George Ritchie Kinloch papers for Ancient Scottish ballads, 1820-1883.

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George Ritchie Kinloch papers for Ancient Scottish ballads, 1820-1883.

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Includes ballad text transcripts, notes, letters, annotated printed copy, clippings, and manuscripts for publication for Kinloch's Ancient Scottish ballads : recovered from tradition and never before published; with notes, historical and explanatory ; and an appendix containing the airs of several of the ballads, London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1827. Includes notes and annotations made after Kinloch's death, by Scottish ballad collector William Macmath. Also includes ballad text in the hands of James Beattie, John Hill Burton, Robert Chambers, Joseph Robertson, and others, and letters to Harvard professor Francis James Child.

7 volumes in 2 boxes (1 linear ft.)

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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...

Beattie, James, 1735-1803

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James Beattie was Professor of Moral Philosophy at Marischal College, Aberdeen, Scotland. From the description of Notes on James Beattie's lectures, 1766-1767. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58659044 Scottish poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Aberdeen, to Dr. Lettsom, 1779 Oct. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270621921 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to the Reverend Mr. Calde...

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)....

Burton, John Hill, 1809-1881

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Epithet: of Add MS 34626 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001030.0x0003a8 Epithet: Scottish historian British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001030.0x0003aa ...

Kinloch, George Ritchie, 1796-1877

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George Ritchie Kinloch, was a Scottish antiquary and authority on ballad lore, best known as editor of Ancient Scottish Ballads . He was born at Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland, about 1796, and became a lawyer. In 1824 he projected, without publishing, a "Collection of Scottish proverbs." In 1827 he published, Ancient Scottish ballads recovered from tradition, and never before published, and The ballad book. In 1842 he was appointed assistant-keeper of the register of deeds in Edinburgh Re...

Robertson, Joseph, 1810-1866

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Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871

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Scottish publisher; author of 'Traditions of Edinburgh,' 'History of the rebellion of 1745-46,' 'Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen,' and 'A life of Scott,' among others; acquaintance of Sir Walter Scott. From the description of Robert Chambers papers, [1827-1836?]. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 44616234 Publisher and author Robert Chambers was born in a small town in Scotland; after his affluent family lost their fortune, he and his brother Wi...