Survey of English Dialects

Description

The papers contained within this sub-subseries describe the genesis and development of the Survey of English Dialects (SED), Harold Orton's collaboration with Eugen Dieth, their methodology, fieldwork techniques (including tape recorded interviews), the Questionnaire itself, the data collected and its dissemination in published form. The larger part of this sub-subseries was created during the period 1946-1966.

Metadata

Identifier k48r1f42
IRN 409580
Class Mark LAVC/SED/1/3/2
Level Sub-sub-series
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/k48r1f42
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record Lectures and Talks
Creator(s) Orton, Harold
Date 1936-1966
Size and Medium 10 files of ms./typescript papers in 1 box [part]., 0.41 linear metres.
System of Arrangement Files within the sub-subseries are arranged in a broadly chronological order.

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