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Galley proofs of 'Voice of Scotland', edited by Hugh MacDiarmid, 1959
Item — Box CLX-A-353
Identifier: Coll-1848/17-0182
Scope and Contents
Galley proofs of the December 1959 issue (vol. IX, no 3) of the periodical 'The Voice of Scotland: a quarterly magazine of Scottish arts and affairs', edited by Hugh MacDdiarmid. An example of these very scarce galley proofs, 25 pages on art paper, printed on one side only. This number was never published. The contents comprise a 5pp. editorial by MacDiarmid, in which he announces the death of Edwin Muir; MacDiarmid's long poem 'The Chinese Genius Wakes Up'; nine short poems by Margaret...
Dates:
1959
Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to Morley Jamieson, 4 December 1977
Item — Box CLX-A-387
Identifier: Coll-1848/22-0047
Scope and Contents
Autograph letter signed sent by Hugh MacDiarmid to Morley Jamieson, Candymill, 4 December 1977. In the letter, Grieve praises Jamieson on the publication of Brunton's Miscellany: "Your first issue is excellent - most elegantly produced and full of good things. I hope it has gone well. We were glad to know the launching party was so well-attended". He and his wife Valda are "very sorry indeed" not to have been able to attend: "the...
Dates:
4 December 1977
Mimeographed typescript of the 1962 International Writers Conference in Edinburgh, 20-24 August 1962
Item — Box CLX-A-1591
Identifier: Coll-1848/20-0086
Scope and Contents
Complete mimeographed typescript of the entire proceedings of the 1962 International Writers Conference, held on 20-24 August 1962 at the McEwan Hall, Edinburgh, during that year's Edinburgh Festival.The conference's list of delegates included such luminaries as Norman Mailer, Colin McInnes, Henry Miller, Alexander Trocchi, Mary McCarthy and a host of other over 70 writter in all. The career of William Burroughs was effectively launched by his contributions to the event, on the...
Dates:
20-24 August 1962