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Correspondence
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1929-1975
Original incoming and copies of outgoing letters between Harold Orton and Survey of English Dialects (SED) fieldworkers, publishers, editors, university administrators and academics. These relate to O...
Fieldwork
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1945-1974
Correspondence between Harold Orton and Eugen Dieth regarding linguistic research and surveys, their collaboration on a linguistic atlas of England and the development of an English dialect questionna...
Funding
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1946-1970
Harold Orton's preliminary enquiries of academic, charitable and commercial trusts regarding Research Awards/sponsorship to support the work of fieldworkers and editorial team members. Those organisat...
Publication
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1951-1972
The content of this sub-sub-series relates to the publication of both the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire and the Basic Material volumes. It includes reports on editorial work in progress, Harold Orton's co...
General Administration
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1948-1968
This sub-subseries contains documents relating both to general University administration, and to Harold Orton's day-to-day co-ordination of the Survey of English Dialects (SED). This includes receipts...
A Word Geography of England
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1970-1973
Correspondence between Harold Orton and Nathalia Wright and the publishers, Seminar Press, regarding the publication of their book, 'A Word Geography of England'. This sub-subseries also contains lett...
Academic-Related
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1935-1975
Documents in this sub-subseries relate to Harold Orton's lecture tours and visits in Europe and North America, organised through two particular exchange schemes, and also to temporary (visiting profes...
General Dialect Related Enquiries
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1929-1971
The larger part of this sub-subseries comprises letters sent to Harold Orton from members of the public, in response to newspaper articles and radio broadcasts on the Survey of English Dialects (SED)....
Fieldwork File 1
1947-1948
Correspondence between Harold Orton and the Bursar at the University of Leeds; and report on Paul Wettstein’s fieldwork testing the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire in Derbyshire. 1 file. 1947-1948.
Fieldwork File 2
1945-1956
Correspondence between Harold Orton and Eugen Dieth regarding linguistic research, and plans for a collaborative survey leading to the production of a linguistic atlas of England. This correspondence ...
Fieldwork File 3
1951-1955
Correspondence between Peter Wright and Eugen Dieth, and Harold Orton and Dieth regarding the Questionnaire for the Survey of English Dialects. 1 file. 1951-1955.
Fieldwork File 4
1955
Correspondence between Harold Orton and Eugen Dieth regarding their collaboration on the Survey of English Dialects, including a suggested agreement on future work and citation of the research. 1 file...