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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).
Collapse 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.
1 - Typed, amended draft of 'Forward' and texts for 'Poems and Songs of Sir Robert Ayton' .
2 - Duplicate typed drafts of commentary on Robert Ayton and his work for 'Poems and Songs'.
3 - Handwritten drafts of texts for 'Poems and Songs of Sir Robert Ayton' including some not subsequently included.
4 - Exercise book with rough notes and reference for Robert Ayton.
5 - Offprint of 'New Poems by Sir Robert Ayton' by Charles B Gullans from 'The Modern Language Review', Vol LV, No 2, Apr 1960, pp163-168. Presented to Helena Mennie Shire by the author.
Collapse 6 - Miscellaneous research notes and drafts on Robert Ayton, including some material overlapping with 'The Last Castalian' chapter in 'Song, Dance and Poetry'.6 - Miscellaneous research notes and drafts on Robert Ayton, including some material overlapping with 'The Last Castalian' chapter in 'Song, Dance and Poetry'.
7 - Publisher's advertising for 'Poems and Songs of Sir Robert Ayton'.
8 - Papers relating to orders for and gifts made of 'Poems and Songs of Sir Robert Ayton'.
9 - Copy of 'New Saltire', Summer 1961, with review of 'Poems and Songs of Sir Robert Ayton' by Sydney Goodsir Smith, pp83-84.
10 - Microfilm copy of British Library manuscipt (BL Add. MS 10308) of poems of Sir Robert Ayton.
11 - Correspondence of Helena Shire concerning publication of 'Poems and Songs'.
12 - Correspondence to Helena Shire regarding Robert Ayton and publication of 'Poems and Songs'. (Closed):
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.
Expand 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)
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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