William Macmath Scottish ballad transcripts, 1873-1896.

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William Macmath Scottish ballad transcripts, 1873-1896.

Collection includes transcripts of texts of Scottish ballads collected by William Macmath, Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, William Findlay, James Skene, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Pitcairn, and Mrs. Maxwell Scott. Transcripts have been annotated by Francis James Child and George Lyman Kittredge.

8 volumes (.75 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7801352

Houghton Library

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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...

Scott, Maxwell

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Scott, Walter, 1771-1832

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Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Abbotsford, Melrose, to the Marchioness of Abercorn, [1818] Mar. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 747107129 From the description of Autograph letter signed : place not specified to Charles [Sharpe], [1817 or later?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 745119219 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to [William Slade], 1803 June [3]. (Unknown). W...

Findlay, William,

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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 ...

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)....

Pitcairn, Robert, 1793-1855

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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...

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 ...