Scottish Authors A-B
Manuscripts of Scottish writers including Marion Angus, Joanna Baillie, J. M. Barrie, James Boswell, Walter Bower, Robert Burns, and Lord Byron.
Sir Whitelaw Ainslie (1767-1837)
- MS Poems (Coll-1542/1)
Thomas Aird (1802-1876)
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
James Aitchison (1938- )
- Correspondence: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Robert Nye Papers
Mary Baird Aitken (20th century)
- Correspondence: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
William Alexander (1567 or 1568-1640)
- Poetry: William Drummond Manuscripts
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
Alexander Anderson (1845-1909)
- Third Anniversary Address to the Alexander Anderson 'Surfaceman' Club, c 1913, MS notebook (Coll-1848/19-0061)
Henry Anderson (fl. early 17th century)
- Poetry: William Drummond Manuscripts
Andrew of Wyntoun (1350?-1420?)
- Poetry: Laing Collection
Marion Angus (1865–1946)
Self-Standing Materials
- Letter to P.E.N., n.d. (Gen. 1733/144)
Materials in Other Collections
- Correspondence: Helen Cruickshank Papers, Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
- Secondary Materials: Helen Cruickshank Papers, Maurice Lindsay Papers, Tom Scott Papers
J. K. (James King) Annand (1908-1993)
Self-Standing Materials
- Letter from Laurence Graham, 10 September 1992 (E95.05)
Materials in Other Collections
- Typescript Poems: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
- Correspondence: David Daiches Papers, Hamish Henderson Archive, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Robert Nye Papers, Tom Scott Papers
- Secondary Materials: Records of 'Scottish International Review'
John Arbuthnot (1667-1735)
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
- Treatise: David Gregory Papers
William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1813-1865)
Self-Standing Materials
- 'The Buried Flower’, poem (Gen. 793)
- The Blanket-Man: An Excellent Song’ (Gen. 1730/A/14)
- ‘Huzza for the Scarlet Woman: A New Song’ (Gen. 1730/A/14)
- 'The Queen in France: An Ancient Scottish Ballad (Coll-1535)
- Letter to H. Leach, 1865 (Gen. 1981/18)
- Letter to H. J. Rollo, 1863 (Gen. 1981/17)
- Letter to George Seton, 27 January 1855 (Gen. 1730/A/37)
- Letter to Messrs Spottiswoode and Robertson, 22 May 1852 (Gen. 1730/A/19)
- Letter to Thomas Staley, 16 October 1863 (Gen. 1733/46)
- Letter to P. G. Tait, 1862 (Gen. 2169/10)
- Letter to Oliver Yorke, editor of 'Fraser’s Magazine', 1833 (Dc.4.101-103)
- Letter to ‘My dear Willie’, 1861 (Gen. 1730/A/14)
Materials in Other Collections
- Correspondence: Harris Transcript of Old Scottish Ballads, Laing Collection
Grizel Baillie (1665-1746)
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
- Secondary Materials: Marion Lochhead Papers
Joanna Baillie (1762-1851)
Self-Standing Materials
- 2 letters, 1 to Mrs Bartley and 1 to Sir J. Sinclair, 1833 and undated (Dc.4.101-103)
- Letter to George Bartley, ca. 1810 (Gen. 1730/B/27)
- Letter to J. W. Croker, 1824 (Gen. 1730/B/34)
- 2 letters, 1 to Mrs Eliot and 1 to Mrs Olden, [1825?-1842?] (Gen. 1730/B/23-24)
- Review of Joanne Baillie’s 'Metrical Legends of Exalted Characters' [fragmentary] by Anne Grant, 182-? (Gen. 1995/31)
Materials in Other Collections
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
Alexander Balfour (1767-1829)
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
James Ballantine (1806-1877)
Self-Standing Materials
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Letter from Ballantine to D. R. Hay, [18--] (Dc.2.58)
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Letter from Ballantine to Joseph Watson, 25 September 1854 (Gen. 1730/B/19)
Materials in Other Collections
- Song: Laing Collection
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne (1825-1894)
James Barke (1905-1958)
- Correspondence: Sydney Goodsir Smith Papers
J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie (1860-1937)
Self-Standing Materials
- Letter to Lord Blackburn about chancellorship of Edinburgh University, 11 June 1930 (Dc. 4.101-103)
- 8 letters to Arthur Logan Turner, 1930-1933, and one letter to Sir William Turner, 1909 (Dc.4.102)
- Letter to illustrator Alexander Stuart Boyd ('Twym'), 7 July 1884 (Gen. 1730/B/31)
Materials in Other Collections
- Correspondence: William Fraser Mitchell Papers
- Secondary Materials: S. R. Crockett Papers, Thomas Nelson Archive, Tom Scott Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers
Peter Bayne (1830-1896)
Self-Standing Materials
- Letter from Bayne to his cousin, Elizabeth, undated (Gen. 1981/21)
Materials in Other Collections
- Halliwell-Phillipps Collection (L.O.A. 204/14)
James Beattie (1735-1803)
Self-Standing Materials
- Lectures on Moral Philosophy at Marischal College, Aberdeen University, 1777-1778 (Dc.2.64-65)
- 'The Minstrel', with three anonymous poems, [1803?] (Dk.5.28)
- ‘Observations on Logic’, [17--?] (Dk.3.2, pp. 201-209)
- ‘Principles of Natural Religion’, 1778 (Dc.2.63)
- ‘A View of the Practical Part of the Moral Philosophy of the Stoics’, dictated by Beattie to his pupils, 1778 (Dc.8.28)
Materials in Other Collections
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
- Miscellaneous Materials: Laing Collection
Henry Glassford Bell (1803-1874)
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
J. J. (John Joy) Bell (1871-1934)
- Secondary Materials: Marion Lochhead Papers, Thomas Nelson Archive, Fred Urquhart Papers
Thurso Berwick (Morris Blythman) (1919-1981)
- Manuscript and Typescript Poems and Songs: Hamish Henderson Archive, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
- Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Tom Scott Papers
- Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers
Robert Birnie (1608-1691)
- Poetry: Laing Collection
- Sermon: Laing Collection
D. M. (David Macleod) Black (1941- )
- Manuscript and Typescript Poems and Essay: Records of 'Scottish International Review'
- Correspondence: Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review'
- Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers
William Black (1841-1898)
- Correspondence: Halliwell-Phillipps Collection (L.O.A.)
John Stuart Blackie (1809-1895)
Self-Standing Materials
- Annotations: In an interleaved copy of ‘Greek-English Lexicon, 5th edition’ (Liddell and Scott, 2 vols, 1861), with a letter from Liddell to Blackie, attached to the fly-leaf of vol. 1 (Dk.7.13-14)
- Letter to Mr Gibson, ca. 1870 (Dk.6.19/4)
- Letter to D. R. Hay, [185-] (Dc.2.58)
- Letter to R. Herdman, 1869? (Gen. 1730/B/33)
- 6 letters and a postcard, ca. 1868-1887?, and undated, to recipients including John Inglis, Lord Glencorse, C. Bennet, and Mrs G. Allen (Dc.4.101-103)
- 3 letters, 1 to R. J. Muir and 1 possibly to Mr Hall the publisher, 1872-1888, and undated (Gen. 1733/71, 72 & 100)
- Letter to Sir C. J. Pearson, 1890 (Gen. 756, no. 47)
- Letter to G. Barnett Smith, 5 August [1877] (Gen. 1730/B/17)
- 3 autograph letters (Coll-1514)
- Letter (Dc.2.76/14, f. 1)
- Letter, 1889 (Dc.2.76/5)
- Letter to unidentified correspondent (Gen. 1730/B/2)
- Letter to unidentified correspondent, ca. 1861 (Gen. 1730/B/28)
- Letter to unidentified correspondent, 1892 (Gen.1429/10/6)
- Photograph of Blackie (Dc.4.101-103)
- Photograph of Blackie (JY 1202)
- ‘A Sabbath on the Hills’, poem, partly autograph, signed (Dc.1.101/7)
- ‘The Song of Mrs Jenny Geddes’, signed (Gen. 1927/10)
- Testimony in favour of J. H. Stirling, 1868 (Dc.4.104/3, ff. 43-44)
- Translation of verse by C. L. von Littrow, 1877 (Dc.10.50/14)
Materials in Other Collections
- Correspondence: Sir Archibald Geikie Papers, Laing Collection
- Photographs: Papers of David Chalmers M.D. and David Peter Chalmers
- Poetry: Quatercentenary Collection
Thomas Blacklock (1721-1791)
Self-Standing Materials
- 'Kalokagathia, or, The Doctrine of Practical Ethics and Natural Theology' [imperfect] (Dc.3.45)
- ‘To Mr Beattie with the author’s poems’, poem on the flyleaf of a copy of Blacklock’s ‘Poems’ (Dh.5.99)
Materials in Other Collections
- Essay: Laing Collection
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
Hugh Blair (1718-1800)
Self-Standing Materials
- Document admitting Blair to the use of Edinburgh University Library, 1735 (Da.2.1, p. 60)
- Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres, [vol. 1], copies made by John Bruce, 1765 (Dc.10.6)
- Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres, [vol. 2], 1779 (Gen. 1990)
- Notes of Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres (Dc.3.42)
- Letter to T. Cadell, 1794 (Dc.4.101-103)
- Letter to the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, [1798?] (Dc.4.101-103)
- 5 letters to Nancy Ord, ca. 1777 (Gen. 1730/B/29)
- 4 letters, 2 to William Strahan, 1 to A. Constable and 1 [to T. Cadell], 1778-96, 1 original, 3 copies (Dc.2.76/10)
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Letter, March 1763, referring to James Macpherson's Ossian poems (Coll-1405)
- Note from Blair to J. Black (Gen. 875/111/29v)
Materials in Other Collections
- Correspondence: Ian R. Grant Collection, Laing Collection
Robert Blair (1699-1746)
Self-Standing Materials
- Document admitting Blair to the use of Edinburgh University Library, 1718 (Da.2.1, p. 50)
Materials in Other Collections
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
George Blake (1893-1961)
Self-Standing Materials
- 2 letters to William Fowler, 31 January, 12 February 1929 (Gen. 784/4/20-21)
Materials in Other Collections
- Correspondence: Helen Cruickshank Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
Alan Bold (1943-1998)
Self-Standing Materials
- Manuscript of poem 'Cities' (1972) (Coll-1771/SC-Acc-2016-0127)
- Proofs and working materials for volume 'In This Corner' (1983) (Gen. 2180/1-2)
- Worksheets for poems 'Loch Katrine' and 'The Public Wash House' (1983) (Gen. 2180/10-11)
- Letters and postcards to Edinburgh University Library, 6 April 1977, 8 May 1979, 22 May 1980 (Gen. 1733/11-13), 2 August 1990 (E90.87), 22 February 1991, 27 February 1991 (E91.30-31)
Materials in Other Collections
- Manuscript and Typescript Poems, Songs, and Essays: Hamish Henderson Archive, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
- Correspondence: Collection of Correspondence from and Relating to Hugh MacDiarmid and the Publication of 'Stony Limits', Hamish Henderson Archive, Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Robert Nye Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review'
- Secondary Materials: George Mackay Brown Papers, Tom Scott Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers
Horatius Bonar (1808-1889)
Self-Standing Materials
- Letter, 1867 (Dc.4.101-103)
- Letter to unidentified correspondent, 1875 (Gen. 1981/24)
Materials in Other Collections
- Correspondence: John Johnstone Papers, Laing Collection
- Miscellaneous: Records of the Exegetical Society, New College Special Collections
- Poetry: Carmichael-Watson Collection
Sir Alexander Boswell (1775-1822)
Self-Standing Materials
- 3 poems (Gen. 750D)
- 2 letters to Sir Walter Scott, 1811-1821 (MS 3880, f. 53; MS 3892, f. 45)
Materials in Other Collections
- Poetry: Laing Collection
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
James Boswell (1740-1795)
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
Robert Boswell (1746-1804)
Self-Standing Materials
- ‘Epitaph on the Late Jas Boswell, Esqr, of Auchinleck', poem, 1795 (Gen. 750D, f.14)
- 15 poems (Gen. 750D)
Materials in Other Collections
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
Walter Bower (1385-1449)
Self-Standing Materials
Materials in Other Collections
- Secondary Materials: Laing Collection
Edward Boyd (1916-1989)
- Correspondence: Maurice Lindsay Papers
John Brandane (1869-1947)
- Secondary Materials: Thomas Nelson Archive
F. V. (Frederick Victor) Branford (1892-1941)
- Correspondence: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
- Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers
James Bridie (1888-1951)
Self-Standing Materials
- Letter addressed 'Dear Ellis' about Citizens' Theatre, 5 April 1944 (Gen. 1981/30)
Materials in Other Collections
- Correspondence: Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
- Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers
George Douglas Brown (1869-1902)
- Secondary Materials: Thomas Nelson Archive
George Mackay Brown (1921-1996)
John Brown (1810-1882)
Self-Standing Materials
- 3 letters, 1 to his cousin Dr John Brown and 2 to Mary Brown, his cousin’s wife, 1879-1880 and undated, with 2 photographs of Brown, a lock of his hair, a letter from his son John, and a coloured postcard of his birthplace (Dk.7.60)
- 2 letters, 1 incomplete, the other to William Dickson, [1859?-1881] (Dc.4.101-103)
- 2 letters to J. M. Gully, [1861 and undated] (Dc.4.101-103)
- 2 letters, 1 to [Charles Kingsley?], 1 to Mr Stirling, 1862 and undated (Gen. 1730/B/15-16)
- Letter to ‘M.D.’ (Gen. 1981/34)
- 7 letters to Harry Smith, 1861-1863 and undated (Dc.4.101-103)
- Letter, 1852 (Dc.2.58)
- Letter to unidentified correspondent, 1882 (Gen. 1981/33)
- Obituary notice of Sir Robert Christison, 1882 (Dc.2.96/2)
- Testimonial in favour of Dr G. H. Pringle, 1854 (Dc.4.98/6)
Materials in Other Collections
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
Thomas Brown (1778-1820)
- Bound volume of MS poems and correspondence (Coll-1986)
- Letter to John Playfair, 1815? (Gen. 1730/B/18)
- Letter to Reddie, 1818? (Gen. 1730/B)
- Note from Brown certifying David Waddell’s attendance at lectures, 1818 (Gen. 1730/B)
- Notes from Lectures by Thomas Brown on the Philosophy of the Human Mind and on Moral Philosophy, 1809-1814, some possibly autograph (Dc.2.10-13; Dc.3.21/3; Dc.5.27-28)
George Bruce (1909-2002)
Self-Standing Materials
- Manuscript of poetry collection 'Sea Talk' (Gen. 1783)
Materials in Other Collections
- Typescript Poems and Essays: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review'
- Correspondence: Helen Cruickshank Papers, Hamish Henderson Archive, Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review', Sydney Goodsir Smith Papers
- Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review', Fred Urquhart Papers
James Bruce (1730-1794)
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
Michael Bruce (1746-1767)
- Letter to Mr Arnott of Portmoak, 1765 (Dc.2.76/2)
Mary Brunton (1778-1818)
- Letter (fragmentary) from Brunton, 181-? (Dk.6.19/4)
Bill Bryden (1942- )
- Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive
- Secondary Materials: Fred Urquhart Papers
John Buchan (1875-1940)
- See: John Buchan Letters
Peter Buchan (1790-1854)
- Correspondence: Halliwell-Phillipps Collection (L.O.A.51/10), Laing Collection
Tom Buchan (1931-1995)
- Typescript Poems: Hamish Henderson Archive, Norman MacCaig Papers
- Correspondence: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
- Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers, 'Records of 'Scottish International Review'
George Buchanan (1506-1582)
Self-Standing Materials
- Commentary on Buchanan's 'De Sphaera' by Adam King (Dk.7.29)
Materials in Other Collections
- Miscellaneous: David Gregory Papers, Laing Collection
Robert Buchanan (1785-1873)
- Notes of lectures on logic and rhetoric, made by Robert Buchanan, 1850-1851 (Gen. 636)
Robert Burns (1759-1796)
Self-Standing Materials
- 'Epistle to Captain William Logan at Park’, autograph (Dc.6.111)
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Antique forgery of a letter from Robert Burns to James Johnson (Coll-1166)
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Manuscript biography of Robert Burns by Gabriel Setoun, pseudonym of Thomas Nicoll Hepburn (Coll-1922)
Materials in Other Collections
- Poetry: Laing Collection
- Secondary Materials: George Mackay Brown Papers, Louisa Matilda Crawford Papers, Marjory Kennedy Fraser Papers, Norman MacCaig Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Thomas Nelson Archive, Sydney Goodsir Smith Papers, Symbolae Scoticae
Ron Butlin (1949- )
- Correspondence: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron (1788-1824)
- Poetry: Laing Collection
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
- Secondary Materials: Carmichael-Watson Collection, Louisa Matilda Crawford Papers, Laing Collection