{"id":1894,"date":"2019-11-12T15:08:45","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T15:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/edinburghuniversityarchives\/?p=1894"},"modified":"2019-11-12T15:08:45","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T15:08:45","slug":"centenary-of-hamish-henderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/edinburghuniversityarchives\/2019\/11\/12\/centenary-of-hamish-henderson\/","title":{"rendered":"Centenary of Hamish Henderson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday a plaque was unveiled at the School of Scottish Studies Archives<\/a> celebrating the centenary of Hamish Henderson<\/strong>, who was born in Blairgowrie on 11 November 1919. As a songwriter, song-collector, poet, and political activist, Henderson is widely acclaimed as the father of Scotland\u2019s post-war Folk Revival. He was appointed as a lecturer and research fellow at the newly founded School of Scottish Studies in 1951, where his fieldwork and his many writings, both academic and non-academic, provided a major catalyst for the movement.<\/p>\n

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Just part of Edinburgh University’s Hamish Henderson Archive<\/p><\/div>\n

The Papers of Hamish Henderson<\/strong> (Coll-1438), amounting to over 60 boxes of material, are one of Edinburgh University\u2019s most important archival collections. Original manuscripts by Henderson in the collection include poems, songs, essays, articles, talks, lectures, letters to the press, and translations. There are also fieldwork notes, including many transcripts of songs, and a wide range of materials relating to Henderson’s work for the School of Scottish Studies. Henderson’s political life is reflected in papers connected to the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the Anti-Apartheid movement, and the Campaign for a Scottish Assembly. In addition, there are a number of personal papers, including materials relating to Henderson\u2019s service in the Second World War.<\/p>\n

There is extensive incoming correspondence from major figures in the worlds of literature, folk music, and scholarship, illustrating the extraordinary breadth of Henderson\u2019s interests and the extent of his influence. There are letters from:<\/p>\n