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The Linguistic Atlas of England
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1960-1980
This subfonds contains papers relating to the preparation, editing and publication of text and maps for 'The Linguistic Atlas of England' (LAE). It includes editorial notes and papers; ms. and typescr...
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...
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...
Survey of English Dialects and Related Correspondence
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
1961-1981
The correspondence in this sub-subseries relates to various aspects of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) and its publication programme. It includes SED reports and draft text; original and copy cor...
The Linguistic Atlas of England and Related Correspondence
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
1967-1983
The correspondence in this sub-subseries relates to the production and publication of 'The Linguistic Atlas of England' (LAE). It includes correspondence and copies of the minutes of the LAE Committee...
B: Livelihood and Household Support
1951-1982
This series contains items largely relating to traditional occupations and industries, and home economics.
C: Communications and Trade
1963-1976
This series contains items relating to communications by land and sea, including horse-drawn vehicles; and trading and dealing, including fairs and markets.
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...
Text
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[1968-1978]
This subseries comprises papers relating to the drafting and editing of the text for 'The Linguistic Atlas of England' (LAE), in preparation for publication. It includes Harold Orton's and Stewart San...
Fishing Questionnaire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1963-1968]
This subseries includes drafts and final copies of Stanley Ellis's fishing questionnaire, items referred to in its compilation and related papers.