Collection Level Description: Fair copy by Robert Anderson of his Cumberland ballads Reference : MSS. Eng. poet. e. 172-3 Title : Fair copy by Robert Anderson of his Cumberland ballads Dates of Creation Extent : 2 shelfmarks Physical Description : Bound by C. Thurnham, Carlisle, in half calf, marbled boards Language of Material : English Administrative/Biographical History Robert Anderson (1770-1833) was a Cumbrian poet. See the Dictionary of National Biography for further information. Scope and Content Fair copy by Robert Anderson of his Cumberland ballads , dedicated to P.H. Howard of Corby Castle, 1823. The second volume includes a glossary of the Cumbrian dialect; tunes by Anderson for Cumberland ballads; and songs by Susanna Blamire (dedicated to P.H. Howard) copied out by Anderson. Administrative Information Immediate Source of Acquisition Bought, H.T. Jantzen, cat. 71 (1967), 27. Access Conditions Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/services/admissions/ | |
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