Garioch, Robert, 1909-1981 (Scottish poet and translator)

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Manuscript copy of Robert Garioch's poem "Whilk mainner o' Lives?", probably NOT in Garioch's hand. Garioch was a Scottish poet and translator who wrote mainly in Scots.

Scope and Contents The ephemeral manuscript and typescript material is composed of: 1 x prisoner-of-war postcard (Poste Italiane. Cartolina Postale. Per Prigionieri di Guerra). From Sutherland, Robert G. Signalman 2372691, to [his father] Mr. Robert G. Sutherland, Bellevue Road, Edinburgh. He writes about 'boredom, and there are worse things'. He is 'out of isolation now, and that is a good thing'. He is smoking his pipe...

Scope and Contents Material related to the design and publication of Selected Poems by Robert Garioch, 1966. Papers include: Several test prints of wood engravings in various sizes Printed copy of the text, with manuscript annotations regarding formatting and design. Annotations include font type and size, page size, acknowledgement text, and corrections to word order...