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

Inventory list
Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
16 Corrected proofs of part of W. W. Skeat’s ‘Notes on English Etymology’, published in Transactions of the Philological Society, 1885–7, pp. 283–333 Item c. 1886
17 Part of a leaf of a German journal, containing an article headed ‘Giegler’s Echos der neueren gesprochenen Sprachen’, apparently a review of R. Schindler’s Echo of the Spoken English, First Part: Children’s Talk (1890) Item c. 1890
18 Printed prospectus for the English Dialect Dictionary Item 1894
20 Proof of a specimen sheet of the English Dialect Dictionary Item 1890s
9 Transcript of a note on corn-rents, in an unidentified hand Item late 19th or early 20th c.
11 Notes by W. Aldis Wright on the licensing of plays and playhouses, from Collier’s Annals of the Stage Item late 19th or early 20th c.
12 Note by W. Aldis Wright of two passages in the book of Proverbs echoed in King John and Hamlet Item late 19th or early 20th c.
17 Note by W. Aldis Wright of two passages in Jordan’s Royal Arbor of Loyal Poesie (1664) relating to baptism and godfathers Item late 19th or early 20th c.
1 Journal of the Society of Arts, containing a paper by Alexander J. Ellis entitled ‘On a Practical Method of Meeting the Spelling Difficulty in School and in Life’ Item 22 Apr. 1870
1 Printed papers relating to Milton File 1837-91
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 Printed notice of an auction sale of lambs and gimmers by instruction of R. Capstick of Broda Garth, the sale to be conducted by Richard Turner at Thornton Church Stile (the name of an inn at Thornton-in-Lonsdale, Yorks.) on 12 Sept. 1872 Item c. Sept. 1872 View
3 Printed notice of an auction sale of farming stock belonging to William Edmondson, the sale to be conducted by Anthony Askew at Butter Pots, Deepdale (near Sedbergh), on 10 Sept. 1875 Item 1 Sept. 1875 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
4 Letters and papers relating to Shakespeare File 1866-88
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 9 Mar. 1866
3 Letter from —— to W. Aldis Wright Item 17 June 1867
4 List of remarkable or obsolete words and phrases in Shelton’s translation of Don Quixote (1612) Item 1867
8 Letter from C. A. M. Fennell to W. Aldis Wright Item 28 Dec. 1885
27 Envelope, marked by W. Aldis Wright ‘Halliwell’s Dictionary | vol. i. | Loose Papers’ Item late 19th or early 20th c.
5 Letter from Thomas McK. Hughes to W. Aldis Wright Item June 1873
13-33 Miscellaneous notes of notable words and phrases, mostly in the hand of W. Aldis Wright Item late 19th or early 20th c.
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
13 Printed papers relating to the reform of Latin pronunciation File 1886-1906