Papers concerning Gaelic philology and Highland topography, folk-lore, etc., compiled by the Reverend Charles Moncrieff Robertson (died 1927), Minister of the United Free Church, Kilchoman, Islay.
Scope and Contents
“An exceptionally accurate and accomplished Gaelic scholar and phonetician, [Charles Robertson] was also for over thirty years a diligent collector of facts relating to Gaelic philology and topography, and — to a less extent — of folk-lore. Much of his work on Gaelic phonetics and dialects has been published in the ‘Celtic Review’ and elsewhere.” (‘Scotsman’, 6 August 1928.)
The collection is composed chiefly of notebooks, bound or loose-leaf. Some have many blank pages; only the number of those written on is given. Most of the books are undated.
Dates
- Creation: Late 19th century-[before 1928].
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
127 Volumes ; Octavo, unless otherwise stated.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
The papers are arranged as follows.
MSS.357-413. Place names and personal names.
MSS.414-437. Dialects and phonetics.
MSS.438-456. Vocabularies, glossaries, etc.
MSS.457-475. Folk-lore, traditions, etc.
MSS.476-482. Bibliography.
MS.483. Miscellaneous papers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1928, by sixteen subscribers to a fund promoted by Professor W J Watson, University of Edinburgh, including the Marquess of Bute, Lord Forteviot, the Lady Helen Tod, Hugh Morrison of Islay, and Duncan MacLeod of Skeabost, Skye.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Manuscripts Repository
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