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| Title: | Webster's Third New International Dictionary. Clippings |
|---|---|
| Dates: | 1961-1964 |
| Size: | 1.5 linear feet (3 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | This collection contains photocopies of newspaper and magazine articles that document the various reactions to the inclusion of slang and colloquialisms in Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language. |
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When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Webster's Third New International Dictionary. Clippings, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
The publication of Webster's Third New International Dictionary (Springfield: G. and C. Merriam Co., 1961) provoked reactions both favorable and unfavorable to its unprecedented inclusion of slang and colloquial words.
This collection of xerox copies of newspaper and magazine articles documents the various reactions of different cultural arenas to the inclusions in this edition of Webster's dictionary.
The clippings are arranged in groups that are basically chronological; each group bears the title used by Mr. McDavid.
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Series I: Pre-publication, September 6-27, 1961 |
| Box 1 Folder 1 | News stories, signed |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | News stories, unsigned |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Editorials, columns, etc., signed, without comment on "ain't" |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Editorials, columns, etc., unsigned, without comment on "ain't" |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Editorials, columns, etc., signed, with comment on "ain't" |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Editorials, columns, etc., unsigned, with comment on "ain't" |
Series II: The First Reviews, September 28-October 11, 1961 |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | News stories, signed |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | News stories, unsigned |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Editorials, columns, etc., signed |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | Editorials, columns, etc., unsigned |
Series III: The Journalistic Assault, October 12-November 30, 1961 |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | News stories, signed |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | News stories, unsigned |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | Editorials, columns, etc., signed |
| Box 1 Folder 14 | Editorials, columns, etc., unsigned |
| Box 1 Folder 15 | Replies by Philip B. Gove, Editor-in-Chief of G. and C. Merriam Company |
Series IV: The Silly Season, December 1961-February 1962 |
| Box 1 Folder 16 | News stories, signed and unsigned |
| Box 1 Folder 17 | Editorials, columns, etc., signed |
| Box 1 Folder 18 | Editorials, columns, etc., unsigned |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Comments upon Wilson Follet's attack published in the Atlantic Monthly, January 1962 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Comments by James Parton of American Heritage Publishing Company |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | Comments by American Bar Association, The Library Journal, and comments on the dictionary's treatment of trademarks |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | Replies by Philip B. Gove (Editor-in-Chief) to journals and newspapers attacking the dictionary |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | Reviews on "finalize" and John F. Kennedy's use of the word |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | Reviews on "jew," "jap," "McCarthyism," and "nigger" |
Series V: The Scholar's Counter-Attack, March 1962-November 1963 |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | News stories, signed |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | News stories, unsigned |
| Box 2 Folder 9 | Editorials, columns, etc., signed |
| Box 2 Folder 10 | Editorials, columns, etc., signed |
| Box 2 Folder 11 | Editorials, columns, etc., unsigned |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | Barnett, Lincoln |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | Barzun, Jacques |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | Evans, Bergen |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | Gove, Philip B. |
| Box 3 Folder 5 | MacDonald, Dwight |
| Box 3 Folder 6 | Parton, James |
| Box 3 Folder 7 | Pei, Mario |
| Box 3 Folder 8 | Reviews on technical terms |
| Box 3 Folder 9 | Reviews concerning trademarks |
| Box 3 Folder 10 | Reviews on "jew," "negro," etc. |
Series VI: The Continuing Controversy, December 1964 |
| Box 3 Folder 11 | Miscellaneous reviews, editorials, etc. |
Series VII: Foreign Observers |
| Box 3 Folder 12 | Miscellaneous reviews, mostly in English |
Series VIII: Low-grade Material |
| Box 3 Folder 13 | Miscellaneous reviews and comments on the dictionary, not relating to any specific aspect, including general comments on the uses of dictionaries. |