhart, 4 June 1943 (MS 2833)
  • Mentioned in letter from J. F. Hendry to Urquhart, 16 April 1952 (MS 2834)
  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to Maurice Lindsay, 12 June 1980 (MS 2838)

Urquhart's friendship with Muir is evoked in his article 'Edwin and Willa: A Memoir' in Chapman, 49 (Summer 1987), 11-14.

Hugh Munro

  • Reader's report for MacDonald and Co. on his The Clydesiders, 14 March 1961 (MS 2820)
  • Reader's reports for MacDonald and Co. on his Tribal Town, 3 and 2 January 1963 (MS 2820)
  • Mentioned in copies of 3 letters from Urquhart to Maurice Lindsay, 17 August 1978, 16 and 25 September 1978 (MS 2838)
  • Review of his The Keelie for Scottish Review, 17 September 1978 (MS 2838)

Neil Munro

  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to the Carcanet Press, 7 February 1977 (MS 2836)

Angus Wolfe Murray

  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to the Carcanet Press, 7 February 1977 (MS 2836)

Margaret Oliphant

  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to the Carcanet Press, 7 February 1977 (MS 2836)

J. B. Pick

  • Reader’s report for Cassells on his A Light for the Journey, 6 February 1966 (MS 2815)
  • Reader's report for Hutchinson and Co. on his Sixes and Sevens,14 August 1961 (MS 2821)
  • Mentioned in letter from William Montgomerie to Urquhart, 12 March 1980 (MS 2832)

Alexander Reid

  • MSS of poems ‘The Idle Rich’ and ‘Conquests’ [194-?] (MS 2833)
  • Mentioned in 12 letters from Dorothy K. Haynes to Urquhart, 1944-46 (MS 2833)
  • Mentioned in letter from Dorothy K. Haynes to Urquhart, 12 June 1947 (MS 2837)

Christopher Rush

  • Review of his Peace Comes Dropping Slow for Scottish Review, 1983 (MS 2838)
  • Rush mentioned in 2 letters from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 6 January and 12 April 1983, and in copies of 3 letters from Urquhart to Lindsay,10 January, 8 March, and 12 April 1983 (MS 2838)

R. Crombie Saunders

  • Mentioned in 2 letters from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 10 March and 20 May 1944 (MS 2838)
  • Mentioned in 2 letters from Alexander Reid to Urquhart, 25 September 1944 and 7 March 1945 (MS 2832)

Alexander Scott

  • Mentioned in 2 letters from Margaret Hamilton to Urquhart, 9 May and 14 August 1972 (MS 2832)
  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to the Carcanet Press, 7 February 1977 (MS 2836)
  • Mentioned in letter from Michael Schmidt of the Carcanet Press to Urquhart, 21 February 1977 (MS 2826)
  • Mentioned in 4 letters from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 20 March 1978, 15 May, 30 October 1980, and 20 January 1982, and in copies of 4 letters from Urquhart to Lindsay, 5 August 1978, 9 April 1979, 15 March 1982, and23 September 1984 (MS 2838)

Tom Scott

  • Mentioned in letter from Norah Montgomerie to Urquhart, 24 April 1961 (MS 2832)
  • Mentioned in letter from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 21 May 1976, and in copies of 3 letters from Urquhart to Lindsay, 15 May, 4 June 1976, and 7 November 1981 (MS 2838)

Sir Walter Scott

  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to the Carcanet Press, 7 February 1977 (MS 2836)   

Ann Scott-Moncrieff

  • Mentioned in 6 letters from George Scott-Moncrieff to Urquhart, 15 December 1939, 7 December 1941, and 4 undated (MS 2832)

George Scott-Moncrieff

  • Mentioned in letter from Alexander Reid to Urquhart, 15 July 1945 (MS 2833)
  • Reader's report for Hutchinson and Co. on his Quest and Bequest, [October 1961] (MS 2821)      

Scottish International

  • Mentioned in 5 letters from Margaret Hamilton to Urquhart, 11, 26 March, 28 April, 27 May and 14 August 1972 (MS 2832)

Alan Sharp

  • Review of his A Green Tree in Gedde for the Oxford Mail, March 1965 (MS 2822)
  • Review of his The Wind Shifts for the Oxford Mail, 9 October 1967 (MS 2822)

Iain Crichton Smith

  • Review of his My Last Duchess for the Oxford Mail, July 1971 (MS 2822)
  • Review of his Murdo and Other Stories for Scottish Review [1981?] (MS 2838)
  • Smith mentioned in 2 letters from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 30 June 1977 and 19 August 1981, and in copies of 2 letters from Urquhart to Lindsay, 22 August 1981 and 16 October 1982 (MS 2838)

Sydney Goodsir Smith

  • Mentioned in letter from George Scott-Moncrieff to Urquhart [1943?] (MS 2832)
  • Mentioned in letter from Margaret Hamilton to Urquhart, 16 July 1972 (MS 2832)
  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to the Carcanet Press, 7 February 1977 (MS 2836)
  • Mentioned in letter from Norah Montgomerie to Urquhart, 11 March 1980 (MS 2832)
  • Mentioned in letter from William Montgomerie to Urquhart, 12 March 1980 (MS 2832)

William Soutar

  • Mentioned in letter from Alexander Reid to Soutar, 23 October 1940 (MS 2833)

Muriel Spark

  • Review of her Memento Mori for Time & Tide, 22 March 1959 (MS 2825)
  • Review of her The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie for Books of the Month [1961] (MS 2825)
  • Review of her Voices at Play for Books of the Month [1961] (MS 2825)
  • Review of her Not to Disturb for the Oxford Mail, 5 November 1971 (MS 2822)
  • Film adaption of her The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie discussed in Urquhart's Diary, 5 March 1979 and 25 August 1983 (MS 2826)
  • Mentioned in letter from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 6 June 1979, and in copies of 2 letters from Urquhart to Lindsay, 11 June and 31 July 1979 (MS 2838)

Alan Spence

  • Mentioned in letter from Margaret Hamilton to Urquhart, 19 August 1972 (MS 2832)
  • Mentioned in letter from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 6 September 1977, and in copies of 3 letters from Urquhart to Lindsay, 21 August, 2 September, and 1 October 1977 (MS 2838)

Robert Louis Stevenson

  • His Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde discussed in Urquhart's Diary, 27 August 1932 (MS 2826)
  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to the Carcanet Press, 7 February 1977 (MS 2836)

J. I. M. Stewart

  • Review of his An Acre of Grass for the Oxford Mail, 17 May 1964 (MS 2822)
  • Review of his Vanderlyn’s Kingdom for the Oxford Mail, 10 September 1967 (MS 2822)

Annie S. Swan

  • Mentioned in letter from Dorothy K. Haynes to Urquhart, 10 November 1945 (MS 2833)

Derick S. Thomson

  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to Maurice Lindsay, 30 June 1977 (MS 2838)

Ruthven Todd

  • Mentioned in 4 letters from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 12 December 1943, 10 March, 27 April, and 8 May 1944 (MS 2838)

Nigel Tranter

  • Review of his Kettle of Fish for Books of the Month [1961] (MS 2825)
  • Reader’s report for Hodder & Stoughton on his A Stake in the Kingdom, 25 October 1965 (MS 2819)
  • Correspondence with Hodder & Stoughton on editorial work performed by Urquhart on his A Stake in the Kingdom (1965) (MS 2819)

Sydney Tremayne

  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to Maurice Lindsay, 9 April 1979 (MS 2838)

Alexander Trocchi

  • Review of his Young Adam for the Sunday Telegraph [1961] (MS 2825)

Gordon Williams

  • Mentioned in copy of letter from Urquhart to the Carcanet Press, 7 February 1977 (MS 2836)

Douglas Young

  • Mentioned in letter from Maurice Lindsay to Urquhart, 12 December 1943 (MS 2838)
  • Mentioned in letter from Ian MacLennan of the Hutchinson Group, 24 October 1958 (MS 2821)
  • Mentioned in letter from William Montgomerie to Urquhart, 12 March 1980 (MS 2832)

Various Authors

  • Review of Scottish Short Stories 1800-1900, ed. Douglas Gifford, for the Oxford Mail, 21 March 1971 (MS 2822)
  • Review of Scottish Stories 1976 for Scottish Review (Winter 1976-77) (MS 2822)
  • Review of Scottish Stories 1978 for Scottish Review, 17 September 1978 (MS 2838)
  • Review of A Scots Kist, ed. Douglas Gifford, for Scottish Review, May 1979 (MS 2838)
  • Review of New Edinburgh Review Anthology, ed. James Campbell, 27 November 1982 (MS 2838)
  • Review of Ten Modern Scottish Novels, ed. Isobel Murray and Bob Tait for Scottish Review, 17-18 September 1984 (MS 2838)