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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 Tait; a translation and a poem by Edwin Morgan.

Dates

  • Creation: 1959

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Extent

0.01 linear metre

Custodial History

This rare item had previously appeared in the late Kulgin Duval's 1964 catalogue, 'Twentieth Century Ephemera out of Scotland', item 58, in which he records that 19 sets were run off and the type distributed, although he does not explain exactly why this was never published.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in April 2017. Accession no SC-Acc-2017-0182.

Related Materials

The Special Collections also hold the Hugh MacDiarmid Papers (Coll-18).

Processing Information

Catalogued by Aline Brodin in February 2018.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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