Material relating to Robert Garioch Sutherland
Scope and Contents
The ephemeral manuscript and typescript material is composed of:
- 1 x prisoner-of-war postcard (Poste Italiane. Cartolina Postale. Per Prigionieri di Guerra). From Sutherland, Robert G. Signalman 2372691, to [his father] Mr. Robert G. Sutherland, Bellevue Road, Edinburgh. He writes about 'boredom, and there are worse things'. He is 'out of isolation now, and that is a good thing'. He is smoking his pipe 'thouch baccy going short'
- 1 x undated ms scrap, from envelope, with address of 'John H. Speirs / 10 Williamson Avenue / Maadi, Cairo. Egypt
- 1 x postcard which shows a ms 'to do' list, including 'clothes mending, 'mend couch', 'strong thread', 'sort drills and bits', 'clear hut', 'writing paper'
- 1 x mounted cutting from the Scottish edition of the 'Radio Times' 14 August 1954, about a reading by Ian Gilmour of Robert Garioch Sutherland's stanzas on 'The cannie hen'
- 1 x invitation from the Royal High School requesting the company of Robert Garioch Sutherland at the unveiling of a plaque in memory of Robert Fergusson, 24 June 1958
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1958
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance of visit.
Biographical / Historical
Edinburgh-born poet and translator Robert Garioch (Robert Garioch Sutherland) wrote mainly in Scots. He is known for sharp and keen observation of the quirks of 20th century Scottish life. He attended Edinburgh's Royal High School, and then Edinburgh University. During the Second World War, Sutherland served in the Royal Signals and was prisoner-of-war in Italy and Germany between 1942 and 1945.
When Garioch returned home in 1945 he became a teacher. On retirement in 1964 he worked on a number of Scottish literary magazines including Scottish International. In the 1970s he was a writer-in-residence at Edinburgh University. Robert Garioch (Robert Garioch Sutherland) died on 26 April 1981.
Extent
1 folder
Physical Location
CLX-A-1449
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Items purchased September 2014 from Lyon and Turnbull, via Spike Hughes. Accession no: E2015.08.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Graeme D. Eddie 23 April 2015
Creator
- Title
- Ephemeral material relating to Robert Garioch Sutherland (1909-1981)
- Language of description
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Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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