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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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...