Scottish ballads collected by James Gibb of Joppa, near Edinburgh : written out by him for F. J. Child : manuscript, 1882.

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Scottish ballads collected by James Gibb of Joppa, near Edinburgh : written out by him for F. J. Child : manuscript, 1882.

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Ballads gathered by Gibb in 1860, chiefly from his mother's recitation. The letters, one to John Francis Campbell, dated 2 Sept. 1881, and one to Francis James Child, dated 18 Apr. 1882, both dated at Joppa, concern the ballads.

1 v. (xvii, 85 p.) ; 27 cm.

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Campbell, J.F. (John Francis), 1822-1885

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Gibb, James B.

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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...