Box 1

"Appendix Three Songs and Postscriptum" written on cover.

Autograph revisions.

"To precede Postscriptum" written on top. Handwritten revisions. Contains notes about where the songs should be inserted.

Heavily revised in author's hand. Includes at least two versions and several duplicate pages.

Heavily revised in the author's hand.

Revised in author's hand.

Includes six typescript carbon pages of insertions and one page from the radio play script.

Includes a list of corrections.

Published by Oliver & Boyd. Revised in the author's hand. "Author's marked set. Checked S.G.S." is written on the first page.

Heavily revised in the author's hand with many passages added and deleted. Typed signature at the end: "Quod S.G.S. makar. Embrotoun, May 1954."

Typed signature "Sydney Goodsir Smith" at the beginning. Contains many variants from the advance proof.

Revised in the author's hand and signed at the end "Embrotoun 25 Janiveer 1959." The author provides a glossary of some 90 words on verso of sheet 6.

Typescript. Title altered in manuscript to read "Festival Cinderella Tries Again." Edited, but not in the author's hand. Typed signature "by Sydney Goodsir Smith" after the title.

Galley proofs. Revised and added material in the author's hand.

Autugraph manuscripts. Autograph draft for a broadcast discussion with Robert Kemp concerning Sir Thomas Urquhart’s lesser-known works.

Typescript draft of an article which was later reworked into dialog form for the broadcast discussion with Robert Kemp. Heavily revised in the author’s hand with a typed signature “Sydney Goodsir Smith 18 Royal Terrace, Edinburgh.” at end.

BBC Script marked “R.K.” and “S.G.S.” for the broadcast discussion with Robert Kemp concerning Sir Thomas Urquhart and his lesser known works.

Draft of announcement for the Auk Society Edition of Burn's The Merry Muses of Caledonia, of which Smith was an editor.

A further draft of Smith's announcement is written on the last page.

Contains Smith's "Personal Preface," revised in his hand.

Autograph manuscript. “Intro by S.G.S.” written on first page. Contains an outline of the festivities (Hugh MacDiarmid to toast “The Immortal Memory” etc.).

Typescript, heavily revised. Wittig's book was published in 1958. Apparently, Smith was to review the book on a radio program, but the review was never used. (See letter of 1959 July 8 from B.H. Alexander).

To Ian [?] from Sydney Goodsir Smith. Notes on verso in Smith's hand. Concerns Smith's declining to write a critical review.

From Christopher Murray Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid). Notes on verso in Smith's hand. Concerns Grieve's declining an invitation because he has finished a tour and is preparing to go abroad.

From Donald [?]. Apology to Smith for having him write a script that was not used.