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Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)21
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Academic Correspondence File 61

1960-1972

Misc. Correspondence from R.M. Hamer on a query regarding “layons for meddlers” (a Saddleworth phrase); between Harold Orton and Matsuji Hasegawa regarding a visit to Leeds and the progress of the...

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Academic Correspondence File 108

1964-1972

Misc. Correspondence between Harold Orton and J.W. Saunders regarding Orton’s public lecture at an Adult Education Centre in Middlesbrough; from the Scolar Press regarding the journal Archivum Lingu...

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Academic Correspondence File 42

1959-1971

Misc. Correspondence from Joyce Daly regarding a teaching position in Sweden (1960); Alva Davis regarding research in England, the Linguistic Atlas of England, and A Word Geography of England (1965; 1...

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Academic Correspondence File 38

1963-1973

Misc. Correspondence between Stewart Sanderson and Dan Davin of the Clarendon Press regarding the production of maps for A Linguistic Atlas of England (1972); correspondence between Harold Orton and A...

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Academic Correspondence File 124

1953-1964

Misc. Correspondence between Harold Orton and Joseph Yamagiwa regarding Matsuji Hasegawa’s visit to Leeds and the progress of the Survey of English Dialects; with Victoria Yartseva regarding her boo...

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Academic Correspondence File 104

1967-1974

Sanderson, Stewart. Copy correspondence between Stewart Sanderson and Mortimer Wheeler of the British Academy regarding the publication of Survey of English Dialect Basic Material volume 4, part 1 and...

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Academic Correspondence File 72

1966-1971

"Kolb 1969”. Typescript summary of dealings with Eduard Kolb between 1956 and 1971; correspondence between Eduard Kolb and Michael Barry regarding editorial sheets for the Survey of English Dialects...

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Academic Correspondence File 111

19681975

Misc. Correspondence from Arnold R. Taylor regarding material relating to "Paulsen”’s dissertation; a Teleton leaflet on the model 5L 40 tape recorder; correspondence between Orton and the Univers...

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Sound Recordings, Essex

Mahoney, Kathryn C

[1972]

Street interviews with people [in Hadleigh] regarding witch beliefs, the occult and knowledge of a local witch, Cunning Murrell. [Trs. 1-2] Interview with Mrs. Bonser (née Murrell), regarding Cunni...

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Academic Correspondence File 103

1950-1956

Rohrer, Fritz. Correspondence from Harold Orton to Fritz Rohrer regarding the latter’s fieldwork in Hathersage (Derbyshire); from Peter Wright to Fritz Rohrer regarding Rohrer’s fieldwork; and bet...

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Academic Correspondence File 27

1959-1967

Berntsen, Howard. Correspondence between Harold Orton and Howard Berntsen regarding his study programme, and Survey of English Dialect-related issues. Also, correspondence between Harold Orton and Max...

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Academic Correspondence File 64

1972

Misc. Correspondence from Louis Iglehart regarding the return of books; and from A. Weijnen regarding the Interlingual Atlas of Europe, including the Atlas’s Advisory Council, and Orton’s recommen...

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