Guide to the Papers of Charles Talbut Onions

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MS 2089

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Collection Summary

Creator
Charles Talbut Onions
Title
Papers of Charles Talbut Onions
Date Range
1870-1965
Collection Number
MS 2089
Extent
3.9 metres (33 archives boxes + 1 ms box + 2 small folio boxes + 1 medium folio box)
Language of Materials
English
Repository
National Library of Australia

Introduction

Conditions Governing Access

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1474712).

Conditions Governing Use

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Preferred Citation

Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of Charles Talbut Onions, National Library of Australia, MS 2089, [box number and series and/or file number]'.

Finding Aid Source(s)

Please note: This finding aid may comprise or contain descriptive information provided by donors, researchers and/or volunteers.

Item Descriptions

Dictionary, 1898 (File 1:1) - Box 1

Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

Bosworth and Toller

Dictionary, 1959 (File 1:2) - Box 1

Spanish-English-Spanish

Peers, Barragan, Vinyals, Mora

Monograph, 1860 (File 1:3) - Box 1

Odd People or Singular Races of Man

Mayne Reid

Monograph, 1941 (File 1:4) - Box 1

A Shakespeare Glossary, 2nd ed. revised

C.T. Onions, 1st edition 1911

Monograph (copy 2), 1941 (File 1:5) - Box 1

A Shakespeare Glossary, 2nd ed. revised

C.T. Onions, 1st edition 1911

Monograph (copy 3) (File 1:6) - Box 1

A Shakespeare Glossary, 2nd ed. revised

Monograph (copy 4) (File 1:7) - Box 1

A Shakespeare Glossary, 2nd ed. revised

Monograph (copy 5) (File 1:8) - Box 1

A Shakespeare Glossary, 2nd ed. Revised

Monograph, 1971 (File 1:9) - Box 1

Modern English Syntax - C.T. Onions, 1st edition 1904.

1971 edition by B.D.H. Miller from author's materials

Working slips for letters "D" and "E", undated (File 1) - Box 2

For New English Dictionary

Slips and correspondence, 1936-1949 (File 2) - Box 2

Re the meaning, origin and pronunciation of words

Notes and correspondence, 1934-1960 (File 3) - Box 2

Corrections for S.O.E.D.

Working slipss for "A" and "B", undated (File 4) - Box 2

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Working slips for"'A", "B" and "S", 1940s (File 5) - Box 2

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Working slips for "R' and "S", undated (File 6) - Box 2

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Working slips for "F" , mainly, undated (File 7) - Box 2

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Working slips for "N", "V" and "W", undated (File 1) - Box 3

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Working slips for "S" and "U", mainly, 1927-1960 (File 2) - Box 3

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Working slips for "A" to "M", 1934-1942 (File 3) - Box 3

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Working slips for various letters, 1892-1960 (File 4) - Box 3

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Majority of slips are for "A" to "D"

Working slips for "B", "C" and "E", 1888-1953 (File 5) - Box 3

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Working slips for various letters, 1948-1957 (File 6) - Box 3

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Emphasis on "B' to "G"

Working slips for various letters, undated (File 7) - Box 3

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Working slips for various letters, 1950s (File 8) - Box 3

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Mainly "G", "H", "V", "W" and "Y".

Working slips for various letters, 1931-1953 (File 9) - Box 3

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Mainly "A" to "H" and "S"

Catalogue cards and reference papers (File 1) - Box 4

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Catalogue cards and reference papers (File 2) - Box 4

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Catalogue cards and reference papers (File 3) - Box 4

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Catalogue cards and reference papers (File 4) - Box 4

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Catalogue cards and reference papers (File 5) - Box 4

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Catalogue cards and reference papers (File 6) - Box 4

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Catalogue cards and reference papers (File 7) - Box 4

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Catalogue cards and reference papers (File 8) - Box 4

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Catalogue cards and reference papers (File 9) - Box 4

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Catalogue cards and reference papers (File 0) - Box 4

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Catalogue cards and reference papers (File 11) - Box 4

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Catalogue cards and reference papers (File 12) - Box 4

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Catalogue cards and reference papers (File 13) - Box 4

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Text of "Paris et Vienne"

Galley proofs, 1956-1962 (File 14) - Box 4

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Proofs of "Mandeville's Travels" and other publications by OUP

Galley proofs, undated (File 15) - Box 4

Revision of S.O.E.D.

"Life of Bishop Fisher of Rochester" and of "Medium Aevum - Part II"

Working slips for various letters, 1934-1938 (File 1) - Box 5

Mainly "A" to "H"

Working slips for various letters, 1937-1949 (File 2) - Box 5

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Predominantly early letters

Working slips for various letters, undated (File 3) - Box 5

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Working slips for various letters, undated (File 4) - Box 5

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Mainly "A" to "I" with "P" and "S"

Working slips for various letters, 1944-1945 (File 5) - Box 5

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Includes Fowler's list of words possibly not in O.E.D.

Working slips, undated (File 6) - Box 5

Revision of S.O.E.D.

"R" to "Z"

Working slips, 1954 (File 7) - Box 5

Revision of S.O.E.D.

"L" to "S"

Working slips, undated (File 8) - Box 5

Revision of S.O.E.D.

"E" to "H"

Working papers, 1922-1942 (File 1) - Box 6

Revision of S.O.E.D.

French, Chinese, German and Olde English references; Medium Aevum" Revised English text of "Ancrene Riwle" (1955, OUP) and other foreign language references

Working papers, 1874-1956 (File 2) - Box 6

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Revised English text of "Ancrene Riwle" (1955, OUP) and other foreign language references

"Medium Aevum", 1938-1951 (File 3) - Box 6

Articles submitted for "Medium Aevum"

Notes and articles, 1909-1940 (File 4) - Box 6

"Medium Aevum

Some only fragments

Articles, 1948-1949 (File 5) - Box 6

"Medium Aevum"

Articles and galley proofs, 1888-1956 (File 6) - Box 6

M"Medium Aevum", "Sound and Symbol in Chinese"

"Hous of Fame" by G.Chaucer, printed in Ostern, 1888

Various segments of old English works (File 7) - Box 6

"Otho", [ed. 1961 pp305-417], "Life of Cardinal Wolsey"

Magdalen College, 1929-1964 (File 8) - Box 6

Administration and Appointments

Treatise by Arthur. W. Adams, 1935 (File 9) - Box 6

"The Orthodox Lay Folk's Catechism and the Wycliffite Version"

Fragments of publications (File 10) - Box 6

"Cyrano de Bergerac", Rules of Syntax

Working slips, undated (File 1) - Box 7

Revision of S.O.E.D.

"A" to "D"

Galley proofs and working slips, 1952-1958 (File 2) - Box 7

Revision of S.O.E.D.

1954 galley proof of addenda for S.O.E.D.

Working slips, 1952-1960 (File 3) - Box 7

Revision of S.O.E.D.

"A" to "B"

Galley proofs and working slips, 1960 (File 4) - Box 7

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Magdalen College and Learned Societies, 1939-1960 (File 5) - Box 7

Mainly administration

Brochures with list of books in foreign languages

Fragments of Middle English Works, 1951-1961 (File 6) - Box 7

Published by O.U.P.

"Beowulf", "Lady Pecunia", "Life of Saint George", "Medium Aevum", "Ancrene Riwle", "Ancrene Wisse", "Otho".

Working slips, undated (File 1) - Box 8

Revision of S.O.E.D.

"S" and "T"

Working slips, undated (File 2) - Box 8

Revision of S.O.E.D.

"F" to "L"

Working slips, undated (File 3) - Box 8

Revision of S.O.E.D.

"A" to "F"

Working slips, undated (File 4) - Box 8

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Various; "F", "G", "V" and "W"

Working slips, undated (File 5) - Box 8

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Various: Latter letters

Working slips, undated (File 6) - Box 8

Revision of S.O.E.D.

"A" to "H"

Working slips, 1927-1956 (File 7) - Box 8

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Various letters. Also Medieval Latin Dictionary and Hungarian Student Fund 1956.

Working slips, 1935-1937 (File 8) - Box 8

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Various letters. Use of apostrophe in printed capitalised Possessives; GIRLS COLLEGE or GIRLS' COLLEGE

Working slips, undated (File 9) - Box 8

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Various, but mainly "D" to "I"

Proofs of old texts reprinted by OUP, 1922-1961 (File 1) - Box 9

Possibly "Medium Aevum"

Ancrene Riwle (Fr.), Ancrene Wisse, Life of Cardinal Wolsey and Sound and Symbol in Chinese

Working text on Middle English (File 2) - Box 9

Possibly "Medium Aevum"

Facsimile of Bodley; Notes on Phonology and Medieval poetry and origin of Chinese

Newspaper clippings and working slips, 1919-1959 (File 3) - Box 9

Mainly about the completion of the OED in 1928

Some personnal accounts

Administrative papers re Magdalen College and Learned Societies, 1936-1960 (File 4) - Box 9

Working papers, 1932-1946 (File 5) - Box 9

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Galley proofs and other material, 1925-1958 (File 6) - Box 9

Possibly "Medium Aevum", "Aspects of Thomas More's English", 1938

J.R.R. Tolkien's application for Rawlinson and Bosworth professorship of Anglo-Saxon at Oxon., 25 June 1925

Correspondence re "Medium Aevum", 1935-1952 (File 1) - Box 10

Correspondence re "Medium Aevum", 1932-1956 (File 2) - Box 10

Correspondence re "Medium Aevum", 1931-1935 (File 3) - Box 10

Correspondence re "Medium Aevum", 1931-1934 (File 4) - Box 10

Correspondence re "Medium Aevum", 1931-1934 (File 5) - Box 10

Journal abstracts and correspondence, 1920-1960 (File 6) - Box 10

Correspondence re "Medium Aevum", 1931-1947 (File 7) - Box 10

Correspondence re "Medium Aevum", 1932-1933 (File 8) - Box 10

A Manuscript and statutes and bylaws of Magdelan College, 1909-1950 (File 9) - Box 10

MS: Cicero's Roman Mission" by Hans Baron, 1937

Dispute between W.A. Craigie and Prof. Schroer of Copenhagen, 1909

Correspondence re "Medium Aevum", 1932-1934 (File 10) - Box 10

French version of "Ancren Riwle", 1928 (File 1) - Box 11

French version of "Ancren Riwle", 1920 (File 2) - Box 11

Rotographs of part of original "Ancren Riwle"

Rotographs of French and Latin Texts, undated (File 3) - Box 11

Ref: Caligula and possibly "Ancren Riwle"

Correspondence re "Medium Aevum", 1949-1956 (File 4) - Box 11

Correspondence re "Medium Aevum", 1945-1956 (File 5) - Box 11

Correspondence re "Medium Aevum", 1939-1956 (File 6) - Box 11

Correspondence re "Medium Aevum", 1934-1957 (File 7) - Box 11

Correspondence re "Medium Aevum", 1931-1951 (File 8) - Box 11

Book, 1906 (File 1:1) - Box 12

Middle English Literature by E. Flugel (ed.)

Note Book, 1870 (File 1:2) - Box 12

Words and phrases collected by William Davies

Note Book, undated (File 1:3) - Box 12

Notes on French composition by C.T.Onions

Note Book, undated (File 1_4) - Box 12

French philology collected by C.T.Onions (Book 3)

Note Book, 1892 (File 1:5) - Box 12

General French notes collected by C.T.Onions

Newspaper clipping, 14 January 1923 (File 2) - Box 12

Article by Dr. Bradley in The Observer

Notes for compilation of Middle English Dictionary, 1934-1942 (File 3) - Box 12

An initiative of University of Michigan

Working slips, 1959 (File 4) - Box 12

Revision of S.O.E.D.

Monograph on Walter de Bible by J Koch (German), 1934 (File 5) - Box 12

Includes drafts and rotographs of original in German

Correspondence re OED, 1903-1948 (File 6) - Box 12

Photostats of letters from Literary Figures e.g., Kipling, Shaw, Sayers Dr Murray

One letter from G.B. Shaw dated 18 Nov. 1916 claiming to have coined the word "Superman" c. 1900 from Nietzsche's "Ubermensch". OED entry for "Superman" attributes origin to G.B. Shaw in 1903

Bibliographical references for historical person, undated (File 1) - Box 13

Elizabeth I, Ptolemy, modes of dress in 19th Century

Working slips, undated (File 2) - Box 13

Shakespeare Glossary

Working slips, undated (File 3) - Box 13

Shakespeare Glossary

Working slips, undated (File 4) - Box 13

Shakespeare Glossary

Working slips, undated (File 5) - Box 13

Shakespeare Glossary

Working slips and clippings, 1929-1960 (File 6) - Box 13

Shakespeare Glossary

Working slips, undated (File 7) - Box 13

Shakespeare Glossary

Working slips, undated (File 8) - Box 13

Shakespeare Glossary

Working slips, undated (File 9) - Box 13

Shakespeare Glossary

Working slips, undated (File 10) - Box 13

Shakespeare Glossary

Working slips, undated (File 11) - Box 13

Shakespeare Glossary

Notices about Meetings and administration, 1931-1962 (File 1) - Box 14

Magdalen College, Oxon., Learned Socirties

Notices about Meetings and administration, 1932-1963 (File 2) - Box 14

Magdalen College, Oxon., Learned Socirties

Correspondence, 1930-1962 (File 3) - Box 14

Relate to questions about etymology of words

Clippings and booklists, 1928-1961 (File 4) - Box 14

Copy of the menu for the dinner celebrating the publication of the last volume of the OED, 6 June 1928

Correspondence, 1925-1953 (File 5) - Box 14

"Medium Aevum" and French version of Ancrene Riwle

Galley proofs for "Medium Aevum", 1957-1958 (File 6) - Box 14

Papers of Early English Text Society, 1951-1962 (File 1) - Box 15

References to new scholarship

Oxford English Dictionary Supplement, 1959-1963 (File 2) - Box 15

Notes and texts

Working notes for "Medium Aevum", !960s (File 3) - Box 15

Include Ancrene Riwle,Ancrene Wisse and The Salisbury Psalter

"Medium Aevum", 1940-1946 (File 4) - Box 15

English texts of Ancrene Riwle,The SpanishTragedie, various Early English works and English Grammar

"Medium Aevum", undated (File 5) - Box 15

Reputation of Chaucer in France

"Medium Aevum", 1946-1959 (File 6) - Box 15

Early English Text Society

Medieval Latin Dictionary, 1932-1958 (File 7) - Box 15

Correspondence and papers of the Committee

"Medium Aevum", 1954-1962 (File 8) - Box 15

Proposed Edition of MS Bodley 283; proposals for an edition of Aelfric's Grammar; funds to publish The Salisbury Psalter

"Medium Aevum", 1955-1963 (File 9) - Box 15

Papers and galleys of Early English Text Society

"Medium Aevum", 1940-1961 (File 1) - Box 16

Similar texts to those in Box 15, Folder 4

"Medium Aevum", 1956-1957 (File 2) - Box 16

Fragments of Galleys

"Medium Aevum", 1958 (File 3) - Box 16

Fragments of Galleys

Correspondence, 1928-1946 (File 4) - Box 16

Philogy, testimonials.

A letter to Tolkien requesting a lecture on the methodology of the OED

Correspondence, 1928-1957 (File 5) - Box 16

"Medium Aevum", 1920-1958 (File 6) - Box 16

Galley proofs. Speeches delivered in the Golsmiths' Hall, 6 June 1928

Life of Saint George

Working papers, undated (File 7) - Box 16

Correspondence, 1928-1959 (File 8) - Box 16

Correspondence, 1926-1954 (File 1) - Box 17

Mainly re "Medium Aevum"

"Medium Aevum", 1944-1955 (File 2) - Box 17

Correspondence and proofs

"Medium Aevum", 1952-1956 (File 3) - Box 17

Correspondence and proofs

"Medium Aevum", 1933-1955 (File 4) - Box 17

Correspondence and proofs

"Medium Aevum", 1932-1948 (File 5) - Box 17

Correspondence

"Medium Aevum", 1930-1946 (File 6) - Box 17

Correspondence

"Medium Aevum", 1931-1956 (File 7) - Box 17

Correspondence

"Medium Aevum", 1934-1938 (File 8) - Box 17

Correspondence

"Medium Aevum", 1935-1941 (File 9) - Box 17

Correspondence

Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (2 vols), 1933 (File 1) - Box 18

First Edition, revised and edited by C.T.Onions

Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (2 vols), 1936 (File 1) - Box 19

Second Edition, revised and edited by C.T.Onions

Oxford Illustrated Dictionary, 1962 (File 1:1) - Box 20

Concise Oxford Dictionary 3rd edition, 1934 (File 1:2) - Box 20

Concise Oxford Dictionary 4th edition, 1951 (File 1:3) - Box 20

Concise Oxford Dictionary 4th edition, 1951 (File 1:4) - Box 20

Second Copy

Concise Oxford Dictionary 5th edition, 1964 (File 1:5) - Box 20

The Pocket Oxford Dictionary 4th edition, 1942 (File 1:6) - Box 20

The Pocket Oxford Dictionary 4th edition, revised, 1946 (File 1:7) - Box 20

The Little Oxford Dictionary 3rd edition, revised, 1941? (File 1:8) - Box 20

Pocket Oxford English-German Dictionay, 1951 (File 1:9) - Box 20

Dictionary of Modern English Usage Vol 1, 1952 (File 1:1) - Box 21

H. W. Fowler

Dictionary of Modern English Usage Vol 2, 1952 (File 1:2) - Box 21

H. W. Fowler

A Shakespeare Glossary, 1911 (File 1:3) - Box 21

C.T.Onions

Champagne's Pocket Dictionary: English-Dutch, 3rd revised edition, undated (File 1:4) - Box 21

Cassell's German Dictionary, 1890 (File 1:5) - Box 21

Elizabeth Weir

The American College Dictionary, 1947 (File 1:1) - Box 22

Clarence L. Barnhart

Shakespeare's England Vol I, 1916 (File 1:2) - Box 22

OUP

The Character of England, 1947 (File 1:3) - Box 22

Ernest Barker ed.

Collins New English Dictionary, 1956 (File 1:4) - Box 22

Alexander H. Irvine ed.

Cassell's French Dictionary, 1897? (File 1:5) - Box 22

Given to C.T. Onions when at King Edward VI Grammar School, Birmingham

A Shakespeare Glossary, 1953 (File 1:6) - Box 22

C.T.Onions

2nd edition revised

A Shakespeare Glossary, 1911 (File 1:7) - Box 22

C.T.Onions

1st edition, 2nd copy (see Box 21 Folder 1:3)

Songs and Slang of the British Soldier: 1914-1918, 1931 ,3rd ed. (File 1:8) - Box 22

John Brophy and Eric Partridge eds.

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary 2nd ed., 1952 (File 1) - Box 23

Studies in the History of Old English Literature, 1953 (File 1:1) - Box 24

Kenneth Sisam with accompanying letter 26 December 1952

An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 1921 (File 1:2) - Box 24

T. Northcote Toller

Shakespeare's England Vol II, 1916 (File 1:3) - Box 24

OUP (Vol I is Box 22 Folder 1:2)

A Forgotten Epigraphist, 1928 (File 1:4) - Box 24

Marcus N. Tod

Miscellaneous newspaper clippings (File 1:1)

Include The Times Literary Supplement

Miscellaneous newspaper clippings and printed material, 1922-1954 (File 1:2)

Include The Times Literary Supplement and papers re Magdalen College

'Inscriptions in 1748. 1749. Collected by Thos Blackburne Esqr' (File)

Together with a letter to Onions from Marcus N. Tod, 19 December 1924

For further information, refer to Tod's article, 'A Forgotten Epigraphist', The Journal of Hellenic Studies, v. 48, pt. 1 (1928), pp. 1-6. (See Box 24)


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