Correspondence with Oxford University Press
MS. Opie 238
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Correspondence with Oxford University Press
Shelfmark
MS. Opie 238
Summary
Correspondence of the Opies with Oxford University Press about publishing projects, book production, publicity and sales, royalties, reprints and licences, and administrative, financial and legal matters:
Folder 1: 1975-1978, including The Classic Fairy Tales, Three Centuries of Nursery Rhymes, projected books on folklore, lore and language in the English family, singing games, and a proposed companion to children's literature.
Folder 2: 1979-1981, including A Nursery Companion, and projected books on singing games, games with things, popular nursery rhymes, folklore and narrative verse.
Date
1975-1981
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (2 folders)
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Collection contents
Archive of Iona and Peter Opie
Professional correspondence
Correspondence with Oxford University Press
