Correspondence and Icelandic material collected by Charles F. Scott

The material bequeathed by Charles F. Scott to Edinburgh University Library (along with a number of book/journal items) is composed of:

Correspondence and other items:

• Letter to Scott, from Landsbokasafn Islands, Reykjavik 12 April 1966, referring to his article on libraries in Iceland
• Postcard from Neskaupstad, 2 January 1968, to Mr and Mrs C.F. Scott, London, with message in Icelandic about Magnus having started studies in architecture at Strathclyde University
• Note to 'Dear Charles Scott' dated 6 September 1970? on 3pp of poems by Jonas Hallgrimsson, being 'A toast to Iceland', 'My elder sister', and 'Verses for Icelanders'
• Christmas Greetings card, dated Reykjavik 16 December 1970 with note to 'Dear friends'
• Typescript letter dated Gljufrasteinn 11 December 1971 providing background to year past
• Note to 'Dear Margret', dated 22 May 2001? from Sigga, with small photo cutting and grasses
• Mounted postage stamp (souvenir from Arbaer) with signed Christmas Greetings
• Mounted coloured drawing of the Icelandic arms
• Printed matter relating to a 'cheque claim' scheme/scam

Material about Kristin S. Olafsson, and others

• Book-mark in memory of Ragnar Olafsson 1906-1982, 100th anniversary of birth
• Copy of article from 'Morgunbladid' 2 May 2006 on the occasion of Ragnar Olafsson's Aldarminning
• Memorial service for Kristin S. Olafsson 1905-1995
• Copy of letter from Reykjavik 20 April 1995, to 'Dear Charles and Margaret', telling of the death of 'our dear mother' - Kristin S. Olafsson - and enclosing copies of local newspaper articles
• Colour photograph of two people, dated in left corner 30 November 1997
• Clipping from newspaper 'Morgunbladid' (undated) showing photograph of Halldor Gudmundsson and Audur Jonsdottir with note mentioning that 'Halldor wrote a biography on Laxness'
• Newspaper article, 'Morgunbladid', Sunday 30 January 2005, about the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kristin S. Henriksdottir Olafsson (1905-1995)

Dillon's Papers

• TS sheet explaining the background to the Rt. Hon Viscount Arthur Dillon, and of the 'playwright' Larus Sigurbjornsson (b. 1903)
• Bound copies entitled 'Dillon's Papers' Series N.1
• Bound copies entitled 'Dillon's Papers' Series N.2
• Bound copies entitled 'Dillon's Papers' Series N.3

Material on Surtsey and etc

• Printed item, 'Surtsey genesis' from the Icelandic Institute of Natural History Exhibition in the Culture House
• 3 x photographs, Surtsey and Surtlingur, dated 7 July 1965
• Newspaper article on Dr. Jon Gunnar Ottosson and Icelandic natural history from 'Morgunbladid', Saturday 24 December 1983

Postcards

• 7 x postcards showing the Icelandic open-air museum, 'Arbaer'

Articles and off-prints and other material on the sagas

• MS notes relating to sagas
• 1 x copy 24-27pp. from 'Lesbok Morgunbladsins' - 'Passiusalmarnir a ensku'
• 1 x copy Bokasafnsfraedi. Namstilhogun og lestrarefni. 2 utg. Haskolabokasafn (University Library) 1970
• 1 x card from Einar, Haskolabokasafn (University Library), to 'Charles' 20 December 1974, along with 195-221pp. 'Aefingar'
• Title page of 'The Icelandic Canadian' Vol.40. No.4. Winnipeg, Canada. Summer 1982
• Typescript 7pp of a translation from 'Morgunbladid' Sunday 23 May 1993, 'Precious years - Audur Laxness speaks about her trip to Paris and Rouen and her memories from her life with Halldor Laxness
• 1 x copy of pamphlet from Gljufrasteinn, Laxness Museum

Icelandic newspapers and clippings

• Various

Charles F. Scott had been a teacher and trained as a librarian and was, for a time, an Assistant Librarian at Senate House at the University of London, and Deputy Librarian at the University of Exeter. He held a close connection with the Librarian at the National Library of Iceland in Reykjavik and collaborated on work with Icelandic libraries. Latterly he lived in Newport-on-Tay, Fife.

Charles F. Scott died on 10 March 2013.

Open to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance.

Material acquired November 2013. Accession no: E2013.68.

Catalogued by Graeme D. Eddie 14 November 2013

Charles F. Scott also bequeathed to Edinburgh University Library a number of book/journal items which have been catalogued individually into the Special Collections stock (Accession type RBP and Accession no: 2013.91).