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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)36
Nixon, Graham5
Tilling, Philip M (1938-)5
Dieth, Eugen (1893-1956)2
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)2
Agar, Arthur1
Al-Azawi, Mary Lee1
Austwick, Pauline Duncan1
Claughton, Mr R. Mick1
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Archive Sub-series

Editorial Procedure

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1967-1975

This subseries contains a variety of ms. and typescript papers produced during the editorial planning and preparation of 'The Linguistic Atlas of England' (LAE). It includes ms. and typed memos, agend...

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Index Cards

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1928-1939]

Ms. index cards compiled by Harold Orton from fieldwork data collected for the Armstrong College Survey of Northumbrian Dialects. The information on the cards is recorded phonetically and orthographic...

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Southern Counties (Volume 4)

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1963-1968

This subseries consists of papers relating to the editing of fieldwork data collected in Southern England, in preparation for the publication of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) Southern Counties ...

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Fieldworkers and Fieldwork

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1945-1965

This subseries includes ms. maps and notes recording the progress of fieldwork; published maps with Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities marked; fieldwork expenses books; and illustrations used...

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Harold Orton Papers

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1893-1975

This series relates specifically to Harold Orton's academic research in the field of language and linguistics, and contains correspondence with Survey of English Dialects (SED) fieldworkers, publisher...

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Editorial Procedure

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1947-1968

This subseries consists of papers relating to editorial work on the fieldwork data collected for the Survey of English Dialects (SED), in preparation for its publication. This includes papers on edito...

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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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New Survey of Dialectal English Memorandum

Dieth, Eugen (1893-1956); Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1952

A paper (8 leaves) compiled by Eugen Dieth and Harold Orton, and dated 22 February 1952, on the aims and objectives of, and fieldwork methodologies to be used in, research for the Survey of English Di...

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Archive Sub-sub-series

Index Cards

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960s]

This sub-subseries comprises a single set of index cards, recording alphabetically and orthographically in ms. the different word forms collected in response to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questi...

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West Midland Counties (Volume 2)

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960s]

This subseries consists of papers relating to the editing of fieldwork data collected in the West Midlands and other western English counties, in preparation for the publication of the Survey of Engli...

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East Midland Counties and East Anglia (Volume 3)

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960s-1971]

This subseries consists of papers relating to the editing of fieldwork data collected in the East Midlands and East Anglia, in preparation for the publication of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) E...

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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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