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Collapse MS 2732 - William Walker, bibliophile, ballad collector and writer: papersMS 2732 - William Walker, bibliophile, ballad collector and writer: papers
1 - Volume containing notes on chap-books and songs
2 - Volume containing notes on chap-books and songs
3 - Volume labelled 'Ballad notes & Chap Books'
4 - Volume labelled 'Notes from Ruddiman's Edinburgh Magazine, Ballad notes, &c., Ferguson's Poems, death, &c.'
5 - Volume labelled 'Ruddiman's (no.5) Weekly Magazine'
6 - Volume containing index to '"Quarto collection" - Complete Collection, Old and New Songs & Ballads'
7 - Volume lettered on front 'Notes on Scottish Ballads'
Expand 8 - Volume 'Notes of Aberdeen Authors and Books' and related papers8 - Volume 'Notes of Aberdeen Authors and Books' and related papers
Expand 9 - Volume 'Notes on Local Authors Vol II' and related material 9 - Volume 'Notes on Local Authors Vol II' and related material
10 - Volume labelled 'Notes - 'Aberdeen Herald' Poetry Vol. III'
Expand 11 - Volume 'Miscellaneous Ballad Notes & Jottings 1885-1915' with related material 11 - Volume 'Miscellaneous Ballad Notes & Jottings 1885-1915' with related material
12 - Volume labelled by William Walker 'Watson's Colls. Poetry in Aberdeen Magazines 1786-1800'
Expand 13 - Diary and notes relating to volume 1 of Henley and Henderson's edition of Burns' 'Poems'.13 - Diary and notes relating to volume 1 of Henley and Henderson's edition of Burns' 'Poems'.
14 - List of local broadsides, squibs, cartoons etc.
15 - Volume containing notes by William Walker of songs from 'Orpheus Caledonius'
16 - Volume labelled 'Ballad Airs notes on Songs &c.'
17 - Volume labelled on outside 'Greig's Folk Songs' and on fly-leaf 'Airs in Mr Duncan's MS'
18 - Volume made up of slips pasted on to pages of The Spectator for 28th May 1921 by William Walker
19 - Index to the Ballads and Ballad Fragments in 5 volumes manuscripts collected by Gavin Greig M.A. 1908-1914
20 - List by William Walker of "Broadside & Slipsong Printers Publishers & Booksellers recorded in the Huth, Roxburghe, Crawford, Bagford and other collections"
21 - Diary containing notes of William Walker and others
Expand 22 - Collection of notes on ballad tunes, ballad stanza arrangement and other material22 - Collection of notes on ballad tunes, ballad stanza arrangement and other material
Expand 23 - Volume labelled by William Walker "1. Notes connected with Rickart Papers. *2.Notes on Greig and Duncan's Folk-Songs, Ballads and Music MSS." and related papers23 - Volume labelled by William Walker "1. Notes connected with Rickart Papers. *2.Notes on Greig and Duncan's Folk-Songs, Ballads and Music MSS." and related papers
Expand 24 - Letters written by Reverend J. Ironside Still to William Walker24 - Letters written by Reverend J. Ironside Still to William Walker
Expand 25 - Collection of letters by Gavin Greig25 - Collection of letters by Gavin Greig
Expand 26 - Letter written by Reverend James Bruce Duncan to Gavin Greig26 - Letter written by Reverend James Bruce Duncan to Gavin Greig
Expand 27 - Correspondence between Reverend J.B. Duncan, Lynturk, and William Walker and others27 - Correspondence between Reverend J.B. Duncan, Lynturk, and William Walker and others
28 - Abstract of letters from Reverend James Bruce Duncan to Gavin Greig anent their gathering of Folk Song and Music, 1905-1914
Expand 29 - Volume of "Private Letters" from Miss Mary Ann Crichton and others "anent the folk-song gatherings of the late Gavin Greig and Reverend James Bruce Duncan, Lynturk", to William Walker; 29 - Volume of "Private Letters" from Miss Mary Ann Crichton and others "anent the folk-song gatherings of the late Gavin Greig and Reverend James Bruce Duncan, Lynturk", to William Walker;
Collapse 30 - Letters and papers concerning contributors to Gavin Greig's collection of ballads, etc.30 - Letters and papers concerning contributors to Gavin Greig's collection of ballads, etc.
1 - Letter from Mary Ann Crichton to Alexander Keith
2 - Letter from Mary Ann Crichton to Alexander Keith
3 - Letter from J.D. Knowles to Mary Ann Crichton
4 - Letter from Elsie S. Rae Wilson to Alexander Keith
5 - Letter from J. Malcolm to [Alexander Keith]
6 - Letter from J.F. Grant to Alexander Keith
7 - Letter from James Will to Alexander Keith
8 - Letter from James Will to George Phillip
9 - Letter from John Boyle [or possibly McBoyle] to Mary Ann Crichton
10 - Letter from R. Carr Burnett to Alexander Keith
11 - Letter from Isaac Troup to Alexander Keith
12 - Letter from Dr Robert Richards to Alexander Keith
13 - Letter Dr Robert Richards to Alexander Keith
14 - Letter from William Matthews to Dr R. Richards
15 - Letter from Reverend R.H. Calder to Alexander Keith
16 - Letter from Robert T. M to Alexander Keith
17 - Letter from Robert Howie to Alexander Keith
18 - Letter from Mrs Margaret Harper to Alexander Keith
19 - Letter from J. Dickie to Alexander Keith
20 - Letter from Mrs Lyall to Alexander Keith
21 - Letter from James [surname illegible] to [Alexander Keith]
22 - Letter from Archibald Macleod, to Alexander Keith
23 - Letter from George F. Duncan to Alexander Keith
24 - Letter from George F. Duncan to Alexander Keith
25 - Letter from A.B. Hendry to Mary Ann Crichton
26 - Notes by Mary Ann Crichton on contributors to Gavin Greig's collection
27 - Notes on contributors to Gavin Greig's collections supplied by Mary Ann Crichton for Alexander Keith
28 - Sheets headed "Queries by Alexander Keith to Miss Crichton"
29 - Notes by Mary Ann Crichton on ballad "The Elphin Knight" in response to queries
31 - Notebook 'Ballad, notes, place-names, & etc.'

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