Box Gen. 274, 1920s-1930
Scope and Contents
‘Songs of the Hebrides, Vol. 1 Proofs’, Part 1 & 2. Proofs.
‘Some manuscripts, proofs, offprints’, Part 1 & 2. manuscripts, proofs, and offprints.
‘Songs of the Hebrides, ms., incl. “Original copies of Notes & Tunes Hebridean”’.
Dates
- Creation: 1920s-1930
Language of Materials
English, Scottish Gaelic, German, French, Scots.
Physical Description
Condition - Generally fair. There are some small loose pieces of paper (mainly music), apparently originally pinned to the larger sheets, and it is not entirely clear where they belong. No need for conservation, except for possible removal of pins.
Work Done - All items dusted with brush and put into new archive envelopes. Positions of all pins marked with acid free markers. In folder ‘Songs of the Hebrides, ms., incl. “Original copies of Notes & Tunes Hebridean”’, Catalogue of Songs of the Hebrides put into separate transparent archive folder for protection. Boxed in new archive box. General inventory created.
Conditions Governing Access
Due to format, there is no current listening access to the recordings.
Extent
1 box
Previous reference
Gen. 274
Physical Description
Condition - Generally fair. There are some small loose pieces of paper (mainly music), apparently originally pinned to the larger sheets, and it is not entirely clear where they belong. No need for conservation, except for possible removal of pins.
Work Done - All items dusted with brush and put into new archive envelopes. Positions of all pins marked with acid free markers. In folder ‘Songs of the Hebrides, ms., incl. “Original copies of Notes & Tunes Hebridean”’, Catalogue of Songs of the Hebrides put into separate transparent archive folder for protection. Boxed in new archive box. General inventory created.
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
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