Papers of W. Aldis Wright relating to philology, etc.

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20 Two extracts of literary interest from a college conclusion book (not that of Trinity), 1658 and 1659, in the hand of W. Aldis Wright Item late 19th or early 20th c.
21-6 Miscellaneous notes of notable words and phrases, mostly in the hand of W. Aldis Wright Item late 19th or early 20th c.
34 Envelope, marked by W. Aldis Wright ‘Halliwell’s Dictionary | vol. 2 | Loose papers’ Item late 19th or early 20th c.
8 Letters and papers relating to the ballad ‘Captain Ward’ File 1877
11 Letters and papers relating to Aldis Wright’s edition of Robert of Gloucester’s Metrical Chronicle File 1868-78
14 Letters on various philological subjects File late 19th and early 20th c.
15 Printed papers on various philological subjects File 1868-1904
10 Letter from Carl Horstmann on the Chanson de Roland File 1877 x 1892
4 Printed notice of an auction sale of farming stock belonging to Anthony Chapman, the sale to be conducted by Anthony Askew at Ridding, in Howgill (near Sedbergh), on 24 Sept. 1875 Item 1 Sept. 1875 View
5 Leaf from the St James’s Gazette, containing the second part of an article by John W. Hales entitled 'Milton and the Gray's Inn Walks' Item 30 July 1891 View
2 Cutting from The Times, containing an article headed ‘Supposed Murder of a Woman’, in which the word ‘shaw’ has been underlined Item 18 June 1867
5 Cutting from the Leeds Mercury, containing an article headed ‘Extraordinary Thefts by Boys’, in which the word ‘keck’d’ has been underlined Item 18 Sept. 1880
3 Proof or offprint from the Daily News, containing a letter to the editor from F. J. Furnivall, 28 Feb. 1876, headed ‘Shakspere at the Lyceum’ Item 2 Mar. 1876
8 Proof or offprint of an article in the Stratford Herald, listing recent additions to the Shakespeare Memorial Library Item 25 June 1886
1 Letter from Robert H. Groome to W. Aldis Wright Item 14 Nov. 1877
4 Letter from Robert H. Groome to W. Aldis Wright Item 23 Nov. 1877
6 Draft or copy of a letter from W. Aldis Wright to Sir T. Duffus Hardy Item 7 Dec. 1872
7 Letter from Sir T. Duffus Hardy to W. Aldis Wright Item 9 Dec. 1872
3 Letter from Edmund Brock to W. Aldis Wright Item 8 Nov. 1871
6 Postcard from W. W. Skeat to W. Aldis Wright Item 21 Feb. 1879
9 Verse translation of Catullus, lxxxiv, by S. W. Smith Rogers Item 1880
12 Postcard from W. W. Skeat to W. Aldis Wright Item 3 June 1885
14 Postcard from W. W. Skeat to W. Aldis Wright Item 7 Dec. 1899
18 Letter from W. W. Skeat to W. Aldis Wright Item late 19th or early 20th c.
2 Cutting from the Yorkshire Chronicle, containing an article entitled ‘The Yorkshire Dialects’ Item 2 Apr. 1870
3 The Educational Times and Journal of the College of Preceptors, containing a paper by Alexander J. Ellis entitled ‘The English Spelling Difficulty and its Remedy’ Item 1 May 1870
6 Proof of a pamphlet entitled Glossic, by Alexander J. Ellis Item c. 5 May 1870
8 Printed pamphlet entitled Varieties of English Pronunciation, by Alexander J. Ellis Item c. 2 Mar. 1870
10 Proof of the beginning of Book VII of The Letters and the Life of Francis Bacon, ed. James Spedding Item 26 Nov. 1873
12 The Yorkshireman, including an article in Yorkshire dialect by Ben Preston entitled ‘Pauper Papers’ Item 2 June 1877