Papers of D. E. Stevenson
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the papers of Edinburgh-born writer D. E. (Dorothy Emily) Stevenson. It includes manuscripts of some of her published books; manuscripts of short stories, plays, and poetry; notebooks with rough notes; texts of lectures and talks she gave to various audiences; texts of articles; biographies; photographs (copies) of Stevenson and family throughout her life, and an album with US newspaper cuttings mentioning her books.
Dates
- Creation: 1913-1992
Creator
- Stevenson, D. E. (Dorothy Emily), 1892-1973 (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
4 boxes
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated in July 2024. Accession no. SC-Acc-2024-0104.
Accruals
Accruals likely.
Separated Materials
These papers also included four hardback books which have been tranfered to the Rare Books collections: Rochester's Wife, 2nd edn (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1978), Mrs Tim Flies Home, 2nd edn (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1974), Crooked Adam (London; Collins, 1969), Gerald and Elizabeth (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969).
Processing Information
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in Augugst 2024, using a box list supplied by the donor.
Creator
- Stevenson, D. E. (Dorothy Emily), 1892-1973 (Author, Person)
- Title
- Papers of D. E. Stevenson, 1913-1992
- Author
- Aline Brodin
- Date
- August 2024
- 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
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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