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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. |
