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Stevenson, D. E. (Dorothy Emily), 1892-1973

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Parallel Names

  • Peploe, Dorothy Emily, 1892-1973 (née Stevenson | Edinburgh-born writer)

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Manuscript entitled "The Storyteller Past and Present", 6 January 1943

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Identifier: Coll-2128/4/1
Scope and Contents

Manuscript entitled "The Storyteller Past and Present", containing the text for a lecture given by D. E. Stevenson in Moffat on 6 January 1943. Also include a copy of the first page of another lecture, "Answer to Criticism".

Dates: 6 January 1943
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of D. E. Stevenson / Talks and lectures

Manuscript entitled "Truth in Fiction", 1946

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Identifier: Coll-2128/4/2
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Manuscript entitled "Truth in Fiction", containing the text for a talk given by D. E. Stevenson to the Soroptimists Club in Edinburgh in 1946.

Dates: 1946
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of D. E. Stevenson / Talks and lectures

Manuscript text (copy) entitled "The Author's Point of View", undated

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Identifier: Coll-2128/4/7
Scope and Contents Manuscript (copy) entitled "An Author's Point of View", containing the text for a talk given by D. E. Stevenson in Glasgow. Undated. Note from the author: "Some notes for a talk to members of the Book Trade and other Businessmen and women in Glasgow. It was arranged by Messrs Collins and given in their premises in Cathedral Street. They enjoyed the jokes but very few of them had any useful suggestions to offer, however Messrs. Collins seemed quite satisfied - and said there was a good deal...
Dates: undated
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of D. E. Stevenson / Talks and lectures

Manuscript text entitled "Lecture No. 5. Island Magic", undated

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Identifier: Coll-2128/4/6
Scope and Contents

Document entitled "Lecture No. 5. Island Magic", containing the manuscript text for a lecture given by D. E. Stevenson. Undated.

Dates: undated
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of D. E. Stevenson / Talks and lectures

Manuscript text of a talk entitled " The Nettle", 18 January 1949

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Identifier: Coll-2128/4/3
Scope and Contents

Document entitled "The Nettle", containing the manuscript text for a talk given by D. E. Stevenson to Bodesbeck Guild on 18 January 1949.

Dates: 18 January 1949
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of D. E. Stevenson / Talks and lectures

Talks and lectures, 1940s - undated (before 1973)

 Series — Box Coll-2128 Box 4 of 4: Series Coll-2128/4; Series Coll-2128/5; Series Coll-2128/6; Series Coll-2128/7
Identifier: Coll-2128/4
Scope and Contents From the Fonds:

This collection consists of the papers of Edinburgh-born writer D. E. (Dorothy Emily) Stevenson. It includes manuscripts of some of her published books; manuscripts of short stories, plays, and poetry; notebooks with rough notes; texts of lectures and talks she gave to various audiences; texts of articles; biographies; photographs (copies) of Stevenson and family throughout her life, and an album with US newspaper cuttings mentioning her books.

Dates: 1940s - undated (before 1973)
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of D. E. Stevenson

Typescript (copy) entitled "Five Windows", after 1953

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Identifier: Coll-2128/4/4
Scope and Contents

Typescript (copy) entitled "Five Windows", containing a summary / commentary of Stevenson's novel Five Windows (1953) by herself. Undated.

Dates: after 1953
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of D. E. Stevenson / Talks and lectures

Typescript (copy) entitled "The Role of the Storyteller", undated

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Identifier: Coll-2128/4/5
Scope and Contents

Typescript (copy) entitled "The Role of the Storyteller", containing the text for a talk(?) or an article(?) by D. E. Stevenson. Undated.

Dates: undated
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of D. E. Stevenson / Talks and lectures