Acc.9417 December 2007

Inventory

Acc.9417

Alastair Gray

National Library of Manuscripts Division George IV Bridge EH1 1EW Tel: 0131-466 2812 Fax: 0131-466 2811 E-mail: [email protected]

© Trustees of the National Library of Scotland Papers, 1944-87, n.d., of Alasdair Gray, consisting mostly of diaries, personal documents, and correspondence, with a small number of manuscripts and printed items.

This accession has been partly arranged and described by Alasdair Gray (Numbers 1 - 83).

This accession is not available for consultation until after the death of Alasdair Gray.

1-63 NOTEBOOKS, 1950-82, n.d. 64 PASSPORT, 1954 65-72 FRAGMENTS OF DIARIES AND MANUSCRIPTS, 1944-77 73-83 FILES OF PERSONAL DOCUMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE, 1896-1986, n.d. 84-91 MANUSCRIPTS AND TYPESCRIPTS, CA. 1958-1987, n.d. 92 PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEGATIVES, 1932-60, n.d. 93 BIBLIOGRAPHIC ITEM, n.d. 94-100 PRINTED ITEMS, 1978-[1986]

1-63 NOTEBOOKS, 1950-82, n.d.

1 August - September 1950. 2 Autumn 1951. 3 1952. 4 March 1952. 5 September - October 1952. 6 1952. 7 1952. 8 Autumn 1952. 9 Late 1952 - 1953. 10 Christmas 1952. 11 December 1952 to February 1953. 12 ca. February 1953. 13 1953. 14 Easter - May 1953. 15 1953. 16 September - October 1953. 17 12 February 1954 - . 18 August - September 1954. 19 1954. 20 1955. 21 1955, 1965. 22 July - August 1955. 23 August 1955. 23A 1956. 24 Last half of 1956. 25A 1956. 25B 1956. 26 November 1956 - March 1957. 27 May - June 1957. 28 July - December 1957. 29 25 October 1957 - . 30 December 1957 - early 1958. 31 March - June 1958. 32 ca. July 1958, March 1959. 33 September - December 1958. 34 April - September 1959. 35 March 1959. 36 1959-60. 37 January - December 1960. 38 August - January 1962. 39 ca. June 1962. 40 October 1962 - July 1963. 41 September 1963. 42 February 1964 - . 43 November 1964 - . 44 September - October 1964. 45 October 1967 - April 1968. 46 October 1967, 1982 or 1983. 47 15 November 1967, 7 March 1968. 48 7 April 1969 - March 1975. [Commonplace book]. 49 1970. 50 ca. September 1950. 51 October 1970, February 1971. 52 ca. 1971. 53 September 1971 - September 1972. 54 January 1973 - . 55 September 1973. 56 July 1958, September 1974. 57 ca. June 1975. 58 1977. 59 ca. September 1979 - ca. December 1980. 60 ca. May - June 1980. 61 1982. 62 Address book, n.d. 63 Sketchbook, n.d.

64 PASSPORT, 1954.

64 Passport, issued 1954.

65-72 FRAGMENTS OF DIARIES AND MANUSCRIPTS, 1944-77.

A full list of contents of each of these files can be found at the end of this inventory.

65 1944-50. 66 1951. 67 1952. 68 1953-54. 69 1955-56. 70 1956-57. 71 1957-58. 72 1976-77.

73-83 FILES OF PERSONAL DOCUMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE, 1896-1986, n.d.

A full list of contents of each of these files can be found at the end of this inventory.

73 ‘Certificates and Legal Documents’, 1896-1984. 74 ‘Alexander Gray’, 1931-58, n.d. 75 ‘Domestic and Criminal’, 1952-86, n.d. 76 ‘Alexander Gray’, 1955-72, n.d. 77 Untitled file, 1957-86, n.d. 78 ‘Post Artschool - Pre Inge’, 1957-87, n.d. 79 ‘Letters and Documents re. Paintings/Exhibitions’, 1958-77, n.d. 80 ‘Documents about teaching/lecturing/reading’, 1968-83, n.d. 81 ‘Questionnaires (Biographical)’, 1969-86, n.d. 82 ‘Recent letters - Business pending?’, 1973-86, n.d. 83 ‘Correspondence: Publishers and Agents’, 1975-86, n.d.

84-91 MANUSCRIPTS AND TYPESCRIPTS, ca. 1958-1987, n.d.

84 ‘Letter to Margaret Gray’, ca. 1958. 85 Photocopy of radio script of ‘Quiet People’, 1968. 86 Manuscript and three typescripts of ‘The New World’, with a letter of Harriett Gilbert, of the New Statesman, 1986. 87 Manuscript of film script of ‘The Story of a Recluse’, 1987. 88 Typescript of film script of ‘The Story of a Recluse’, 1987. 89 ‘Thaw's Trilogical Theory’, n.d. [exercise book] 90 File marked ‘Old Negatives’ containing various manuscripts of poetry and prose, n.d. 91 Fragments of a ?diary and letter, n.d.

92 PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEGATIVES, 1932-60, n.d.

92 30 black and white photographs, 1932-60, n.d, 22 individual negatives, n.d, and 10 strips of negatives, n.d.

93 BIBLIOGRAPHIC ITEM, n.d.

93 ‘Notes by Donald Goodbrand Saunders of writings by Alasdair Gray purchased by the Scottish National Library and received by them in 1986 - Acc.9247’.

94-100 PRINTED ITEMS, 1978-[1986].

94 Andrew Gray, ‘Reminiscences of Childhood. A Short Story’, 1978. 95 Alasdair Gray, The Comedy of the White Dog, Glasgow: Print Studio Press, [1979]. 96 David Hardman, The History of the Holiday Fellowship. Part One 1913- 1940. London: The Holiday Fellowship Limited, 1981. 97 The Glasgow Magazine 1, Winter 1982/83. [‘Education’]. 98 ‘Strathclyde Writers' May Festival’, 1984. 99 The Fiction Magazine 3 (2), Summer 1984. [‘The Answer’]. 100 5 Scottish Artists Retrospective Show Gartocharn, Famedram Publishers, [1986].

65 `1944-50', 1945-50.

(1) `School essays', 18 September 1950 - 27 February 1951. [notebook] (2) `The First Seven Days Recorded in My Diary', 1949. (3) `Rhymes and Rhythms', 1950. [first page only] (4) Poems, ca. 1950. (5) `Scenes from the Odyssey by Homer' [first page only], and poems, 1945 or 1946. (6) `Jungle Strategy', 1947. (7) Altiora Hottentot, 1948. [3 editions] (8) `Jungle Rhapsody' Collins Magazine for Boys and Girls, March 1949, pp.139-40. (9) Pupil's Pandemonium, 1949. [2 editions] (10) `The Yellow Dream', Collins Magazine for Boys and Girls, [June 1950], pp.41-2. (11) `Douglas Graham', ca. 1950.

66 `1951', 1951-2, n.d.

(a) Diary, n.d. [begins `Friday'] (b) Diary, n.d. [begins `Tuesday'] (c) Diary, June 1951. [exercise book] (d) Fragment of diary, 1951 or 1952. (e) Title pages for a work of fiction entitled `Obbly-Pobbly', 1951-52. (f) Story for children, ca. 1951. [2 exercise books, and 2 loose folios] (g) Chapter 1 of `Obbly Pobbly', 1951. [exercise book] (h) Fragments of novel, 1951. [notebook] (i) `The Star', 1951, with a copy of Collins Magazine for Boys and Girls, 4 (5), [May 1951] (j) `Lecture on lesser known prehistoric monsters of the Clyde Basin', n.d. [first page only] (k) `Homo Dubius. Dialogues with a familiar daemon through intervals of sleepless dream', 1951. [`The First Dialogue' and 4 title pages.] (l) `The Satelyte', 1951. (m) `Grins Through a Key-hole', 1951. (n) Fragment of diary, 1951. [begins `Monday'] (o) Beginning of novel, 1951 or 1952.

67 1952.

(a) `List of places of which I wanted to make paintings ...', 1952. (b) Fragment of Diary, February or March 1952. (c) `Notes referring to me and Mora', 1952 or 1953. (d) Diary, January 1952. (e) `Notes of negative epiphany in the art-school refectory', 2 March 1953. (f) Notes for diary, April or May 1952. (g) `Diary fragment referring to Art School politics', 1952. (h) `Gowan Cumbernauld', 1952 [2 exercise books, and some loose folios] (i) Diary, September or October 1952. [exercise book] (j) `In Sickness. A Meditation', December 1952.

68 1953-54.

(a) `Weekend visit with Jim Spence + Nickie Gill to a youth hostel ...', ca. 1953. (b) `Early and unused Thaw + Lanark fragments', ca. 1953. (c) `The Halloween Party', 1953. (d) `Diary note referring to the creation of the first sketches for the Cowcaddens painting', 1953. (e) Fragment of letter to Ann Weller, ca. 1953. (f) Diary fragments, 1953. (g) `2 diary sheets dealing with a character called Ogilvie ...', 1953. (h) `4 detached diary sheets referring to people at art school ...', 1953. (i) Diary, 1953-54. [3 exercise books] (j) Incomplete diary, 1954. [torn half of exercise book] (k) `The Angel of Justice', March 1954. (l) `Reproductions of 2 out of 5 scraperboards ...', May 1954. [Missing when folder listed in February 1995] (m) Incomplete draft of letter to Ann Weller, July 1954. (n) Incomplete draft of letter to Ann Weller, July 1954. (o) Diary fragments, August 1954.

69 1955-56.

(a) `The start of my friendship with Veronica', early 1955. [exercise book] (b) `Thaw passage about his return from hospital: plus start of a letter to Hilary Leeming ...', ca. August 1955. (c) `An account of certain happenings in North Britain', February 1954 or 1955. (d) `Three diary sheets ... plus single small Thaw fragment ...', May or June 1955. (e) Draft letter to Ann Weller, 1955. (f) Draft letter to Hilary Leeming, 1955. (g) Draft letter possibly to Bob Kitts, ca. 1956. (h) Incomplete draft letter to Margaret Gray, Hilary Leeming or Ann Weller, 1955 or 1956. (i) Fragment of diary, June 1956. (j) Incomplete draft letter to Bob Kitts, 1956. (k) Incomplete draft letter to Margaret Gray, 1956. (l) Early draft of `Because the City was built in time of mutiny', 1956. (m) Diary fragment, ca. 1956. (n) Typescript of poem beginning `I'm a fiendish Father Christmas', n.d. (o) Fragment, 1956. (p) Ygorra, 1956.

70 1956-57.

(a) `Notes Upon the Discovery of a New Science', ca. 1956. (b) `Janet', ca. 1957. (c) Ygorra, 1957. (d) `Epic Painting', 1957. (e) Fragment, October 1957. (f) Note of Alan [Taylor], ca. 1955-8. (g) Account of dream, n.d.

71 1957-58.

(a) `Report to the Trustees of the Bellahouston Travelling Scholarship', 1957.

72 1976-77.

(a) Letter of Kay Turpie, 1976. (b) `Glasgow Arts Centres', n.d. [manuscript] (c) `Glasgow Arts Centres', n.d. [photocopy of typescript] (d) Copies of 2 letters to Sir William Gray, 1977, with manuscript drafts. (e) Letter of Carol Downes, 1977, with draft reply. (f) Press cuttings and photocopies: Glasgow Herald, 26 May 1972. Glasgow Herald, 2 June 1972. `Sir William Gray JP BL - Biography', 1974. West End News, 24 February, 1976. Glasgow Herald, 15 December 1976. Glasgow Herald, 28 April 1977. `The Third International festival of Violin', 9 May 1977. Sunday Mail, 29 January 1978. Glasgow Herald, 2 February 1978.

73 `Certificates and Legal Documents', 1896-1984.

(1) Birth Certificate of Jeanie Stevenson, 1865. (2) Marriage Certificate of Alexander Gray and Jeanie Stevenson, 1896. (3) Birth Certificate of Alasdair Gray, [1934]. (4) Death Certificate of Agnes Gray, 1947. (5) Death Certificate of Henry Fleming, 1948. (6) Prize Certificate, Glasgow Art Gallery and Museums School Children's Art Competition, 1949. (7) Prize Certificate, Glasgow Art Gallery and Museums School Children's Art Competition, 1950. (8) Scottish Leaving Certificate of Alasdair Gray, 1952. (9) National Service Grade Card of Alasdair Gray, 1952. (10) Teacher's Probation Certificate of Alasdair Gray, 1960. (11) Marriage Certificate of Alasdair Gray and Inge Sorensen, 1961. (12) Testament of Annie Miller, 1977. (13) Death Certificate of Annie Miller, 1978. (14) Petition for Divorce of Inge Gray, 1983. (15) Decree Nisi Absolute between Inge Gray and Alasdair Gray, 1984.

74 `Alexander Gray', 1931-58, n.d.

(1) Postcard to Alexander Gray, 1957. (2) Letter to Alexander Gray, [ca.1957]. (3) Telegram to Alexander Gray, 1957. (4) Letter to Alexander Gray, 1957. (5) Letter of Ian McCulloch to Alexander Gray, 1957. (6) Letter of Douglas Bliss, of , to Alexander Gray, 1957. (7) Copy of letter of Alexander Gray to Douglas Bliss, 1957. (8) Letter of Douglas Bliss to Alasdair Gray, 1957. (9) Letter of Union-Castle Line to Alexander Gray, 1957. (10) Letter of H Smith to Alexander Gray, 1957. (11) Letter to Alexander Gray, [1957]. (12) Letter of Douglas Bliss to Alexander Gray, 1957. (13) Letter to Alexander Gray, [1957]. (14) Letter of Union-Castle Line to Alexander Gray, 1957. (15) Letter to Alexander Gray, 1957. (16) Letter to Alexander Gray, 1957. (17) Letter of Douglas Bliss to Alasdair Gray, [1957]. (18) Letter of Douglas Bliss to Alasdair Gray, 1958. (19) Draft of letter to [?Alexander Gray], n.d. (20) Family Tree, n.d. (21) `Rambling Topics', by Alexander Gray, 1931. (22) 'Notes on early life in Glasgow by A.G.', n.d. (23) Fellowship, March 1959.

75 `Domestic and Criminal', 1952-86, n.d.

(1) Letter of Robert McEwan, headmaster of Whitehill Secondary School, 1952. (2) Schedule for Compulsory Purchase Order for Glasgow Inner Ring Road, 1966. (3) Initial Writ (Alasdair Gray vs Leslie Nurse), 1968. (4) Copy of letter of Mural Partners, [ca.1968]. (5) 2 rent cards, 1968-71. (6) Copy of letter of The Secretary, The Law Society of Scotland, 1969. (7) Scottish Gas Board Prepayment Meter Card, 1969-70. (8) Copy of letter of Alasdair Gray to the Scottish Artists Benevolent Fund, concerning John Connelly, 1970. (9) 2 eviction notices, 1970-71. (10) Letter of the Clerk of Charing Cross Court, 1971. (11) Letter of M Clark, of the Glasgow Child Central Guidance Clinic, 1972. (12) Letter of HM Inspector of Taxes, Glasgow, 1972. (13) `National Emergency Seasonal Greeting Card', 1974. (14) 3 letters of Dean Forster of the Virginia Military Institute, 1974. (15) Letter of Collector of Taxes, Glasgow, 1974. (16) Letter of HM Inspector of Taxes, Glasgow, 1974. (17) Copy of letter to Malcolm Smith, Glasgow Corporation Housing Manager, 1975. (18) Copy of letter to [ ] Burns, 1976. (19) Copy of letter concerning Francis Head, 1976. (20) Summons for Payment, 1977. (21) Notice of Complaint, and Notice of Adjournment, 1977. (22) Letter of Linda Haase, of the Scottish Society of Playwrights, 1977. (23) Letter of HM Inspector of Taxes, Glasgow, 1977. (24) Copy of satiric letter of Alasdair Gray concerning telephones, 1980. (25) Statement of income tax, 1980. (26) Letter of Margaret Ferguson, 1986. (27) `Beat No 12', n.d. (28) Council for Education in World Citizenship Prize Certificate, n.d. (29) Benefits Card, n.d.

76 `Alexander Gray', 1955-72, n.d.

(1) Postcard of Alexander Gray, 1955. (2) Incomplete letter of Alexander Gray, [1957]. (3) Letter of Annie [ ] and Ned [ ], 1957. (4) Copy of letter of Alexander Gray, 1957. (5) Letter of Alexander Gray, 1957. (6) Letter of Alexander Gray, 1958. (7) Postcard of Alexander Gray, 1958. (8) Letter of St John Ford to Alexander Gray, 1958. (9) Letter of Alexander Gray, 1965. (10) Letter of Lynn [ ], 1971. (11) Letter of Alexander Gray, 1971. (12) Letter of Alexander Gray, 1971. (13) Letter of Alexander Gray, 1972. (14) Letter of Alexander Gray, 1972. (15) Letter of Alexander Gray to Annie [ ], 1972. (16) Letter of Alexander Gray and Lynn [ ] to Annie [ ], 1972. (17) Letter of Alexander Gray, 1972. (18) Letter of Alexander Gray, 1972. (19) Letter of Alexander Gray, 1972. (20) Letter of Alexander Gray, 1972. (21) Letter of Alexander Gray and Lynn [ ], 1972. (22) Postcard of Alexander Gray, n.d.

77 Untitled file, 1957-86, n.d.

(1) Draft of letter to Bob [ ], ca.1957. (2) National Insurance Contribution Card, 1965. (3) Letter of Norman Thomson, 1968. (4) Reference from the University of Glasgow, 1968. (5) National Health Service Medical Card, 1972. (6) Postcard of Charlie and Linda [ ], 1973. (7) Postcard of Lynn [ ], 1973. (8) Pay slip from Glasgow University, 1973. (9) Invoice for grant from County Council of Dunbarton, 1974. (10) 4 pay slips from the University of Glasgow, 1974-77. (11) Postcard of `Aunt Louise', 1975. (12) Letter of Janet McLeod, of the University of Glasgow, 1976. (13) Letter of George Garson, of Glasgow School of Art, 1977. (14) Letter of Andrew M. Grieve, of Target Life Assurance Company Limited, 1977. (15) Letter of [ ], of Strathclyde Regional Council, 1977, with copy of report on `Glasgow Arts Centres' by Alasdair Gray, 1977. (16) Certificate of Pay and Tax Deducted, 1977, with manuscript account of tax, [1977]. (17) Draft of satiric letter concerning taxation, ca.1979. (18) Draft of letter to Sandy Nielson, of the Playhouse Theatre, 1980. (19) Royalty statement of Harper & Row, 1981. (20) `Biblio page' for [Unlikely Stories, Mostly], 1982. (21) Letter of Robert Kitts, 1984. (22) Letter of Kay McAnaspie, of Jonathan Cape Limited, 1984. (23) Photocopy of cheque for Cardross People's Action Fund, 1984. (24) Incomplete letter from James Bliss, ca. 1984-5. (25) Letter of M. Bowering, 1985. (26) Letter of Janice McPherson, 1985. (27) Incomplete letter of [ ], 1985. (28) Letter of Ronald Binns, 1986. (29) Letter of Stewart Conn, 1986. (30) Letter of Robert Kitts, 1986. (31) Incomplete letter of Bob [ ], n.d. (32) Letter, and poem, of Bernie [ ], n.d. (33) Letter of Brian [ ], n.d. (34) Letter and part of letter of Tina [ ], n.d. (35) 2 incomplete letters of [ ], n.d. (36) Draft of letter to Ann [ ], n.d. (37) Draft of letter to May [ ], n.d. (38) Draft of letter to Gordon and Pat [ ], n.d. (39) Draft of letter to `Flower', n.d. (40) Copy of letter to the Editor, Glasgow Herald, n.d. (41) Photocopy of christmas card, n.d. (42) Page of manuscript, n.d. (43) Card with manuscript drafts, n.d. (44) 2 pages of carbon copy of typescript of `James Watt', n.d. (45) 7 photocopied pages of play, n.d. (46) Photocopy of typescript of `The Grumbler', n.d. (47) Treatment for film of `The History Maker', n.d. (48) Proposal of `A Curious and Brief History. An Anthology of Prefaces', n.d. (49) Typescript of `Portrait of a Vital Witness', n.d. (50) Proof of `Fine Flowers in the Valley', n.d. (51) Catalogue of `Two exhibitions of sculpture, painting by John Connolly, Alasdair Gray and Alasdair Taylor', n.d. (52) Page from stamp album, n.d.

78 `Post Artschool - Pre Inge', 1957-87, n.d.

(1) Letter from [Alex Gray], 1957. (2) Poster for Ygorra, 1957. (3) Reference from University of Glasgow, 1968. (4) Card to Elizabeth T. Clark, 1971. (5) Photocopy of manuscript of `On a Small Boy, at 8 Months', [ca.1971]. (6) The Glasgow Review, 3 (1), Summer 1972. [`Not Striving'] (7) Photocopies from The Glasgow Review, 3 (2), Autumn 1972. (8) Letter of Gail Russell, of the British Broadcasting Corporation, 1973. (9) Pay slip from British Broadcasting Corporation, 1973. (10) Contract with The British Broadcasting Corporation, 1974. (11) Letter of Janet McLeod, of University of Glasgow, 1976. (12) Pay slip, 1976. (13) Pay slip of the British Broadcasting Corporation, 1978. (14) Pay slip of the British Broadcasting Corporation, 1979. (15) Contract with the British Broadcasting Corporation, 1979. (16) Letter from John Barclay, Secretary of The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, 1980. (17) Letter of Walter J Jeffrey, of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain, 1980. (18) Letter and remittance advice of Grampian Television Ltd., 1981. (19) 2 pay slips of Scottish Television Ltd., 1981. (20) Letter of Brian [ ], 1985. (21) Letter of Anne McDermid, of Curtis Brown, with draft of reply, 1986. (22) Letter and note of Hamish Whyte, of the Mitchell Library, 1986. (23) Letter of Manfred Malzahn, of the , 1986. (24) Radio script of `The Fall of Kelvin Walker', 1986. (25) Letter from Tom [Leonard], 1987. (26) Letter of Naomi Capon, of the British Broadcasting Corporation, n.d. (27) Draft of ?letter concerning Alex Gray, n.d. (28) Manuscript of essay on `William Gladstone and Keir Hardie', n.d. (29) Manuscript of proposal for thesis on colour, n.d. (30) Manuscript `Notes for a play about the planned breakdown of the Clydeside ship-building industry by its owners', n.d. (31) Typescript of final page of play, n.d. (32) Manuscript of `A Playbook: Order of Contents', n.d. (33) Various manuscript drafts, n.d. (34) Itinerary for New Glasgow Society Tour of the Falls of Clyde, n.d. (35) Catalogue of `Two exhibitions of sculpture, painting by John Connolly, Alasdair Gray and Alasdair Taylor', n.d. (36) Programme for `Writers' Workshop', n.d. (37) Flyer for Print Studio Press readings, n.d. (38) Notices for `Creative Writing', n.d. (39) Copy of engraving of `John Skinner, primate of Scotland', n.d. (40) 10 photographs and a postcard, ca. 1983 (41) Photograph, n.d.

79 `Letters and Documents re. Paintings/Exhibitions', 1958-77, n.d.

(1) Press cutting from The Bulletin, 25 April 1958, on the 123rd Royal Scottish Academy exhibition. (2) Good Neighbour. Greenock Parish Church Magazine, April 1972. (3) `Charing-Cross Mural Project', with letter of William Buchanan, of the Scottish Arts Council, 1973. (4) Remittance from City of Leeds Department of Finance, 1974. (5) Letter of Beuthe Ringer to [ ] Carter, 1973. (6) Letter of Stephen Elson, of the Collins Exhibition Hall, Glasgow, 1974. (7) Constitution and minutes, 1974-5, n.d., of the New Lanark Craft Community, with architect's drawing of property at 21/22 Long Row, 1976, and a copy of `Introducing the New Lanark Craft Community. Some notes by Alasdair Gray', n.d. (8) 2 letters of Hilda Butler, of the Glasgow Group, 1975. (9) `Street Decorations for the 1977 Anderston Fair', with copy of letter of Alasdair Gray, 1977, with related letter of A P Hewitt, of the Prince's Trust, 1977. (10) Statement of Compass Gallery, 1977. (11) Copy of letter to the Editor of The Glasgow Herald, n.d. (12) Notice of `Grand Clearance Sale', n.d. (13) Invitation to `The Continuous Glasgow Show', n.d.

80 `Documents about teaching/lecturing/reading', 1968-83, n.d.

(1) 2 references from Glasgow School of Art, 1968. (2) Reference from Department of Sociology, University of Strathclyde, 1968. (3) Certificate of Pay and Tax Deducted, 1975-76. (4) 2 letters, 1977, concerning Writer's Workshop, Alexandria. (5) Offer of Contract of Scottish Arts Council for lecture, 1981. (6) Letter of Fran MacLennan, of East Kilbride Central Library, 1982. (7) Letter of Jenny Brown, of the Edinburgh Book Festival, 1983. (8) Draft of application, n.d.

81 `Questionnaires (Biographical)', 1969-86, n.d.

(1) Letter to Secretary of the University of Lancaster, 1969. (2) Letter of Francis [Head], 1973. (3) `Life Curriculum' for Military Institute of Virginia, [ca.1974]. (4) Tax Returns, 1974-76, with copy of letter to The Inspector of Taxes, n.d. (5) Copy of letter to Patricia White, 1980. (6) 2 copies of Curriculum Vitae, [ca.1980]. (7) `Replies by Alasdair Gray to Questions Put By Glenda Norquay and Carol Anderson', 1983. (8) 2 copies of `Literary Curriculum Vitae', [ca.1985]. (9) Letter of Stewart Conn, 1986. (10) Letter of Mora [Gray], 1986. (11) 2 copies of Curriculum Vitae, [1986]. (12) `Thoughts Suggested by Agnes Owens' Gentlemen of the West and an Appreciation of it by Alasdair Gray', n.d.

82 `Recent letters - Business pending?', 1973-86, n.d.

(1) Letter of Ada [ ], of the Scottish Society of Playwrights, 1973. (2) Letter of David Skilton, of the University of Wales, 1982. (3) Letter of Joan Lingard, 1983. (4) Letter of Eva Schaper, of the University of Glasgow, 1983. (5) Letter of H S Winstanley, 1983. (6) Letter of Margaret [ ], 1984. (7) Letter of [ ], 1985. (8) Letter of [ ], 1985. (9) Letter of Robert Kitts and Marlene Abrams, of Madrake Productions, 1985. (10) Letter of Richard Chapman, of the Third Eye Centre, 1985. (11) Letter of Contracts Executive, British Broadcasting Corporation, 1985. (12) Letter of Richard Chapman, 1985. (13) Letter of Brian [ ], 1986. (14) Letter of Hamish [Whyte], of the Mitchell Library, 1986. (15) Letter of Keith Alexander, of the British Broadcasting Corporation, 1986. (16) Letter of Tracy [ ], 1986. (17) Letter of Sarah Hodgson, of Penguin Books Ltd., 1986. (18) Letter of T A D Aldred, of The Queen's University of Belfast, n.d. (19) Letter to Andrew Robb, n.d. (20) Typescripts of poems by Tom Leonard, [Liz Lochhead], Hugh MacDiarmid, and Anne Stevenson, n.d. (21) Agenda of Staff Meeting, Glasgow Arts Centres, 1976. (22) Printed notice of Bethsy Gray, n.d.

83 `Correspondence: Publishers and Agents', 1975-86, n.d.

(1) Letter of Simon Berry, of The Molendinar Press, 1975. (2) Letter of John Boothe, of Quartet Books, 1975. (3) Letter of John Boothe, 1976. (4) Letter of Charles Wild, of Canongate Press, 1977. (5) Letter of Charles Wild, 1977. (6) Letter of Charles Wild, 1977. (7) Copy of letter to Patricia White, 1980. (8) Letter of Stephanie Wolfe Murray, of Canongate Press, 1980. (9) Letter of Stephanie Wolfe Murray, 1980. (10) Letter of Andrea Stryker-Rodda, of Harper & Row, 1980. (11) Incomplete letter of Stephanie Wolfe Murray, 1980. (12) Letter of Stephanie Wolfe Murray, 1981. (13) Letter of Stephanie Wolfe Murray, 1981. (14) Letter of Stephanie Wolfe Murray, 1981. (15) Letter of Stephanie Wolfe Murray, 1981. (16) Payment statement, [ca.1981]. (17) Letter of Peter Grose, of Secker & Warburg, to Julian Friedmann, literary agent, 1982, with copy of letter of Julian Friedmann to Alasdair Gray, 1982. (18) Remittance Advice of Penguin Books, 1982. (19) Letter of Andy McKillop, of Granada Publishing, 1982. (20) Letter of Stephanie Wolfe Murray, 1982. (21) Letter of Stephanie Wolfe Murray, 1982. (22) Letter of Debra Byron, of Jonathan Cape, 1982. (23) Draft of letter to Canongate Press, 1982. (24) Letter of Liz Calder, of Jonathan Cape, 1982. (25) Letter of Elizabeth Rolls, of Granada Publishing, 1982. (26) Letter of Julian Friedmann, 1982. (27) Letter of Robin Hodge, of Canongate Press, 1982. (28) Letter of Stephanie Wolfe Murray, 1982. (29) Letter of Andy McKillop, 1982. (30) Letter of Liz Calder, 1982. (31) Compliments slip of Stephanie [Wolfe-Murray], [ca.1982]. (32) Draft of letter to Stephanie Wolfe Murray, 1983. (33) Letter of Stephanie Wolfe Murray, 1983. (34) Letter of Stephanie Wolfe Murray, 1983. (35) Letter of Andy McKillop, 1983. (36) Letter of Rebecca Fraser, of Quartet Books, 1983. (37) Letter of Rebecca Fraser, 1983. (38) Draft of letter to Stephanie Wolfe Murray, 1983. (39) Letter of Judy [ ], of Jonathan Cape, 1984. (40) Letter of Stephanie Wolfe Murray, 1984, with 3 drafts of reply, 1984. (41) Letter of Liz Calder, 1984. (42) Letter of Liz Calder, 1984. (43) Letter of Iris M Taylor, of Jonathan Cape, 1984. (44) Letter of Harriet Goodman, of Jonathan Cape, 1984. (45) Letter of Liz Calder, 1984. (46) Letter of Liz Calder, 1984. (47) Letter of Iris M Taylor, 1984. (48) Letter of Donald McFarlan, of Penguin Books, 1984. (49) Letter of Uli Rushby-Smith, of Jonathan Cape, 1984. (50) Letter of Dotti Irving, of Penguin Books, 1984. (51) Letter of Dotti Irving, 1984. (52) Letter of Uli Rushby-Smith, 1984. (53) Letter of Andy [ ], of Corgi Books, 1984. (54) Letter of Patricia L Mulcahy, of Viking Penguin, Inc., 1984. (55) Letter of Deirdre Mullane, of George Braziller, 1984. (56) Letter of Liz Calder, 1984. (57) Letter of Iris M Taylor, 1984. (58) Letter of Dotti Irving, 1984. (59) Letter of Donald McFarlan, 1984. (60) Letter of Deirdre Mullane, 1984. (61) Letter of Suzy O'Hare, of Jonathan Cape, 1985. (62) Letter of Martin Soames, of Penguin Books, 1985. (63) Letter of Ruth Logan, of Jonathan Cape, 1985. (64) Letter of Deirdre Mullane, 1985. (65) Letter of Ann Suster, of Sphere Books, 1985. (66) Letter of Ann Suster, 1985. (67) Letter of Ann Suster, 1985. (68) Copy of letter to Ann Suster, [1985]. (69) Letter of Martin Soames, 1985. (70) Letter of Ann Suster, 1985. (71) Letter of Uli Rushby-Smith, 1985. (72) 2 draft letters to Uli Rushby-Smith, 1985. (73) Letter of Uli Rushby-Smith, 1985. (74) Letter of Donald McFarlan, 1985. (75) Letter of Donald McFarlan, 1985. (76) Letter of Dotti Irving, 1985. (77) Letter of Paul H Scott, of the Saltire Society, 1985. (78) Letter of Ann Dunleavy, of Penguin Books, 1986. (79) Letter of Dotti Irving, 1986. (80) Letter of Elizabeth Bland, of Penguin Books, 1986. (81) 2 drafts of letter to the Editor, The Bookseller, 1986. (82) Letter of Uli Rushby-Smith, 1986. (83) Letter of Ann Dunleavy, 1986. (84) Letter of Dotti Irving, 1986. (85) Letter of Dotti Irving, 1986. (86) Letter of Humphrey Price, of Penguin Books, 1986. (87) Letter of Andy McKillop, of Collins, 1986. (88) Letter of Deirdre Mullane, 1986. (89) Letter of Dotti Irving, 1986. (90) Compliments slip of Fiona [Mackenzie King], of Canongate Press, 1986. (91) Letter of Anne McDermid, of Curtis Brown, 1986. (92) Letter of Stephanie Wolfe Murray, 1986. (93) Letter of Andy McKillop, of Collins, 1986. (94) Letter of Fiona Mackenzie King, 1986. (95) Letter of Elizabeth Silk, of The Viking Press, n.d., with letter of [ ] Fitzgerald, n.d. (96) Compliments slip of Fiona [Mackenzie King], n.d.