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Correspondence with F. G. Scott, with enclosed poems, 1932-1957

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Coll-2124/1/2

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Scope and Contents

  • Ff. 1-2: Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott dated 22/07/1932.
  • Ff. 3-5: Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott dated 24/10/1932.
  • Ff. 6-8*: Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott dated 19/10/1939.
  • Ff. 9-10: Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott dated 20/11/1939.
  • Ff. 11-16: Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott dated 07/09/1940. Includes a manuscript text of "Auld Reekie", 5 ff., pencil.
  • F. 17: Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott dated 13/07/1940.
  • Ff. 18-22: Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott dated 28/08/1940.
  • Ff. 23-25, 70: Letters from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott dated 10/09/1940 and 05/03/1941.
  • Ff. 26-30: Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott dated 21/04/1941.
  • Ff. 31-35: typescript text by Hugh MacDirmid regarding F. G. Scott, no date.
  • Ff. 36-42: Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott dated 14/10/1941.
  • Ff. 43-45: Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott dated 04/06/1944.
  • Ff. 46-47: Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott dated 04/11/1949.
  • Ff. 48-49: Two letters from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott. "Tuesday", no date.
  • Ff. 50-51: Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott dated 04/05/1950.
  • Ff. 52-56: Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott dated 20/10/1950.
  • Ff. 57-59: Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott dated 26/01/1951.
  • Ff. 60-62: Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott dated 02/06/1952.
  • Ff. 63-64*: Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott dated 15/05/1957.
  • Ff. 65-69: Uncomplete letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott (starting on p. 7), no date.
  • Ff. 71-73: Two poems by Hugh MacDiarmid previously enclosed in letters to F. G. Scott: "The Fall of France, 25 June 1940", 1 f., pen; and "Ballad of Aun, King of Sweden", 2 ff., pen.
  • Ff. 74-76: Poem by Hugh MacDiarmid previously enclosed in a letter to F. G. Scott: "Bracken Hills in Autumn", 3 ff., pencil.
  • F. 77: Letter from F. G. Scott to Hugh MacDiarmid dated 08/08/1943.
  • Ff. 78-82: Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott, no date (estimated to be "pre-1936" by note by curator, dated 1979). Includes a manuscript text of "The Antlered Stag. (For Valda)", 1 f., pencil, published as "The Royal Stag" in Scottish Eccentrics, 1936).
  • Ff. 83-88: Poem previously enclosed in a letter to F. G. Scott: "On a Raised Beach", 6 ff., pencil.
  • Unfoliated: first proof of The Golden Treasury of Scottish Poetry - "Notes" and "Glossary", 1940.
  • Unfoliated: original envelopes of the correspondence.

Also includes xerxes copies of letters from CHugh MacDiarmid to F. G. Scott which were on loan to the National Library of Scotland from December 1979 to March 1980.

Dates

  • Creation: 1932-1957

Creator

Language of Materials

English, Scots

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

1 box : 88 folios in 25 small files + 2 small files of unfoliated material

Additional Description

Previous reference

Gen. 887; Gen. 887*

Subjects

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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