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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)5
Wright, Nathalia1

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A Word Geography of England

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1970-1977

This subfonds includes items relating to the production of 'A Word Geography of England' (WGE), the first linguistic atlas based on the Survey of English Dialects to be published. It consists of edito...

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Editor's Papers

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1970-1974

Includes Harold Orton's ms. notes; ms. and typescript drafts of introductory text, preliminaries and indexes; draft maps; notes on procedure; and papers relating to corrections and revisions of the WG...

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Publicity

1974-1977

Promotional literature issued by Seminar Press; and cuttings and review articles on the WGE from a number of newspapers and scholarly linguistic journals.

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Introduction

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1970-1974]

This subseries includes Harold Orton's ms. notes; annotated and corrected typescript drafts of preliminary matter and introductory text; photocopies of typed abbreviations to be used; and a photocopie...

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Maps

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Wright, Nathalia

1966-1974

This subseries consists of papers relating to the preparation and production of maps for 'A Word Geography of England' (WGE). It includes typed editorial notes on mapping conventions; typed lists of n...

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Corrections and Revisions

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1973-1974

This subseries consists of papers relating to emendations and revisions to the text and maps of the WGE. It includes typed lists of revisions (some with ms. annotations); corrected proofs; Harold Orto...

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