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- Record Id:
- 040-002059178
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002059174
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001215.0x000184
- LARK:
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- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 39561
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C. G. LELAND COLLECTION, Vol. X. Vocabularies in various languages compiled by C. G. Leland, who refers to them in the letter above mentioned:-
(1) " Schmussen, or the Jewish-German dialect," with (f. 46) a few Romany-English words and notes dated Sept. 1879. f. 1.
(2) " Pidgin-English," with illustrative notes from newspapers and oral sources. The latest date noted is 9 Dec. 1875. In 1876 was published Leland's Pidgin-English Sing-Song. f. 47.
(3) " Circus Slang, from one of Hengler's men." f. 70.
(4) " The Cattle-Range Idiom," for a projected Dictionary of Americanisms. Cf. letter of 21 Apr. 1889 in C. G. Leland, ii, p. 314. f. 71. Paper; ff. 79. Quarto.
Charles Godfrey Leland: Vocabularies compiled by: 19th cent.
Dictionaries: Vocabularies of Jewish-German, Romany, Pidgin-English, circus-slang and Americanisms, by C. G. Leland: 19th cent.
includes:
- ff. 1-45 Yiddish: Vocabulary of Jewish-German, by C.G. Leland: 19th cent.
- f. 71 North America: "The Cattle-Range Idiom," compiled by C. G. Leland: 19th cent.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002059174
040-002059178 - Is part of:
- Add MS 39559-39561 : Volumes presented by Mrs. Joseph Pennell as an addition to the C. G. Leland Collection, Add. MSS. 37168-37174, but not subject…
Add MS 39561 : C. G. LELAND COLLECTION, Vol. X. Vocabularies in various languages compiled by C. G. Leland, who refers to them in the letter… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002059174[0002]/040-002059178
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 39559-39561
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1875
- End Date:
- 1889
- Date Range:
- 1875-1889
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Leland, Charles Godfrey, of Add MS 39559
- Places:
- North America, America