A Scottish Witness of the Great Kantō Earthquake To mark the centenary of the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923, we are publishing a blog by Ash Mowat, a volunteer in the Civic Engagement Team, which explores the archives …Continue reading →

Come Hither: Walter de la Mare and the Young of All Ages TAGS: Walter de la Mare The English writer Walter de la Mare was born 150 years ago this week on 25 April 1873. To mark his anniversary, we are publishing a blog by Ash Mowat, …Continue reading →

Volunteering at the CRC: Charlotte’s experience TAGS: Archives | children's books | illustrators | Theatre Today we’re introducing Charlotte Holmes, a postgraduate student who is doing some volunteer work under the supervision of archivist Aline Brodin. Her main task is to catalogue and box-list two …Continue reading →

Centenary of Hamish Henderson TAGS: Hamish Henderson Yesterday a plaque was unveiled at the School of Scottish Studies Archives celebrating the centenary of Hamish Henderson, who was born in Blairgowrie on 11 November 1919. As a songwriter, …Continue reading →

‘This Single Song of Two’: Centenary of the Marriage of Edwin and Willa Muir TAGS: Edwin Muir | George Mackay Brown | Willa Muir 7 June 2019 marks the centenary of the marriage of Edwin and Willa Muir, one of Scottish literature’s great creative partnerships. Acclaimed in their own right as poet and novelist …Continue reading →

Fifty Years of ‘An Orkney Tapestry’ TAGS: Charles Senior | George Mackay Brown | Helen B. Cruickshank | Norman MacCaig | Scottish Literature This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of two of George Mackay Brown’s landmark publications, An Orkney Tapestry and A Time to Keep. While Brown was already well established as a …Continue reading →

Anniversary of Andrew Lang TAGS: Andrew Lang | Fairy Books | Leonora Blanche Alleyne | Scottish Literature March 31 marks the 175th anniversary of the birth of one of Scotland’s most prolific and versatile writers, Andrew Lang (1844-1912). The author or co-author of 249 volumes, Lang worked …Continue reading →