Macmath, William, 1844-1922.

William Macmath (1844-1922) was a scholar and collector of Scottish ballad text. He transcribed numerous Scottish ballad manuscripts and sent the copies to Harvard professor, Francis James Child. Child used these texts in his research for his English and Scottish Popular Ballads (1882-1898). After Child's death in 1898, Harvard professor George Lyman Kittredge continued the research.

From the description of William Macmath Scottish ballad transcripts, 1873-1896. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612838506

From the guide to the William Macmath Scottish ballad transcripts, 1873-1896., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

Macmath (1844-1922) was a scholar and collector of Scottish ballad text. He transcribed numerous Scottish ballad manuscript collections and sent the copies to Harvard professor, Francis James Child. Sharpe (1781-1851) was antiquary, etcher and authority on Scottish ballad literature.

From the description of Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe's "Second collection" of ballads : manuscript transcript, 1893. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612210886