PITMAN PAPERS VOL. I. (ff. 112).1. ff. 1-100. Correspondence, etc., between G. B. Shaw, Sir I. J. Pitman and Daniel Jones; 1941-1950. Includes printed articles and open letters and one draft ‘Teachers’ Preface’ by Shaw. Letters of Shaw mainly ty... 1941-1950

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PITMAN PAPERS VOL. I. (ff. 112).1. ff. 1-100. Correspondence, etc., between G. B. Shaw, Sir I. J. Pitman and Daniel Jones; 1941-1950. Includes printed articles and open letters and one draft ‘Teachers’ Preface’ by Shaw. Letters of Shaw mainly ty... 1941-1950

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