'Scottish International' Materials in Other EUL Collections
There are significant materials connected with 'Scottish International' in other EUL collections.
Correspondence in the Papers of Hamish Henderson, Hugh MacDiarmid, and Tom Scott bears witness to the distrust and hostility provoked by Scottish International in part of the Scottish literary scene, due to what was seen as an anti-Scots-language bias and over-generous funding from the Scottish Arts Council.
Hamish Henderson (Coll-1438)
- Copy of letter from Henderson to Tom Scott, 2 March 1973, alerting him to the conference ‘What Kind of Scotland?’ organized by Scottish International (E2013.07, Box 22, Folder 4)
- Letter from Tom Scott to Henderson, 5 March 1973, critical of Scottish International and the ‘What Kind of Scotland?’ conference (E2013.07, Box 22, Folder 4)
- Copy of letter from Henderson to Tom Scott, 13 March 1973, defending Robert Tait’s editorship of Scottish International and the ‘What Kind of Scotland?’ conference (E2013.07, Box 22, Folder 4)
- Letter from Tom Scott to Henderson, 19 March 1973, critical of Father Anthony Ross’s role in Scottish International and Scottish Arts Council Funding of the magazine (E2013.07, Box 22, Folder 4)
- Copy of letter from Henderson to Tom Scott, 20 March 1973, suggesting that he attend the ‘What Kind of Scotland?’ conference and raise his objections there (E2013.07, Box 22, Folder 4)
- Copy of unpublished letter from Tom Scott to The Scotsman, 18 May 1973, critical of the ‘What Kind of Scotland?’ conference and of Scottish Arts Council funding of Scottish International (E2013.07, Box 22, Folder 4)
- Letters from Robert Tait to Henderson, 18 July 1972, 23 May 1974, and 2 undated (E2013.07, Box 24, Folder 5)
Hugh MacDiarmid (Coll-18)
- Letter from Maurice Lindsay to MacDiarmid, 30 January 1968, critical of first number of Scottish International (MS 2953.3/132)
- Letter from Father Anthony Ross, 20 September 1967, inviting MacDiarmid to be a Trustee of Scottish International (MS 2970)
- Letter from Tom Scott to MacDiarmid, 8 October 1967, critical of programme of Scottish International (MS 2960.6/96)
- Letter from Tom Scott to MacDiarmid, 8 October 1967, explaining his refusal to contribute to Scottish International (MS 2960.6/97)
- Letter from Tom Scott to MacDiarmid, 30 January 1968, critical of first number of Scottish International (MS 2960.6/101)
- Letter from Tom Scott to MacDiarmid, 11 June 1970, on John MacQueen’s review of Selected Essays of Hugh MacDiarmid, ed. Duncan Glen, in Scottish International (MS 2960.6/115)
- Letter from Tom Scott to MacDiarmid, 17 June 1970, critical of the ‘Scottish Antinational’ (MS 2960.6/116)
- Letter from Tom Scott to MacDiarmid, 23 April 1973, on correspondence in The Scotsman concerning the conference ‘What Kind of Scotland?’ organized by Scottish International and Scottish Arts Council funding of the magazine (MS 2960.6/122)
- Copy of extract of letter from Hamish Henderson to Tom Scott, 13 March 1973, defending Robert Tait’s editorship of Scottish International and the ‘What Kind of Scotland?’ conference (MS 2960.6/123)
- Letter from Tom Scott to MacDiarmid, 28 May 1973, on the search for a new editor of Scottish International and Scottish Arts Council funding of the magazine (MS 2960.6/125)
- Copy of unpublished letter from Tom Scott to The Scotsman, 18 May 1973, critical of the ‘What Kind of Scotland?’ conference and of Scottish Arts Council funding of Scottish International (MS 2960.6/126)
- Letter from Tom Scott to MacDiarmid, 5 July 1973, on interviews for a new editor of Scottish International (MS 2960.6/127)
- Letter from Robert Tait, 5 October 1967, inviting MacDiarmid to contribute to Scottish International (MS 2970)
We also have an almost complete run of Scottish International from Hugh MacDiarmid's personal library (SC 8644/29).
Tom Scott (Coll-1077)
- Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to Tom Scott, 11 October 1967, explaining his refusal to contribute to Scottish International (E2001.34)
- Letter from Hugh MacDiarmid to Tom Scott, 3 July 1973, discussing Tom Buchan’s application for editorship of Scottish International (E2001.34)
- Letter from Alexander Scott to Tom Scott, 2 August 1967, on the appointment of Robert Garioch to the editorial board of Scottish International (E95.02)
- Letter from Alexander Scott to Tom Scott, 4 August 1967, discussing the origins of Scottish International and the composition of its editorial board (E95.02)
- Letter from Alexander Scott to Tom Scott, 8 August 1967, on Robert Tait’s suitability for the editorship of Scottish International (E95.02)
- Letter from Alexander Scott to Tom Scott, 6 October 1967, announcing his resignation from the advisory board of Scottish International (E95.02)
- Letters from Alexander Scott to Tom Scott, 9 October, 12 October, and 14 November 1967, on the under-representation of Scots-language poets on the editorial board of Scottish International (E95.02)
- Letter from Charles Senior to Tom Scott, 18 July 1969 on a negative review of Senior’s verse (by Alan Jackson) in Scottish International (E95.02)
Fred Urquhart (Coll-49)
- Letter to Urquhart from Robert Tait, editor of Scottish International, 23 October 1972 (MS 2836)
- Letters from Margaret Hamilton to Urquhart, 11, 26 March, 28 April, 27 May, and 14 August 1972, on her submission of a poem and story in 'Glasgow housing scheme language' to Scottish International and on the magazine's openness to short fiction (MS 2832)