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

 Person

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Parallel Names

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

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Biographies, 1951 (date of original) - 1992

 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-2128/7
Scope and Contents File containing biographies of D. E. Stevenson written by different people. "D. E. Stevenson - Authoress" by her son Major J. R. S. Peploe; "Face to Face with D. E. Stevenson, our South West Scotland 'Best Seller'" (interview); "The Novels of D. E. Stevenson" by her son Robin Peploe; "DE Stevenson: Her Life" from The Persephone Biannually; "Obituary" and "The Loch Ness Monster"; "D.E. Stevenson as I...
Dates: 1951 (date of original) - 1992
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of D. E. Stevenson

Photocopy of the children's poetry book It's Nice to Be Me, 1943 (date of original)

 Item
Identifier: Coll-2128/6/1
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of It's Nice to Be Me, a children's poetry book by Stevenson originally published under the title Alister & Co in 1940 by US publisher Ferrar and Rinehart; and then published in 1943 in London by Methuen with two additional poems under the title It's Nice to Be Me.

Dates: 1943 (date of original)
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of D. E. Stevenson / Poetry

Poems, undated

 File
Identifier: Coll-2128/6/2
Scope and Contents

File containing poems: "Man In Railway carriage" (short story and poem), "Meditations on an April Day", "Wintering", "Mister McGibbon", "Gold and Silver", "The Soul of the Mountains". Also includes "The Song of the Hag", lyrics composed by songwriter and great-granddaughter of Stevenson Fiona Bevan in 2023 for tea party in Moffat. Mixed of modern typed document, original typescripts and manuscripts, and copy of original typescripts and manuscripts. Undated.

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

Poetry, 1943 (date of original) - 1992

 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-2128/6
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: 1943 (date of original) - 1992
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of D. E. Stevenson