Poetry
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
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Found in 113 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of Louisa Matilda Crawford, nee Montagu
Fonds — Box CLX-A-336
Identifier: Coll-1839
Scope and Contents
The papers consist of loose leaf songs and poems, letters, notes, 10 stitched booklets and a manuscript notebook all relating to, or produced by, Louisa Matilda Jane Crawford (1789-1857) a songwriter. There is both professional correspondence relating to the publication of her work and personal love letters between herself and her husband. Most of the records date from the latter half of Louisa’s life, when she was married, living in London and earning an income through her songwriting....
Dates:
1650-1930; Majority of material found within c 1789-c 1857
Papers of Professor William T. Baxter
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1160
Scope and Contents
Professor Kenneth E. Boulding had kept in touch with Professor William T. Baxter throughout his career, and the collection of Baxter papers here at Edinburgh is composed largely of American-style circular letters distributed to friends at Christmas and describing family life, visits, events during the year past, and ambitions for the coming year. There are letters from: 1967; 1968; 1969; 1971; 1980; 1981; 1982; 1984; 1985; 1986; and 1990. The collection is also composed...
Dates:
1963-1993
Papers of [Robert McWard (c.1625-1681), minister in Glasgow and Rotterdam]
Fonds
Identifier: MS MCW
Scope and Contents
Composite volume containing 3 items. Octavo format, with tooled leather boards, originally from the General Assembly Library.Item 1:
'A solemn [and] necessary warning especially to those in the holy office of the ministry, wherein is holdin forth the necessity of ministers discovering to their people, the deplorable condition all men are in by nature and the absolute necessity of salvation by A Redeemer. The supposed author, Mr Robert McWard.' 88 numbered pages, in a neat, clear...
Dates:
17th century
Found in:
New College Library Special Collections
Papers of Roddy Lumsden
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2126
Scope and Contents
This is collection consists of the papers of Scottish poet Roddy Lumsden, dating mostly from his time in Edinburgh from mid-1980s to mid-1990s. It includes poetry (typed and handwritten), short stories, professional and personal correspondence, photographs, printed ephemera relating to poetry events in Edinburgh, and trinkets he would collect. The poetry material mostly proceeds from his first publication Yeah Yeah Yeah (Bloodaxe, 1997), and from a privately...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1984-1996; 1966-2020
Petrarca, Francesco. The Triumphs of the most famous poet Mr Frances Petrarke, Late 16th to early 17th century
Item
Identifier: De.1.10/1
Scope and Contents
This is William Fowler's translation of Petrarch's Triumph. It also contains: "A dedication by Fowler to Jean Fleming, Lady Thirlestaine ; a sonnet to the author by James VI ; A sonnet in praise of Fowler, possibly by his aunt, Jean Drummond ; A sonnet by E.D. "in comendation of the author and his choice" ; A sonnet in "Mr Wm. foulars comendation" by Robert Hundson ; A sonnet "in commendation of the translatour and the Ladye...
Dates:
Late 16th to early 17th century
Poem (by junior doctor?), n.d.
Item
Identifier: LHB5/39/1
Scope and Contents
Found in LHB 5/6/1A
Dates:
n.d.
Poem (by junior doctor?), n.d.
Item
Identifier: LHB5/39/2
Scope and Contents
Found in LHB 5/6/1A.
Dates:
n.d.
Poem in French, 13th century
Part
Identifier: MS 300/f. 282v
Scope and Contents
Unidentified poem in old French added subsequently on f. 282v, starting with 'Ior chevauchei baitier(?) par delez le buisson damor Si troue sanz deloyer pucele aui..., and finishing with 'par deux et par la douce dame. It is 21-line long, and appears to be some sort of love poem about a maiden ('pucelle') and a 'sweet lady' ('douce dame').
Dates:
13th century
Poem: 'Lines on a Scratched Boulder', late 19th century
Item
Identifier: Coll-74/5/1
Scope and Contents
Printed poem entitled 'Lines on a Scratched Boulder'.
Dates:
late 19th century
Poems and quotations, c1910-c1940
Item
Identifier: BAI 1/1/15
Scope and Contents
A loose-leaf bundle of pieces of poetry and related material
Dates:
c1910-c1940