Autobiographies

Scope and Contents Correspondence relating to future plans for publication of Banda's autobiography, 1960–1961: R. J. L. Kingsford, University Press, Cambridge, Dr H. Kamuzu Banda, Malawi Congress Party, and George Shepperson, Edinburgh.Including, in letter no. 10: "Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda has not committed himself to any publisher. It will be a long time before his autobiography is written, and he prefers to wait until it is finished and then offer it to available publishers." Blantyre, 15...

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Lecture by Norman Dott, 'God's Children'. The talk was given to the Edinburgh Merchant Company Teachers' Association, dated March 1968. The material consists of text of the talk; and correspondence including letters of thanks. The content of the talk is largely autobiographical.

Scope and Contents Correspondence relating to Kadalie's autobiography and Phiri's Life:1. Anthony Sampson, The Observer, London, to George Shepperson, Edinburgh. Mr Sampson is interested to hear that the recipient is thinking of writing a book on Kadalie. Sends Mrs Kadalie's address. 8 November 1958.2. George Shepperson introduces himself to Mrs Kadalie. He is considering writing a book about...

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‘Loose Leaf M.S.S. [manuscripts] of “Book”’. Several loose draft sheets of Marjory Kennedy-Fraser’s autobiography, A Life of Song, incomplete, several smaller pieces of paper attached to the larger sheets, 26 x 20.5cm, 80 pages, manuscript & typescript.

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Manuscript and typescript of "Into Africa With Father" by Emily Booth Langworthy. This is an account of her experiences, published as This Africa was Mine (1952).

Scope and Contents These papers contain: Manuscript notes for autobiography (x4 notebooks, quarto and foolscap) Transcript of old account books, journals, etc. covering period 1828-1904 Rough notes, 1851-1900 Copies of letters home, 1853 Two maps of North-west Provinces and Oudh. Drawn by A.C, 1906 (tracing paper) Typed copy of account of...

Scope and Contents The collection is composed of: 1 typescript bound copy "Autobiography of an outsider. Part I. Our village and our city", pp.36; 1 typescript bound copy "Autobiography of an outsider. Part II. Watson's", pp.33; 1 typescript bound copy of poems, "New Calydon", by James Hutton, pp.34; 1 typescript bound copy of poems, "City of the winds", by James Hutton,...

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Presentation by Norman Dott of Lord Florey for Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, dated November 1967. The paper was published in Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh see reference Harris 89 in Coll-32/A.3). The material consists of a typescript of the speech with manuscript corrections.

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Proposing motion by Norman Dott to elect Lord Florey to Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, dated October 1967. The material includes some biographical notes on Florey.

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Reference note which reads 'Praeterita Ruskin', referring to the autobiography of John Ruskin.