Baker, Sheridan., 01/01/1959-12/31/1972
Series-level Scope and Content Note
Academic offprints collected by William K. Wimsatt, Jr., arranged alphabetically by author.
Dates
- 01/01/1959-12/31/1972
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Extent
From the Collection: 6 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Container Summary
Autograph Correspondence dated 1964-1973 from Sheridan Baker to William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Found among the Sheridan Baker offprints of the William K. Wimsatt, Jr. Papers. Also, 8 Offprints by Sheridan Baker. Titles include: "Cummings and Catllus" from "Modern Language Notes" (1959); "Catallus 38" from "Classical Philology" (1960); Review of "The Word Irony and Its Context" from "Modern Philology" (1963); "The Idea of Romance in the 18th Century Novel" from "Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters" (1964); "The Error of Ain't" from "College English" (1964); "The Art and Science of Letters: Webster's 3rd New International Dictionary" from the "Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters" (1965); "Bridget Allworthy: The Creative Pressures of Fielding's Plot" (1967); "The Comedy of Allusion in Northanger Abbey" (1966); and "The Sociology of Dictionaries and the Sociology of Words" from Howard Weinbrot's "New Aspects of Lexicography" (1973). All include autograph inscriptions from the author to William K. Wimsatt, Jr.
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
BAKER, SHERIDAN - CORRESP. TO WIMSATT, WILLIAM (1964-1973): Other Types
WIMSATT, WILLIAM K., JR. - CORRESP. FROM BAKER, SHERIDAN (1964-1973): Other Types
BAKER, SHERIDAN - "CUMMINGS & CATULLUS" - OFFPRINT (1959): Other Types
BAKER, SHERIDAN - "CATULLUS 38" - OFFPRINT (1960): Other Types
BAKER, SHERIDAN - BOOK REVIEW (1961): Other Types
KNOX, NORMAN - REFERENCE IN BOOK REVIEW (1961): Other Types
BAKER, SHERIDAN - "IDEA OF ROMANCE" - OFFPRINT (1964): Other Types
BAKER, SHERIDAN - "THE ERROR OF AIN'T" - OFFPRINT (1964): Other Types
BAKER, SHERIDAN - "ART AND SCIENCE OF LETTERS" - OFFPRINT (1965): Other Types
BAKER, SHERIDAN - "BRIDGET ALLWORTHY" - OFFPRINT (1967): Other Types
BAKER, SHERIDAN - "COMEDY OF ALLUSION" - OFFPRINT (1967): Other Types
BAKER, SHERIDAN - "SOCIOLOGY OF DICTIONARIES" - OFFPRINT (1972): Other Types
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
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37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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