Guide to the Records of the Oxford Law Dictionary Project at the Tarlton Law Library
Collection Summary |
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| Creator | Oxford Law Dictionary Project. | |
| Title | Records of the Oxford Law Dictionary Project | |
| Dates | 1987-1990 | |
| Abstract | In 1987, Tarlton Law Library Director Roy Mersky and attorney/lexicographer Bryan Garner began a project to publish an authoritative Oxford Law Dictionary, modeled on the Oxford Dictionary of the English Language. The collection brings together their papers as they attempted to secure funding and arrange for the publication. | |
| Size | 1 linear ft. (2 boxes). | |
| Repository | Rare Books & Special Collections, Tarlton Law Library, The University of Texas at Austin 727 E. Dean Keeton St., Austin, TX 78705-3224, (512) 471-7263 | |
Contents of the Collection
This collection brings together the papers of Tarlton Law Library Director Roy M. Mersky, and attorney/lexicographer Bryan Garner as they attempted to secure funding and arrange for the publication of an authoritative Oxford Law Dictionary, modeled on the Oxford Dictionary of the English Language. The project was eventually shelved as funding sources dwindled.
Index Terms |
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| Major Subjects | ||
| Law--Dictionaries. | ||
Related Material
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Tarlton Law Library Records, LS 276/7 |
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Administrative Information
Cite As
Oxford Law Dictionary Project Records, Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas at Austin.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Bryan A. Garner and Roy M. Mersky.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Funding files, 1987-1990, n.d. |
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| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| G131 | 4 | Foundations - NEH, Mellon, 1988-1990 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Roy M. Mersky's funding, n.d., 1988-1989 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Development Committee , n.d., 1988-1989 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | General funding, n.d., 1987-1990 | ||||||||||||
People & Committees files, 1987-1990, n.d. |
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| box | folder | ||||||||||||
| G131 | 1 | Bryan Garner, 1987-1990 | |||||||||||
| 2 | OLD Working Group, 1988-1989 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Advisory Board, n.d., 1988-1989 | ||||||||||||