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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 1186 Collections and/or Records:

Kilberry book of piobaireachd: papers concerning piobaireachd, being the results of researches into the history of piobaireachd, the quality of the texts available, and problems of performance, compiled by Archibald Campbell, with the assistance of Colonel John P Grant of Rothiemurchus.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.22098-22117
Scope and Contents Archibald Campbell, who entered the Indian Civil Service and retired as Judge of the High Court of Lahore, was the youngest son of John Campbell of Kilberry, and Secretary of the Music Committee of the Piobaireachd Society. The material is arranged tune by tune, approximately in the order of appearance in ‘Ceol mor’ by C S Thomason, and consists of copies of the text of each piobaireachd from all authoritative sources, both printed (including some proof sheets) and manuscript....
Dates: 1892-1963, undated.

‘Kirk manuscripts’, copies of papers on ecclesiastical history, originally marked ‘B’., 17th century-18th century.

 File
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.5.9
Scope and Contents

The volume consists of “The second pairt of the Historie of the kirk and Nation of Scotland and of England & Ireland, (as their case becums lyk ours) fra the death of King James till the death of his sonne King Charles” in sixteen books interspersed with many printed papers.

Dates: 17th century-18th century.

‘Kirk manuscripts’, copies of very miscellaneous papers on ecclesiastical history.

 Series
Identifier: Adv.MSS.34.5.8-11
Scope and Contents

According to the folio catalogue (F.R.186) the volumes were originally marked ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’.

The description of the manuscripts in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: Jac.5.7.7-10.

Dates: 17th century-18th century.

Legal and miscellaneous papers chiefly of the 6th Marquess of Tweeddale., 1763, 1775-1780, undated.

 File
Identifier: MS.14526
Scope and Contents

The contents are as follows:

(i) Printed legal papers concerning the Douglas case, 1763 (folio 1);

(ii) Various printed legal papers, 1775-1780 (folio 183);

(iii) Miscellaneous papers, 1779-1780, undated (folio 278).

Dates: 1763, 1775-1780, undated.