Interlingua Institute records 1921-1990

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Interlingua Institute records 1921-1990

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The Interlingua Institute was established in New York City in 1970 for the purpose of promoting the use of Interlingua, an international language developed by the International Auxiliary Language Association, founded in New York City in 1924 by Alice Vanderbilt Morris and her husband Dave Hennen Morris. The records of the Interlingua Institute include correspondence of Frank Esterhill, its executive director, and of Alexander Gode, with British and European affiliates, concerning the promotion of Interlingua as an international language; minutes of the board of directors; annual reports; ephemera; newsletters of European affiliates; and books and pamphlets in Interlingua by various authors. The records of the International Auxiliary Language Association include correspondence of Mrs. Alice Vanderbilt Morris and other officers relating to the research and development of Interlingua as an international language; records of international conferences and congresses of linguists held at Brussels, Paris, Geneva, and Rome organized by Mrs. Vanderbilt and her staff; research reports; a chronological file of miscellaneous organization records; and printed matter relating to Interlingua, Esperanto and other international languages. Included are a few personal miscellaneous papers of Mrs. Morris and her husband, Dave Hennen Morris.

21.6 linear ft. (48 boxes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Gode, Alexander, 1906-1970

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Alexander Gode von Aesch (Gode is pronounced Go'-dah) was born October 30, 1906, in Bremen, Germany. He came to the United States, where he became an editor of linguistic works, and a translator. Most of his original writings are on science topics. He died August 10, 1970. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 14. From the description of Alexander Gode Papers 1971. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 424553896 Alexander Go...

Fischbach, Henry.

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British Interlingua Society

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Morris, Dave Hennen, 1872-1944.

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International Auxiliary Language Association.

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Interlingua Institute

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The Interlingua Institute was established in New York City in 1970 for the purpose of promoting the use of Interlingua, an international language developed by the International Auxiliary Language Association, founded in New York City in 1924 by Alice Vanderbilt Morris and her husband Dave Hennen Morris. From the guide to the Interlingua Institute records, 1921-1990, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) The Interlingua Institute was founded in New...

Sturges, Alice Morris

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Morris, Alice Vanderbilt, 1874-1950.

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Esterhill, Frank

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