William Macmath Scottish ballad transcripts, 1873-1896.

Kittredge, George Lyman, 1860-1941

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George Lyman Kittredge (February 28, 1860 – July 23, 1941) was a professor of English literature at Harvard University. His scholarly edition of the works of William Shakespeare was influential in the early 20th century. He was also involved in American folklore studies and was instrumental in the formation and management of the Harvard University Press. One of his better-known books concerned witchcraft in England. Kittredge was born in Boston in 1860. His father, Edward "Kit" Lyman Kittredg...

Child, Francis James, 1825-1896

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The materials in this bound volume were generated due to a manuscript called the "Harris manuscript." The Harris manuscript was written down by the sisters Amelia Harris (1815-1891) and Jane Harris (1823-1897). They compiled a family repertoire of Scottish ballads, mainly passed on orally to the sisters by their mother, Grace Dow Harris (Mrs. David Harris) (b.1782). This manuscript and some correspondence was purchased in 1873 by Professor Francis James Child of Harvard University who was a scho...

Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick, 1781?-1851

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English antiquary and artist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to an unidentified recipient, 1838 Mar. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662531 ...

Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe's

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Mrs. Maxwell Scott

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Skene, James, 1775-1864

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Epithet: of Rubislaw, near Aberdeen British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001130.0x0001be Scottish landowner; linguist; patron of the arts. From the description of Papers, 1796-1833. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 32878767 Epithet: Lieutenant; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001130.0x0001bd ...

Findlay, Bill, 1947-

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Sir Walter Scott

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Pitcairn, Robert, 1836-1909

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Epithet: Colonel; Secretary, British Nursing Association British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000408.0x000002 Epithet: Writer to the Signet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000408.0x000003 Robert Pitcairn was born in Scotland in 1836 and came to America with his parents at the age of ten. He was forced to work at an early age and be...

Macmath, William, 1844-1922.

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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)....