East Midland Counties and East Anglia (Volume 3)
Details
Type of record: Archive
Title: East Midland Counties and East Anglia (Volume 3)
Classmark: LAVC/SED/4/5
Related People: E. J. Arnold and Son Limited()
Creator(s): Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
Date(s): [1960s-1971]
Size and medium: 4 boxes with 36 files of ms., typed, and printed papers.; 1.64 linear metres.
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/409798
Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Description
This subseries consists of papers relating to the editing of fieldwork data collected in the East Midlands and East Anglia, in preparation for the publication of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) East Midland Counties and East Anglia Basic Material volume. It includes ms. and typed drafts (corrected in ms.) of the introductory matter; typed copies of the Preface and information on informants, corrected in ms.; ms. and typed abbreviations on index cards; typed and corrected final drafts of the introductory matter; printers' sheets in ms., mostly in phonetic script, with data for print for Informants, responses to SED questions in Book I, Book II questions 1.1 - 9.11, Book VIII questions 1.1 - 4.2, and errata and addenda; and galley and page proofs for the introductory matter, data collected for SED questions I.1.1 - VII.3.12, and errata and addenda, including some duplicates.
Provenance
The printers' sheets were all passed by Harold Orton, and include his initials and some corrections. They also appear to have been checked and corrected by Wilfrid J. Halliday, whose initials are included on some sheets.
The galley and page proofs were passed by Harold Orton and include his initials and some corrections. They also appear to have been checked and corrected by Philip Tilling, Mary Lee Al-Azawi, and others, whose initials appear on the proofs.
The volume was published by E. J. Arnold and Son Limited in 1969-1971, and was edited by Harold Orton and Philip Tilling.
System of arrangement
The arrangement of the files is roughly chronological, following the order of the editorial and printing processes. The printers' sheets and galley proofs are in SED question number order, as printed.
Access and usage
Reproduction
Access
Access to the manuscript and printed items in this subfonds is unrestricted. Mini disc copies of the audio tape recordings are available for consultation in the searchroom of Special Collections, University of Leeds. Access copies of the gramophone disc recordings are not available.
Copyright in all Survey of English Dialects material resides with the University of Leeds.
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