The Chaucer research collection.

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The Chaucer research collection.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52247158

Contains manuscript of the Canterbury Tales purchased from the estate of Sir William S. McCormick, photostats of extant manuscripts of the Canterbury Tales, and a collated corpus of variants in the extant manuscripts. Also contains Basic Life Records, sources of information on Chaucer's life compiled by John Manly, Edith Rickert, and Lilian Redstone, indexes to the life records, and instructional material to train staff in researching Chaucer's life records.

15.5 linear ft.

University of Chicago Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7650160

University of Chicago Library

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Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400

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William Morris' Kelmscott Press published The works of Geoffrey Chaucer: now newly imprinted [edited by F. S. Ellis; ornamented with pictures designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and engraved on wood by W. H. Hooper] in 1896. From the guide to the Proofs and drawings for, The works of Geoffrey Chaucer: now newly imprinted, 1892-1896., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) William Morris' Kelmscott Press published The works of Geoffrey Chaucer: now ne...

Redstone, Lillian Jane, 1885-

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Manly, John Matthews, 1865-1940

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Professor of English, University of Chicago. From the description of Papers, 1892-1940 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52247615 From the description of Papers, 1897-1903). (Hudson Valley Community College). WorldCat record id: 259714318 Reputedly, after John Matthew Manly (2 Sept. 1865-2 Apr. 1940) earned his PhD in Philogy he then attempted to read the entire holding of the Harvard library. A child prodigy, Manly gradu...

Rickert, Edith, 1871-1938

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Writer. Professor of English, University of Chicago, 1924-1935. From the description of Papers, 1896-1921. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52247685 Epithet: Dr Chaucerian scholar at Chicago University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x000166 Edith Rickert was born in Canal Dover, Ohio, in 1871. She received an A.B. from Vassar College in 1891 and a P...