Correspondence between Dick Leith and Hamish Henderson
Fonds — Box: CLX-A-1143
Identifier: Coll-1971
Content Description
This contains notes, a postcard, and letters sent between Hamish Henderson and Dick Leith in the 1990s:
- Postcard showing Castle Tioram sent from Dick Leith to Hamish Henderson, dated 10th June [1994];
- Photocopy of text by Andrew Morrison on 'The Green Man of Knowledge', undated. 'The Green Man of Knowledge' was a folktale recorded from Geordie Stewart by Hamish Henderson in August 1924.
- Letter and enclosed postcard sent from Hamish Henderson to Dick Leith, thanking him for his 'Green man paper', and telling him of Alan Bruford's death, dated 10th, 11th and 15th of May 1995;
- Manuscript note sent by Hamish Henderson to Dick Leith stating 'here it is, nothing very startling, but there might be something that deserves to be [lowked] out...', undated.
Dates
- Creation: 1995-1999
Creator
- Leith, Dick, d 2011 (linguist) (Correspondent, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
1 folder
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated in October 2019. Accession no SC-Acc-2019-0113.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in November 2019.
Creator
- Leith, Dick, d 2011 (linguist) (Correspondent, Person)
- Henderson, Hamish Scott, 1919-2002 (folklorist, poet, songwriter, soldier, intellectual) (Correspondent, Person)
- Title
- Correspondence between Dick Leith and Hamish Henderson, 1995-1999
- Description rules
- Isad(G)2
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk