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Miscellaneous Papers by Alexander MacBain, c.1880
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW29
Scope and Contents
Series of loose leaf papers by Alexander MacBain, mostly connected with his student days at Aberdeen University. Contents include: an essay entitled, 'Study and Books', a Presidential Address by Alexander MacBain to the Celtic Society, 7 November 1879, debates on Universal Suffrage and Irish Land Agitation, an essay entitled, 'Separate Legislation for the Highlands', a Gaelic debate on the theme, 'Co aca bu choir an t-Seann Nollaig agus Callain', a number of poems, an essay on Relativity and...
Dates:
c.1880
Notebook, late 19th-early 20th century
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW19
Scope and Contents
Notebook belonging to Alexander MacBain of Inverness. It contains newspaper cutting of articles, written by Alexander MacBain, entitled 'The Gaelic Language: A Historical Sketch', 'Celtic and Old Gaelic Literature' and 'Old Gaelic Saga and Ballad Literature'.
Dates:
late 19th-early 20th century
Philological Notes, late 19th-early 20th century
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Identifier: Coll-97/CW27
Scope and Contents
Notebook containing philological notes by Alexander MacBain. Contents include notes on gaelic pronouns, prepositional pronouns, interrogatives, the article, compensatory lengthening and metathesis.
Dates:
late 19th-early 20th century