MacRae-Fairley Collection of highland bagpipe music.
Scope and Contents
A collection of Piobaireachd and other music, consisting of bound books, groups of unbound sheets, and disparate sheets. Includes "Captain Chisholm's manuscript", possibly one of the oldest manuscripts of Ceòl Beag.
The descriptions are taken from an assessment made by Dr Roderick Cannon.
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within [1st half of the 19th century-1st half of the 20th century], 2007, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
21 Folders
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The current arrangement is that of Dr Roderick Cannon who assessed the papers for the seller prior to them being offered to the Library. The order of the papers when received by Dr Cannon, in 6 bags, was as follows.
Bag 1: Acc.12810(1)-(4)
Bag 2: Acc.12810(5), (11)-(13)
Bag 3: Acc.12810(6)
Bag 4: Acc.12810(7)-(9)
Bag 5: Acc.12810(10)
Bag 6: Acc.12810(14)-(17).
Each item is now in a separate folder.
Custodial History
These papers came from the library of John Fairley, with some of the earlier manuscripts in the collection having previously been in the hands of several generations of the MacRae family.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 2007, Larry Hutchison, Dunfermline.
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk