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Album of ‘Jacobite relics’, containing printed and manuscript material and portraits, formerly owned, perhaps started, by James Maidment, and containing additions made by a later owner.
Albums of letters and documents, almost entirely of Scottish interest, written by or relating to historical celebrities, and dealing with public and private affairs.
Annotated copy of J L Campbell and Francis Collinson, "Hebridean Folksongs" (1969).
With five letters, 1979, of Campbell to Collinson.
Autograph manuscript of `The fair Unfortunate; or, the Tragedy of Jane Douglas, the Lady Glamis’, an unpublished drama in blank verse by Alexander Campbell, the editor Of ‘Albyn’s Anthology’.
The manuscript is undated, but another hand has added the date 27 November, 1819 (folio 89 verso).
Two sheets of musical accompaniment to songs in the text have been inserted (folios 41, 51).
Tipped in at the front of the volume is a letter, 1821, from the proprietors of Covent Garden Theatre, rejecting the play.
Autograph settings by Robin Orr of “The Kimmers o' Cougate” and Three Songs of Innocence by William Blake.
Correspondence and papers of the Hume family, chiefly of Alexander and William, musicians and songwriters.
Includes manuscripts of two songs to settings by Alexander Hume.
Correspondence, journals, and songs, chiefly in the autographs of Lady Nairne and of her sisters, Mrs Stewart of Bonskeid, Mrs Steuart of Dalguise, and Mrs Keith of Ravelston.
Eight letters and the words of a song of John Hay Beith to Miss E Spartali.
Letters concern literary matters.
Fair copy by Ronald Stevenson of small section of his 1948 composition, "Then Cherish Pity ...".
Jacobite Papers.
Includes letters, correspondence, printed pamphlets and poems, proclamations and newspaper cuttings.
Letters to and miscellaneous papers of Donald Alexander Mackenzie.
An accomplished journalist, author, and poet, Donald Alexander Mackenzie is best known for a notable series of books on mythology, archaeology, and anthropology. His papers reflect his wide range of ability and interest.
Manuscripts from Blairs College Library.
Microfilm of ‘M.S. West Highland Tales Vol. V’, being mainly a continuation of the scripts and editorial material for inclusion in ‘Popular Tales of the West Highlands’, volume 3.
Microfilm of Women's Language and Experience. Part 4. Reels 1-16 (Adam Matthew).
Miscellaneous collection of music, and of lectures and writings (many fragmentary) on music, and on Scottish music in particular, by Francis George Scott.
Miscellaneous manuscripts.
The manuscript has been compiled from various sources. See the particular descriptions. Letters of presentation by or on behalf of the donors are included.
Miscellaneous small collections of letters and papers.
Musical compositions and other papers, 1871-1926, undated, of John Davidson; and correspondence and compositions [circa 1883- circa 1917], undated, of James Scott Skinner.
Musical compositions of Ronald Center and a miscellany of papers of Center and his wife Evelyn.
The musical compositions consist of final versions (MSS.22171-22186), and sketches, drafts and fragments (MSS.22187-22193). The other papers consist largely of press cuttings.
Papers, 1846-1983 and undated, of and concerning James F Dickie, fiddler.
Includes correspondence, photographs and music.
With letters and music, 1888-1924 and undated, of James Scott Skinner, and music, 1935-1968 and undated, of John Murdoch Henderson.
Papers, chiefly Gaelic, of Duncan Campbell, Inverness (1826-1916).
Papers obtained by William Forbes Skene from the Reverend Mackintosh MacKay of Laggan (1800-1873).
Papers of and concerning John Corrie.
Includes poems, songs and correspondence.
Papers of and relating to Harry Lauder.
Papers, circa 1900-1935, of and relating to Sir Harry Lauder. Includes scripts of `patter`, songs and music by Lauder and other writers; draft of `Immortal Memory` speech given by Lauder in Boston, USA, 1915; letter, 1917, of Hannen Swaffer, editor of `The Weekly Dispatch`, praising Lauder`s appearance on the London stage after his son`s death in action in France in December 1916.
Papers of Dr Kenneth Macleod.
Includes songs, poems, sermons and correspondence.