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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)....
General Dialect-Related Enquiries File 1
1946-1953
"Letters Received re. Dialect”. Ms. and typed letters from various correspondents and copies of Harold Orton’s typed replies, including offers of help with informants; dialect phrases and words in...
General Dialect-Related Enquiries File 2
1950-1952
Correspondence between Harold Orton and Victor G. Bailey regarding dialect words and phrases collected in Digby (Lincolnshire), including words lists, sketches and diagrams illustrating farm implement...
General Dialect-Related Enquiries File 3
1959-1971
"SED Dialect Correspondents”. Ms. correspondence and Harold Orton’s carbon copy replies to queries relating to the Survey of English Dialects, and dialect generally. The file is arranged alphabeti...
General Dialect-Related Enquiries File 4
1947-1960
"Dialect Correspondents”. Similar in content to file LAVC/SED/1/1/7/3 listed above. Includes Harold Orton’s thankyou letters to Survey of English Dialects informants (1949) including T.C. Calvert ...
General Dialect-Related Enquiries File 5
1962-1964
"SED Inquiries”. Similar in content to file LAVC/SED/1/1/7/3 listed above. 1 file. 1962-1964.
General Dialect-Related Enquiries File 6
1962-1969
"SED Correspondence”. Letters from various correspondents regarding the availability of Survey of English Dialects Basic Material volumes; and correspondence between Harold Orton and academic collea...
General Dialect-Related Enquiries File 7
1963-1968
"SED Queries”. Letters between Harold Orton and various correspondents regarding the publication and availability of the Survey of English Dialects Basic Material volumes. 1 file. 1963-1968.
General Dialect-Related Enquiries File 8
1962
"Mr Garratt - ABC Television”. Correspondence between Harold Orton and Arthur Garratt of ABC Television regarding the use of dialect maps on the television programme "You’d Never Believe It! - Acc...