Letter to PJ Anderson from William Walker
| ID | JSS0505 |
| Title | Letter to PJ Anderson from William Walker |
| Document Reference | MS793 |
| Item Type | Manuscript |
| Item Description | Letter from William Walker to P. J. Anderson, Librarian, King's College, Aberdeen (now part of the University). 16 May 1918. William Walker, a pawnbroker by profession, was a bibliophile and collector. His correspondents included Harvard Professor Francis James Child (1825-1896), collector and scholar of traditional ballads (many Scottish). The letter concerns a manuscript collection of fiddle music from Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire, given to Gavin Greig, the Aberdeenshire teacher who arranged some of Skinner's Harp and Claymore music. |
| Time Period | 1900s |
| Location | University of Aberdeen |
| Copyright | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/diss/historic/documents/copyright |
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