Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- MacDiarmid, Hugh, 1892-1978
- Abstract:
- Collection contains 119 essays and 4 letters written by Christopher Murray Grieve. The manuscript essays, dating from 1927-1929, cover topics related to Scottish culture and politics and were often published weekly in various Scottish newspapers under pseudonyms, usually "Mountboy" or "Special Correspondent."
- Extent:
- 3 boxes (3.9 linear feet)
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection contains 119 essays and 4 letters written by Christopher Murray Grieve. The materials date from 1927-1929, while Grieve was living in Montrose, Scotland and working at the newspaper Montrose Review. The manuscript essays cover topics related to Scottish culture and politics and were syndicated via the Scottish Secretariat to various weekly local Scottish newspapers under pseudonyms, usually "Mountboy" or "Special Correspondent." Newspapers that published the pieces include the Kelso Journal, Kilmarnock Standard, Brechin Times, Perth Advertiser, and others.
- Biographical / historical:
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Christopher Murray Grieve (1892-1978), best known by the pen name Hugh MacDiarmid, was a Scottish poet, journalist, and critic. He studied at Edinburgh University and served in the Royal Medical Corps (1915-1920). Following wartime service, he became a journalist at the Montrose Review in Montrose, Angus. Grieve was politically active, a founder member of the National Party of Scotland (now the Scottish National Party) in 1928 and at times a member of the Communist Party. As a poet, he is credited with leading the Scottish literary renaissance in the first half of the 20th century.
- Acquisition information:
- Collection is comprised of materials purchased from K. D. Duval Rare Books in two accessions, July 1962 and April 1963. Accession dates are noted on individual folders.
- Arrangement:
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Materials are arranged by type: correspondence and manuscripts. Manuscripts are arranged alphabetically by title.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191