The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book (1955)
MS. Opie 181
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book (1955)
Shelfmark
MS. Opie 181
Summary
Comprises:
Folder 1: Correspondence, mainly with Oxford University Press Inc., New York, and The Clarendon Press, relating to a nursery rhyme book for children [to become The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book), 1951-1954.
Folder 2: Correspondence, mainly with the Clarendon Press, 1955.
Folder 3: Publicity, including (drafts of texts for) leaflet and order form; manuscript and typescript of short article [by Iona and Peter Opie] 'On Preparing a Nursery Rhyme Book' for The Periodical, Autumn 1955; manuscript draft and typescript of a short article by Iona and Peter Opie, 'The Magic of Mother Goose', n.d.
Date
c.1951-1955
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (3 folders)
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Collection contents
Archive of Iona and Peter Opie
Publications
Opie books
The Oxford Nursery Rhyme Book (1955)
