Literature
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = NAHSTE
Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:
Mimeographed typescript of the 1962 International Writers Conference in Edinburgh, 20-24 August 1962
Item — Box CLX-A-1591
Identifier: Coll-1848/20-0086
Scope and Contents
Complete mimeographed typescript of the entire proceedings of the 1962 International Writers Conference, held on 20-24 August 1962 at the McEwan Hall, Edinburgh, during that year's Edinburgh Festival.The conference's list of delegates included such luminaries as Norman Mailer, Colin McInnes, Henry Miller, Alexander Trocchi, Mary McCarthy and a host of other over 70 writter in all. The career of William Burroughs was effectively launched by his contributions to the event, on the...
Dates:
20-24 August 1962
Obituary - Lady Glendevon (The Scotsman), 4 Jan 1999
Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/3/1
Scope and Contents
Lade Glendevon's obituary highlighting her strained relationship with her father, the playwright and novelist Somerset Maugham, and her succesful court case against him.
Dates:
4 Jan 1999
Papers in geography, science, and letters, 1743-1783
Item
Identifier: Coll-205/2/3 (Dc.1.59)
Scope and Contents
Extracts: some classes of herbs; Fundamenta Agroslographia (1781); Shell marle (1783); Plants growing on Inch Colm; Observable stars, with map of certain constellations (on reverse of disused accounts work); alchemy (for one Mr Mackenzie); balloon trips in France; Fortification (with drawing), from Gentleman's Magazine, 1743; Forsler's round-the-world trip, transcribed ca. 1780; Phlogisticated air, by Mr Scheele, transcribed 1782; What became of various academics by 1784; The downfall of...
Dates:
1743-1783
Papers of Andrew Lang
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-732
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of letters to various individuals including: those to H. Massie; those to Frances Bickley; letter to Mrs. Allhusen; letter to W. E. Henley; letter to Brookfields; letter to Frank Harris; letter to Miss Wynne; and, a batch of circa 20 letters including correspondence with Courtney Hill, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Smalley, 'My dear Page', Mr. Ashcroft, Miss Neaves, Mr. Deane, Mr. Rideing, and unnamed correspondents. Also includes manuscript letters written by his wife Leonora...
Dates:
1887-1910
Papers of Arthur Melville Clark
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-65
Scope and Contents
The Papers of Arthur Melville Clark contain lecture notes; lectures and articles on Sir Walter Scott; material on Shakespeare; Edinburgh University examinations material; some work on rhyme; material on heraldry and genealogy, and on the Order of St. Lazarus; correspondence, personal material and some photographs; speeches; reviews; and, books and a notebook containing poems with some inserted letters....
Dates:
circa 1920
Papers of Professor Andrew Brown
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-9
Scope and Contents
The papers of Andrew Brown consist of notes and papers on the history of North America during the War of Independence and including material on First Nations, Nova Scotia and colonial history, and general miscellaneous material.
Dates:
circa 1820
Papers of the Robert Louis Stevenson Club, Edinburgh
Collection
Identifier: Coll-2938
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to the founding and operations of the Robert Louis Stevenson Club, Edinburgh. Arranged into 3 categories:
Papers relating to the founding of the RLS Club in Edinburgh. Includes Club rules, member records minutes, invitations to meetings, and correspondence regarding the founding of the club.
Correspondence with RLS Clubs in Aberdeen, Dundee, Glasgow and London.
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Dates:
1919-1926
Published material collected by Thomson which reflects his personal interests, 1879-1954
Series
Identifier: Coll-1310/1/5
Scope and Contents
These publications were collected by Thomson and Lady Thomson, and reflect his many personal interests out with the fields of psychology and mathematics.
They include social and geographical histories, music, German literature, and publications given to Thomson by friends with messages and annotations on the inside.
Dates:
1879-1954
Records of Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-25
Scope and Contents
The records of Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd. consist of: general day books, ledgers, account books, details of sundry creditors, letter books, and commission books for the years 1861-1915; general correspondence and letters to and from a variety of individuals 1895-1960; material from trade representatives, editorial notices, sales department material; and other miscellaneous material.Within the Nelson Papers there is a very large body of correspondence between John Buchan and...
Dates:
1861-1961
Scotsgay Issue 61, Dec 2004
Item
Identifier: GD61/11/2/8/81
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
A collection of newspaper and magazine cuttings covering issues relating to the LGBTQ+ community.
Articles cover local, national and international news, however Scottish publications have the strongest representation with Edinburgh and Glasgow based publications being a specific strength within this sub-series.
Dates:
Other: Dec 2004