Correspondence between Dick Leith and Hamish Henderson
- Reference:GB 237 Coll-1971
- Dates of Creation:1995-1999
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:0.01 linear metre 1 folder
Scope and Content
This contains notes, a postcards, letters sent between Hamish Henderson and Dick Leith in the 1990s:
- Postcard showing Castle Tioram sent from Dick Leith to Hamish Henderson, dated 10th June [1994];
- Photocopy of text by Andrew Morrison on 'The Green Man of Knowledge', undated. 'The Green Man of Knowledge' was a folktale recorded from Geordie Stewart by Hamish Henderson in August 1924.
- Letter and enclosed postcard sent from Hamish Henderson to Dick Leith, thanking him for his 'Green man paper', and telling him of Alan Bruford's death, dated 10th, 11th and 15th of May 1995;
- Manuscript note sent by Hamish Henderson to Dick Leith stating 'here it is, nothing very startling, but there might be something that deserves to be [lowked] out...', undated.
Access Information
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Acquisition Information
Donated in October 2019. Accession no SC-Acc-2019-0113.
Archivist's Note
Catalogued by Aline Brodin in November 2019.
Related Material
There is more correspondence between Hamish Henderson and Dick Leith in the Papers of Hamish Henderson (Coll-1438), box 15, folder 4.
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