Interview with William McIlvanney

This material is held atUniversity of Strathclyde Archives and Special Collections

Scope and Content

Copy of interview with William McIlvanney by Alison Clark, Alison R. Wilson and Allen J. Rowe in 'Release', January 1969; photocopy of photograph of William McIlvanney, c 1969.

Administrative / Biographical History

William McIlvanney was born in 1936 in Kilmarnock, Scotland. After graduating from the University of Glasgow in 1960, he trained to be a teacher at Jordanhill College of Education. He reached the position of assistant headmaster, but, in 1975, resigned to become a freelance writer. He is best known as a writer and poet. His works include Laidlaw, The Papers of Tony Veitch, and Walking Wounded.

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Open

Acquisition Information

Acc 90/08; Acc 98/18

Note

William McIlvanney was born in 1936 in Kilmarnock, Scotland. After graduating from the University of Glasgow in 1960, he trained to be a teacher at Jordanhill College of Education. He reached the position of assistant headmaster, but, in 1975, resigned to become a freelance writer. He is best known as a writer and poet. His works include Laidlaw, The Papers of Tony Veitch, and Walking Wounded.

Archivist's Note

Created by Victoria Peters, October 2012.

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