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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
Collapse 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.
1 - Rough transcriptions of words and music of part songs for 'Music of Scotland' by Helena Shire and Kenneth Elliot.
2 - Rough transcriptions of words and music for solo songs from 'Music of Scotland' by Helena Shire and Kenneth Elliot.
3 - Rough drafts and notes by Helena Shire and Kenneth Elliot for 'Music of Scotland' labelled 'Prefatory material'. Includes drafts of 'Contents', 'Introduction', 'Editorial Notes', and 'List of Sources'.
4 - Miscellaneous rough drafts, notes and transcriptions for 'Music of Scotland', most in Kenneth Elliot's hand, on church music and secular songs.
5 - Rough drafts of texts of secular songs from 'Music of Scotland', mainly typed or written in Helena Shire's hand.
6 - Typed drafts of songs no's 28-72 (minus no.36) from 'Music in Scotland', labelled 'Guides for printer'.
7 - Miscellaneous drafts and rough notes for 'Music in Scotland' in Helena Shire's hand. Includes duplicate typed drafts of 'Introduction', 'Editorial Notes' and texts of the secular songs.
8 - Miscellaneous drafts, notes and transcriptions for 'Music of Scotland'.
9 - Typed draft of Introduction for 'Music of Scotland' by Helena Shire.
10 - Typed draft of 'The Sources of the Music' by Kenneth Elliot.
11 - Bound photocopy of 'List of music in private collections in the Scottish Record Office'.
12 - Miscellaneous material relating to 'Music of Scotland'.
13 - Offprints from 'Music of Scotland 1500-1700, Musica Britannica' Volume XV, (Stainer & Bell, 1957), nos 1-2 & 4-5 (lacking 3, 6-7).
14 - Offprints from 'The Eton Choirbook' transcribed and edited by Frank LL Harrison, 'Musica Britannica' Volume XXII (Stainer & Bell, 1956), nos 1-6 (complete set).
15 - Printed advertisement for 'Musica Britannica' up to Volume XI.
16 - Review of 'Music of Scotland 1500-1700' in 'Scottish Field', Nov 1957, Vol CV, No 659, pp33.
17 - Two copies of transcription of 'Trip and go, hey' by Kenneth Elliot.
18 - Photocopied notes from Kenneth Elliot to Helena Shire concerning recording of songs from 'Music of Scotland', summer 1970.
19 - Transcriptions of unidentified song from Ballet Lute Book and of 'Dearest love I doo not goe' by Kenneth Elliot.
20 - Photocopy of transcription of Alexander Montgomerie's 'Melancholie', edited and arranged by Kenneth Elliot in ringed binder (intended for performance?).
21 - Letter Kenneth Elliot to Helena Shire concerning her comments on BBC recordings of songs from 'Music of Scotland', with transcription of 'Remember richtly when ye reid' attached. (Closed).
22 - Letter Kenneth Elliot to Helena Shire concerning his corrections for the third edition of 'Musica Britannica' Volume XV, with list of corrections attached. (Closed).
23 - Letter Kenneth Elliot to Helena Shire concerning his transcription of 'When Father Adam'. (Closed).
24 - Memorandum of agreement between Helena Mennie Shire and Kenneth Elliot, and the Royal Musical Association, regarding editing and publication of 'Music of Scotland 1500-1700'.
25 - Invitation to a Silver Jubilee celebration held by Musica Britannica.
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.
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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