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Funding files, 1987-1990, n.d.
People & Committees files, 1987-1990, n.d.
Publicity files, 1987-1990, n.d.
Writing & Publishing the OLD, 1988-1990
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Guide to the Records of the Oxford Law Dictionary Project at the Tarlton Law Library
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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 |
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.
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| Major Subjects |
| | Law--Dictionaries. |
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Tarlton Law Library Records, LS 276/7
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Oxford Law Dictionary Project Records, Tarlton Law Library, University of Texas at Austin.
Gift of Bryan A. Garner and Roy M. Mersky.
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Funding files, 1987-1990, n.d.
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| 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 |
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People & Committees files, 1987-1990, n.d.
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| G131 | 1 | | Bryan Garner, 1987-1990 |
| 2 | | OLD Working Group, 1988-1989 |
| 3 | | Advisory Board, n.d., 1988-1989 |
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Publicity files, 1987-1990, n.d.
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| G132 | 1 | | OLD negotiations, public relations, n.d., 1987- Sept. 1988 |
| 2 | | OLD negotiations, public relations, Oct. 1988-1990 |
| 3 | | Reception, 25 October 1988, Jones Hall, 1988 |
| 4 | | Embassy party, 7 February 1989, n.d., 1989 |
| 5 | | OLD meeting, May 1989, New York City, 1989 |
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Writing & Publishing the OLD, 1988-1990
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| G132 | 6 | | Oxford University Press, 1989-1990 |
| 7 | | OLD - substantive, 1988-1989 |
| | NOTE: Includes early drafts of OLD definitions and sample layouts, as well as articles and notes relating to lexicography. |
| 8 | | Register for OLD Project researchers, Rare Books & Special Collections, Tarlton Law Library, 1989 |
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