Papers of the Piobaireachd Society, including correspondence and papers of Archibald Graham Kenneth (Archie Kenneth).
Content Description
Further papers of the Piobaireachd Society, containing Society business files and a small number of manuscripts and printed books belonging to the Society.
The largest part of this collection is formed by the correspondence and papers of Archibald Graham Kenneth (Archie Kenneth), including correspondence with his friend James Campbell, son of Archibald Campbell of Kilberry (1916-2003), and others; papers concerning his editions of some of the Piobaireachd Society music collections; papers concerning his work on an edition of the Campbell Canntaireachd; various manuscript tunes and music notebooks, including some older manuscript music collections passed on to him by others; competition judging notes.
A preliminary listing can be found in Box 1 of the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1940s-1980s.
Creator
- Piobaireachd Society (Organization)
- Kenneth, Archibald Graham, composer, 1915-1989 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
18 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 2023, by the Piobaireachd Society.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk