Inventory of the William Buck collection, [19--]
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Inventory of the William Buck Collection, [19--]
Collection number: ARCHIVES BUCK 1
The Music Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Contact Information
- Hargrove Music Library
- University of California, Berkeley
- Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
- Phone: (510) 642-2623
- Email: music_reference@berkeley.edu
- URL: https://guides.lib.berkeley.edu/music_library_archives
- Processed by:
- The Music Library staff
- Encoded by:
- Xiuzhi Zhou
© 1998 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: William Buck collection,
Date (inclusive): [19--]
Collection number: ARCHIVES BUCK 1
Creator:
Buck, William, d. 1970?
Extent: Number of container: 1 box
Repository: The
Music Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Shelf location: For current information on the location of
these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Donor:
Mr. William Buck, Mill Valley, December, 1970.
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in
writing to the Head of the Music Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], William Buck collection, ARCHIVES BUCK 1, The Music Library,
University of California, Berkeley.
Piobaireachd in the Music Library - the William Buck Collection
The Music Library has just acquired a remarkable collection of Scotch bagpipe music, a
gift from the estate of William Buck of Mill Valley. Mr. Buck Cultivated both a practical
and scholarly interest in pipe music. His collection includes 45 volumes of practical
editions of music for the bagpipe, including several tutors for beginning performers on
the instrument. There are 25 volumes of a more critical, historical nature; among them is
a complete set of David Glen's
Collection of Ancient Piobaireachd, and
early 19th century series running to 100 numbers. Among the periodicals represented is a
complete set of
Piping Times, 1948-1969, the
B.C. Piper's
Newsletter,
1961-1970, and a long run of
Ar Soner, la Revue du Folklore
vivant de Bretagne,
1956-70. The Buck collection also contains photo copies of
important primary source material of interest to students of Scottish traditional music:
Angus Mackay's
Collection of Ancient Piobaireachd ... Edinburgh, 1838, and
two large manuscript volumes, assembled by Mackay, in the National Library of Scotland.
In addition to the printed materials, the Buck bequest includes a fine group of L-P discs
(Some 46 in all) of bagpipe music, and a set of 31
Canyon discs of songs
and chants by the American Indian.
from
CU News, vol 25:47 (Dec 17, 1970)
Vincent Duckles Music Library
Scope and Content
Collection of material dealing with Scottish bagpipe music, including correspondence
related to the collection, tunes, programs, typescript notes, advertisements and price
lists.
item 1.
Personal:
Additional Note
lists of tunes memorized by Mr. Buck; magazine subscriptions taken by Mr. Buck; schedule
of repairs and servicing of Mr. Buck's pipes.
item 2.
Correspondence file:
Additional Note
36 letters received by Mr. Buck pertaining to the bagpipe.
item 3.
Tape and record collection:
Additional Note
notes made by Mr. Buck about his tape and record collection of bagpipe music, 116 leaves.
item 4.
Bagpipe tunes copied by Mr. Buck:
Additional Note
about 40 leaves of music.
item 5.
Miscellaneous materials:
Additional Note
programs, pamphlets, typescript notes, including an index to Angus MacKay's (1812-59) two
piobaireachd manuscripts now held by the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh.
item 6.
Advertisements and price lists pertaining to bagpipes and supplies, published during the 1960's.
item 7.
Four (4) reels of tape.
Additional Note
Also see TS 87, reels 1-3, and TS 88, which are catalogued in the Music Library general
collection.
