Manuscript notes on Anglo-Saxon morphology and syntax. Watermarked 1819.
UnknownPapers, c1894-1942, of Raymond Wilson Chambers, including papers on all Chambers' major published works, and on his unpublished work with J H G Grattan on the Piers Plowman A-text. There is also a good deal of correspondence with friends, students and fellow scholars. Extensive family correspondence includes letters written home by Chambers when he was a student at UCL, and wartime letters from France and Belgium in 1916-1917. Also includes a small but valuable collection concerned with the study of Sir Thomas More.
Chambers , Raymond Wilson , 1874-1942 , Professor of English Language and LiteraturePapers of Sidney Greenbaum, [1974-1996] including papers relating to the International Corpus of English; conference papers; off prints of articles by Greenbaum and others; papers relating to teaching including hand outs, test papers and lecture notes; annotated drafts and papers relating to Greenbaum's contributions to The Oxford Companion to the English Language; drafts of The Oxford English Grammar and Longman Guide to English Usage and papers relating to the Survey of English Usage including annual reports, 1982-1994, publications list and papers relating to funding opportunities.
Greenbaum , Salman Mendel , 1929-1996 , grammarian x Greenbaum , SidneyFiles 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.
Haymon , Mark , d 1992 , solicitorThe collection consists of published and unpublished works including lectures, essays, poems and reviews by Ker; notes for works and lectures covering the whole of Ker's career; correspondence collected by Chambers; and miscellaneous material including Chambers' notes and writings on Ker, Ker's personal and administrative papers, obituaries of Ker, and other papers.
Ker , William Paton , 1855-1923 , Professor of English Language and Literature Chambers , Raymond Wilson , 1874-1942 , Professor of English Language and LiteraturePapers, 1908-1964, of Sir Richard Arthur Surtees Paget, comprising published works with proofs of 'Human Speech' (1930), 'Babel' (1930) and 'This English' (1935); manuscript and typescript copies of lectures and publications, 1922-1964; working papers, 1922-1948; correspondence, 1922-1950.
Paget , Sir , Richard Arthur Surtees , 1869-1955 , 2nd Baronet , barrister and philologistPapers of Randolph Quirk, [1950-1989] including on English teaching abroad and related examinations; Survey of English Usage test cards; research papers; correspondence including with former students, publishers and correspondence relating to Vice-Chancellorship; minutes of the Sub Committee in English; press cuttings; testimonials, 1980s; publications and related notes and correspondence; lecture and seminar notes; typescripts of lectures, broadcasts and speeches; accounts; papers relating to the Ford Foundation; papers relating to students; papers relating to University College London English department staff and institutional papers of University College London and the English Department.
Quirk , Charles Randolph , b 1920 , Baron Quirk , British linguistPhilological papers, 20th century (largely undated), of Elizabeth Stefanyjia Ross, comprising her collection of Middle English alliterative phrases of Scandinavian origin, largely in the form of typescript and manuscript slips.
Ross , Elizabeth Stefanyjia , 1906-1972 , philologistWorking papers, largely undated, of Whitley Stokes on philology, mainly comprising manuscript notes and drafts, in the form of notebooks and loose notes, for his work and publications on language and phonetics.
Stokes , Whitley , 1830-1909 , Celtic scholar and Indian administratorPiltur og stulka: Indride and Sigrid, an Icelandic tale translated from the Danish of Kr. Kalund. Manuscript of the beginning of the work, comprising about one-tenth of the whole.
Thoroddsen , Jon Poroarson , fl 1880-1889 , poet and authorNotes on lectures delivered by W.P.Ker, Quain Professor of English Language and Literature at University College London 1889-1922.
Wheeler , Thomas Benjamin , b 1887 , research student