| Description | Volume with 'James B. Duncan, Manse, Lynturk, Alford' on fly-leaf; contains 'Folk-Song Words of the North-East General Collection Vol. I.'; the title of each song is given in longhand with page reference to location of air (if any) in 'Folk song airs' or Miscellanae'; the text of the songs is given in Pitman's shorthand, together with notes on origin, etc.; the names of some contributors are given in longhand; the material appears to have been collected 1905-1908, but notes were added as late as 1915. |