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Hebrides (Scotland) -- Folk music

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Miscellaneous proofs of Songs of the Hebrides, vols. 2 and 3, c 1917-1921

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Miscellaneous proofs of Songs of the Hebrides, vols. 2 and 3. Miscellaneous proofs, mainly from vol. 2, some from vol. 3, with Marjory Kennedy-Fraser’s corrections.

Dates: c 1917-1921

Miscellaneous working material, Part 1, 2, 3, & 4, 26 January 1907-1925

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Scope and Contents Miscellaneous working material, Part 1, 2, 3, & 4. ‘My first Heb. [Hebridean] Lecture’, also marked ‘Pan-Celtic’, lecture, [1907], manuscript. ‘Tonality’, lecture, [30 March 1910], manuscript. ‘“Monster” Scribbling Book’, notepad, 22 x 14 cm, marked ‘E61/19’, including various notes, manuscript. Several loose pages, in no...
Dates: 26 January 1907-1925

Music, glued onto cardboard, undated

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Music, glued onto cardboard. Selection of Hebridean songs, arranged for voice and harp, glued onto pieces of cardboard, some double-sided, manuscripts, to be used at the harp.

Dates: undated

Printed Hebridean music, c 1908-1930

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Printed Hebridean music. Mainly Marjory Kennedy-Fraser’s own publications, including reused proof sheets and pages cut out from larger collections.

Dates: c 1908-1930

Proofs, also sheets prepared for engraving, of Songs of the Hebrides, vol. 2, Part 1 & 2, c 1900-1930

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Scope and Contents Proofs, also sheets prepared for engraving, of Songs of the Hebrides, vol. 2, Part 1 & 2. Sheets Marjory Kennedy-Fraser prepared for engraving of introduction, mainly typescript, with loose pieces of paper attached. Various proofs of...
Dates: c 1900-1930

‘Proofs & M.S.S. [manuscripts], More Songs of Hebrides, 1929’, c 1929

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‘Proofs & M.S.S.[manuscripts], More Songs of [the] Hebrides, 1929’.


  1. Proofs and some manuscripts of More Songs of the Hebrides, 1929.
  2. ‘Que veut cette horde d’esclaves’, three verses in French, manuscript.
  3. ‘In Summer’, canon, manuscript.
  4. Some proofs of piano four hands arrangements.
Dates: c 1929

‘Proofs &amp M.S.S. [manuscripts] of Vol. IV’, c 1925

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‘Proofs & M.S.S. [manuscripts] of Vol. IV’. Proofs of vol. 4, also various notes and working material.

Dates: c 1925

‘Proofs of transposed ed. of Vol. 1 Songs’, c 1909

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‘Proofs of transposed ed. of Vol. 1 Songs’.

Dates: c 1909

Recital programmes and publicity leaflets, c 1916-c 1931

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Scope and Contents Recital programmes and publicity leaflets. Publicity leaflet, with photograph of Marjory and Patuffa Kennedy-Fraser (at the harp), ‘Songs of the Hebrides, Folk Songs from the Scottish Isles’, [1916], New York. Leaflet/advert, unknown publication, [New York], with photograph of Marjory and Patuffa Kennedy-Fraser (at the harp), ‘Mrs. Kennedy-Fraser, Miss Patuffa...
Dates: c 1916-c 1931

‘Some manuscripts, proofs, offprints’, Part 1 & 2, c 1920s

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Scope and Contents ‘Some manuscripts, proofs, offprints’, Part 1 & 2. manuscripts, proofs, and offprints. Part 1. Publicity leaflet, with press comments and pictures of Marjory Kennedy-Fraser and Margaret Kennedy, [after 1920]. Part 2. ‘Carol from the Hebrides for Boys’ Voices’, melody from Songs of the Hebrides (Marjory Kennedy-Fraser),...
Dates: c 1920s