Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to Morley Jamieson, 4 December 1977
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 trouble is that I've been having an extremely bad time." The letter is signed by MacDiarmid's real name, "Christopher Grieve".
Dates
- Creation: 4 December 1977
Creator
- MacDiarmid, Hugh, 1892-1978 (Scottish poet) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Biographical / Historical
Morley Jamieson was a poet and a short-story writer, and the owner of Brunton's bookshop in Dundas Street, Edinburgh. He conceived the small magazine Brunton's Miscellany with Robert Garioch; it was short-lived but brim with quality. George Mackay Brown contributed the story "King and Shepherd" later printed in Andrina.
Full Extent
1 letter
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in 2022. Accession no. SC-Acc-2022-0047.
Physical Description
On lined paper, ring-punched at one edge; in envelope, stamped and postmarked.
Processing Information
Catalogued in March 2023 by Aline Brodin, using information supplied by the seller.
Subject
- Jamieson, Morley (author and bookshop owner) (Recipient, Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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