Collinson, Francis Montgomery, 1898-1984 (Scottish folk song collector, composer, director, and musicologist)

The papers of Francis Montgomery Collinson consist of music scores, correspondence, and notebooks relating to folk songs from the mid-20th century. Also present in the collection are a number of 19th century printed ballads collected by Collinson. It is unclear whether he was the original collator, or if there was an earlier collector also at work.

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