Box list
Scope and Contents
The content of the Papers at shelfmark Gen. 273-286 include a manuscript volume of Gaelic songs, manuscripts and proofs of The songs of the Hebrides, papers relating to The Seal Woman, proofs of Life of Song, and newspaper cuttings. Correspondence at shelfmark Gen. 519-520 includes letters from various members of the Kennedy family in Italy to the family at home, 1879-1880, letters to Marjory Kennedy-Fraser, and lectures and miscellaneous papers.
The collection also includes 296 wax cylinder recordings. Many of these cylinders contain more than one item, up to five at most: each a sample verse or two allowing Kennedy-Fraser to notate the music. It is estimated that there are 544 separate items recorded..
Dates
- Creation: 1879-1930
Conditions Governing Access
Due to format, there is no current listening access to the recordings.
Extent
From the Fonds: 14 boxes, 1 manuscript book, 2 envelopes (1 linear metre)
From the Fonds: 22 boxes (Compartmentalised boxes holding 296 wax cylinders)
Creator
- From the Fonds: Fraser, Marjory Kennedy-, 1857-1930 (singer, pianist, folk-song collector and arranger) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk