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Papers of the Sutherland Estates.
Collection
Identifier: Dep.314
Scope and Contents
This deposit comprises special items from the Sutherland archives as listed in the agreement of 19 March 1978.
Dates:
15th century-1814.
Photocopy of manuscript draft of song of Robert Burns, "She says She Lo`es Me Best of a`".
Item
Identifier: Acc.8079
Scope and Contents
24 lines in two stanzas, written in pencil.
Dates:
circa 1780-circa 1796.
Sketches and fair copy of 'Five Orkney scenes', a song cycle for female voice and piano by Claire Liddell with words by George Mackay Brown.
File
Identifier: MS.21978
Dates:
1975.
Songs collected and arranged by Duncan M Morison, Stornoway.
File
Identifier: MS.14977
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows.(i) “Gur fhada ris na dh’fhuirich mi”, 7 stanzas. ‘Lewis Spinning Song’. Also at middle of folio 3 verso (folio 1 recto);(ii) “Dh’fhalbhainn leat do Mhiabhaig an Uig”, 5 stanzas. With English translation in Hector MacIver’s hand (bottom of folio 3 verso) (folio 2 verso);(iii) “Mairi bheag bhan na suidhe air an làr”, 2 stanzas. “Child Bridesmaid’s Plaint” (folio 3 verso);(iv) ‘When Alexander oor King was deid’, 1...
Dates:
1932-1938.
Transcripts, 18th century, of journals, 1547-1553, of the House of Lords for the reign of Edward VI; with a collection of songs and airs, 18th century.
File
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.1.31
Dates:
1547-1553, 18th century.
Typescript libretto and manuscript musical sketches for opera of Learmont Drysdale, "Flora Macdonald".
Fonds
Identifier: Acc.4694
Scope and Contents
With manuscript arrangements of eight Scots songs.
Dates:
circa 1903.