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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
Expand 5 - Papers and correspondence relating to Helena Mennie Shire's published works5 - Papers and correspondence relating to Helena Mennie Shire's published works
Collapse 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 1 - Papers relating to radio broadcasts and recordings which Helena Mennie Shire compiled or was involved in1 - Papers relating to radio broadcasts and recordings which Helena Mennie Shire compiled or was involved in
Expand 2 - Papers relating to musical presentations and concerts of Scottish poetry/song involving Helena Mennie Shire2 - Papers relating to musical presentations and concerts of Scottish poetry/song involving Helena Mennie Shire
Expand 3 - Papers relating to lectures given by Helena Mennie Shire to groups and societies, mainly Musica Scotica3 - Papers relating to lectures given by Helena Mennie Shire to groups and societies, mainly Musica Scotica
Collapse 4 - Materials relating to conference Helena Mennie Shire attended and papers she presented4 - Materials relating to conference Helena Mennie Shire attended and papers she presented
1 - Programme for Congres de l'Association Internationale des Historiens de la Renaissance, 2-7 Sep 1957, at which Helena Shire presented a paper 'Chansons des fetes royales et religieuses en Grande-Bretagne (1500-1550) et leur survivance dans le folk-lore'
2 - Circular for the forthcoming International Federation for Modern Languages and Literatures congress to be held at Cambridge, 20-26 Aug 1972
3 - Programme and application for association of Scottish Literary Studies one day conference on folk life studies, Aberdeen, 28 Apr 1973
4 - Information for Meeting of the British Branch of the International Arthurian Society, Stirling, 6-9 Jul 1973
5 - Draft schedule and abstracts for conference on Medieval and Renaissance Music, Cumberland Lodge, 13-16 Jul 1973
6 - Circular for forthcoming conference on Problems of Methodology of Comparative Literature, University of East Anglia, 15-18 Dec 1975
7 - Programme for Eleventh International Arthurian Congress, Exeter, 12-20 Aug 1975
Expand 8 - Papers relating to the First International Conference on Scottish Language and Literature, Medieval and Renaissance, held at Edinburgh, 10-16 Sep 1975, including programmes and information, report on conference from "The Scotsman", 17 Sep 1975, and also draft of 'Form and Meaning in Douglas' "Eneodes" ' the paper which Helena Mennie Shire delivered to the conference.8 - Papers relating to the First International Conference on Scottish Language and Literature, Medieval and Renaissance, held at Edinburgh, 10-16 Sep 1975, including programmes and information, report on conference from "The Scotsman", 17 Sep 1975, and also draft of 'Form and Meaning in Douglas' "Eneodes" ' the paper which Helena Mennie Shire delivered to the conference.
Expand 9 - Ms of paper delivered by Helena Mennie Shire to the North Cork Writers Festival with related papers9 - Ms of paper delivered by Helena Mennie Shire to the North Cork Writers Festival with related papers
10 - Copy of the 'Bulletin des Anglistes Medievistes', No 10, Autumn 1976, pp89-103
Expand 11 - Drafts and notes for Helena Mennie Shire's paper 'What is the function of translated literature within a national literature?, given at the International Colloquium on Literature and Translation in Leuven, Belgium, 1976. Includes related material and other papers delivered to the conference11 - Drafts and notes for Helena Mennie Shire's paper 'What is the function of translated literature within a national literature?, given at the International Colloquium on Literature and Translation in Leuven, Belgium, 1976. Includes related material and other papers delivered to the conference
Expand 12 - Drafts and notes for Helena Mennie Shire's paper 'Lyndsay's Papyngo', given at the 2nd Colloquium on Scottish Language and Literature, University of Strasbourgh, 1978. Includes related material from the conference and review of the conference from "The Times Educational Supplement", 28 Jul 1978, p47.12 - Drafts and notes for Helena Mennie Shire's paper 'Lyndsay's Papyngo', given at the 2nd Colloquium on Scottish Language and Literature, University of Strasbourgh, 1978. Includes related material from the conference and review of the conference from "The Times Educational Supplement", 28 Jul 1978, p47.
13 - Papers and notes from the conference on 'The waning of the Middle Ages', Canberra, Australia, 1978, where Helena Mennis Shire delivered a paper on 'Style King James V of Scots'. Includes handouts from other papers delivered at conference, and also copy of Joan Hughes paper 'Ser David Lyndsays play: sertane mirry interludes'.
Expand 14 - Papers relating to the conference on 'Le Recit Bref', held at the University of Picardy, 1979. Includes conference material and also drafts of the paper which Helena Mennie Shire delivered to the conference on medieval English poetry14 - Papers relating to the conference on 'Le Recit Bref', held at the University of Picardy, 1979. Includes conference material and also drafts of the paper which Helena Mennie Shire delivered to the conference on medieval English poetry
Expand 15 - Papers relating to the 19th Congress of the SAES, University of Strasbourg, 1979, including materials from the conference and copies of other papers delivered by colleagues.15 - Papers relating to the 19th Congress of the SAES, University of Strasbourg, 1979, including materials from the conference and copies of other papers delivered by colleagues.
16 - Information for the conference on 'La chasse au moyen age', University of Nice, sent to Helena Mennie Shire by Andre Crepin
17 - Information for 9th International Colloquium at Leuven, Belgium, on the subject of death in the Middle Ages
18 - Papers and material from the 7th Annual Conference on Medieval and Renaissance Music, King's College Cambridge, including abstreacts of papers delivered.
19 - Information (agenda and reports) regarding forthcoming conference on Scottish medieval historical research
20 - Information and papers (programme of events etc) relating to conferences held at the University of Picardy: 'Music, Literature and society in the Middle Ages'(1980) and 'The representation of antiquity in the Middle Ages' (1981). Helena Mennie Shire co-presented a paper on Chaucer at the 1981 conference
21 - Circular for forthcoming International Thomas Carlyle Symposium, at the Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat Mainz, Germersheim, Germany
Expand 22 - Drafts of paper 'The Case of Colonel Cleland.' delivered by Helena Mennie Shire at the 3rd International conference on Medieval and renaissance Language and Literature, held at University of Stirling, 1981 (including earlier version from c1950's - see MS 3407/7/8/1-6). Also includes related information and handouts from the conference.22 - Drafts of paper 'The Case of Colonel Cleland.' delivered by Helena Mennie Shire at the 3rd International conference on Medieval and renaissance Language and Literature, held at University of Stirling, 1981 (including earlier version from c1950's - see MS 3407/7/8/1-6). Also includes related information and handouts from the conference.
Expand 23 - Papers and materials relating to the Congress of the SAES, held at the University of Lyon 2, where Helena Mennie Shire gave a paper on 'Schizophrenia and poetic process: from the poems and letters of Olive Fraser, Scots poet, 1904-1977.' Includes some of Helena Mennie Shire's notes on Olive Fraser's poetry23 - Papers and materials relating to the Congress of the SAES, held at the University of Lyon 2, where Helena Mennie Shire gave a paper on 'Schizophrenia and poetic process: from the poems and letters of Olive Fraser, Scots poet, 1904-1977.' Includes some of Helena Mennie Shire's notes on Olive Fraser's poetry
Expand 24 - Circulars and information relating to the 22nd Congress of the SAES held at Amiens, 1982, and also from the University of Grenoble III concerning related matters.24 - Circulars and information relating to the 22nd Congress of the SAES held at Amiens, 1982, and also from the University of Grenoble III concerning related matters.
Expand 25 - Circulars from the University of Grenoble III regarding the congress of the SAES and other SAES events. Includes programme from the Lyon congress, 1981, at which Helena Mennie Shire presented her paper on Olive Fraser's poetry25 - Circulars from the University of Grenoble III regarding the congress of the SAES and other SAES events. Includes programme from the Lyon congress, 1981, at which Helena Mennie Shire presented her paper on Olive Fraser's poetry
26 - Papers relating to the conference on 'Amour, mariage et transgressions au moyen age' held at the University of Picardie, Amiens, including drafts in English and French of the paper delivered by Helena Mennie Shire, 'Admonition au roi Ecosse dans la poesie d'Ecosse a la fin du moyen age', and reprint of same from "Actes du collogue (Verlag, Goppingen 1984), pp465-470
Expand 27 - Information relating to the Association for Scottish Literary Studies' conference on 'Court and Kirk: aspects of sixteenth century Scottish literature'. Includes summary of the paper on the poet Alexander Montgomerie, 'Court and conscience; wallis nocht weill', due to be given by Helena Mennie Shire, but which she could not give due to ill health.27 - Information relating to the Association for Scottish Literary Studies' conference on 'Court and Kirk: aspects of sixteenth century Scottish literature'. Includes summary of the paper on the poet Alexander Montgomerie, 'Court and conscience; wallis nocht weill', due to be given by Helena Mennie Shire, but which she could not give due to ill health.
Expand 28 - Drafts for Helena Mennie Shire's paper 'Some foreign influences on lyric and song in King James VI court reconsidered,' given at the 4th International Conference on Scottish Language and Literature, Johannes Gutenburg-Universitat Mainz, Germersheim, Germany28 - Drafts for Helena Mennie Shire's paper 'Some foreign influences on lyric and song in King James VI court reconsidered,' given at the 4th International Conference on Scottish Language and Literature, Johannes Gutenburg-Universitat Mainz, Germersheim, Germany
29 - Drafts and notes for a talk, 'Towards a life of Alexander Montgomerie,' given by Helena Mennie Shire to 25th Congress of the SAES at the University of Caen, with circular and programme of events from the conference. Also includes drafts of an article about Montgomerie's lyrics written in reply to professor R D S Jack.
Expand 30 - Circulars and information from the 27th Congress of the SAES, held at the University of Bordeaux, including draft of Helena Mennie Shire's paper entitled 'No devotional poems in modern Scots dialect? Into Scots it will not go?'30 - Circulars and information from the 27th Congress of the SAES, held at the University of Bordeaux, including draft of Helena Mennie Shire's paper entitled 'No devotional poems in modern Scots dialect? Into Scots it will not go?'
Expand 31 - Papers relating to the 5th International Conference of Scottish Language and Literature (Medieval and Renaissance), held at the University of Aberdeen, including information and materials from the conference and also drafts and notes for Helena Mennie Shires' paper, 'Images of monarchy: three royal Stewarts.'31 - Papers relating to the 5th International Conference of Scottish Language and Literature (Medieval and Renaissance), held at the University of Aberdeen, including information and materials from the conference and also drafts and notes for Helena Mennie Shires' paper, 'Images of monarchy: three royal Stewarts.'
Expand 32 - Papers relating to the 28th Congress of the SAES held at Besancon, including conference circulars and notes relating to Helena Mennie Shire's paper 'War Poetry by Scots women poets'.32 - Papers relating to the 28th Congress of the SAES held at Besancon, including conference circulars and notes relating to Helena Mennie Shire's paper 'War Poetry by Scots women poets'.
Expand 33 - Circulars and information relating to the 2nd International Conference of the Languages of Scotland, held at the University of Glasgow.33 - Circulars and information relating to the 2nd International Conference of the Languages of Scotland, held at the University of Glasgow.
Expand 34 - Papers relating to the 29th Congress of the SAES, held at the University of Toulouse, including drafts and notes from Helena Mennie Shire's paper on 'Fredome' and the King in prison, 'The Kingis Quair'.34 - Papers relating to the 29th Congress of the SAES, held at the University of Toulouse, including drafts and notes from Helena Mennie Shire's paper on 'Fredome' and the King in prison, 'The Kingis Quair'.
35 - Papers from the Medieval English Theatre Meeting, held at Edinburgh (sent to Helena Mennie Shire by Jean Clark?)
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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