Manuscripts of Works by Hamish Henderson
Edinburgh University's Hamish Henderson Archive contains manuscripts from all points of his career as a writer, scholar, and activist.
The manuscripts are partially sorted and fall under the following categories:
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Original poems and songs
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Talks and lectures
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Essays and articles
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Letters to the press
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Translations (primarily from Italian and German)
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Notebooks (containing drafts of poems, lectures, talks, and letters)
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Fieldwork notes (including transcripts of songs)
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School of Scottish Studies materials
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Materials relating to political campaigns (Nuclear Disarmament, Anti-Apartheid, Scottish Assembly)
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Personal Papers (including World War II-related documents, diaries, address books, and financial papers)
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Sketches
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Scrapbooks
A detailed catalogue is currently being prepared. In the meantime, please contact the Centre for Research Collections for fuller information.
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