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The material extracted from MSS.26276-26300 consists chiefly of typescripts of Hector MacIver’s plays and broadcasts.

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A collection of songs, music, stories and testimony from the Gaelic community.

Scope and Contents A small number of Mòd programmes and texts of Gaelic songs written down by Farquhar Macintosh. The Mòd programmes are: An Comunn Gàidhealach, 'Mòd 1956: Earrann na h-Oigridh'; An Comunn Gàidhealach, 'Orain-aon-neach leabhar IX, Mòd 1956, Na Leargaidh Ghallda; An Comhlan Gaidhealach, Knightswood and District Highland Association, Ninth Annual Juvenile Mod, 25 January 1958 (at which Macintosh was an adjudicator).The Gaelic songs texts, in Macintosh's hand, are: Two...

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Gaelic songs assembled by Rev. Donald MacNicol and his son Dugald, containing Ossianic poetry, versions of the spiritual songs of Dugald Buchanan, and songs of Donnchadh Bàn Macintyre and other poets contemporary with the collectors, not all of them identified. Most of the material is in the form of single sheets or sheets folded into small booklets. With a few items of correspondence.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Rose Ethel Bassin was born in Edinburgh of Ukrainian extraction, and studied music under Marjory Kennedy-Fraser and others. She taught in schools in England (1907-1911, 1919-1920), Edinburgh (1915), Newton Stewart (1916-1919), Stornoway (1920-1924) and Skye (1924-1927). During 1927-1934 she lectured in the University of British Columbia. After some time in London she spent the war years teaching in Harris, the Uist and Barra. She moved to Dingwall Academy in 1945, finally becoming Music...

Scope and Contents A folder containing mainly loose material. Most of it is undated, but was probably written between 1960 and 1980. The contents are as follows:Copy of Marjorie Kennedy-Fraser, 'An Island Sheiling Song' (Printed, Boosey & Co, [ca. 1928]). With the name and address of former owner (M. MacKeachan, Glasgow) written on the cover. Two sheets written by the same hand, containing the texts of the songs "Coisich a rùin" (4 stanzas) and "Oganaich dhuinn a rinn m' fhagail"...

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Recordings of folk songs and traditional music made between the early and mid 1960s. Many of these are field recordings of folk songs and traditional music made in Ireland, Scotland, England, and some in Canada, by Peter Shepheard.