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Repository: Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Location: f
Call No.: MS Am 2349
Creator: Child, Francis James, 1825-1896.
Title: English and Scottish popular ballad research materials,
Date(s): 1849-1914.
Quantity: 33 v. (7 linear ft.)
Abstract: Correspondence and papers, collected by American philologist and Harvard professor Francis James Child for his The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (1882-1898), and organized after his death by his protégé, George Lyman Kittredge.

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Historical Note

Francis James Child (1825-1896) was born in Boston, the third of eight children of Joseph Child and his wife Mary James Child. He was a graduate of Harvard College, A.B. 1846. After graduation he remained at Cambridge as tutor in mathematics (1846-1848) and later in history and political economy (1848-1849). From 1849 to 1851 he studied philosophy, the classics, and Germanic philology at the University of Göttingen. Upon his return to Harvard he became the Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory. In 1860, he married Elizabeth Ellery Sedgwick, daughter of Robert Sedgwick of New York, and they had three daughters and one son.

In 1876, Child was made professor of English and devoted himself thereafter to the teaching and study of literature. His chief works were on Spenser and Chaucer, and he is best known for his research into the history of English and Scottish ballads, first publishing English and Scottish Ballads (8 vols., 1857-1858), and later, his edition of 305 distinct English and Scottish ballads and their textual variants, English and Scottish Popular Ballads (5 vols., originally issued in 10 parts, 1882-1898). Ballad texts for this edition were culled from manuscript and printed materials extant at the end of the 19th century. This published text was planned "to include every obtainable version of every extant English or Scottish ballad, with the fullest possible discussion of related songs or stories in the popular literature of all nations." The tenth part was virtually complete, except for a general introduction to the whole work, at the time of Child's death in 1896.

At his death, Child left behind a great wealth of manuscripts, copies, letters, and other material pertaining to his study of ballads. George Lyman Kittredge (Harvard A.B. 1882), who was Child's former student, was Child's successor to the Boylston Professorship, and later was Harvard's first Gurney Professor of English (1917). It was Kittredge who spent hundreds of hours organizing this material which he referred to as the "Child MSS" or "Child Manuscripts." The 33 volumes described in this finding aid are the organized product of Kittredge's work, and reflect the order which he imposed upon it. It was Kittredge, also, who completed the last volume of Child's ballad compendium and saw it through to publication. The English and Scottish Popular Ballads is now said to be the publication that established the groundwork for English-speaking ballad scholarship in the 20th century.

Arrangement

Organized as:

• Vol I - XIX: Rejected pieces and related correspondence (contents in front of each volume)
  • Vol I: Rejected pieces, A - Haws
  • Vol II: Rejected pieces, Hawt - Z
  • Vol III: Rejected pieces
  • Vol IV: Bibliographical material relating to ballads
  • Vol V: Bibliographical material relating especially to manuscripts of ballads and to ballad airs, with a collection of tunes
  • Vol VI: Reviews and notices of Child's ballads clipped from newspapers
  • Vol VII: Notes and articles relating to ballads (especially Slavic)
  • Vol VIII: Notes on Child's English and Scottish popular ballads. . .
  • Vol IX: Letters and notes containing for the most part remarks on ballads
  • Vol X: Letters, etc. . . concerning ballad manuscripts, Vol I
  • Vol XI: Letters, etc. . . concerning ballad manuscripts, Vol II
  • Vol XII: Miscellaneous letters chiefly relating to ballads, Vol I
  • Vol XIII: Miscellaneous letters chiefly relating to ballads, Vol II
  • Vol XIV: Notes and excerpts made by F.J. Child with regard to ballads, Vol I
  • Vol XV: Notes and excerpts made by F.J. Child with regard to ballads, Vol II
  • Vol XVI: Notes and excerpts made by F.J. Child with regard to ballads, Vol III
  • Vol XVII: Miscellaneous notes and excerpts chiefly relating to ballads and folklore
  • Vol XVIII: Communications from Miss Margaret Reburn
  • Vol XIX: Notes on Chaucer and Gower, specimens of Chaucer manuscript and miscellaneous papers
• Vol XX: Contents of volumes I-XIX by G.L. Kittredge
• Vol XXI - XXX: Child ballads and correspondence
  • Vol XXI: Child ballads 1-19
  • Vol XXII: Child ballads 20-45
  • Vol XXIII: Child ballads 46-86
  • Vol XXIV: Child ballads 88-116
  • Vol XXV: Child ballads 117-156
  • Vol XXVI: Child ballads 157-178
  • Vol XXVII: Child ballads 180-230
  • Vol XXVIII: Child ballads 231-272
  • Vol XXIX: Child ballads 273-305
  • Vol XXX: Materials for glossary
• Vol XXXI: Calendar of ballad manuscripts Vol XXI - XXX arranged by ballad number
• Vol XXXII: Calendar of rejected pieces
• Vol XXXIII: Child manuscript indexes:
  • 1. Rough index to the general contents of Vols. I-XIX
  • 2. Index to names of writers of letters and of contributors

Scope and Content

The materials included in these volumes are primarily concerned with Francis James Child's study of the historical development of English and Scottish ballad text, though there are some materials relating to ballads of other geographical regions, and to his other research interests such as Geoffrey Chaucer and John Gower. There are also materials concerning his early study in Germany at the University of Göttingern and the University of Berlin.

The material here reflects both the order and the content of Child's published edition: The English and Scottish popular ballads. George Lyman Kittredge notes about this set that: "This edition contains 305 distinct ballads, with many additional texts printed in full, giving every extant version of every ballad. Each ballad has an introduction dealing with the history and bibliography of the piece, and containing a full account of parallels in foreign languages, and, in general, of the diffusion of the story, with other pertinent matter. There are also exhaustive collations, elaborate bibliographies, an index of published ballad airs, a collection of tunes, - and, in a word, all the apparatus necessary for the study of this kind of literature."

These collected supporting materials include autograph manuscripts of Francis James Child and George Lyman Kittredge and many others, bibliographies, clippings, letters, lists, musical notation for ballads, notes, reviews, indexes, postcards, printed materials, scrapbooks, subscription and mailing lists, transcriptions of ballad text, and translations. Some of the prominent names associated with this collection are: Peter Buchan, Frederick James Furnivall, Sven Grundtvig, Jan Kartowicz, William Macmath, William Motherwell, Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, and many others.

Bibliography

Publications by Francis James Child related to this manuscript material are:

• Child, Francis James, ed. English and Scottish ballads. Boston: Little, Brown and company, 1857.
• Child, Francis James, ed. English and Scottish popular ballads. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1882-1898. 10 parts in 5 volumes.
• Child, Francis James. English and Scottish popular ballads; edited from the collection of Francis James Child by Helen Child Sargent and George Lyman Kittredge. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and company, 1904.

Container List

• (1) Volume I: Rejected pieces, A - Haws : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge and Child, MSs (in various unidentified hands), and printed matter, mostly undated. 1 v.
  Includes texts, letters, and notes and an AMsS list of contents (by George Lyman Kittredge, 1909 Nov. 29) noting the following sections:

  • 1. Ballads to be excluded with notes and references in Child's hand
  • 2. Ballads printed in Sir Walter Scott's Minstrelsy which I have not included
  • 3. List of pieces in William Motherwell's manuscript not yet used
  • 4. Ballads to be considered, many worthless
  • 5. Ballads rejected
  • 6. List of proposed contents of Part IX [of Child's "Ballad book"]
  • 7. Scraps, indicating rejected ballads
  • 8. Notes on Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe's A ballad book
  • 9. Rejected pieces and romantic ballads
  • 10. Table of contents of Peter Buchan's Ancient ballads and songs of the north of Scotland, 1828
  • 11. Rejected pieces [includes long list of titles]
  On 2002 Dec. 2, a Houghton reader notes some items not listed in this volume: On page 39 Banks et Claudy, 2 additional texts in same hand, Farewell Sweet Bessie Bell and The Irish Boy; and on page 155, the verso of The Fox Song is My Father he is King of the gipsies.

• (2) Volume II: Rejected pieces, Hawt - Z : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge and Child, MSs (in various unidentified hands), and printed matter, mostly undated. 1 v.
  Includes texts, letters, and notes and an AMs list of contents (by George Lyman Kittredge) [with additional long list of titles].

• (3) Volume III: Rejected pieces : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge and Child, MSs (in various unidentified hands), letters, and printed matter, mostly undated. 1 v.
  Includes texts, letters,and notes, and an AMs list of contents (by George Lyman Kittredge) noting the following sections:

  • 1. Letters and text relating to Shetland folklore
  • 2. Contributions from George C. Mahon
  • 3. Ballads recited by John Flynn at Ann Arbor, 1881 June 23; collected by M.K. Perkins of the University of Michigan. Communicated to Child by Professor Moses Coit Tyler
  • 4. Notes as to songs in Additional Ms. 5465, British Museum. In hand of Ewald Flügel.

• (4) Volume IV: Bibliographical material relating to ballads : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge and Child, mostly undated. 1 v.
  Includes AMsS introduction by George Lyman Kittredge, 1913 Nov. 25: "The contents of this volume are, in the main, sheets of memoranda of ballad titles and ballad books. These memoranda were used by Child in getting his material together and editing it. They are mere rough and tentative lists, prepared for his own immediate purposes, not for publication. But they are worth preserving as documents illustrating the history of Child's great work. All the contents (except pp.51-52) are in his hand."
  Also includes AMsS (Kittredge) list of contents as follows:

  • 1. Tentative list of English and Scottish ballads with references to places where they occur
  • 2. List of some books containing English and Scottish ballads
  • 3. Ballads in William Motherwell's Minstrelsy
  • 4. Modern ballads
  • 5. Songs
  • 6. Modern imitations
  • 7. Christmas carols
  • 8. Printed list of the more important ballads which will be treated in Prof. Child's lectures at Johns Hopkins University, 1878 Feb.
  • 9. Clipping relating to these lectures from the Scottish American Journal, Feb. 21, 1878.
  • 10. Ballad collections, romance languages
  • 11. Spanish and Portuguese ballads, songs, etc.
  • 12. Romanian ballads
  • 13. Latin ballads
  • 14. Romance languages
  • 15. French tales, legends, etc.
  • 16. French songs, etc.
  • 17. German ballads, etc.
  • 18. Dutch and Flemish works, used
  • 19. Modern Greek and Albanian songs and tales
  • 20. The principal translations of English and Scottish ballads
  • 21. Other translations
  • 22. Garlands, etc., especially of Robin Hood
  • 23. Collections of broadsides
  • 24. Collated editions

• (5) Volume V: Bibliographical material relating especially to manuscripts of ballads and to ballad airs, with a collection of tunes : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge and Child, MSs (in various unidentified hands), and music, mostly undated. 1 v.
  Includes AMs list of contents (by George Lyman Kittredge), as follows:

  • 1. Sources of the texts of the English and Scottish ballads, being copy sent to printer for Vol. V.
  • 2. Index of published airs, being copy sent to printer for Vol. V.
  • 3. Ballad airs from manuscript, being copy sent to printer for Vol. V.
  • 4. Index of published airs, being from manuscript pages containing abbreviated titles of books referred to and corresponding to the list . . .
  • 5. Index of places where airs to the following ballads may be found (in the hand of William Walker of Aberdeen
  • 6. Supplement to V
  • 7. Notes on ballad airs
  • 8. Two airs
  • 9. Notes as to ballad manuscripts
  • 10. Extract from Keats in Miss Ireland's hand
  • 11. Notes on ballad manuscripts and singers, etc. . .
  • 12. Notes on Mrs. Brown and others William Macmath's hand
  • 13. Letters from William Macmath as to ballad manuscript
  • 14. Note from William Macmath as to Jamison-Brown
  • 15. Titlepage of Francis Barsanti's collection of old Scots tunes in William Macmath's hand
  • 16. Remarks on the tunes in W. (William) Christie's Traditional ballads of the North Eastern counties of Scotland, with a letter
  • 17. Letter from William Macmath as to ballad manuscripts, 1880 Feb. 9.
  • 18. Contents of certain Abbotsford manuscripts

• (6) Volume VI: Reviews and notices of Child's ballads clipped from newspapers, etc. . . : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge and Child and printed matter, various dates. 1 v.
  Includes AMs list of contents (by George Lyman Kittredge) listing the source of each printed piece.

• (7) Volume VII: Notes and articles relating to ballads (especially Slavic) : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge and Child, MSs (in various unidentified hands), and printed matter, various dates. 1 v.
  Includes AMsS list of contents (by George Lyman Kittredge) as follows:

  • 1. Slavic translations and notes prepared by Miss Isabel F. Hapgood
  • 2. Letters from Miss Isabel F. Hapgood
  • 3. A copybook containing translations of a few Russian folktales into German, made for Child
  • 4. Translations from Polish into French made for Child by Mme. M. de Maltchycé of Boston, Mass., with her letter 1881 Jan. 7
  • 5. Printed pages of Wista containing Jan Kartowicz's work 1889 Vol III
  • 6. Printed pages of Wista 1889 Vol III
  • 7. Letter from Jan Kartowicz 1891 Sept. 14
  • 8. Translation of articles sent to Child by Jan Kartowicz
  • 9. Ludwig Aigner, Die ungarische Volkspoesie in der Gegenwart
  • 10. Printed material by Svend Grundtvig
  • 11. Printed paper by Axel Olrik

• (8) Volume VIII: Notes on Child's "English and Scottish popular ballads," sent him by various persons, and utilized by him, to a considerable extent, in the additions and corrections : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge and Child, MSs (in various unidentified hands), various dates. 1 v.
  Includes AMsS list of contents (by George Lyman Kittredge), as follows:

  • 1. Notes sent to Child by Reinhold Köhler
  • 2. Notes sent to Child by Wilhelm Wollner
  • 3. Notes sent to Child by Theodor Vetter
  • 4. Notes sent to Child by George Lyman Kittredge
  Also includes a printed announcement of Reinhold Köhler's death and a postcard from Mrs. Reinhold Köhler.

• (9) Volume IX: Letters and notes containing, for the most part, remarks on ballads : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge and Child, MSs (in various unidentified hands), various dates. 1 v.
  Introductory note by Kittredge states: "Most of these communications contain notes on more than one ballad. Hence they could not be filed under any particular numbers.
  Includes AMs list of contents (by George Lyman Kittredge), as follows:

  • 1. Letters to Child from Svend Grundtvig
  • 2. Newspaper clippings relating to Svend Grundtvig
  • 3. Notes on various ballads, all William Macmath's hand
  • 4. Part of a letter from Percy Zillwood Round, 1886 June 1 referring to collations, etc. . .
  • 5. Postcard from Lt. Col. William Francis Prideaux, containing notes
  • 6. Letters from Axel Obrik announcing that he has undertaken the continuation of Svend Grundtvig's unfinished Danmarks . . .
  • 7. Notes in Child's hand on scraps of paper
  • 8. Letters from Felix Liebrecht

• (10) Volume X: Letters, etc. . . . concerning ballad manuscripts, Vol. I : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge and Child, MSs (in various unidentified hands), various dates. 1 v.
  Includes AMs list of contents (by George Lyman Kittredge), as follows:

  • 1. Concerning Abbotsford manuscript
  • 2. Concerning Brown Tytler manuscript
  • 3. Concerning Peter Buchan's original manuscript
  • 4. Concerning John Hill Burton's manuscript
  • 5. Concerning Campbell manuscript
  • 6. Concerning Findlay's manuscript
  • 7. Concerning Fry's manuscript
  • 8. Concerning Glenndell manuscript
  • 9. Concerning George Kinloch manuscript

• (11) Volume XI: Letters, etc. . . . concerning ballad manuscripts, Vol. II : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge and Child, MSs (in various hands), various dates. 1 v.
  Includes AMs list of contents (by George Lyman Kittredge), as follows:

  • 10. Concerning Motherwell's manuscript
  • 11. Concerning the Percy papers
  • 12. Concerning Pitcairn's manuscript
  • 13. Concerning Joseph Robertson's manuscript
  • 14. Concerning Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe and James Skene manuscript
  • 15. Letters from David Laing relating to ballad manuscripts

• (12) Volume XII: Miscellaneous letters chiefly relating to ballads, Vol. I: Jan. 5, 1854 - Nov. 19, 1884 : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge and Child, MSs (in various hands), 1854-1884. 1 v.

• (13) Volume XIII: Miscellaneous letters chiefly relating to ballads, Vol. II: 1885-1902 : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge and Child, MSs (in various hands), 1885-1902. 1 v.

• (14) Volume XIV: Notes and excerpts made by F.J. Child with regard to ballads, Vol I : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge and Child, mostly undated. 1 v.
  Includes an introduction by George Lyman Kittredge, written in Cambridge, December 2, 1909: "The papers in this volume are all in Professor Child's hand. They consist of notes and excerpts made, as I think, in the last months of his life, in refreshing his memory and otherwise preparing for the Introduction, which he did not live to write, but which he began to compose about August 1896."
  Includes AMs (Kittredge) list of contents , as follows:

  • 1. Ballads not previously printed
  • 2. "I" in ballads No. 72
  • 3. Similarities between English and Scottish ballads and ballads in other languages
  • 4. Scandinavian parallels
  • 5. Slavic parallels
  • 6. Index of parallels in several languages
  • 7. Summary of parallels in several languages
  • 8. List of parallels and similarities
  • 9. Refrains
  • 10. Excerpts from Sir Walter Scott's Minstrelsy
  • 11. Excerpts from Thomas Percy's Reliques
  • 12. Excerpts from Böhme
  • 13. Excerpts from Agustín Durán's Romancero general
  • 14. Excerpts from Emil Freymond's Jongleurs und Menestrels
  • 15. Excerpts from Svend Grundtvig's Danmarks gamle
  • 16. Excerpts from Svend Grundtvig's Danmarks gamle
  • 17. Excerpts from Svend Grundtvig's Danmarks gamle
  • 18. Excerpts from Svend Grundtvig's introduction to Rosa Warren's Dänische Volkslieder

• (15) Volume XV: Notes and excerpts made by F.J. Child with regard to ballads, Vol II : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge and Child, mostly undated. 1 v.
  Includes AMs list of contents (by George Lyman Kittredge), as follows:

  • 1. Excerpts from Huber
  • 2. Excerpts from Landell
  • 3. Excerpts from Luzel
  • 4. Excerpts from William Motherwell
  • 5. Excerpts from Nigra
  • 6. Excerpts from Axel Obrik
  • 7. Excerpts from Pauli Grundriss, Mozk, Schück, Kögel, Vogt
  • 8. Excerpts from J. Menendez Pidal
  • 9. Excerpts from Rosen
  • 10. Excerpts from Johannes C.H.R. Steenstrup

• (16) Volume XVI: Notes and excerpts made by F.J. Child with regard to ballads, Vol III : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge and Child, mostly undated. 1 v.
  Includes AMs list of contents (by George Lyman Kittredge), as follows:

  • 1. Excerpts from Johannes C.H.R. Steenstrup
  • 2. Excerpts from Talvj
  • 3. Excerpts from Gaston Paris
  • 4. Excerpts from Julien Tiersot
  • 5. Excerpts from Talvj
  • 6. Excerpts from Ferdinand Wolf
  • 7. Excerpts from the introduction to Ferdinand Wolf
  • 8. Excerpts from Ferdinand Wolf
  • 9. Notes on the oldest songs on ministrels, etc.
  • 10. Miscellaneous remarks
  • 11. Notes
  • 12. Beginning of Child's "Preface" or "Introduction"
  • 13. Notes belonging with to 12.

• (17) Volume XVII: Miscellaneous notes and excerpts chiefly relating to ballads and folklore : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge and Child, printed matter, mostly undated. 1 v.
  Includes an AMsS introduction by George Lyman Kittredge, 1909 Nov. 20: "The notes that follow were kept in alphabetical order by Mr. Child, lying loose in the covers of an old blank book. The entries in brackets (in my hand) signify certain slips of paper, kept by Mr. Child in the same collection (each slip in its alphabetical order) with those now pasted in the present volume. The slips corresponding to these entries in brackets will be found elsewhere among the Child manuscripts, as indicated, in each case, in this volume."
  Also includes AMs list of contents (by Kittredge), as follows:

  • 1. Notes on folklore and the like, alphabetically arranged
  • 2. Miscellaneous notes and references
  • 3. Miscellaneous references on folklore and ballads
  • 4. Subscriptions for purchase of ballad manuscripts and the improvement of the department of popular ballads fiction in Harvard College Library, July 1880
  • 5. Mailing list for free copies of Part VIII of Child's Ballads
  • 6. Scraps
  • 7. Runes in ballads, etc.
  • 8. Miscellaneous notes
  • 9. Ballad memoranda
  • 10. Varieties, notes on ballads, etc.
  • 11. Ballad notes
  • 12. Printed broadside issued in England by Frederick J. Furnivall in 1872 or 1873
  • 13. The same "Appeal" clipped from the North British Daily Mail, 1873 Jan. 11
  • 14. Remarks (or excerpts) on the Canonical Hours
  • 15. Printed invitation to unite in an effort to collect popular ballads from oral tradition
  • 16. Notes and excerpts chiefly on Danish ballads
  • 17. Notes of certain stories in Pauli's Schimpf und Ernst
  • 18. Miscellaneous notes
  • 19. The Rip Van Winkle of Japan
  • 20. A Chinese story
  • 21. A Chinese story

• (18) Volume XVIII: Communications from Miss Margaret Reburn : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge, Child, and Reburn, 1881-1882. 1 v.
  Includes note by Kittredge: "Miss Margaret Reburn, of New Albin, Iowa, formerly of County Meath, Ireland. These were kept together by Child in a wrapper in which is written (in his hand) "Miss Reburn's Communications. Some of them quite suspicious."
  Includes detailed AMs list of contents (by George Lyman Kittredge).

• (19) Volume XVIX: Notes on Chaucer and Gower, specimens of Chaucer manuscript, and miscellaneous papers : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge and Child, AMS in various unknown hands, various dates. 1 v.
  AMsS note by Kittredge states: "[Items 14-18] have no value except as relics. They were preserved by Child among his papers (perhaps by accident), and have an interest as illustrating his studies in Germany, since they all date from the period of his residence there, 1849-1851."
  Includes AMs list of contents (by George Lyman Kittredge) as follows:

  • 1. Notes on Geoffrey Chaucer
  • 2. List of versions of Alexander and the robber
  • 3. Notes, mostly on Geoffrey Chaucer, scraps
  • 4. Notes on the prologue and Nun's Priest Tale
  • 5. Versions of the Friar's Tale, etc.
  • 6. Miscellaneous notes and remarks on Geoffrey Chaucer
  • 7. Notes on rhymes in pseudo-Chaucerian poems
  • 8. Notes on the "Prologue" to the Canterbury Tales
  • 9. Jottings as to Chaucer's forms
  • 10. Notes on the language and metre of Chaucer
  • 11. Notes on the language and metre of John Gower's Confessio Amantis
  • 12. Specimens (in unknown hands) of manuscripts of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales13. The beginning of a translation of Oliver Goldsmith's Vicar of Wakefield into German
  • 14. Notes of university lectures on Christian theology in the early centuries in German
  • 15. Notes of university lectures on Greek literature, in German
  • 16. Notes of university lectures on Aeschylus, in German
  • 17. Fragmentary notes of university lectures on Roman political antiquities, in German
  • 18. Fragmentary notes of university lectures on the Bible, in German

• (20) Volume XX: Contents of volumes I-XIX, drawn up by G.L. Kittredge, 1914 : scrapbook with AMs in the hand of George Lyman Kittredge, 1914. 1 v.
  This list of contents is similar to, but not duplicate of, the lists contained in each volume.
  [Loose folder of material formerly in this volume moved to Volume XXX during recataloging in October 2004].

• (21) Volume XXI: Child ballads 1-19 : scrapbook including AMs notes in the hands of Kittredge, Child, and various others, various dates. 1 v.
  Includes letters, notes, transcriptions, clippings, and music about ballads. Organized by Child ballad number:

  • 1: Riddles Wisely Expounded
  • 2: The Elfin Knight
  • 3: The Fause Knight on the Road
  • 4: Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight
  • 5: Gil Brenton
  • 6: Willie's Lady
  • 7: Earl Brand
  • 8: Erlinton
  • 9: The Fair Flower of Northumberland
  • 10: The Twa Sisters
  • 11: The Cruel Brother
  • 12: Lord Rendal
  • 13: Edward
  • 14: Babylon or The Bonnie Banks o Fordie
  • 15: Leesom Brand
  • 16: Sheath and Knife
  • 17: Hind Horn
  • 18: Sir Lionel
  • 19: King Orfeo

• (22) Volume XXII: Child ballads 20-45 : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge, Child, and various others, various dates. 1 v.
  Includes letters, notes, transcriptions, clippings, and music about ballads. Organized by Child ballad number:

  • 20: The Cruel Mother
  • 21: The Maid and the Palmer
  • 22: St. Stephen and Herod
  • 23: Judas
  • 24: Bonnie Annie
  • 25: Willie's Lyke-Wake
  • 26: The Three Ravens
  • 27: The Whummil Bore
  • 28: Burd Ellen and Young Tamlane
  • 29: The Boy and the Mantle
  • 30: King Arthur and King Cornwall
  • 31: The Marriage of Sir Gawain
  • 32: King Henry
  • 33: Kempy Kay
  • 34: Kemp Owyne
  • 35: Allison Gross
  • 36: The Laily Worm and the Machrel of the Sea
  • 37: Thomas Rymer
  • 38: The Wee Wee Man
  • 39: Tam Lin
  • 40: The Queen of Elfan's Nourice
  • 41: Hind Etin
  • 42: Clerk Colvill
  • 43: The Broomfield Hill
  • 44: The Two Magicians
  • 45: King John and the Bishop

• (23) Volume XXIII: Child ballads 46-86 : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge, Child, and various others, various dates. 1 v.
  Includes letters, notes, transcriptions, clippings, and music about ballads. Organized by Child ballad number:

  • 46: Captain Wedderburn's Courtship
  • 47: Proud Lady Margaret
  • 48: Young Andrew
  • 49: The Twa Brothers
  • 50: The Bonny Hind
  • 51: Lizie Wan
  • 52: The King's Dochter Lady Jean
  • 53: Young Beichan
  • 54: The Cherry-Tree Carol
  • 55: The Carnal and the Crane
  • 56: Dives and Lazarus
  • 57: Brown Robyn's Confession
  • 58: Sir Patrick Spens
  • 59: Sir Aldingar
  • 60: King Estmere
  • 61: Sir Cawline
  • 62: Fair Annie
  • 63: Child Waters
  • 64: Fair Janet
  • 65: Lady Maisry
  • 66: Lord Ingram and Chiel Wyet
  • 67: Glasgerion
  • 68: Young Hunting
  • 69: Clerk Sanders
  • 70: Willie and Lady Maisry
  • 71: The Bent Sae Brown
  • 72: The Clerk's Twa Sons o Owensford
  • 73: Lord Thomas and Annet
  • 74: Fair Margaret and Sweet William
  • 75: Lord Lovel
  • 76: The Lass of Roch Royal
  • 77: Sweet William's Ghost
  • 78: The Unquiet Grave
  • 79: The Wife of Usher's Well
  • 80: Old Robin of Portingale
  • 81: Little Musgrave and Lady Barnard
  • 82: The Bonny Birdy
  • 83: Child Maurice
  • 84: Bonny Barbara Allen
  • 85: Lady Alice
  • 86: Young Benjie

• (24) Volume XXIV: Child ballads 88-116 : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge, Child, and various others, various dates. 1 v.
  Includes letters, notes, transcriptions, clippings, and music about ballads. Organized by Child ballad number:

  • 87: Prince Robert [No material is included for this ballad].
  • 88: Young Johnstone
  • 89: Fause Foodrage
  • 90: Jellon Grame
  • 91: Mary of Wallington
  • 92: Bonny Bee Hom
  • 93: Lamkin
  • 94: Young Waters
  • 95: The Maid Freed From the Gallows
  • 96: The Gay Goshawk
  • 97: Brown Robin
  • 98: Brown Adam
  • 99: Johnie Scott
  • 100: Willie o Winesberry
  • 101: Willie o Couglas Dale
  • 102: Willie and Earl Richard's Daughter
  • 103: Rose the Red and White LIly
  • 104: Prince Heathen
  • 105: The Bailiff's Daughter of Islington
  • 106: The Famous Flower of Serving Men
  • 107: Will Steward and John
  • 108: Christopher White
  • 109: Tom Potts
  • 110: The Knight and the Shepherd's Daughter
  • 111: Crow and Pie
  • 112: Blow Away the Morning Dew
  • 113: The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
  • 114: Johnie Cock
  • 115: Robyn and Gandeleyn
  • 116: Adam Bell, Clim of the Clough and William of Cloudesly

• (25) Volume XXV: Child ballads 117-156 : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge, Child, and various others, various dates. 1 v.
  Includes letters, notes, transcriptions, clippings, and music about ballads. Organized by Child ballad number:

  • 117: A Gest of Robyn Hode
  • 118: Robin Hood and Guy of Gisborne
  • 119: Robin Hood and the Monk
  • 120: Robin Hood's Death
  • 121: Robin Hood and the Potter
  • 122: Robin Hood and the Butcher
  • 123: Robin Hood and the Curtal Friar
  • 124: The Jolly Pinder of Wakefield
  • 125: Robin Hood and Little John
  • 126: Robin Hood and the Tanner
  • 127: Robin Hood and the Tinker
  • 128: Robin Hood and the Newly Revived
  • 129: Robin Hood and the Prince of Aragon
  • 130: Robin Hood and the Scotchman
  • 131: Robin Hood and the Ranger
  • 132: The Bold Pedlar and Robin Hood
  • 133: Robin Hood and the Beggar, I
  • 134: Robin Hood and the Beggar, II
  • 135: Robin Hood and the Shepherd
  • 136: Robin Hood's Delight
  • 137: Robin Hood and Allen a Dale
  • 138: Robin Hood and the Pedlars
  • 139: Robin Hood's Progress to Nottingham
  • 140: Robin Hood Rescuing Three Squires
  • 141: Robin Hood Rescuing Will Stutly
  • 142: Little John a Begging
  • 143: Robin Hood and the Bishop
  • 144: Robin Hood and the Bishop of Hereford
  • 145: Robin Hood and Queen Katherine
  • 146: Robin Hood's Chase
  • 147: Robin Hood's Golden Prize
  • 148: The Noble Fisherman or Robin Hood's Preferment
  • 149: Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valor and Marriage
  • 150: Robin Hood and Maid Marian
  • 151: The King's Disguise, and Friendship with Robin Hood
  • 152: Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow
  • 153: Robin Hood and the Valiant Knight
  • 154: A True Tale of Robin Hood
  • 155: Sir Hugh, or the Jew's Daughter
  • 156: Queen Eleanor's Confession

• (26) Volume XXVI: Child ballads 157-178 : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge, Child, and various others, various dates. 1 v.
  Includes letters, notes, transcriptions, clippings, and music about ballads. Organized by Child ballad number:

  • 157: Gude Wallace
  • 158: High Spencer's Feats in France
  • 159: Durham Field
  • 160: The Knight of Liddesdale
  • 161: The Battle of Otterburn
  • 162: The Hunting of the Cheviot
  • 163: The Battle of Harlaw
  • 164: King Henry Fifth's Conquest of France
  • 165: Sir John Butler
  • 166: The Rose of England
  • 167: Andrew Bartin
  • 168: Flodden Field
  • 169: Johnie Armstrong
  • 170: The Death of Queen Jane
  • 171: Thomas Cromwell
  • 172: Musselburgh Field
  • 173: Mary Hamilton
  • 174: Earl Bothwell
  • 175: The Rising in the North
  • 176: Northumberland Betrayed by Douglas
  • 177: The Earl of Westmoreland
  • 178: Captain Car, or, Edom o Gordon

• (27) Volume XXVII: Child ballads 180-230 : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge, Child, and various others, various dates. 1 v.
  Includes letters, notes, transcriptions, clippings, and music about ballads. Organized by Child ballad number:

  • 179: Rookhope Ryde [No material is included for this ballad].
  • 180: King James and Brown
  • 181: The Bonnie Earl o' Moray
  • 182: The Laird o Logie
  • 183: Willie Macintosh
  • 184: The Lads of Wamphray
  • 185: Dick o the Cow
  • 186: Kinmont Willie
  • 187: Jock o the Side
  • 188: Archie o Cawfield
  • 189: Hobie Noble
  • 190: Jamie Telfer of the Fair Dod
  • 191: Hughie Graham
  • 192: The Lochmaben Harper
  • 193:The Death of Parcy Reed
  • 194: The Laird of Wariston
  • 195: Lord Maxwell's Last Goodnight
  • 196: The Fire of Frendraught
  • 197: James Grant
  • 198: Bonny John Seton
  • 199:Bonnie House o' Airlie
  • 200: The Gypsy Laddie
  • 201: Bessy Bell and Mary Gray
  • 202:The Battle of Philiphaugh
  • 203: The Baron of Brackley
  • 204: Jamie Douglas
  • 205: Loudon Hill, or Dromclog
  • 206: Bothwell Bridge
  • 207: Lord Delamere
  • 208: Lord Dernwentwater
  • 209: Geordie
  • 210: Bonnie James Campbell
  • 211: Bewick and Graham
  • 212: The Duke of Athole's Nurse
  • 213: Sir James the Rose
  • 214: The Braes o Yarrow
  • 215: Rare Willie Drowned in Yarrow, or, The Water o Gamrie
  • 216: The Mother's Malison, or, Clyde's Water
  • 217: The Broom of Cowdenknows
  • 218: The False Lover Won Back
  • 219: The Gardener
  • 220: The Bonny Lass of Anglesey
  • 221: Katherine Jafray
  • 222: Bonny Baby Livingston
  • 223: Epie Morrie
  • 224: The Lady of Arngosk
  • 225: Rob Roy
  • 226: Lizie Lindsay
  • 227: Bonny Lizie Baillie
  • 228: Glasgow Peggie
  • 229: Earl Crawford
  • 230: The Slaughter of the Laird of Mellerstain

• (28) Volume XXVIII: Child ballads 231-272 : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge, Child, and various others, various dates. 1 v.
  Includes letters, notes, transcriptions, clippings, and music about ballads. Organized by Child ballad number:

  • 231: The Earl of Errol
  • 232: Richie Story
  • 233: Andrew Lammie
  • 234: Charlie MacPherson
  • 235: The Earl of Aboyne
  • 236: The Laird o Drum
  • 237: The Duke of Gordon's Daughter
  • 238: Glenlogie or Jean o Bethalnie
  • 239: Lord Saltoun and Auchanachie
  • 240: The Rantin Laddie
  • 241: The Baron o Leys
  • 242: The Coble o Cargin
  • 243: James Harris, (The Daemon Lover)
  • 244: James Hatley
  • 245: Young Allan
  • 246: Redesdale and Wise William
  • 247: Lady Elspat
  • 248: The Grey Cock, or, Saw You My Father
  • 249: Auld Matrons
  • 250: Henry Martyn
  • 251: Lang Johnny More
  • 252: The Kitchie-Boy
  • 253: Thomas o Yonderdale
  • 254: Lord William, or Lord Lundy
  • 255: Willie's Fatal Visit
  • 256: Alison and Willie
  • 257: Burd Isabel and Earl Patrick
  • 258: Broughty Wa's
  • 259: Lord Thomas Stuart
  • 260: Lord Thomas and Lady Margaret
  • 261: Lady Isabel
  • 262: Lord Livingston
  • 263: The New-Slain Knight
  • 264: The White Fisher
  • 265: The Knight's Ghost
  • 266: John Thomson and the Turk
  • 267: The Heir of Linne
  • 268: The Twa Knights
  • 269: Lady Diamond
  • 270: The Earl of Mar's Daughter
  • 271: The Lord of Lorn and the False Steward
  • 272: The Suffolk Miracle

• (29) Volume XXIX: Child ballads 273-305 and fragments : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge, Child, and various others, various dates. 1 v.
  Includes letters, notes, transcriptions, clippings, and music about ballads. Organized by Child ballad number:

  • 273: King Edward the Fourth and a Tanner of Tamworth
  • 274: Our Goodman
  • 275: Get Up and Bar the Door
  • 276: The Friar in the Well
  • 277: The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin
  • 278: The Farmer's Curst Wife
  • 279: The Jolly Beggar
  • 280: The Beggar-Laddie
  • 281: The Keach I the Creel
  • 282: Jock the Leg and the Merry Merchant
  • 283: The Crafty Farmer
  • 284: John Dory
  • 285: The George Aloe and the Sweepstake
  • 286: The Sweet Trinity (The Golden Vanity)
  • 287: Captain Ward and the Rainbow
  • 288: The Young Earl of Essex's Victory Over the Emperor of Germany
  • 289: The Mermaid
  • 290: The Wylie Wife of the Hie Toun Hie
  • 291: Child Owlet
  • 292: The West-Country Damosel's Complaint
  • 293: John of Hazelgreen
  • 294: Dugal Quin
  • 295: The Brown Girl
  • 296: Walter Lesly
  • 297: Earl Rothes
  • 298: Young Peggy
  • 299: Trooper and Maid
  • 300: Blancheflour and Jellyflorice
  • 301: The Queen of Scotland
  • 302: Young Bearwell
  • 303:The Holy Nunnery
  • 304: Young Ronald
  • 305: The Outlaw Murray

• (30) Volume XXX: Materials for the glossary to Child's English and Scottish popular ballads : scrapbook including AMs in the hands of Kittredge, Child, and various others, letters, printed circulars with MS (in various hands), various dates. 1 v.
  Includes AMsS introduction by George Lyman Kittredge, 1913 Nov. 26 as follows: "Professor Child sent out two printed circulars containing queries as to words and phrases in certain Scottish ballads. The first (called "Child's first circular" in the list which follows) was ed "Words and phrases in Scottish Ballads on which light is desired," and consisted of 12 pages. This first circular was not dated. It was printed in 1894. The second (called "Child's second circular") was ed "Supplementary list of places in Scottish ballads which I do not perfectly, or at all, understand;" it was dated "July, 1894" and consisted of 8 pages, to which (in some instances), two more pages (9 & 10) were added. Most of the material here gathered consists of these circulars (with replies), and of correspondence relating to them. Mrs. Child also drew up and had printed a circular of four pages (see article 58) of queries as to passages in English ballads. There is one copy of this in these collectanea, with Professor Skeat's replies." The introduction is followed by an AMs (Kittredge) list of contents for this volume.
  Includes loose folder of printed glossarial circulars sent out by Child, entitled: Words and phrases in Scottish ballads on which light is desired, one is filled out and signed by Will Walker. Also includes clipping. [This folder was formerly in Volume XX and was moved to this volume during recataloging in October 2004].

• MS (31) Volume XXXI: Calendar of ballad manuscripts Vol XXI - XXX : AMs index (in the hand of George Lyman Kittredge) (bound), undated. 1 v.
  Arranged by Child ballad number 1 - 305.

• MS (32) Volume XXXII: Calendar of rejected pieces : AMs index (in the hand of George Lyman Kittredge) (bound), undated. 1 v.
  Also called: Catalogue of rejected pieces. He also notes: "See the three manuscript volumes of 'Rejected pieces' (I, II, III) among the Child Manuscripts, vols. I-III."

• MS (33) Volume XXXIII: Child manuscript indexes: I. Rough index to the general contents of Vols. I-XIX; and II. Index to names of writers of letters and of contributors : AMs (in the hand of George Lyman Kittredge), Cambridge, 1915. 1 v.
  This manuscript index has been transcribed and is included in this finding aid.

Indexes

The following indexes are transcribed from item (33) above. These indexes were compiled by George Lyman Kittredge.

How to use these indexes: Entries in one of two formats:

• (1) Roman numeral followed by an Arabic numeral, eg. IX, 56.
• (2) Arabic numeral followed by another Arabic numeral in parentheses, eg. 10(5).

In format (1): Roman numeral is the volume number; Arabic number is the item number within the volume. In format (2): First Arabic numeral corresponds to the rubber-stamped number in upper corners of pages of volumes marked "Ballads" on spines (Vols. 20- on). Arabic number in parentheses indicates that item number within the rubber-stamped number sequence. Note: In format (2), volume number is not supplied and must be deduced for retrieval.

1. Index to the general contents

• Additions and corrections, notes for; VIII, IX
• Airs of ballads; V, 37-117, 170-173
• Antiquity of ballads; XVI, 96-109, 116-118
• Ballads, English and Scottish, list of; IV, 5-36
  • Bibliography, English and Scottish; IV, 37; V, 3-36
  • Bibliography, foreign; IV, 53-116, 122-129, 131-176
  • Sources of Child's; V, 3-36
  • Translations of English and Scottish; IV, 178-179
  • Translations of foreign; IV, 180
  • Airs of; V, 37-117, 170-173
  • Modern imitations of (see also Rejected pieces); IV, 39-40, 44-45
  • General history and characteristics of; XVI, 115
  • Antiquity of; XVI, 96-109, 116-118
  • Memory for; XVI, 111, 121
  • Minstrels; XIV, 76-95; XVI, 96-109, 120
  • Excerpts relating to, see Broadsides; Garlands; XIV-XVI
• Bibliography of ballads; IV, 37, 53-116, 122-129, 131-176; V, 3-36
  • Bibliography of airs; V, 39-42, 88-91
• Broadsides; IV, 186-188; V, 17
• Canonical hours; XVII, 101-114
• Carols; IV, 47-50
• Chaucer, notes on; XIX, 3-90
  • Specimens of MSS; XIX, 98-143
• Child, Francis James. Medallion; XIII, 161
• Child, Francis James. Lectures, 1878; IV, 51-52
  • Reviews; VI
  • Material for introduction; XIV-XVI
  • Preface; XVI, 132-143
  • Subscription of 1880; XVII, 71
  • Mailing list; XVII, 72-77
  • Appeal, 1872 or 1873; XVII, 98-99
  • Invitation to collect, 1881; XVII, 115-119
  • Second edition of old collection; II, 5, 144; XVII, 120-121
  • Notes on university lectures; XIX, 151-180
  • Notes on Chaucer and Gower; XIX, 3-97
• Fonds material; VII, 141, 143
• Folk-lore, notes on; XVII, 3-69, 79-81, 125-131
  • Chinese story; XVII, 129-131
  • Christie's traditionary ballads, remarks on tunes; V, 171-173
• Garlands; V, 13-15, 19
• Gower, notes on; XIX, 93-97
• Grundtvig, Svend; VII, 141, 143; IX, 2-52
• Hungarian material; XVII, 120-121, VII, 139
• Imitations of ballads (see Modern)
• Japanese Rip Van Winkle; XVII, 125-127
• Laing, David; XI, 97-109
• Letters on MSS; X, XI
• Letters, miscellaneous (mostly on ballads); XII, XIII
• Liebrecht, Felix; IX, 97-119
• Manuscripts (ballad), Child on; V, 3-11, 114, 116, 122-137, 139-156; X, 41-44; XI, 19-29, 61
  • Letters on; X, XI
  • Macmath on (notes); V, 157-165, 174; X, 35-39; XI, 63-67, 89-90
  • Murdoch's notes on; XI, 7-13
  • Chaucer MSS, specimens; XIX, 98-143
• Memory for ballads; XVI, 111, 121
• Minstrels [page numbers canceled]
• Modern imitations of ballads (see also Rejected pieces); XIV, 76-95; XVI, 96-109, 120; IV, 39-40, 44-45
• Oldest songs (see Antiquity)
• Percy papers; XI, 19-20
  • Sources ofResidues; XVI, 122
• Return, Margaret communications; XVII
• Rejected pieces; I, II, III
• Runes in ballads; XVII, 80-81
• Shetland folk-lore; III
• Slavic material; VII, 5-137; VIII, 24-68
• Songs (see also Ballads; Carols); IV, 42, 122-129
• Tales, legends, etc; IV, 117-121
• Translations of English and Scottish ballads; IV, 178-179
  • of foreign ballads (see also Slavic); IV, 180
• Tunes (see Airs)
• University Lectures (German), notes of; XIX, 151-180

2. Index to names of writers of letters and contributors

• A., G., V, 173; cf. V, 171
• Abraham, J. Johnston, Dec. 16, 1895; 204(5)
  • Jan., [1896]; 204(6)
• Adams, Miss F.J., 12(20); cf. 12(21); I, 57
• Aigner, Ludwig, see VII, 139
• Aitken, Mrs., Jan. 15, 1884; 114(1)
• Alberi, E., Sept. 27, 1873; XII, 25
  • Sept. 30, 1875; XII, 33
  • Nov. 16, 1875; XII, 35
  • Nov. 28, 1875; XII, 37
  • Dec. 7, 1875; XII, 40
• Aldrich, Charles, Dec. 19, 1889; XIII, 81
• Alexander, Gen. E. P., March 30, 1896; 250(2); cf. (3), (4), (5), (6), (7)
• Allardyce, Alexander, Jan. 17 [1883]; XI, 49
  • Sept. 26, 1883; XI 52
  • [Dec. 11, 1883]; XI, 54
  • Dec. 11, 1883; XI, 55
• Allen, Mrs. Ellis; II, 107-108
• Anderson, Robert, Dec. 22, 1800; X, 80
  • 1799-1800; V, 139-147
• Andrews, Miss Mary White (for her communications, see MS called "Robert White's papers" H.L. Library), Sept. 17, 1887; R. White's papers, 116 (18)
  • Feb. 19, 1880; R. White's papers, 39-45
  • June 14, 1880; R. White's papers, 47-49
  • Feb. 10, 1881; R. White's papers
  • March 8, 1881
  • June 24, 1881
  • [1880 or 1881]
• Arber, Edward, May 20, 1881; XII, 89
  • Jan. 20, 1883; XII, 121
• Armstrong, Robert Bruce, Jan. 6, 1889; 169(9)
  • April 20, 1889; 190(7)
  • July 29, 1889; 190(8)
  • June 12, 1893; 190(4)
  • [June 14, 1893]; 190(4)
  • 185-189
  • 186(1)
  • 190(2)(3)
• Atkinson, Mrs. Edward, Dec. 7, [1881?]; 12(13); cf. 12(12)
• Aumale, Duc d'; See 37(4)
• Aysoun, William Edmonstone, Nov. 18, 1859; Harris MS
  • Dec. 12, 1859; Harris MS
  • Dec. 12, 1859; Harris MS
• Bachellor, Mrs.; 95(2)
• Backus, Miss Emma M., [1896]; I, 84; 73(11)
  • 73(11)
  • 1896; 79
  • 1895; 93(3)
  • 95(4)
• Baring Gould, Sabine (see the Baring-Gould MS); 12(21); 95(2)
• Baynes, William S., May 29, 1872; XII, 7
• Bedford, W.K.R., Aug. 20, 1880; XI, 43
• Bencinie, Miss Etta; 73(11)
• Bertstrom, R., Aug. 1880; XII, 72
  • Dec. 20, 1881; XII, 105
• Binchby, H.G., Nov. 17, 1882; I, 164
• Bouchier, Jonathon, Oct. 21, 1889; XIII, 75
• Bradshaw, Henry, Sept. 2, 1873; 118(1); see also 119(1)
• Brandl, Alois, Aug. 11, 1885; XIII, 11
• Brown, Miss Anna, March 17, 1800; X, 84
  • Dec. 23, 1800; X, 85
• Brown, Mrs. Helena Titus, 1890; 200(8)(9)(13)
• Bullen, George, Dec. 8, 1886; 116(6)
• Burleigh, Miss Mary E., Oct. 17, 1895; 74(1)
• Burnside, William; see 188(3)
• Burton, Miss Ella, Feb. 11, 1875; X, 113
  • Nov. 5, 1875; X, 113-114
  • Oct. 5, 1876; X, 116
• Burton, John Hill; I, 82; (on his MM, see X, 113-116)
• Butler, Miss Rose, Aug. 1885; 10(5)
• Campbell, Sir Hugh Hume, June 25, 1883; X, 130
  • April 12, 1883; X, 131
• Campbell, John Francis (of Islay), Dec. 12, 1880; 10(2a)
  • June 24, 1881; 10(2b)
  • July 19, 1881; 10(2c)
  • Aug. 16, 1881; II, 234
  • Aug. 21, 1881; 75(1)
  • Aug. 23, 1881; 173(1)
  • Aug. 24, 1881; II, 125-126
  • Aug. 24, 1881; XII, 97
  • Sept. 2, 1881; XII, 99
  • Sept. 2, 1881; Gibb MS pg. xi
  • Sept. 12, 1881; II, 85
  • Oct. 1, 1881; X, 119
  • April 26, 1882; X, 120
  • May 30, 1882; X, 121
  • March 17, 1883; X, 123
  • April 16, 1883; II, 127
  • April 21, 1883; XII, 135
  • May 1, 1883; II, 128
  • May 3, 1883; XII, 137
  • May 27, 1883; X, 124
  • May 27, 1883; 32(1)
  • May 29, 1883; II, 129-130
  • June 1, 1883; X, 125
  • June 5, 1883; X, 126-128
  • June 22, 1883; X, 129
  • Aug. 16, 1883; 32(2)
  • Sept. 14, 1884; XII, 163
  • Oct. 11, 1884; XII, 165
  • Oct. 11, 1884; I, 89
  • 10(1)(2)
  • V, 56
• Carpenter, J. Estlin, April 30, 1896; 1(3)
• Catto, Miss Bathurst J., Jan. 30, 1873; 233(5)
  • Feb. 5, 1873; 233(3)(6)
  • II, 35-36
• Champion, H., April 16, 1877; XII, 43
  • Nov. 9, 1877; XII, 44
  • July 20, 1884; XII, 156
• Chappell, William,Jan. 5, 1874; XII, 26
  • Jan. 7, 1874; XII, 26
  • Feb. 18, 1875; XII, 28
  • April 5, 1875; XII, 30
  • May 20, 1875; XII, 31
  • July 19, 1875; XII, 32
  • Jan. 1, 1876; 26(3); cf. (2)
  • Feb. 1, 1876; 55(1)
  • Feb. 12, 1876; XII, 41
  • March 30, 1876; XII, 41
  • Dec. 8, 1881; XII, 103
  • Jan. 27, 1882; XII, 109
  • Jan. 31, 1882; XII, 110
  • March 27, 1883; 239(2a)
  • 22(2)
• Clegg, Mattie, April 16, 1881; I, 72
• Clerk, William Farquharson; II, 182
• Clinch, Miss Emma A., [1890]; 200(10)
• Clyne, Norval, Sept. 30, 1872; Harris MS
  • Jan. 21, [1873 or 1874?]; 163(7)
  • Feb., 1873; I, 82-83
  • June 17, 1873; 196(3)
  • Aug. 27, 30, 1873; Harris MS
  • March 6, 1874; 196(4)
  • Aug. 13, 1874; 58(3a)
  • June 22, 27, 1876; I, 185
  • Aug. 29, 1876; XII, 42
  • May 4, 1878; 163(20)(21)
  • Jan. 2, 1885; 196(5)
  • April 7, 1885; 233(4)
  • Aug. 3, 1885; 221(3)
  • May 7, 1888; XIII, 54
  • 196(2)
  • I, 183
• Collier, John Payne, April, 1857; 116(5); cf. (4)
  • July 22, 1873; XII, 23
• Comparetti, Domenico, Dec. 5, 1875; XII, 23
• Crane, Thomas Frederick, Oct. 16, 1887; XIII, 39
• Croker, J. Crofton; 4(3)
• Cromek, R.H., Nov. 1, 1809; X, 83
• Curtis, George William, Jan. 17, 1881; X, 51
  • Jan. 26, 1881; X, 53
• Curtis, J. Burrell, Jan. 4, 1881; X, 52
  • Jan. 12, 1881; X, 50
  • Feb. 7, 1881; X, 54-55
  • Feb. 21, 1881; X, 56
  • April 21, 1881; X, 57
  • July 18, 1881; x, 61
• Cushing, Mrs. (of Cambridge, Mass.); 12(9)
• Daily, Miss Ellen; 73(7)
  • 75(3)
  • 221(1)
• Dale, Miss Catharine; 272(1); II, 224
• Dalrymple, Charles Elphinstone, Aug. 18, 1874; 163(5)(6)
  • Jan. 12, 1888; 163(3)
  • March 5, 1888; XIII, 47
  • April 6, 1888; 163(2); cf. (1)
  • Sept. 21, 1888; 163(4)
  • March 6, 1889; XIII, 71
• Davidson, Thomas, Dec. 19, 1879; 5(2a)
  • Dec. 23, 1879; 5(3)
  • [Feb. 20, 1881]; 62(1); cf. (1a)
  • March 1, 1881; 3(4)
  • Feb. 12, 1883; XII, 129
  • April 11, 1883; XII, 131
  • Oct. 18, 1883; XII, 147
  • July 23, 1884; 30(2a); cf. 62(1a)
  • Nov. 19, 1884; XII, 167
  • June 1, 1888; XIII, 57
  • Nov. 18, 1889; 173(7)
  • Oct. 4, 1893; 262
  • 17(7)
  • 20(1a)
  • 62(1a)
  • 63(1)
  • 83(7); cf. (6)
  • 93(4)
  • 110(4)
  • 216
  • 219(1)(2)
  • 236(1)
  • 299(4)
• Dudley, Mrs. A.T. (see Perry, Francis); II, 235
• Duff, Mrs.; II, 138
• Dulany, Mrs. C.R., [1885]; 93(6); cf. (7)
  • Jan. 14, 1885; 155(2)
  • Feb. 2, 1885; 155(8)
• Eastcott, Richard, Nov. 5, 1792; X, 82
• Edmonton, Biot; see 19(3)
• Ellis, Alexander J., July 23, 1883; XII, 141
• Evans, D. Silvan, July 31, 1883; 29(4)
  • Nov. 27, 1883; 29(8)
  • Dec. 17, 1884; 67(4); cf. (3)
• Farmer, Mrs.; 200(7)
• Faxion, W.L., March 30, 1881; 4(6a); II, 190-194
• Fenn, Sir John; 118(1)(2)(3)
• Few, William P., Feb. 5, 1896; 4(11a)
  • 74(1)
  • 75(5)
• Fisher, A.; R. White's papers, p. 73; 250(4)
• Flugel, Ewald, Review; VI, 51-53
  • June 9, 1896; XIII, 133
  • [?]; III, 55
• Flynn, John, June 23, 1881; III, 33-40
• Fox, James P.; 75(4)
• Fraser, P. S., Ballad air; V, 85
• Fraser Tysler, C.E., Jan. 6, 1881; X, 49
• Fraser Tysler, Miss Mary (Mrs. Mary S. Watts), June 5, 1881; X, 58-59
  • Aug. 26, [1881]; X, 60; cf. X, 80, 84, 85
  • Aug. 27, [1881]; X, 80
  • Oct. 27, [1881?]; X, 61; see also 11(1)
  • Dec. 1, [1881]; X, 62; cf. X, 81-83
  • Feb. 22, 1883; X, 63
  • July 15, 1884; X,64
  • Aug. 30, [1884]; X, 65
  • Feb. 22, [1885?]; X, 66
  • April 6, [1885]; X, 67-73
  • May 16, [?]; X, 74-75
  • June 19, 1891; X, 76
  • Aug. 3, [1892]; X, 77-78
  • Oct. 27, 1894; X, 79
  • March 24, 1896; X, 86
• Fry, Francis, Dec. 5, 1874; X, 143
• Furnivall, Francis James, Jan. 20, 1873; II, 239
  • Jan. 29, 1873; II, 49
  • Dec. 31, 1873; X, 157
  • Nov. 7, 1874; 29(10)
  • Dec. 31, 1874; XI, 106
  • Jan. 6, 1875; XII, 28
  • Sept. 25, 1879; XII, 61
  • Dec. 21, 1880; 10(2a)
  • Feb. 26, 1881; XII, 81-82
  • June 14, 1881; 10(1)(2)
  • Nov. 10, 1881; 119(5)
  • Jan. 5, 1882; 26(4)
  • Sept. 17, 1889; XIII, 71
  • June 7, 1895; 161(2)
  • June 19, 1895; XI, 83
  • 29(1)
  • 30(1)
  • 37(1)
  • 115(2)
  • 116(16)
  • 117(7)
  • 178(1)
  • II, 143
  • XII, 17
  • XVII, 98
  • Review; VI, 19
  • VI, 32; cf. 178(2)
• Gaidoz, Henri, Feb. 5, 1890; XIII, 93
  • Aug. 9, 1890; XIII, 101
  • Review, VI, 35
• Gamwell, Mrs.; See 33(2)
• Gibb, James, Oct. 12, 1885; 231(1)(2)
  • Sept. 12, 1881; Gibb MS, p. xi
  • April 18, 1882; same, pp. xiii-xv
  • Jan. 26, 1891; 213(2)
• Gildersleeve, Basil Lanneau, March 21, 1888; XIII, 49
• Grand, Ernys Daniel, April 11, 1895; XIII, 125
• Greenwood, Mrs. Christine, Feb. 21, [1806]; V, 137
  • May 27, [1806]; see 217(1)
• Griffith, Elmer Ellsworth, Dec. 17, 1895; 64(4)
  • April 22, 1896; 64(6)
• Gross, Charles; 168(4)
• Grundtvig, Mrs. Laura; VII, 143
• Grundtvig, Svend, Feb. 17, 1872; IX, 3
  • [1872]; IX, 5-6
  • [1876]; IX, 9-19
  • [1877]; IX, 21
  • Feb. 18, 1878; IX, 22
  • [?]; IX, 25-26
  • [?]; IX, 29-35
  • [1877?]; IX, 39
  • July 9, 1879; IX, 41-42
  • Jan. 29, 1880; IX, 43
  • Jan. 6, 1882; IX, 45-47
  • Jan. 23, 1883; IX, 49
  • [1882]; VII, 141; cf. VII, 143
  • April 4, 1883; 30(4); cf. (3)
  • see II, 11
  • See IX, 50-52
• Halliwell (Halliwell-Philipps), James Orchard, Jan. 5. 1854; XII, 3
  • March 31, 1875; XII, 29
  • Jan. 14, 1882; XII, 107
• Hapgood, Miss Isabel F., Oct. 16, 1884; 7(14)
  • Jan. 10, 1885; VII, 43
  • Jan. 16, 1885; 66(3); cf. (2)
  • Jan. 28 (Feb. 9), 1888; XIII, 43
  • Dec. 27, 1888O.S.; 173(8)
  • Jan. 4, 1889O.S.; 173(9)
  • Jan. 31, 1889O.S.; 173(10)
  • Slavic; 1(6); 2(9); 4(13); 7(12)(13); 20(5); cf. 9; 22(3); 26(8); 55(4)(5), 56; 95(5a); VII, 5-43
• Harris, Amelia, Sept. 15, 1873; Harris MS (Airs credited to "Mrs. Harris"; V, 55, 58, 60-63, 66, 67, 72, 73, 75, 77-79, 81, 83, 84)
• Harris, Samuel, Jan. 21, 1873; Harris MS
• Haskell, Mrs. A.C.; 250(4)(5); cf. (6)(7)
• Haskell, Miss Louise Porter, Oct. 17, 1895; 74(1)
  • April 3, 1896; 250(3); cf. (2)(4)-(7)
  • 75(5)
  • Air; V, 83
• Healey (Healy), Ellen, Jan. 14, 1881; 73(5)(6)
  • Jan. 14, 1881; 93(1)(2)
• Hill, George Birkbeck, May 10, 1890; 95(3)
• Hogg, James;190(11)
• Hopkinson, Mrs. (of Cambridge, Mass.); 4(4)
  • 62(2)
• Hudson, J.K., Jan. 24, 1895; 49(5); cf. (4)
  • Dec. 5, 1895; 277(1)(2)
• Hunter, James, Jan. 14, 1873; XII, 17
• Huntington, F.D.; 2(4)
• Husk, William Henry, Oct. 4, 1876; 55(6)
• Icazbaketa, Joaquin Garcia, May 20, 1887; 116(20)
• Imlach, Agnes Campbell, Oct. 3, [1881]; XII, 101
• Ireland, Miss Catharine Junes; 250(5)
  • V, 39-52
  • V, 138
• Irvine, Miss C., [1880]; III, 13
• J., Jan. 4, [1890]; 200(11); cf. (8)(9)(10)
  • Jan. 22, 1890; 200(12); cf. (8)(9)(10)(13)
• Jacobs, Joseph, Jan. 12, 1890; XIII, 89
  • Jan. 28, 1890; XIII, 91
• Jaqueth, Mrs.; 75(5)
• Johnson, R. Brimley, March 15, 1894; 26(6); cf. (5)(7)
  • Feb. 24, 1895; II, 172
• Johnstone, Miss G.E., [1883]; II, 130
  • V. 56
• Kartowicz, Jan, Sept, 14, 1881; VII, 126
  • Studies of ballads; VII, 106-125; VII, 127-138
  • 4(14)
• Kennedy, John; II, 217-219
• Kidson, Frank (cf. 155(16), [Nov. 1884]; II, 90
  • Nov. 10, 1884; 2(2)(3)
  • Jan. 4, 1885; 200(17a); cf. (17)
• Kin, Kato, Sept. 15, 1887; XII, 125-127
• Kinloch, George R., Sept. 3, 1875; X, 166; for letters as to his MSS, see also X, 153-177)
• Kittredge, George Lyman, Dec. 15, 1883; VIII, 73
  • Feb. 1, 1884; 12(18); cf. (17)
  • [1884?]; 75(7)
  • June 28, 1886; 75(4)
  • notes; VIII, 74-167
• Kohler, Elise M. and Mathilde, Aug. 15, 1892; VIII, 20
  • [March, 1898]; XIII, 153
• Kohler, Elise M., Jan. 29, 1895; VIII, 23
• Kohler, Reinhold, March 27, 1883; VIII, 1
  • Nov. 6, 1883; VIII, 2-11
  • Dec. 9, 1883; VIII, 12
  • July 7, 1886; VIII, 12-19; see also VIII, 20
• Kolbing, Eugen, July 28, 1884; XII, 158
  • Sept. 5, 1884; XII, 161
  • July 19, 1885; XIII, 7
• Kohn, Rabbi Dr.; 25(2)
  • 45(4)
• Krohn, Kaarle, Feb. 2, 1894; 95(7); cf. (6)
  • March 13, 1894; 95(8)
• Laing, David, [1871]; XI, 97
  • Jan. 13, 1873; XI, 98
  • April 10, 1873; XI, 99
  • Sept. 6, 1873; XI, 101
  • Dec. 27, 1873; XI, 102
  • March 3, 1874; XI, 103
  • March 31, 1874; XI, 104
  • May 13, 1874; XI, 105
  • Dec. 30, 1874; XI, 106
  • Oct. 27, 1875; XI, 107-108
  • July 28, 1876; XI, 109
• Laing, James, Jan. 7, 1880; III, 15
• Lang, Andrew, Jan. 12, [1891?]; 190(9)
  • Feb. 17, [1891?]; 190(10)
  • July 25, [1895]; 173(15)
  • Sept. 27, [1895]; 173(16)
  • Sept. 28, [1895]; 173(17)
  • Nov. 6, [1895]; 173(5); cf. (4)
  • Nov. 14, [1895]; 173(18)
  • Jan. 24, [1896]; 173(19)
  • (N.B. see vol. 29 - fragments), Feb. 1, [1896]; Frag. 9
  • March 4, [1896], XIII, 131
  • June 7, [?]; XIII, 139
  • July 26, [?]; XIII, 140
  • see also VI, 32
• Langel, Auguste, Dec. 22, 1883; 37(4)
• Lanman, Charles Rockwell; 29(6)
  • 78(2)
• Laurenson, Arthur, Jan. 5, 1880; III, 5-6
  • March 10, 1880; III, 13
  • see III, 3-18
• Lea, M. Carey, Nov. 5, 1882; XII, 117
• Liebrecht, Felix, Jan. 24, 1883; IX, 97
  • Feb. 1, 1883; IX, 98
  • May 4, 1883; IX, 99
  • [June 18, 1883]; IX, 100
  • July 30, 1883; IX, 101
  • Sept. 27, 1883; IX, 103
  • [March 29, 1884]; IX, 105
  • July 5, 1884; IX, 107
  • [Jan. 1885]; IX, 109
  • Feb. 12, 1885; IX, 111
  • [July 17, 1885]; IX, 113
  • Aug. 22, 1885; IX, 115
  • Dec. 27, 1885; IX, 117-118
  • July 27, 1886; IX, 199
  • Reviews by Liebrecht; VI, 5, 25-27
• Lloyd, Miss L.C., April 16, 1878; XII, 45
  • Aug. 6, 1878; XII, 47-50
  • Sept. 16, 1878; XII, 51
  • Nov. 25,1878; XII, 53-56
  • Dec. 16, 1878; XII, 57
  • April 6, 1879; XII, 59-60
  • Nov. 28, 1879; XII. 63-65
  • Aug. 16, 1880; XII, 69-70
• London, David to F.J. Furnivall, Feb. 4, 1873; inserted in David's London MS (Harvard College Library)
• Lowell, Mrs. Augustus, Jan. 12, [1882]; 12(11); cf. (10)
  • [1882]; 75(2)
  • 1882; 12(14)
• Lowell, James Russell, [Dec., 1884]; 286(6)
• Lugton, Thomas, Nov. 13, 1883; 10(4), (4a)
  • April 14, 1884; XII, 151
  • V, 54
• Lumsden, H.W., Jan. 19, 1889; 178(9)
  • Aug. 10, 1889; 163(15)
• Lyell, Mrs. H.M., Jan. 24, 1873; XII, 20
• Mace, Ida D., 1881; I, 72
• McGrath, Miss Mary; II, 142
• Mackall, Leonard L., Dec. 11, 1904; 250(6)
  • Jan. 4, 1905; 250(7)
• Mackay, Miss Clara, Feb. 28, 1881; 73(3); cf. (2)
  • March 31, 1881; 73(4); cf. (2)
• MacKaye, Maria E.; 55(3)
• McKie, Miss Hamilton; 117(23)
• Macmath, Miss M., ballad airs; V, 53; V, 57; V, 70; V, 71; V, 81;V, 84; V, 86
  • Frog and Mouse; I, 159-162
• Macmath, Mrs. (born Mary Webster), 1874; I, 159-162
• Macmath, William, March 22, 1873; V, 27, 203(3)
  • April 2, 1873; 58(2)
  • April 14, 1873; I, 100
  • April 15, 1873; V, 27, 182(3)
  • April 17, 1873; V, 27, 203(4)
  • April 18, 1873; V, 27, 203(5)
  • July 5, 1873; V, 27, 203(5a)
  • Aug. 12, 1873; X, 153
  • Sept. 3, 1873; X, 154
  • Sept. 9, 1873; V, 27, 203(6)
  • Sept. 9, 1873; V, 27, 211(5)
  • Oct. 8, 1873; I, 127
  • Dec. 22, 1873; V, 27, 206(1)
  • Dec. 23, 1873; X, 155
  • Dec. 30, 1873; X, 156
  • Dec. 30, 1873; X, 157
  • Jan. 1, 1874; V, 27 206(2)
  • Jan. 22, 1874; X, 158
  • May 19, 1874; X, 159-163
  • Nov. 9, 1874; X, 164
  • Jan. 2, 1875; X, 147-148
  • Jan. 5, 1875; X, 149-150
  • Feb. 20, 1875; X, 165
  • May 4, 1875; X, 166
  • Dec. 16, 1875; X, 167
  • Jan. 19, 1876; X, 168
  • Feb. 9, 1880; V, 174
  • Feb. 13, 1880; 5(1)
  • Feb. 21, 1880; 5(4)
  • Feb. 24, 1880; 5(2)
  • Feb. 28, 1880; 273(1)
  • March 2, 1880; 114(5)
  • March 27, 1880; X, 169-170
  • May 15, 1880; 12(2)
  • July 26, 1880; X, 171
  • Aug. 12, 1880; X, 171
  • Aug. 14, 1880; X, 172
  • Sept. 1, 1880; X, 172
  • Sept. 11, 1880; X, 173
  • Oct. 6, 1880; X, 173
  • Oct. 14, 1880; X, 174
  • Jan. 10, 1881; X, 174
  • Jan. 11, 1881; XI, 45
  • Jan. 12, 1881; XII, 79
  • Nov. 30, 1881; XI, 46
  • March 28, 1882; 5(5)
  • March 29, 1882; XII, 113
  • March 30, 1882; X, 175
  • Oct. 23, 1882; XI, 47
  • Oct. 24, 1882; X, 176
  • Oct. 27, 1882; 114(2)
  • Oct. 27, 1882; 12(23)
  • Oct. 27, 1882; 42(2)
  • Oct. 27, 1882; 114(2)
  • Nov. 21, 1882; X, 176
  • Dec. 6, 1882; X, 177
  • Dec. 9, 1882; 3(1); cf. (2)
  • Dec. 12, 1882; 17(5); cf. (4)(6)
  • Dec. 16, 1882; 58(3)
  • Dec. 22, 1882; X, 122
  • Dec. 26, 1882; XII, 119
  • Jan. 16, 1883; XI, 48
  • Jan. 17, 1883; XI, 49
  • Feb. 27, 1883305(2)
  • July 5, 1883; XI, 50
  • Sept. 20, 1883; XI, 51
  • Nov. 11, 1883; X, 151
  • Nov. 12, 1883; V, 27, 186 (2)
  • Nov. 17, 1883; 39(2)
  • Nov. 19, 1883; XI, 39
  • Dec. 11, 1883; XI, 53
  • Dec. 13, 1883; V, 157-161
  • Dec. 15, 1883; 7(4)
  • Dec. 21, 1883; 42(3)
  • Dec. 24, 1883; XI, 33
  • Dec. 25, 1883; XI, 56
  • Dec. 27, 1883; 19(3)
  • Jan. 2, 1884; 46(1)
  • Jan. 3, 1884; V, 21, 221(2)
  • Jan. 8, 1884; XI, 57
  • Jan. 10, 1884; 33(2)
  • Jan. 14, 1884; 34(1)
  • Feb. 18, 1884; 46(2); cf. 114(1)(2)
  • March 17, 1884; 160(1)
  • April 1, 1884; II, 231
  • July 28, 1884; XII, 157
  • Nov. 17, 1884; 58(6)
  • Nov. 17, 1884; XII, 166
  • July 18, 1885; 84(4)
  • Oct. 31, 1885; 113(1)
  • March 10, 1886; 13(2)
  • May 4, 1886; 99(1)
  • Sept. 14, 1886; 100(6); cf. (4)(5)
  • Sept. 16, 1886; 93(5)
  • Oct. 18, 1886; 39(3)
  • Nov. 13, 1886; XIII, 25
  • Jan. 28, 1886; 39(4)
  • March, 1887; 117(2)
  • March 11, 1887; 157(2)
  • June 11, 1887; V, 27, 217(2)
  • Sept. 20, 1887; I, 134
  • Sept. 27, 1887; 117(20); cf. (19)
  • Jan. 30, 1888; 163(13)
  • Feb. 10, 1888; 163(10); cf. (9)
  • Feb. 13, 1888; I, 153
  • Feb. 20, 1888; 161(5)
  • April 6, 1888; 39(5)
  • April 12, 1888; 117(3)
  • Nov. 21, 1888; 163(11)(12)
  • Nov. 28, 1888; 173(20)
  • Dec. 5, 1888; 157(5)
  • Dec. 19, 1888; XI, 34
  • Dec. 29, 1888; 160(3)
  • [1889]; 173(13)
  • Jan. 1, 1889; I, 153
  • Jan. 19, 1889; 162(8); cf. (7)
  • Jan. 24, 1889; 169(4)
  • Jan. 26, 1889; XI, 35
  • Feb. 2, 1889; 170(1)(2)
  • March 18, 1889; 173(12)
  • April 11, 1889; 178(5)
  • April 23, 1889; 173(14)
  • April 26, 1889; 178(3)(4)
  • May 1, 1889; 178(13)
  • May 7, 1889; 178(7)
  • May 8, 1889; 176(2)(3)
  • May 10, 1889; 169(5)
  • May 20, 1889; 83(3)
  • May 21, 1889; V, 27, 182(4)
  • May 23, 1889; V, 27, 181(3)
  • May 25, 1889; IX, 86
  • May 30, 1889; V, 27, 184(4)
  • June 12, 1889; V, 27, 184(6)
  • July 17, 1889; X, 5
  • Sept. 27, 1889; XI, 59
  • Oct. 23, 1889; 196(1)
  • Nov. 1, 1889; V, 27, 203(7)
  • Nov. 4, 1889; V, 27, 203(8); cf. (1)(2)
  • Nov. 14, 1889; V, 27; 203(9)
  • Nov. 30, 1889; V, 27, 201(6); cf. 204
  • Jan. 6, 1890; V, 27; 204(1)
  • Jan. 8, 1890; V, 27, 203(10)
  • Jan. 11, 1890; XIII, 88
  • Jan. 25, 1890; V, 27, 200(19)
  • Feb. 5, 1890; X, 6
  • Feb. 6, 1890; V, 27, 200(20)
  • Feb. 19, 1890; V, 27, 195(2); cf. 203
  • March 1, 1890; X, 7
  • March 4, 1890; V, 27, 200(21)
  • March 12, 1890; V, 27, 201(2)
  • March 22, 1890; X, 8
  • March 26, 1890; V, 27, 229
  • April 4, 1890; XIII, 94
  • April 4, 1890; V, 27, 200(22); cf. 201(2)
  • April 5, 1890; V, 27, 201(3)
  • April 9, 1890; V, 27, 201(5)
  • April 16, 1890; X, 9
  • May 10, 1890; X, 10
  • May 29, 1890; IX, 87
  • June 14, 1890; X, 11
  • July 5, 1890; Frag. 3
  • July 10, 1890; X, 12
  • July 20, 1890; V, 27, 205
  • July 26, 1890; XIII, 99
  • Sept. 13, 1890; X, 13-15
  • Oct. 3, 1890; V, 27, 201(7)
  • Nov. 14, 1890; X, 16
  • Nov. 15, 1890; X, 17
  • Jan. 12, 1891; X, 18
  • Jan. 16, 1891; V, 27, 204(2)
  • June 1, 1891; XIII, 109
  • July 11, 1891; X, 19 (cf. X, 20-23)
  • July 22, 1891; X, 24
  • Aug. 1, 1891; X, 25
  • Aug. 8, 1891; X, 26
  • Aug. 11, 1891; X, 27
  • Aug. 22, 1891; X, 28
  • Sept. 2, 1891; 173(3)
  • Sept. 16, 1891; 231(3)
  • Sept. 26, 1891; X, 29
  • Dec. 5, 1891; II, 61
  • Jan. 30, 1892; X, 136
  • Feb. 13, 1892; X, 137
  • Feb. 17, 1892; X, 138
  • Feb. 19, 1892; X, 33
  • May 25, 1892; V, 27, 230
  • July 7, 1892; V, 27, 195(3)
  • July 13, 1892; X, 95
  • Aug. 16, 1892: X, 34
  • April 20, 1893; XI, 68
  • June 3, 1893; XI, 69-71
  • June 13, 1893; V, 27, 190(4)
  • June 30, 1893; XI, 72-73
  • July 20, 1893; XI, 75-76
  • July 29, 1893; XIII, 115
  • Oct. 5, 1893; XI, 77
  • Oct. 13, 1893; Frag. 4
  • Oct. 21, 1893; XIII, 119
  • Dec. 13, 1893; 305(3)
  • Dec. 30, 1893; 305(4)
  • Jan. 10, 1894; 305(5)
  • Jan. 20, 1894; 305(6)
  • Jan. 31, 1894; 305(7)
  • March 21, 1894; 305(8)
  • March 28, 1894; 305(9)
  • April 6, 1894; 305(10)
  • April 11, 1894; 305(11)
  • June 18, 1894; XI, 78
  • Nov. 23, 1894; XI, 79
  • Dec. 7, 1894, 58(5); cf. (4)
  • April 5, 1895; 117(15a)
  • April 10, 1895; 117(16); cf. (15a)
  • June 14, 1895; XI, 80
  • June 17, 1895; XI, 83
  • June 19, 1895; 34(2)
  • June 21, 1895; XI, 84
  • June 23, 1895; Frag. 5
  • June 24, 1895; 178(6)
  • July 24, 1895; IX, 82-84
  • Aug. 2, 1895; XI, 81
  • Aug. 6, 1895; X, 100
  • Aug. 16, 1895; X, 139
  • Oct. 25, 1895; XI, 82-24
  • Nov. 2, 1895; 294(2)
  • Dec. 19, 1895; 84(2)
  • Dec. 24, 1895; 305(12)
  • Jan. 3, 1896; XIII, 129
  • Jan. 6, 1896; X, 139
  • Jan. 7, 1896; V, 171; cf. V, 170, 173
  • Jan. 29, 1896; 294(3)
  • Jan. 30, 1896; XI, 85
  • Feb. 14, 1896; X, 140
  • Feb. 21, 1896; XI, 86
  • Aug. 11, 1896; XI., 87
  • Oct. 19, 1896; XIII, 144-5
  • March 1, 1896; XIII, 146
  • March 11, 1896; XIII, 147
  • July 23, 1896; XIII, 155
  • See also; 4(1)
  • See also; 7(3)
  • See also; 9(1)
  • See also; 12(1)
  • See also; 17(4)(6)
  • See also; 39(1)
  • See also; 46(8)
  • See also; 49(1)
  • See also; 66(1)
  • See also; 73(10)
  • See also; 77
  • See also; 83(1)(2)(5)(8)
  • See also; 84
  • See also; 94
  • See also; 99(1)(2)(3)(4)
  • See also; 109(6)
  • See also; 110(3)
  • See also; 114(3)(4)
  • See also; 117(1)(22)(23)
  • See also; 155(11)(14)
  • See also; 157(1)(3)(4)
  • See also; 158(2)
  • See also; 160(4)
  • See also; 161(3)(4)
  • See also; 162(5)(6)(9)(10)
  • See also; 162(8)(14)
  • See also; 163(8)(14)
  • See also; 167(3); cf. 168
  • See also; 169(1)(2)(6)(7)(8)(11)
  • See also; 173(6)
  • See also; 174
  • See also; 176(1)(4)
  • See also; 178(10)(11)(12)(15)(16)(17)
  • See also; 180(1)(2)
  • See also; 181(1)(2)
  • See also; 183
  • See also; 184 (1)(2)(3)(5)
  • See also; 185 (1)(2)
  • See also; 187
  • See also; 188(3)
  • See also; 190(1)(2)(5)
  • See also; 195(1)
  • See also; 197(1)
  • See also; 199
  • See also; 200(1)(3)(14)
  • See also; 203(1)(2)
  • See also; 209
  • See also; 210
  • See also; 214
  • See also; 217(1)
  • See also; 235(1)
  • See also; 236(3)
  • See also; 242(1)(2)
  • See also; 250(8)
  • See also; 266(3)(4)(4a)(6)(7)
  • See also; 280
  • See also; 286(2)(5)
  • See also; 299(1)
  • See also; II, 124
  • See also; II, 153
  • See also; II, 230, 231, 232, 233
  • See also; V, 85
  • See also; V, 87
  • See also; V, 165
  • See also; IX, 53-80
  • See also; X, 35-39, 150
  • See also; XI, 40-42, 63-67, 89, 90
• MacRitchie, David, Aug. 8, 1891; 81(7); cf. (6)
  • Jan. 23, 1896; 200(18)
• Madden, Sir Frederic; See 37(2)(3)
• Mahon, George C., March 17, 1881; XII, 87
  • April 17, 1881; 76(1a)
  • April 22, 1881; II, 21-26
  • May 11, 1881; II, 37-39
  • June 2, 1881; XII, 91-93
  • Dec. 27, 1884; 76(3); cf. (2)
  • Feb. 3, 1885; 76(3a)
  • May 19, 1885; 76(4)
• Maltchyce, Mme M. de,Jan. 7, 1881; VII, 53
  • 1(5); 44(1)
  • Translations; VII, 55-105
• Marshall, Charles, Jan. 15, 1873; XII, 19
• Marston, Mrs. Ellen, Dec. 15, 1881; 12(8); cf. (7)
• Meeker, Julia A., Dec. 8, 1881; II, 158
• Merriam, Edwin N., March 9, 1881; 213(4)(5)
• Meyer, Paul, Jan. 23, 1883; XII, 123
  • July 12, 1885; XIII, 7
• Meyrick, Sir Samuel R.; 4(3)
• Miller, Arthur S.B. , Sept. 20, 1875; 117(6)
  • Nov. 10, 1875; 117(6b); cf. (6a)
  • March 3, 1882; XII, 112
  • 1(4); 2(1); 117(7); 119(1); 121(2)
• Mitchell, George, Oct. 5, 1891; 226(1)
  • Airs; V, 80
• Moncrieff, Mrs. Helen, Oct. 21, 1882; 286(3)(4)
• Montaiglon, Anatole de; XIII, 137
• Mooney, James; 76(5)
• Morrison, Frank A., May 21, 1896; 64(7)
• Murdoch, James Barclay, Aug. 1873; XI, 7-13
  • Aug. 27, 1873; XI, 3
  • March 19, 1875; XI, 14
  • 1883; 7(5)
  • March, 1883; II, 123
  • Feb. 18, 1889; X, 89, 90; cf. 192(1)
  • May, 1890; 201(4)
  • May 3, 1890; XIII, 97
  • March 16, 1896; 76(8)(9)
  • March 22, 1898; XIII, 149
  • 46(3); 192(1)
• Murison, A.F., July 16, 1884; XII, 155
  • II, 95
  • See letters in the Murison MS (Harvard College Library)
• Murray, Lady Caroline; 10(1)
• Murray J. Clark, Jan. 25, 1894; II, 65
• Murray, James A.H., Jan. 24, 1874; XII, 27
• Nainn, John, June 30, 1882; See Gibb MS (N.C. Library), pg. 84-86
• Newill, William Wells; 4(4)
  • 10(3)
  • 49(2)(3)
  • 73(8)(9)
  • 1895; 93(3)
  • 155(10)
  • 200(13)
  • I, 121-122
  • II, 107-18
  • II, 161
• Nichols, J.F., Dec. 9, 1874; X, 144-145
• Nisbet, James, Feb. 1880; III, 18
• Norton, Charles Eliot, Dec. 17, 1872; XII, 11
  • Dec. 30, 1872; XII, 13
  • Jan. 25, [1873]; XII, 20
  • Feb. 2, 1873; XII, 21
• Nourse, Mrs.; 155(2)(3)
• Olrik, Axel, May 6, 1888; IX, 90-91
  • Nov. 18, 1893; 266(2)
  • Printed essay; VII, 143
• Parish, W.D., Oct. 13, [1887?]; 117(17); cf. (18)
• Parker, George, Feb. 7, 1874; 116(11); cf. (9)(10)
  • April 6, 1874; 116(13); cf. (12)
  • Oct. 6, 1875; XII, 34
  • June 14, 1887; 117(10; cf. (9)
  • 1(4)
  • 117(8)(15)
  • 120(1)(2)(3)
  • 131(1)
  • 140(1)(2)
  • 151(1)(2)(3)
  • 152(1)(2)
  • 153(1)(2)(3)
  • 167(5)
  • 191(2)
  • 285(2)
  • See the Parker broadside copies (Harvard College Library)
  • See also H.C. Library, 25241.25
• Paxton, George; 173(3)
• Peacock, Edward; See 26(5)(7)
• Pearson, Mrs. G.W.; 178(8)
• Pease, Theodon C., May 2, 1881; 232(2)(3)
• Pepoun, Newton, [July, 1885]; 200(6)
• Perine, Miss Susan B., [1877?]; 155(3); cf. 91)(4)(5)
  • Jan. 8, 1885; 155(6); cf. (1)(2)
  • Jan. 16, 1885; 155(7); cf. (2)(6) 93(6)(7)
• Perkins, M.K., June, 1881; III, 33-40
• Perry, Miss Frances, [1884]; 75(7)
• Pitre, Giuseppe, Jan. 24, 1883; XII, 125
  • June. 22, 1883; XII, 139
  • July 11, 1885; XIII, 5
  • Sept. 22, 1889; XIII, 73
  • Dec. 23, [1889]; XIII, 85
  • Reviews; VI, 29, 37, 41, 57, 59
• Potter, A.J., May 6, 1881; I, 119
• Prideaux, W.F., Sept. 27, 1885; 12(22)
  • Jan. 19, 1886; 113(4)
  • April 20, 1886; 113(5)
  • Sept. 4, 1886; XIII, 17
  • Sept. 11, 1886; 100(3); cf. (2)
  • Feb. 5, 1887; 85(1); cf. (2)
  • Feb. 7, 1887; IX, 89
  • Feb. 15, 1887; XIII, 33
  • June 24, 1887; 117(25)
  • Oct. 28, 1888; XIII, 63
  • Oct. 23, 1889; XIII, 77
  • 200(16)
• Primrose, Lady Louisa; 10(2)
• Ralston, W.R.S., Sept. 7, 1881; 2(8); cf. 45
  • Aug. 8, 1885; XIII, 9
• Rampini, Charles, Oct. 6, 1879; III, 3
• Ramsay, P.A.; 155(14)
• Reburn, Miss Margaret, 1881-1883; XVIII, 18-35
• Rhys, John, Sept. 25, 1883; 29(3); c. (2)(4)
• Richardson, George Morey, March 31, [1883]; 12(16); cf. (15)
  • 250(1)
• Richardson, W.P., April 14, 1896; 64(5)
• Ritson, Joseph, Dec. 20, 1792; X, 80
  • July 17, 1794; X, 81
• Rogers, Alfred, April 28, 1893; 273(2)(3); cf. (4)
  • [Jan., 1894]; 273(5)
  • 279(4)
  • 286(1)
• Rogers, Miss M. Pigott, Dec. 7, 1829; 4(3)
• Round, P.Z., Dec. 16, 1884; 81(5); cf. (3); cf. 84(1); cf. 110(2)
  • June 1, 1886; IX, 88
  • Jan. 15, 1887; 112(4); cf. (3)
  • March 13, 1887; 154(4); cf. (1)(2)(3)
  • April 14, 1887; 120(5); cf. (4)
  • Oct. 22, 1887; 156(2); cf. (1)
  • Dec. 28, 1887; 156(2); cf. (1)
  • Sept. 29, 1888; 164(1)(2)
  • Nov. 23, 1888; 168(1)(2); cf. 191(1)
  • Jan. 28, 1889; 167(1)(2)
  • April 5, 1889; 76(7); cf. 167(2)
  • June 4, 1889; 180(3)
  • July 16, 1889; 180(5); cf. (4)
  • Jan. 24, 1890; 211(1)(2)
  • March 24, 1890; 200(4)(5)
  • May 10, 1890; 211(3)(4)
  • Sept. 6, 1890; 53(3)
  • Feb. 25, 1891; 237(3); cf. (2)
  • May 21, 1891; 155(13); cf. (12); cf. 25(1), 112(6)
  • Sept. 5, 1891; 20(4); cf. (2)(3)
  • Oct. 26, 1891; 274(1); cf. 267
  • March 3, 1893; XIII, 112; cf. 237(1), 279(1)(3), 287(1)
  • Aug. 13, 1893; XIII, 116; cf. 132, 219(3), 23791)
  • Aug. 20, 1893; 289(2); cf. (1)(3)(4)
  • Aug. 21, 1893; 274(2)
  • Sept. 23, 1893; XIII, 117
  • Jan. 27, 1894; I, 131-132
  • See also; 4(3)
  • See also; 25(1)
  • See also; 46(4)
  • See also; 84(1)
  • See also; 92(1)(2)
  • See also; 105(3)
  • See also; 109(4)
  • See also; 110(1)(2)
  • See also; 112(2)(5)(6)
  • See also; 116(14)(15)
  • See also; 119(6)
  • See also; 168(3)
  • See also; 191(1)
  • See also; 219(3)
  • See also; 237(1)(2)
  • See also; 243
  • See also; 267
  • See also; 279(1)(2)
  • See also; 284
  • See also; 287(1)
  • See also; 289(1)(3)(4)
  • See also; 295
  • See also; I, 135-149
• Saxby, Mrs. Jessie M., Jan. 7, 1880; 19(1)
  • March 6, [1880]; 19(2); cf. 19(3)
• Schischmanov, Ivan D., July 6, 18, 1896; XIII, 135
  • July 16, 28, 1896; 272(9)
• Schofield, William Henry, Sept. 24, 1895; 274(5)(6)(7)
• Scott, David, March 20, 1895; X, 98
• Scott, James, Jan. 18, 1873; II, 238-239
• Sebrillot, Paul, Feb. 4, 1889; XII, 69
• Semple, D.S., Jan. 27, 1873; XII, 20
• Sharpe, Charles Kirkpatrick; XII, 115
  • For letters and notes relating to his MSS, see XI, 43-90
• Shaw, James, Feb. 12, 1873; 281
• Sinclair, Robert Jr., Feb. 1880; III, 16-17
• Skeat, Walter William, Feb. 12, 1875; 119(1a); cf. (1), 121(1)
  • Aug. 25, 1875; 119(1b); cf. 121(1)
  • Nov. 10, 1875; 23(1)
  • Nov. 29, [? ]; 117(5); cf. (4)
  • Dec. 29, 1879; XII, 67-68
  • Nov. 11, 1883; 30(2)
  • Jan. 21, 1885; 81(4); cf. (1)(2)
  • Feb. 22, 1885; XIII, 3
  • June 13, 1886; 109(3); cf. (2)
  • Nov. 29, [? ]; 117(5)
  • Jan. 16, 1887; XIII, 29
  • Oct. 23, 1888; 162(2); cf. (1)
  • Dec. 12, 1896; 23(4); cf. (2)(3)
  • See also; 45(1)(2)
  • See also; 73(1)
  • See also; 105(2)
  • See also; 121(1)
  • See also; 273(2)
  • See the volume of Skeat's collections in the Harvard College Library
• Smith, Mrs. Arthur; 173(4)
• Smith, Miss Lucy Toulmin, April 11, 1874; 116(8a); cf. (7)(8)
  • Nov. 12, 1874; II, 143
  • March 10, 1875; 115(4); cf. (3)
  • Sept. 8, 1875; 119(4); cf. (3)
  • March 12, 1876; 161(9)
  • See also; II, 5
  • See also; 4(2)
  • See also; 22(1)
  • See also; 116(7)
  • See also; 117(11)(12)(13)
  • See also; 135
  • See also; 178(1)
• Smith, William, April 5, 1873; 213(1)
• Stephens, George, May 4, 1882; XII, 115
  • June 8, 1882; 22(4)
  • Aug. 28, 1882; XII, 116
  • April 10, 1883; 22(5)
  • May 14, 1883; 22(7); cf. (6)
  • Aug. 18, 1883; XII, 143
  • Aug. 4, 1884; XII, 159
  • Sept. 3, 1885; XIII, 13
  • May 4, 1886; 86
  • March 27, 1888; XIII, 50
  • April 10, 1888; XIII, 52
  • April 26, 1888; XIII, 53b
  • May 8, 1888; XIII, 55
  • 10(8)
  • 14(2)
• Stoddard, Francis Hovey, May 14, 1886; 111(2); cf. (1)
  • 105(1)(4)(5)
  • 109(1)(5)
  • 11291)
• Stokoe, John, May 10, 1881; II, 96-97; cf. under ballad 9(2); cf. under ballad 193
• Stuart, John, Oct. 8, 1872; Harris MS
• Swan Sonnenschein, Le Bas & Lowrey, April 24, 1886; XIII, 19
• Sweet, Henry,Nov. 30, 1880; XII, 73
• Thayer, James Bradley, Dec. 9, 1889; XIII, 79
• Tolman, Albert H., April 29, 1895; 4(5)
• Trautmann, Moriz, Jan. 28, 1883; XII, 127
• Tyler, Moses Coit, [1881]; I, 72
  • [1881]; III, 33
• Tysler, James Stuart (see also Fraser Tysler), Feb. 6, 1873; XI, 101
• Usher, Miss Leila; XIII, 161
• Venables, E., Jan. 24, 1885; 155(9)
• Vetter, Theodor, Oct. 4, 1894; 1(2)
  • 2(10)
  • 44(3)(4)
  • 45(5)
  • 46(6)(7)
  • 57(4)
  • VIII, 64-68
• Vigfusson, Gudbrand, Feb. 7, 1882; XII, 111
• Walker, Miss Florence M., [1895]; 4(6); cf. 4(5)
• Walker, John; 43(2)
• Walker, William (of Aberdeen), Sept. 27, 1890; 17(3); cf. (2)
  • Jan. 28, 1891; 213(6)
  • June 1, 1891; X, 91
  • Dec. 14, 1891; 226(1)(2)
  • June 7, 1892; X, 92-92
  • Feb. 3, 1894; X, 96
  • Sept. 11, 1894; 235(2)
  • Oct. 24, 1894; X, 97
  • April 2, 1895; 178(14)
  • June 13, 1895; 178(14)
  • Oct. 4, 1895; 294(1)
  • Dec. 5, 1895; X, 110-112
  • Dec. 16, 1895; 163(16)
  • Feb. 6, 1896; 226(3)
  • April 2, 1896; 251
  • May 18, 1896; X, 101
  • July 24, 1896; X, 102-103
  • Aug. 20, 1896; X, 104-106
  • Jan. 11, 1897, X, 107
  • Feb. 9, 1897; XIII, 143
  • March 2, 1897; X, 108
  • May 26, 1898; X, 109
  • Oct. 21, 1902; XIII, 157
  • Dec. 26, 1902; XIII, 159
  • See also; 2(5)
  • See also; 33(1)
  • See also; 43(2)(3)
  • See also; 46(5)
  • See also; 182(2)
  • See also; 236(2)
  • See also; II, 200
  • See also; II, 216
  • Airs; V, 58, 66, 74, 80, 85, 117
  • Index of ballad airs; IV, 92-110
• Watson, J.M., April 10, 1889; 188(1)(2)
• Watts, Mary S. (Mrs. George F. Watts); See Fraser Tysler, Mary
• Webster, Miss Jane, Dec. 19, 1882; 99(2); cf. 3(2), 17(4)
  • 58(3)
  • 100(4)(5)
  • 110(3)
  • I, 159-162
  • II, 231
• Webster, John; 200(6)
• Wenckstern, Otto von; I, 114
• Wesselhoeft, Mrs. Lily F., Dec. 1, 1881; 12(4); cf. (3)
  • Jan. 22, 1882; 12(6); cf. (7)
• Wesselofsky, Alexander, [1888]; XIII, 44
• White, Peter, Jan. 6, 1880; III, 7-10
  • March 1, 1880; III, 11
• White, Robert, July 10, 1873; Robert White's papers, pp. 1-5
  • Dec. 17, 1873; Robert White's papers, pgs. 7-9
• Wilson, Sir Daniel, Feb. 11, 1881; 168(5)
• Winsor, Justin, [May, 1887]; 116(20)
• Wollner, Wilhelm, April 21, 1888; XIII, 53
  • Nov. 29, 1888; XIII, 65
  • Dec. 1, [1888]; XIII, 67
  • Feb. 9, 1889; 173(11)
  • June 20, 1889; VIII, 24-49
  • Jan. 7, 1890; VIII, 49
  • April 17, 1893; 272(2)
  • Oct. 23, 1893; VIII, 63
  • Oct. 31, 1894; VIII, 63
  • Notes between 1889-1892; VIII, 50-60
  • Notes between Oct. 23, 1893 - April 24, 1894; VIII, 61-62
• Woodhouselu, Lord, [1809]; X, 83
• Wright, William Aldis, Feb. 23, 1887; 118(3); cf. (1)(2)
• Young, Alexander, Nov. 7, 1873; XI, 4
• Young, Emily Gordon, Nov. 14, 1883; I, 67-68
  • I, 69; cf. II, 15