Andrew Murray Scott Collection

This material is held atUniversity of Dundee Archive Services

  • Reference
    • GB 254 MS 195
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1978-2007
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 1 linear metre

Scope and Content

Material relating to a books, manuscripts and articles written by Andrew Murray Scott: ‘Bonnie Dundee: John Grahame of Claverhouse’, 1985-2002; Letters of John Grahame of Claverhouse’, 1990; ‘Discovering Dundee: The Story of a City’, 1987-1999; ‘Tumulus’, 1998-2000; ‘Estuary Blue’, 2001; Portrait of a Smalltime Crooner: Shorter Short Stories’, 1981; ‘Dundee’s Literary Lives’, Vol. 1 and 2, 2003; ‘The Literary Lives of Dundee’, 1999; ‘A Sense of Place’, 2005; ‘Street Light: Poems and stories’, 2007; ‘The Mushroom Club’, 1989-2007; ‘The Wee book of Dundee’, 2003; ‘Modern Dundee’, 2002-2006; ‘Serving the Regent’, 2001; ‘The Salmon Ladder’, 2005.Material relating to a video documentary using ‘Discovering Dundee: The Story of a City’ as source material, script written by Andrew Murray Scott, 1996-1997.Magazines and articles, 1978-2003.Various miscellaneous documents, 1978-2007. Photographs, c 1985-2000.

Administrative / Biographical History

Andrew Murray Scott is an author, freelance journalist and Scottish National Party councillor. Born in Aberdeen, he was educated at Dundee High School and Dundee University, where he graduated with a first in MA English and Modern History.
Murray Scott was the winner of the inaugural Dundee International Book Prize in 2000 and has since published several books of fiction and non-fiction.

Arrangement

Usually chronological within series.

Access Information

Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Andrew Murray Scott in 2002

Note

Andrew Murray Scott is an author, freelance journalist and Scottish National Party councillor. Born in Aberdeen, he was educated at Dundee High School and Dundee University, where he graduated with a first in MA English and Modern History.
Murray Scott was the winner of the inaugural Dundee International Book Prize in 2000 and has since published several books of fiction and non-fiction.

Other Finding Aids

Descriptive list available at Dundee University Archives. Subject source lists and databases are also available.

Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

Books, magazines, paper and photographs

Archivist's Note

Description compiled by Stephen Willis, 2006

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

Accruals

Not expected

Additional Information

Published

Catalogued

MS 195