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Read, Allen Walker, Papers, (WUNP5663)
131 linear feetPRELIMINARY INVENTORY
Personal and professional papers of the noted linguist. Includes correspondence, photographs, family biographies and genealogies, diaries, teaching and research materials, and writings.
- Box 1
- Photographs
- Album (Derby, Harrison, McCalley, Read, Griffin, Thompson, and Ingram families)
- Allan Family
- Belcher Family
- Derby Family
- Ingram Family
- Lowry Family
- McCalley Family
- Owen Family
- Read, Allen Walker
- Read, Bessie Allen
- Read, Mary Jo
- Read, Orlan B.
- Thompson Family
- Vannoy Family
- Unidentified
- Box 2
- Orlan B. Read and Bessie Allen Read, Papers
- Autobiography
- Autograph Books
- Photographs
- P.E.O. Sisterhood
- Correspondence
- Obituaries
- Legal Documents
- University of Illinois, Photograph Book
- Central University of Iowa, College Song
- Niagara Falls, Photograph Book
- Hillsdale College
- Publications, Photographs, Memorabilia, and Miscellaneous
- Read and Related Families, Genealogies
- Mary Jo Read, Papers
- School Essays, 1927-1928
- Photograph Album from Mother
- Photograph Album, 1986
- Clippings, Certificates, Business Records, and Miscellaneous
- Box 3
- Allen Walker Read, Letters and Publications sent to Mary Jo Read
- Box 4
- Family Photographs
- Genealogical Material
- Scrapbooks
- Correspondence
- Miscellaneous Papers
- Oversized Packages
- Scrapbooks (Photographs)
- Genealogical Charts
- Box 5
- Photograph Albums, 1911-1943
- Miscellaneous
- Box 6-17
- Miscellaneous Correspondence
- Box 18
- Miscellaneous Correspondence
- Correspondence
- 1926-1929
- Box 19
- 1929-1931
- Box 20
- 1931-1937
- Box 21
- 1937-1939; 1930s
- Box 22
- 1930s-1945
- Box 23
- 1941-1947
- Box 24
- 1948-1949; 1940s
- Box 25
- 1940s-1953
- Box 26
- 1953-1957
- Box 27
- 1958-1959; 1950s
- Box 28
- 1960-1965
- Box 29
- 1966-1969; 1960s
- Box 30
- 1960s-1970s
- Box 31
- Publicity Clippings
- Biographical
- Fendig
- Typewriter
- Box 32
- Grammar School
- Autographs
- Expenses, 1925-1926
- Sheet Music
- Awards
- Curriculum Vitae
- Box 33
- Stamp Collection
- Scrapbooks
- Box 34
- Mary Jo Read
- Box 35
- Photographs
- Box 36
- Diaries/Book of Days
- 1917, 1925-1930
- Box 37
- 1930-1932
- Box 38
- 1932-1934
- Box 39
- 1935-1937
- Box 40
- 1937-1939
- Box 41
- 1939-1940
- Box 42
- 1941-1946
- Box 43
- 1951-1952
- Box 44
- 1952-1955
- Box 45
- 1955-1957
- Box 46
- 1958, 1971
- Travel Diaries, 1965, 1969
- Box 47
- Organizations
- American Dialect Society
- Box 48
- American Name Society
- American Society of Geolinguistics
- Box 49
- American Society of Geolinguistics
- Columbia University
- Box 50
- Columbia University
- Dictionary Society of North America
- Box 51
- Dictionary Society of North America
- Euralex
- Humanist Society of Greater New York
- Institute of General Semantics
- Box 52
- Institute of General Semantics
- International Committee on Onomastic Sciences
- International Linguistic Association
- Linguistic Society of America
- Modern Language Association
- Box 53
- Modern Language Association
- National Council of Teachers of English
- National Society for the Study of Communication
- New York Folklore Society
- New York Society for General Semantics
- Box 54
- North Central Name Institute
- Oxford Scholars
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Box 55
- Semiotics Society of America
- Speech Association of America
- Box 56
- Conferences
- Professional Miscellany, Grants, etc.
- Bibliographies
- Box 57-62
- Writings/Speeches
- Lexicography/Dictionaries
- Box 63
- Lexicography, Semiotics, Onomastics
- Box 64
- Onomastics
- Box 65-66
- Britishisms
- Box 67
- American English
- Box 68
- American English
- Black English
- Box 69
- Place Names
- Alleghenia-Illinois
- Box 70
- Illinois-New Jersey
- Box 71
- New York-Texas
- Box 72
- United States-Virginia
- Box 73
- Other/Regional
- O.K.
- Box 74
- O.K.
- Box 75
- Poetry
- Story
- American Speech
- Box 76
- Semantics
- Box 77
- Semantics
- Geolinguistics
- Other
- Box 78
- Other
- Grammar
- Box 79
- Anachronism
- Jocular Words
- Box 80
- Ethnic Insult
- Dreamed Words
- Ghost Words
- Box 81
- Bloody
- Forbidden Words
- Letter to Hamp
- Box 82
- Graffiti
- Box 83
- Joe Strickland
- Rebel Yell
- Box 84
- Double Talk
- Whorf
- Play Spirit
- Baby Talk
- Pseudo Equations
- Funk and Wagnalls
- Box 85-89
- Miscellaneous Writings
- Box 90
- Research Materials
- Protest Handbills
- Box 91-92
- Newspapers- General Semantics
- Box 93-94
- Newspapers—Britishisms
- Box 95
- Miscellaneous
- Box 96
- Teaching Materials
- 1927-1964
- Box 97
- 1964-1968
- Box 98
- 1968-1970
- Box 99
- 1971-1972
- Box 100
- 1973-1974
- Chaucer
- Box 101
- University of Missouri
- Student Papers
- Box 102
- Student Papers
- Box 103
- Papers on Language
- Gerald Cohen
- Box 104
- Peter Tamony
- Box 105-109
- Others
- Box 110
- Journals
- Verbatim
- American Scholar
- Box 111
- American Speech
- Box 112
- Etc.
- General Semantics Bulletin
- Transactions of the Charles Pierce Society
- Journal of Popular Culture
- Jazz
- Box 113
- Better English
- Language
- Journal of Linguistic English
- Dialect Notes
- PLMA
- British Library Journal
- Missouri Folklore Society
- Missouri Historical Review
- Comparative Civilizations Review
- Others
- Box 114-117
- Books
- Box 118-119
- Miscellaneous
- Box 120
- Book of Days, 6 July 1953-11 June 1954
- Papers given at American Name Society conferences on:
- "America"
- "United States"
- "Yankee"
- "New York"
- "Long Island"
- "Confederacy"
- "Continental"
- Card File 1
- Place Names
- Play Spirit
- General Semantics
- Semantic Theory
- Card File 2
- A Semantic Guide to Current English
- A-Civilized
- Card File 3
- Civil War-Fearless
- Card File 4
- Federal-Insubordination
- Card File 5
- Insular-Non-Essential
- Card File 6
- Non-Intervention-Right Name
- Card File 7
- Rightness-United Nations
- Card File 8
- United States-Zombie
- Naming, First History, American Literature
- Punctuation, Spelling, Perception
- American English
- Card File 9
- American Dictionaries- Webster
- Taboo
- Usage Pluralism
- American Vocabulary in British Travel
- Card File 10
- British English
- Personal/Addresses
- You Know What
- British Travel in America (Early)
- Card File 11
- Americans in England Before 1850
- Discarded Titles and Leads
- Helpers
- Notes Used for ANS Article, 12/30/73
- Miscellaneous Word Files
- Card File 12
- Miscellaneous Word Files
- Card File 13
- Anglo-American Literature
- Anglo-American Language
- Name Files
- Card File 14
- Names Files
- Biographical
- Britishisms, General
- Special
- Schedule, Diary Files
- Card File 15
- Active Collectanea
- Transit of Americanisms to English
- American English Course and Misc.
- Active Projects
- Card File 16
- Dictionaries, Johnson’s Reputation
- Johnson’s Content
- Johnsonia
- Card File 17
- Dictionaries- Faith
- New Words
- Exotic
- German Words
- Word Harvest, 1944/1945
- Card File 18
- Word Harvest, 1944/1945
- Atomic Age- Content
- Atomic Age- Form
- Teaching Notes
- Card File 19
- Miscellaneous
- Personal Problems
- Social Issues
- Graffiti as Folklore
- Britishisms
- Card File 20
- Student Work-Unevaluated
- Far West
- World of Joe Strickland
- Old English
- History of English Language
- Runes
- Love of Words
- To Be Verified
- Card File 21
- Canadian Words
- Numerical Naming
- Baby Talk
- Bibliography
- Britishisms
- Mock Latin
- Teaching Materials
- English and American
- Student Collections
- Card File 22
- Student Collections
- Britishisms
- Card File 23
- Alphabetical Miscellany
- Miscellaneous
- Card File 24
- Miscellaneous
- Popular Linguistics Article
- Audio/Visual
- Audio Tapes
- Sense of Outrage in Linguistic Usage, 4th Annual New England Linguistics
- Conference, 11/18/67
- Interview with Norton Mockridge on Graffiti, CBS Radio, June 1968
- Audio Cassettes
- Changing Attitudes Towards Korzybski’s General Semantics, Alfred Korzybski Memorial
- Lecture, 1983
- Dictionary Society of North America Presidential Address, June 1983
- Reid/Reil/Ash/Ber
- Beyond the Fringe/Vatican Rag
- Exploring America ‘81
- Utopianism
- Saying What You Mean
- Video Tape
- Campaign for Our Common Language
- Microfilm
- Random House (5 rolls)
- Samuel Johnson- The First Easy Rudiments of Grammar, 1765
- Film
- Kendig House
INDEX TERMS
These index terms are the subjects, people, places, etc. under which this collection is listed in all available indexes at The State Historical Society of Missouri-Columbia. If you are interested in a specific index term, please contact the reference staff.
- Education, Higher
- English language--Study and teaching
- Language and languages
- Read family
- Read, Allen Walker