Letters and notes from Angus and Barbara Somerville to Colin and Gerri Kirkwood, 1969 and undated. Includes a poem entitled 'THE SPIDER AND THE FLY'.
Letters from Robert (Bob) Tait to Colin and Gerri Kirkwood. Includes the poems:
'Supermartimplode'
'The Third Ghost Story'
'The Electric Age'
'Sgt. Pepper, Caretaker'
'Trains a Boat & a Plane'
Also includes campaign leaflet for Bob Tait's candidacy for Edinburgh council election, [1970], and two letters, 1969, from an unidentified correspondent called Irene.
Sans titreLetters, poetry and articles from Tom Leonard to Colin and Gerri Kirkwood, 1966-2005. Includes the poems 'Words, for Eva', ''Cheer up,' she says. 'How do you like my dress?'', 'The Fair Cop', and 'Remembrance Day' in addition to various un-named poems. Also includes two articles written by Leonard for the 'Scotsman' newspaper on the poet James Thompson of Port Glasgow.
Sans titrePapers of Colin Kirkwood, writer, academic and psychoanalytic psychotherapist, and Gerri (Geraldine) Kirkwood, adult and community educator, community activist and English teacher, relating to community activism, writers' workshops and adult educational work in Glasgow, Edinburgh and the North Midlands in England.
Includes:
- Letters and poems from Scottish writers and poets, including Tom Leonard, Bob Tait, Edwin Morgan and Ian Hamilton Finlay, 1960s-2005
- Copies of the community newspaper 'Staveley Now', 1970-1973, and letters and papers relating to community work and adult education in Staveley, Derbyshire, 1969-1976
- Copies of the community newspaper 'Castlemilk Today', 1973-1978, and the tenants' newspaper 'Scottish Tenant', 1973-1974, and papers relating to community action in Castlemilk, Glasgow, 1974-1984
- Research by Chris Clarke on Castlemilk community action and critical theory, and related letters, c. 1977-1980
- Recording of a discussion between Colin Kirkwood and Tom Leonard about Leonard's poetry, 1984
- Papers relating to the implementation of the ideas of the Brazilian adult educator, Paulo Freire, in the Adult Learning Project in the Gorgie Dalry area of Edinburgh, c. 1975-1997
- Copies of 'Scottish International' and 'Feedback' magazines, 1967-1973
- Books and articles by Colin and Gerri Kirkwood, 1984-2015
- Reviews of 'Living Adult Education: Freire in Scotland' by Colin and Gerri Kirkwood (1989) and of 'Vulgar Eloquence: Essays in Education, Community and Politics' by Colin Kirkwood (1990)
- Writers' workshop publications, 1980s
Includes chapter by Gerri (Geraldine) Kirkwood entitled 'Education in the Community. Fallacy: The Communicator Educator should be a Non-Directive Facilitator'.
Published by Education Now Publishing Co-operative Limited.
Introduction and first two chapters of unfinished PhD thesis by Chris Clarke on community action groups. Includes case study of two years’ community action in Castlemilk, Glasgow.
Interview of Tom Leonard by Colin Kirkwood in 1984 for a review of Leonard's book 'Intimate Voices: Selected Works, 1965-1983'.
Includes recording of interview (duration 3 hours 6 minutes 38 seconds), list of interview questions, notes on interview, and cutting of review of book in Cencrastus no. 20 1985.
Sans titre- Scottish Hotel School (Ross Hall) student scarf
- University of Strathclyde graduate scarf
Mounted photographs, all with indexes, including images of:
-Lab 401
-lecturers' room
-graduations
-research teams
-Technical Chemistry Department staff, 1955
-apparatus
Also includes:
-greeting card with a photograph of Dr H. R. Chipalkatti receiving the Award and Silver shield from the Prime Minister of India, Mrs Indira Gandhi, on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee celebration of Atira, 1974.
-printed invitation to the Society of Dyers & Colourists, Scottish Section, open day at the Royal Technical College Chemistry Department laboratories, 1946. Celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of the Andersonian Chemical Society.
Research by Chris Clarke on Castlemilk community action and critical theory, and related letters.
Sans titrePublished by Sense Publishers.
Article by Colin Kirkwood in the journal 'Counselling in Scotland', spring 2017.
Article by Colin Kirkwood in the journal 'Counselling in Scotland', winter/spring 2016.
Published by Word Power Books.
Published by Sense Publishers.