poems, stories and articles, comprising: 1) [Two acrostic birthday poems for Stella Cartwright, George Mackay Brown's lover and muse], May 1978 and May 1980, each on a single sheet of handmade paper, poem for 1980 retaining original envelope; 2) 'Birthday Poem for Judith', 2 October 1979, acrostic poem for Judith Dixon, written on reverse of Decca Records royalty statement addressed to the author, signed 'G M B'; 3) 'Christmas Card Poem for Gordon Wright', 30 August - 2 September 1979, 3 ff., attached by paperclip, each containing separate draft of the same poem, signed 'G M B'; 4) 'Nora's Birthday', 3 December 1979, poem, on one side of single foolscap leaf headed 'Nora Kennedy, Jewellery and Enameling, 18 Dundas Street, Stromness, Orkney'; 5)'The Very Old Ugly Woman and the Mirror She Lost - A Cave Story, for Judy', 29 September 1977, written on both sides of an envelope addressed to Brown in Stromness, signed 'G M B', annotated at foot by the author, 'Copied into Judy Dixons birthday copy Pictures in the Cave'; 6) 'Groomi the Giant in Stromness, for David Dixon', 24 April 1977, written on reverse of Decca Records royalty statement addressed to the author, unsigned; 7) 'Vasty the Whale, Christmas story for David Dixon 15 December 1977, single bifolium, written on two sides, unsigned; 8) 'The Rackwick Giant and the Midges. (A birthday story for Alan Grant), 17 November 1977, 4 ff., rectos only, stapled, signed 'G M B'; 9) 'Why the North Ronaldsay Sheep Eat Seaweed. (A Fairy Tale). Christmas Story for Judy Dixon', 16 December 1977, 7 ff., rectos only, stapled, signed 'G M B'; 10) 'St Magnus Festival', 22 June 1988, 3 ff., rectos only, stapled, signed 'George Mackay Brown', headed "Radio Times"; 11) 'Introduction: The Tryst on Egilsay (Celtic Cross Press: publ. 16 April 1989)', 5 ff., rectos only, stapled, evidently a fair copy, an earlier draft (6 pp.,), also autograph, attached by paperclip; 12) 'Foreword: Selected Stories (Vanguard Press, USA)', 9 July 1986, 5 ff., rectos only, stapled, signed 'G M B'; most items (excluding the poems for Stella) in draft, with associated autograph corrections (1 folder) Note: The relationship between George Mackay Brown and Stella Cartwright (1937-1985), who was also seriously involved with several other key figures in the Scottish Renaissance, was revealed only in a 2006 biography of the poet by Maggie Fergusson. The pair met in Edinburgh in 1957 and were briefly engaged; they corresponded until her death. David Dixon was Brown's nephew and the dedicatee of his Selected Poems (1992).
poems, stories and articles, comprising: 1) [Two acrostic birthday poems for Stella Cartwright, George Mackay Brown's lover and muse], May 1978 and May 1980, each on a single sheet of handmade paper, poem for 1980 retaining original envelope; 2) 'Birthday Poem for Judith', 2 October 1979, acrostic poem for Judith Dixon, written on reverse of Decca Records royalty statement addressed to the author, signed 'G M B'; 3) 'Christmas Card Poem for Gordon Wright', 30 August - 2 September 1979, 3 ff., attached by paperclip, each containing separate draft of the same poem, signed 'G M B'; 4) 'Nora's Birthday', 3 December 1979, poem, on one side of single foolscap leaf headed 'Nora Kennedy, Jewellery and Enameling, 18 Dundas Street, Stromness, Orkney'; 5)'The Very Old Ugly Woman and the Mirror She Lost - A Cave Story, for Judy', 29 September 1977, written on both sides of an envelope addressed to Brown in Stromness, signed 'G M B', annotated at foot by the author, 'Copied into Judy Dixons birthday copy Pictures in the Cave'; 6) 'Groomi the Giant in Stromness, for David Dixon', 24 April 1977, written on reverse of Decca Records royalty statement addressed to the author, unsigned; 7) 'Vasty the Whale, Christmas story for David Dixon 15 December 1977, single bifolium, written on two sides, unsigned; 8) 'The Rackwick Giant and the Midges. (A birthday story for Alan Grant), 17 November 1977, 4 ff., rectos only, stapled, signed 'G M B'; 9) 'Why the North Ronaldsay Sheep Eat Seaweed. (A Fairy Tale). Christmas Story for Judy Dixon', 16 December 1977, 7 ff., rectos only, stapled, signed 'G M B'; 10) 'St Magnus Festival', 22 June 1988, 3 ff., rectos only, stapled, signed 'George Mackay Brown', headed "Radio Times"; 11) 'Introduction: The Tryst on Egilsay (Celtic Cross Press: publ. 16 April 1989)', 5 ff., rectos only, stapled, evidently a fair copy, an earlier draft (6 pp.,), also autograph, attached by paperclip; 12) 'Foreword: Selected Stories (Vanguard Press, USA)', 9 July 1986, 5 ff., rectos only, stapled, signed 'G M B'; most items (excluding the poems for Stella) in draft, with associated autograph corrections (1 folder) Note: The relationship between George Mackay Brown and Stella Cartwright (1937-1985), who was also seriously involved with several other key figures in the Scottish Renaissance, was revealed only in a 2006 biography of the poet by Maggie Fergusson. The pair met in Edinburgh in 1957 and were briefly engaged; they corresponded until her death. David Dixon was Brown's nephew and the dedicatee of his Selected Poems (1992).
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