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"Special Correspondent" and "Mountboy" typed manuscripts, c 1927-1929

 Series
Identifier: Coll-2124/4/10

Scope and Contents

This series contains manuscripts or typescripts of 128 polemical and political articles on Scottish affairs written by MacDiarmid between 1927 and 1929, using the pseudonyms "Mountboy", or the bylines "special correspondent", "London correspondent", or "our own correspondent". 571 folios in total.

Dates

  • Creation: c 1927-1929

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

3 boxes : containing: 130 folios; 218 folios; and 223 folios.

Previous references

Gen. 890; GEn. 891; Gen. 892

Physical Description

Three green levant morocco solander boxes lettered in gilt on the spine "'Special Correspondent' and 'Mountboy' typed manuscripts", with the addition of "(c1927-29)" for box 2 and 3.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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