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Typescript of "The Kind of Poetry I Want" by Hugh MacDiarmid, 1960-1962

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1848/23-0207

Scope and Contents

Ten-page typescript of a section of Hugh MacDiarmid's poem "The Kind of Poetry I Want", presumably the script for a reading from the poem broadcast on the BBC Third Programme on 14 March 1960. The script is enclosed within a first edition of The Kind of Poetry I Want (Edinburgh: K. D. Duval, 1961), inscribed to "Geoffrey Bridson with every high regard and best wishes for 1962, Hugh MacDiarmid". Bridson produced, arranged, and introduced the radio reading of the poem. The volume has Bridson's bookplate and also encloses a Christmas card to Bridson from MacDiarmid and his wife Valda Grieve. The Christmas card features a photograph of MacDiarmid and Valda and two of MacDiarmid's poems, "O Jesu Parvule" and "The Innumerable Christ".

Dates

  • Creation: 1960-1962

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

1 volume (in custom-made box)

Full Extent

1 typescript(s)

Full Extent

1 card

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased in January 2023. Accession no. SC-Acc-2023-0207.

Physical Description

Custom-made box slightly damaged because the typescript made the volume too bulky for it. The typescript is now in its own separate folder, with the card.

Processing Information

Catalogued by Aline Brodin and Paul Barnaby, using information provided by the seller.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

Contact:
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