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- 1910-1992 (Creation)
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9 boxes
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Mark Haymon was C K Ogden's solicitor and also his close friend and collaborator. He was a member of the Orthological Institute and for many years a trustee of the Basic English Foundation.
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GB 0103 HAYMON 1910-1992 Collection (fonds) 9 boxes Haymon , Mark , d 1992 , solicitor
Mark Haymon was C K Ogden's solicitor and also his close friend and collaborator. He was a member of the Orthological Institute and for many years a trustee of the Basic English Foundation.
Presented by Haymon's widow, Mrs Sylvia Haymon, in November 1992.
Files of various legal documents belonging to Mark Haymon and relating to C K Ogden and his work, including papers about the Orthological Institute and the Basic English Foundation, c1930-c1965; correspondence regarding various publications, letters to, from and concerning C K Ogden, and general correspondence, 1910-c1955; material post-dating C K Ogden's death, including press cuttings about C K Ogden's death, papers about the British Council, photographs, papers on the Japanese language, copies of C K Odgen's Basic Words, and other papers and journals, 1957-1992.
Open. The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
English
Draft handlist.
For Charles Kay Ogden, University College London Special Collections also holds papers of Ogden, c1940-c1950, including correspondence with William Jackson Knight (Ref: MS ADD 381); a correspondence file of Ogden (Ref: MS ADD 413); books and manuscripts from Ogden's library dating from the 14th to the 20th century and reflecting his interests in language systems (Ref: MS OGDEN); papers relating to the transfer of Ogden's library to University College London, 1953 (Ref: MS ADD 357).
Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, holds correspondence and papers of Ogden (Ref: Add MSS 8309-8314). Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Special Collections and Western Manuscripts, holds Ogden's letters to O G S Crawford, 1949-1954 (Ref: MSS Crawford). Sussex University Library, Special Collections, holds 28 letters from Ogden to J G Crowther, 1929-1945 (Ref: SxMS29). Derbyshire Record Office holds c100 letters from Ernest Axon and his widow to Ogden, 1943-1951 (Ref: D2313). McMaster University Library, Hamilton, Ontario, holds correspondence and papers of Ogden, c1932-1963, and 17 items of correspondence with Bertrand Russell, 1916-1928 (Ref: Russell Archives).
1999, revised Aug 2001 Asian languages Basic English Basic English Foundation British Council English Eurasian and North Asian languages Germanic languages Haymon , Mark , d 1992 , solicitor Indo-european languages Japanese Language instruction Newspaper press Ogden , Charles Kay , 1889-1957 , linguistic psychologist Orthological Institute Photographs Press Press cuttings Visual materials
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Presented by Haymon's widow, Mrs Sylvia Haymon, in November 1992.
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Files of various legal documents belonging to Mark Haymon and relating to C K Ogden and his work, including papers about the Orthological Institute and the Basic English Foundation, c1930-c1965; correspondence regarding various publications, letters to, from and concerning C K Ogden, and general correspondence, 1910-c1955; material post-dating C K Ogden's death, including press cuttings about C K Ogden's death, papers about the British Council, photographs, papers on the Japanese language, copies of C K Odgen's Basic Words, and other papers and journals, 1957-1992.
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Open. The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
Conditions governing reproduction
Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
For Charles Kay Ogden, University College London Special Collections also holds papers of Ogden, c1940-c1950, including correspondence with William Jackson Knight (Ref: MS ADD 381); a correspondence file of Ogden (Ref: MS ADD 413); books and manuscripts from Ogden's library dating from the 14th to the 20th century and reflecting his interests in language systems (Ref: MS OGDEN); papers relating to the transfer of Ogden's library to University College London, 1953 (Ref: MS ADD 357).
Finding aids
Draft handlist.
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Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, holds correspondence and papers of Ogden (Ref: Add MSS 8309-8314). Oxford University, Bodleian Library, Special Collections and Western Manuscripts, holds Ogden's letters to O G S Crawford, 1949-1954 (Ref: MSS Crawford). Sussex University Library, Special Collections, holds 28 letters from Ogden to J G Crowther, 1929-1945 (Ref: SxMS29). Derbyshire Record Office holds c100 letters from Ernest Axon and his widow to Ogden, 1943-1951 (Ref: D2313). McMaster University Library, Hamilton, Ontario, holds correspondence and papers of Ogden, c1932-1963, and 17 items of correspondence with Bertrand Russell, 1916-1928 (Ref: Russell Archives).
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- Asian languages
- Indo-european languages » Germanic languages » English
- Asian languages » Eurasian and North Asian languages
- Indo-european languages » Germanic languages
- Indo-european languages
- Asian languages » Eurasian and North Asian languages » Japanese
- Language instruction
- Press » Newspaper press
- Visual materials » Photographs
- Press
- Press » Newspaper press » Press cuttings
- Visual materials
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- English