Manuscripts

Manuscripts (S-W)

Description: 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.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1927-1929
Call number: mssGrieve
Creator: MacDiarmid, Hugh (1892-1978)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from K. D. Duval Rare Books, July 1962 and April 1963.
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Manuscripts

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.

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Christopher Murray Grieve collection

Manuscripts

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Correspondence, manuscripts (A-I)

Manuscripts

Folder 1 contains 4 letters written by Grieve in 1927-1928 addressed to the Scottish Secretariat and "Miss Archibald" (probably a staff member of the Secretariat). Folders 2-41 contain manuscripts.

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Manuscripts: Smith, J. (S-W) - Weaver, 3 poems

Manuscripts

The collection has several strong subject points for the purpose of research including journalism and the writing process and the history of Los Angeles. There are many letters written during World War II that discuss life in America as well as abroad, especially Iwo Jima. The bulk of the collection includes correspondence to Smith from his readers, many of whom were persons of note, and Smith's own subject files of topics often discussed in his columns. The manuscripts include a number of Smith's notebooks as well as drafts of essays and monographs. The ephemera includes appearances of Smith's columns, photographs of Smith's work and family, and printed materials related to Smith's work and family life.

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J. P. Ledwidge letter to W. S. Stone and Sons

Manuscripts

The collection contains 58 pieces, including correspondence, diaries, documents, ephemera, essays, journals, legal documents, manuscripts, and reports, which were collected by O'Neil while working for the Works Progress Administration. The great majority of these materials are typescript copies. This collection focuses on Mormon history, from its earliest days through the 1930s. Every aspect of Mormon religion, daily life and cultural expression is explored, including pieces of Mormon poetry and items on the history of Mormon theater. Of particular interest are those items that portray the relationship Mormon settlers had with their Native American neighbors. Subjects addressed within the collection include the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Federal Writers Project, the Historical Records Survey, Native Americans in Utah, the Mormon Church, Mormon pioneers, Mormon poetry, Mormon social life and customs, Mormon theater, the history of Ogden (Utah), the Works Progress Administration, Utah history, Jedediah Strong Smith (1799-1831), Joseph Smith (1805-1844), Charles L. Walker (1832-1904), and Brigham Young (1801-1877). Also included are typescript copies of works by John Alexander Devan (1851-1935), Esias Edwards (1812-1897), Emma Seegmiller Higbee, Maurice L. (Maurice Langdon) Howe, George Miller (1794-1856), and Theodore Albert Schroeder (1864-1953).

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Wirsig, Woodrow - Printer's Ink Publishing Co

Manuscripts

Approx. 20 items. In general, these items deal with the value of advertising to individual newspapers and in a larger sense, the value of advertising to the national economy. Included are the full texts of several essays, including "How Sophisticated Businessmen Advertise Out of a Recession," "Keying Advertising to State Economies...", "Why a Tax Cut Won't Work Without More Advertising," "Why is America's Biggest Advertiser So Successful," etc. Also correspondence related to the hiring of Woodrow Wirsig to write a weekly column on advertising.

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