Poems of Alison Murray Oliver
Scope and Contents
The collection of around 24 pieces of poetry and prose on Scottish themes by Alison Murray Oliver are contained in a hand-made file or folder.
Dates
- Creation: 1928-1980
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Generally open for consultation to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance.
Biographical / Historical
Alison Murray Oliver was born on 30 October 1905 in Leith. She was educated at Broughton Secondary School, Edinburgh, and then studied at Edinburgh University, graduating with the degree of MA (Hons) in English in 1928. In 1929 she joined the staff of Edinburgh Public Libraries where she would become Chief Classifier and was in charge of the general Subject Index. After 1945 she was in charge of the Scottish Collection and later became Sub-Librarian in the Reference Library.
Alison Murray Oliver died on 11 August 1985.
Extent
1 file of poems
Physical Location
E87.65
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession no: E87.65
Processing Information
Compiled by Graeme D. Eddie, Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections.06 December 2012
Creator
Subject
- Title
- Poems of Alison Murray Oliver (1905-1985)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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