Scottish Authors F-I
Manuscripts of Scottish writers including Robert Fergusson, John Galt, Robert Garioch, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Anna Gordon, Anne Grant, Neil Gunn, Robert Henryson, and James Hogg.
William Falconer (1732-1769)
- Miscellaneous: Laing Collection
Robert Fergusson (1750-1774)
- Poetry: Laing Collection
- Secondary Materials: Marion Lochhead Papers, Norman MacCaig Papers
Kathleen Fidler (1899-1980)
- Secondary Materials: Fred Urquhart Papers
Jane Findlater (1866-1946)
Self-Standing Materials
- Letter to H. Field, 26 December, n.y. (Dk.8.43)
Materials in Other Collections
- Secondary Materials: Thomas Nelson Archive, Fred Urquhart Papers
Mary Findlater (1865-1963)
- Secondary Materials: Thomas Nelson Archive
Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925-2006)
Self-Standing Materials
Materials in Other Collections
- Manuscript and Typescript Poem and Essays: Norman MacCaig Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
- Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review'
- Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review', Fred Urquhart Papers
John Finlay (1782-1810)
- Poetry: Laing Collection
William Finlay (1792-1847)
- Poetry: Laing Collection
Sir William Forbes (1739-1806)
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
James Allan Ford (1920-2009)
- Correspondence: Helen Cruickshank Papers
- Secondary Materials: Fred Urquhart Papers
William Fowler (1560?-1612)
- Poetry: William Drummond Manuscripts
Antonia Fraser (1932- )
- Correspondence: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
George MacDonald Fraser (1925-2008)
- Secondary Materials: Fred Urquhart Papers
G. S. (George Sutherland) Fraser (1915-1980)
- Manuscript and Typescript Poems: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Tom Scott Papers
- Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive, Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Tom Scott Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers
- Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers
James Baillie Fraser (1783-1856)
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
Ann Fraser Tytler (1783-1857)
- Secondary Materials: Marion Lochhead Papers
George Friel (1910-1975)
- Secondary Materials: Fred Urquhart Papers
Raymond Friel (1963- )
- Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive
Robin Fulton (1937- )
- Typescript Poems and Reviews: Hamish Henderson Archive, Records of 'Scottish International Review'
- Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive, Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Robert Nye Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review'
- Secondary Materials: Norman MacCaig Papers, Tom Scott Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review'
Edward Gaitens (1897-1966)
- Typescript Short Story: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
- Correspondence: Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers
- Secondary Materials: Fred Urquhart Papers
John Galt (1779-1839)
Self-Standing Materials
- 'The Tribulations of the Rev. Cowal Kilmun' (fragment of short story), ca. 1835 (Dh.6/67/86)
- Microfilm copies of John Galt Papers held in the Canadian Public Archives (M.G.24, E.II.7) (Mic.M.668)
Materials in Other Collections
- Short Fiction (Fragments): Laing Collection
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
Alexander Garden (c. 1585-c. 1642)
- Prose: Laing Collection
Robert Garioch (1909-1981)
Self-Standing Materials
- Material Relating to Robert Garioch Sutherland
- Corrected typescript of 'Selected Poems and Verses' (1962) (Gen. 1930/8)
- Edited typescript of 'Two Men and a Blanket' (1974) (Gen. 2193/2)
- MS copy of poem "Whilk Mainer o' Lives?" (Coll-1848/18-0096)
- Letter to Edinburgh University Library, 3 September 1979 (Gen. 1733/26)
Materials in Other Collections
- Typescript Poems and Reviews: David Daiches Papers, Hamish Henderson Archive, 'Jabberwock' Archive, Maurice Lindsay Papers, Norman MacCaig Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review', Sydney Goodsir Smith Papers
- Correspondence: Helen Cruickshank Papers, David Daiches Papers, Hamish Henderson Archive, Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Tom Scott Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review'
- Secondary Materials: George Mackay Brown Papers, Norman MacCaig Papers, Tom Scott Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers
Flora Garry (1900-2000)
- Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
Lewis Grassic Gibbon (1901-1935)
Self-Standing Materials
Materials in Other Collections
- Correspondence: Helen Cruickshank Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
- Secondary Materials: Helen Cruickshank Papers, Tom Scott Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers
George Gilfillan (1813-1878)
Self-Standing Materials
- Lectures and Sermons of George Gilfillan (New College Library Special Collections)
- Letter to Dr John Eadie, 5 March 1849 (Gen. 1731/G/10)
- 3 letters to the author of a ‘Tour in France’, 1851 (Dc.4.101-103)
- 3 letters, 1853-1870 (Gen. 1801/3/2; Gen.1952/2/15)
- Letter [fragmentary] (Dk.8.4/3)
Materials in Other Collections
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
Robert Gilfillan (1798-1850)
Self-Standing Materials
- Receipt to Mrs Spaven for police assessments, printed, with MS additions (Gen. 1981/110)
Materials in Other Collections
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
William Gillespie (1776-1825)
- Edinburgh University class cards and matriculation card of Gillespie, 1790-1795 (Dc.95/1, ff. 1-5)
- Testimonial in favour of his brother D M. Gillespie, 1814 (Dc.4.95/1, f. 13)
Valerie Gillies (1948- )
- Manuscript Poem: Records of 'Scottish International Review'
Willison Glass (19th century)
- Manuscript(s): Laing Collection
Duncan Glen (1933-2008)
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See: Duncan Glen Papers
Anna Gordon, Mrs Brown of Falkland (1747-1810)
- Ballads: Laing Collection
Giles Gordon (1940-2003)
- Typescript Short Story: Records of 'Scottish International Review'
- Correspondence: Collection of Papers and Correspondence Relating to the Publication History of 'The Scottish Insurrection of 1820' by Peter Berresford Ellis and Seumas Mac a’Ghobhainn, Helen Cruickshank Papers, Robert Nye Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review'
- Secondary Materials: Fred Urquhart Papers
Rody Gorman (1960- )
- Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive
Laurence Graham (1924-2008)
- Correspondence: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
W. S. (William Sydney) Graham (1918-1986)
- Typescript Poem: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
- Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive, Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Robert Nye Papers, Tom Scott Papers
- Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers
James Grahame (1765-1811)
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
- Secondary Materials: Laing Collection
Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932)
- Secondary Materials: Thomas Nelson Archive
Anne Grant (1755-1838)
Self-Standing Materials
- Copy of 1st ed. of 'Letters from the Mountains' (1806) with MS alterations, presumed to be in Grant's hand, subsequently incorporated in the 2nd ed. (1807) (RB.S.4368 - RB.S.4370)
- Review of Joanne Baillie’s 'Metrical Legends of Exalted Characters' [fragmentary], 182-? (Gen. 1995/31)
Materials in Other Collections
- Poetry: Laing Collection
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
- Secondary Materials: Marion Lochhead Papers
James Grant (1822-1887)
- 2 letters, 1 to W. Tinsly and 1 to W. Archibald, 1877-1879 (Gen. 1731/G/2)
- Letter from Grant, 1862 (JA3476)
Alasdair Gray (1934- )
- Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive
Sir Alexander Gray (1882-1968)
Self-Standing Materials
- Lecture notes, papers, and correspondence found in books presented by Gray to Edinburgh University Library (Dk.7.37)
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Letter to Archibald H. Campbell, 21 May 1959 (Coll-1662)
- Letter to R.S. Fifoot, Edinburgh University Library, 2 May 1963 (Dh.6.58*)
- Letter to D. P. Heatley, 29 January 1912 (Gen. 1731/G/37)
- Letter from Hedwig Born, 9 March 1952 (in S.B.P. .83191 Bor.)
- Letter from Sir T. Jaffrey, 7 November 1948 (Gen. 1731/J/6)
Materials in Other Collections
- Correspondence: Helen Cruickshank Papers, Hamish Henderson Archive, Maurice Lindsay Papers, Charles Saroléa Papers
- Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers
James Gray (1770-1830)
- Poetry: Laing Collection
Stanley Roger Green (1929-2015)
- Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive
Alexander B. Grosart (1827-1899)
Self-Standing Materials
- 5 letters to Colonel J. L. Chester, 1869-1873 (Gen. 1731/G/4)
- 2 letters, 1 to Peter Cunningham, 1846, 1 to C. Godwin, 1861 (Dc.4.101-103)
- Letter to H. W. King, 1861 (Gen. 1981/133)
Materials in Other Collections
- Poetry: Laing Collection
- Correspondence: Sir Archibald Geikie Correspondence, Halliwell-Phillipps Collection (L.O.A.)
George Gunn (1956- )
- Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive
Neil M. (Miller) Gunn (1891-1973)
Self-Standing Materials
- Letter to Eric Miller, 22 August 1964 (Gen. 1731/G/23)
Materials in Other Collections
- Typescript Review: Maurice Lindsay Papers
- Correspondence: Helen Cruickshank Papers, David Daiches Papers, 'Jabberwock' Archive, Maurice Lindsay Papers, Norman MacCaig Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Tom Scott Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers
- Secondary Materials: George Mackay Brown Papers, Helen Cruickshank Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers
Basil Hall (1788-1844)
- Correspondence: Laing Collection, Sir Charles Lyell Papers
Andrew Halliday (1830-1877)
- Letter from Halliday, 1875, with portrait of Halliday (Gen. 1801/3/6)
Elizabeth Hamilton (1758-1816)
- Correspondence: Papers of Joseph Black and Family (Gen. 873/111/245-246)
Margaret Hamilton (20th Century)
- Typescript Short Story: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
- Correspondence: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers
- Secondary Materials: Fred Urquhart Papers
Thomas Hamilton (1789-1842)
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
William Hamilton (1704-1754)
Self-Standing Materials
- Collection of MS Poems and Related Materials (Coll-2023)
Materials in Other Collections
- Poetry: Laing Collection
Clifford Hanley (1922-1999)
- Secondary Materials: Fred Urquhart Papers
James Hannay (1827-1873)
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
George Campbell Hay (1915-1984)
- Manuscript and Typescript Poems and Short Stories: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review'
- Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive, Maurice Lindsay Papers, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Tom Scott Papers
- Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers
Ian Hay (1876-1952)
- Secondary Materials: Thomas Nelson Archive
Dorothy K. Haynes (1918-1987)
- Correspondence: Records of 'Scottish International Review', Fred Urquhart Papers
James Hedderwick (1814-1897)
- Memorandum: Laing Collection
Hamish Henderson (1919-2002)
J. F. (James Findlay) Hendry (1912-1986)
- Typescript Poems and Short Stories: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
- Correspondence: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Robert Nye Papers, Tom Scott Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers
- Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers
Henry, the Minstrel (fl. 1470-1492)
- Poetry: Laing Collection
Robert Henryson (1430?-1506?)
Self-Standing Materials
- ‘The Morall Fabillis of Esope the Phrygian: The Prolog and The Taill of the Cok, and the Jasp’, MS copy, late 15th-early 16th century (MS 205, ff. iiv-iiir)
- ‘The Prais of Aige’, MS copy, late 15th-early 16th century (MS 205, f. 87r)
- ‘The Ressoning betuix Aige and Yowth’, (MS 205, f. 181v)
- ‘The Testament of Cresseid’, first three stanzas, MS copy, mid-late 16th century (Dc.1.43, f. 301v)
Materials in Other Collections
- Poetry: Laing Collection
- Secondary Materials: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
John Herdman (1941- )
- Correspondence: Hugh MacDiarmid Papers, Records of 'Scottish International Review'
- Secondary Materials: Tom Scott Papers, Fred Urquhart Papers
Robert Heron (1764-1807)
- Journal: Laing Collection
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
Thomas Kibble Hervey (1799-1859)
Self-Standing Materials
- Letter from Hervey, 1831 (Gen. 1801/5/25a)
Materials in Other Collections
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
Archie Hind (1928-2008)
- Typescript Review: Records of 'Scottish International Review'
- Correspondence: Records of 'Scottish International Review'
James Hogg (1770-1835)
Self-Standing Materials
- ‘1831’, poem (Dc.4.101-103)
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Autograph MS from 'The Shepherd's Calendar', being a leaf from the draft for 'Class IV. Dogs' (Coll-1713)
- 2 letters from Hogg, 1 to ‘My dear Blakie’ and 1 to Sir John Hay, [182-?]-1833, with poem ‘When the Kye Come Home’ by Hogg (Dc.4.101-103)
- 2 letters from Hogg, 1 to Mr Boyd and 1 to Messrs Oliver and Boyd, 1820 and undated (Dc.4.101-103)
Materials in Other Collections
- Poetry: Laing Collection
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
- Secondary Materials: Marion Lochhead Papers, Thomas Nelson Archive
Archibald Home (1705?-1744)
- Poetry: Laing Collection
John Home (1722-1808)
Self-Standing Materials
- Poems, 49 ff., autograph and MS, with autograph revisions (Dc.1.51)
- Explanatory note, added to a letter from David Hume, 1776, Dk.6.27/4
- Letter to Andrew Strahan, 1804 (Dc.4.101-103)
- Letter from Adam Ferguson to Home, 9 October 1780 (Coll-1682)
Materials in Other Collections
- Drama: Laing Collection
- Miscellaneous Prose: Laing Collection
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
Tom Hubbard (1950- )
- Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive
David Hume (1560?-1630?)
- Prose: Laing Collection
Alexander Hutchison (1943-2015)
- Typescript Poems and Talk: Hamish Henderson Archive, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
- Correspondence: Hamish Henderson Archive, Hugh MacDiarmid Papers
Mick Imlah (1956-2009)
- Correspondence: Norman MacCaig Papers, Robert Nye Papers
Henry David Inglis (1795-1835)
- Correspondence: Laing Collection
Alexander Irvine (1773-1824)
- Poetry: Laing Collection
David Irving (1778-1860)
- Correspondence: Laing Collection