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Collapse MS 3407 - Helena Mennie Shire, literary scholar: papersMS 3407 - Helena Mennie Shire, literary scholar: papers
Expand 1 - Personal papers1 - Personal papers
2 - Correspondence
Expand 3 - Papers relating to Helena Mennie Shire's academic career3 - Papers relating to Helena Mennie Shire's academic career
Expand 4 - Papers and correspondence relating to Helena Mennie Shire's teaching career at Cambridge4 - Papers and correspondence relating to Helena Mennie Shire's teaching career at Cambridge
Collapse 5 - Papers and correspondence relating to Helena Mennie Shire's published works5 - Papers and correspondence relating to Helena Mennie Shire's published works
Expand 1 - 'Song, Dance and Poetry of the Court of Scotland Under King James VI'1 - 'Song, Dance and Poetry of the Court of Scotland Under King James VI'
Expand 2 - 'A Preface to Spenser' and related Spenser work2 - 'A Preface to Spenser' and related Spenser work
Expand 3 - 'Music of Scotland 1500-1700' by Helena Shire and Kenneth Elliot from 'Musica Britannica' volume XV, (London, Stainer & Bell, 1957) and related projects.3 - 'Music of Scotland 1500-1700' by Helena Shire and Kenneth Elliot from 'Musica Britannica' volume XV, (London, Stainer & Bell, 1957) and related projects.
Expand 4 - 'Alexander Montgomerie: a selection of his songs and poems' (Edinburgh, Saltire Society, 1960) and related research.4 - 'Alexander Montgomerie: a selection of his songs and poems' (Edinburgh, Saltire Society, 1960) and related research.
Expand 5 - 'Poems from Panmure House' (Cambridge, The Ninth of May, 1960).5 - 'Poems from Panmure House' (Cambridge, The Ninth of May, 1960).
Expand 6 - 'Poems and Songs of Sir Robert Ayton' (Cambridge, The Ninth of May, 1961) and related research.6 - 'Poems and Songs of Sir Robert Ayton' (Cambridge, The Ninth of May, 1961) and related research.
Expand 7 - 'The Thrissil, the Rois and the Fleur-de-Lys' (Cambridge, The Ninth of May, 1962).7 - 'The Thrissil, the Rois and the Fleur-de-Lys' (Cambridge, The Ninth of May, 1962).
Expand 8 - 'King Orphius, Sir Colling, The Brother's Lament, Litel Musgrave' (Cambridge, The Ninth of May, 1973).8 - 'King Orphius, Sir Colling, The Brother's Lament, Litel Musgrave' (Cambridge, The Ninth of May, 1973).
9 - 'The Sheath and the Knife or Leesome Brand' (Cambridge, The Ninth of May, 1974) (published as a broadsheet). Orders for 'The Sheath and the Knife or Leesome Brand', including National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, and Blackwells Books, Oxford.
Expand 10 - The Ninth of May, miscellaneous materials.10 - The Ninth of May, miscellaneous materials.
Expand 11 - Material relating to Helena Mennie Shire's research on the writer and poet Olive Fraser.11 - Material relating to Helena Mennie Shire's research on the writer and poet Olive Fraser.
Collapse 12 - Articles and essays published in journals, anthologies, newspapers etc (relating predominately to Musica Scotica)12 - Articles and essays published in journals, anthologies, newspapers etc (relating predominately to Musica Scotica)
1 - Untitled typescript of article on the 16th and 17th century music books of North-East Scotland published in the "Aberdeen press and Journal", 7 August 1954
3 - Handwritten draft of MS 3407/5/12/2 above, entitled 'Are we losing our sense of the past?'
4 - Postcard from Shire to unidentified correspondent, with message 'Do listen in on Dec 28th at 6 pm to our broadcast of "Music [M]imes of Early Scotland".
5 - Two drafts of 'Early Scottish music' by Helena Shire, published in "The Scotsman", 4 April 1955
6 - Reprint of 'The Sweepings of Parnassus' by Helena Mennie Shire and Alexander Fenton, from "Aberdeen University Review", Vol XXXV1, 1, No 112, pp 43-54, Spring 1955
7 - Copy of "Saltire Review", Vol 2, Winter 1955, No 6, containing article on 'Pleugh Song and Plough Play' by Helena M Shire and Kenneth Elliot
8 - 3 reprints of 'La fricassee en Ecosse et ses rapports avec les fetes del la Renaissance' (Paris, Editions du Central de la recherche Scientifique, 1956), edited by Jean Jacquot, pp 335-45
9 - Advertising material for "Les Fetes de la Renaissance Le Choeur des Muses"
10 - Three reprints of 'The Tolquhon Cantus Part Book: A Fine Scots Binding of 1611' by Helena M Shire and Phyllis M Giles, and the 'Forbes-Leith music Books 1611-1779' by Helena M Shire from "Edinburgh Bibliograohical Society Transactions," (Edinburgh, R & R Clark Ltd., 1956), Vol 111, Part 3, pp 161-168 (only 30 copies printed). (First 2 parts of a series of articles on 'Court Song in Scotland after 1603: Aberdeenshire')
11 - 2 proof copies of MS 3407/5/12/10 above
12 - Annotated typescript of 'The Tolquhon Cantus Part Book' and 'The Forbes-Leith music books 1611-1799' with note from J H Louden, Edinburgh Bibliographical Society returning them to Helena Mennie Shire, 1957
13 - 2 handwritten copies of 'Forbes-Leith music Books 1611-1799'. - includes list of other papers by Helena Mennie Shire on the subject of 'Music in North-eastern Scotland during the Seventeenth Century'.
14 - Typescript of 'Alexander Forbes and his song-book of 1611' by Helena Mennie Shire.
15 - Rough papers and notes relating to Forbes and Tolquhon music books, including notes on family trees, pencil rubbing of Tolquhon Cantus book binding and postcards of Tolquhon castle.
16 - Two music books containing transcriptions of music and words from 'Forbes Songs and Fancies' and the Leyden vocal ms, National Library of Scotland.
17 - Reprint of 'Andrew Melville's Music Library: Aberdeen 1637' by Helena M Shire from "Edinburgh Bibliographical Society Transactions" (Edinburgh, R & R Clark Ltd., 1960), Vol IV, Part 1 (only 20 copies produced). (Part III of series on 'Court Song in Scotland after 1603: Aberdeenshire')
18 - Annotated typescript of 'Andro Melvill's Music Library: Aberdeen, 1637 ' by Helena Mennie Shire
19 - 2 handwritten mss entitled "The Buiks in my Pressis": Andro Melvill, Aberdeen 1637' (earlier versions of MS 3407/5/12/18 above?)
20 - Handwritten ms entitled 'Music in North-Eastern Scotland in the seventeenth Century - in Castle, College and Song-School'. Includes transcription of letter from William Forbes of Leith of Whitehaugh to William Beattie, Professor of Moral Philosophy in Marischal College, Aberdeen, 26 April 1779, taken from Beattie correspondence in Aberdeen University Archives, June 1954
21 - Single handwritten sheet with notes for part IV of series 'Court Song in Scotland after 1603' on music books of the Kers of Lothian 1610-1700
22 - Correspondence to Helena Shire relating to articles on Tolquhon Cantus book, Forbes-Leith music books and Andrew Melville's music library (closed)
23 - Draft correspondence of Helena Shire to j h Louden and William S Mitchell and others relating to her research for articles on Tolquhon Cantus book etc. (Closed)
24 - Four copies of "The Scotsman", Saturday 12 May 1956, with article 'Snatches that hold familiar echoes: tracing Scots tunes through the centuries' by Helena Mennie Shire on p.10.
Expand 25 - Typescripts and handwritten ms of 'Folk-song in Scotland before 1603' by Helena Mennie Shire - version of article of MS 3407/5/12/24 which appeared in "The Scotsman"25 - Typescripts and handwritten ms of 'Folk-song in Scotland before 1603' by Helena Mennie Shire - version of article of MS 3407/5/12/24 which appeared in "The Scotsman"
26 - Handwritten ms entitled 'Dame Sensualitie - hir Sangis and hir Sen(u)se - a study in the links between the Satire of the Thrie Estaites and contemporary love songs' by Helena Mennie Shire (subsequently published in "The Scotsman" as 'What song did Dame Sensuality sing?', 12 Sep 1959).
Expand 27 - 3 offprints of 'Robert Edwards' commonplace book and Scots literary tradition' by Helena Mennie Shire, reprinted from "Scottish Studies", Vol 5, part 1, pp 43-49,1961.27 - 3 offprints of 'Robert Edwards' commonplace book and Scots literary tradition' by Helena Mennie Shire, reprinted from "Scottish Studies", Vol 5, part 1, pp 43-49,1961.
28 - Offprint of 'Alexander Montgomerie: the oppositione of the court to conscience. "Court and Conscience walis not "Literature", vol III, No 3, January 1966
29 - Typescript of translation of funeral poems written on the death of Alexander Montgomerie appearing (in slightly different form) in article of MS 3407/5/12/28 above - with footnote concerning translation which was done by the poet Robert Garioch.
30 - Typescript notes on lives of Alexander Montgomerie and Robert Ayton, with select bibliographies
31 - Offprint of 'Sir William Mure: his place in literary history' by Helena Mennie Shire, reprinted from "Studies in Scottish Literature", vol VI, no 4, April 1969, pp258-260
33 - Offprint of 'The Lyric and the Renaissance' by Helena Mennie Shire, from "The Old World: discovery and Rebirth, Literature and Western Civilization" (London, Aldus, 1974 ), edited by David Daiches and A Thorlby, pp 147-175
34 - Annotated typescript of 'The Lyric and the Renaissance'.
35 - Xerox copy of MS 3407/5/12/34 above and further draft typescripts of 'The Lyric and the renaissance'
36 - Miscellaneous drafts and notes for 'The Lyric and the Renaissance', typescript and ms
37 - Notebook with notes on Renaissance lyrics
38 - Preparatory material proposing publication of volume on theme of literature and the Western World (subsequently Daiches and Thorlby's "Literature and Western Civilization). Typescript.
39 - Correspondence to HM Shire relating to ms and publication of 'The Lyric and renaissance' in Daiches and Thorlby's volume, with some draft replies from Helena Mennie Shire (closed)
40 - Offprint of 'Le recit bref et la poesie lyrique Medievale de langue Anglaise' by Helena Mennie Shire, reprinted from" Actes du Colloque des 27, 28 et 29 "Avril" 1979, pp277-286, Centre d Etudes Medievales, Universite de Picardie (originally delivered as a conference paper at Universite de Picardie - see MS 3407/6/4/14 below)
41 - Offprint of 'Amour, mariage et transgressions au moyen age' by Helen Mennie Shire, reprinted from "Acts de Colloque des" 24,25,26 et 27 Mars 1983, (Kummerle Verlag, Goppingen, 1984 ) pp 465-470, Centre d'Etudes Medievales, Universite de Picardie (originally delivered as conference paper at University of Picardie, Amiens, 1983 - see MS 3407/6/4/26 below}
42 - 2 copies of "The Tablet" magazine with article 'A poet rediscovered' by Helena Mennie Shire, on the poet Olive Fraser, 1 Sep 1984, pp835-836. Also photocopy of same with magazine cutting of short piece on the dotterel bird by Olive Fraser (date and publication unknown).
Expand 43 - Typescript of 'Research support for younger scholars in early Scottish literature' by Helena Mennie Shire - a communication from H M Shire delivered by her daughter Dr Alisoun Gardner-Medwin at South Carolina Conference, 1990. Subsequently published in supplementary volume of conference papers for "Studies in Scottish Literature 1990.43 - Typescript of 'Research support for younger scholars in early Scottish literature' by Helena Mennie Shire - a communication from H M Shire delivered by her daughter Dr Alisoun Gardner-Medwin at South Carolina Conference, 1990. Subsequently published in supplementary volume of conference papers for "Studies in Scottish Literature 1990.
Expand 13 - Reviews written by Helena Mennie Shire13 - Reviews written by Helena Mennie Shire
Expand 6 - Papers relating to broadcasts, musical presentations, lectures, and conference papers of Helena Mennie Shire6 - Papers relating to broadcasts, musical presentations, lectures, and conference papers of Helena Mennie Shire
Expand 7 - Miscellaneous research papers7 - Miscellaneous research papers
Expand 8 - Material presented to Helena Mennie Shire by colleagues and friends8 - Material presented to Helena Mennie Shire by colleagues and friends
Expand 9 - Miscellaneous material9 - Miscellaneous material

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