Dictionary of American English papers of Atcheson L. Hench [manuscript], 1928-1951.

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Dictionary of American English papers of Atcheson L. Hench [manuscript], 1928-1951.

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Collection chiefly consists of Hench's correspondence with Sir William Craigie, James R. Hurlbut and Mitford M. Mathews re Hench's research for "A dictionary of American English" and "A dictionary of Americanisms." Also included are research notes, sample pages, receipts, brochures, a review and other publicity information on the dictionaries. Of interest is a series of letters, 1942, between Hench and Mathews re Hench's efforts to gain professional acceptance for a new form of English Master's degree thesis incorporating historical lexicography.

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