Papers of Andrew Graham Grieve
Scope and Contents
The archive is composed of correspondence, family papers, printed matter and newspaper cuttings, literary works, and diary.
Dates
- Creation: 1883-1965
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open, although the reader will be required to sign a Data Protection form to consult some of the more recent material. Please contact the repository in advance.
Biographical / Historical
Andrew Graham Grieve was the brother of Christopher Murray Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid). Both grew up in Langholm, Dumfriesshire. Letters between them show a fractious relationship. Their parents were James Grieve, a postman, who died in 1911 and Elizabeth (Graham) Grieve who died in 1934.
For a time Andrew Graham Grieve lived in Buccleuch Place, and in Liberton, Edinburgh, also in England, and in Cambuslang, Glasgow. His wife was Chryssie, and Morag and Angus their children.
Full Extent
2 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
CLX-A-1550, CLX-A-1551
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was acquired in 1974 and later on given the accession no: E86.37, when the earlier location of Gen. 2236 was applied.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Graeme D. Eddie, March 2016.
Subject
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Papers of Andrew Graham Grieve
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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