Poets, Scottish
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = CW
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
Manuscript poem, 'Winter', by John Peddie
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1819
Content Description
Ms poem, 'Winter', by John Peddie, 3pp watermarked pages. The poem begins, 'Now crabbit Winter comes again...'.
Dates:
1750-1850
Material relating to Tessa Ransford
Fonds — Box CLX-A-1532
Identifier: Coll-1727
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of the following materials:
1 x spiral bound copy of Granny's Guest 1902-1945, by Torfrida, which is an account of Ransford family life from the birth of Torfrida, her mother, in 1902, until Tessa and her family returned to Britain in the 1940s, pp.73
1 x bundle correspondence from Walter to Tessa, Duncan [Glen] to Tessa, and...
Dates:
1975-2010
MS letter (autograph signed) by Violet Jacob
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1462
Scope and Contents
This MS letter, addressed to 'Dear Sir', was written by Violet Jacob at Domaine de la Congue, Vence, in the Alpes Maritimes, France, on 6 April [no year] and presumably in 1936, given the reference in the letter to 'the honour done'. 1936 was the year in which she received the LL.D. from Edinburgh University. Domaine de la Congue is the location of a French 'Maison de retraite', a sanatorium for veterans today. The letter tells of how the letter reached her 'after various adventures' and...
Dates:
1915-1917
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
Papers of Tom Scott
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1077
Scope and Contents
Collection is composed of circa 100 letters from between 1956 and the late-1970s.
Dates:
c1955-c1975
Poem entitled 'Aoir Nan Rodan' and accompanying story, 14 September 1885
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW87/34
Scope and Contents
Poem entitled 'Aoir Nan Rodan' and accompanying story collected from Mr Kenneth MacLean, merchant, Lochmaddy [Loch nam Madadh, Uibhist a Tuath] beginning 'Aonais nan robh oirnne fregair'. The story tells how John MacLean [Iain mac Eachain], innkeeper, Lochmaddy sent for Donll Mac Eoin [Donald MacLean], Carnaish [Cairinis/Carinish] and another bard Aonas [Angus] to get rid of his rats 'which were like to destroy every thing'. The bards requested a drink first ['giarachadh teanga'] but were...
Dates:
14 September 1885
Poems of William Hamilton of Bangour, Esq., ca. 1730-1750
Item
Identifier: La.III.451
Scope and Contents
Manuscript collection containing poems of poet and soldier William Hamilton of Bangour (1704-1754). The most comprehensive edition of Hamilton's poems (1850) is based on this manuscript.
Dates:
ca. 1730-1750
Recent Gaelic poets, 1896
Item
Identifier: Coll-98/1/1/30
Scope and Contents
A script for a lecture delivered by Makinnon on 16 March 1896.
Dates:
1896
Song entitled 'Mac Iain 'ic Sheumais' and accompanying note, 10 February 1870
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW150/74
Scope and Contents
Song entitled 'Mac Iain 'ic Sheumais' collected from Mairead Donullach [Margaret MacDonald], aged 79 years, Gearrai iain, Malacleit, N[orth] Uist [Gearraidh Iain, Malaclete, Uibhist a Tuath/North Uist] beginning 'Na nead an eoin bhinnich, Bha [th]u innis na Ruai'. The song is composed of fifty lines and has been scored through in ink as if transcribed elsewhere. The accompanying note describes Mairead as 'A poor old woman in a hut who had been at service in Vallay [Bhàlaigh] for a long time...
Dates:
10 February 1870
Story entitled 'Do'ull Gearr no Cearr' including a short verse, 24 January or February 1865
Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW113/13
Scope and Contents
Story entitled 'Do'ull Gearr no Cearr' collected from Janet Currie, age 64, Staoinebrig/Stoneybridge, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist. The story tells how Niall Mòr acquired the right from Mac 'Ic Ailean [Clanranald] to Baile-bhaird at Staolaigearai [Baile a' Bhàird, Stadhlaigearraidh/Stilligarry, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist] and how his son Donald Gearr lost that right. Donald had married twice and his second wife realised that her children would come second to those of his first wife so she burnt...
Dates:
24 January or February 1865