LOC/P/P5. Language and Linguistics

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Bower Aly (1903-1977) was a professor of rhetoric in the Department of Speech at the University of Oregon from 1953 to 1973, and a scholar of the history of American public address. This collection includes speech transcripts, teaching files, research materials, correspondence, and publications.

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Jean Fuller Anderson is an American educator and publisher who taught courses on women and media at Oregon State University and focused her work on economic equity for women. The collection contains materials related to Anderson's teaching and her work related to economic equity for women, particularly the Economic Equity for Women Conference, 1987-1989.

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Bryton Barron (1898- ) was a teacher, a writer, a civil servant, a publisher and, most notably, a political conservative who wrote critically of the U.S. State Department and U.S. Foreign policy. The collection includes correspondence, writings, reports and newspaper clippings.

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Maury Whipple Bishop (1894- ) was a Unity minister and a collector and proponent of the artificial language, Esperanto. The collection consists of papers and thirty-two snapshots, many of them from Esperanto Conference at Rolla, Missouri, in 1961.

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Luella Clay Carson (1856-1938) was a professor at the University of Oregon and, later, university president at Mills College in Oakland, California. The collection consists of correspondence and documents related to both universities.

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Chambers Communications Corp. was a TV news production company in Eugene, Oregon. The collection contains film, videotapes, DVDs, and paper reference logs.

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Robert Donald Clark (1910- ) was a professor of speech, author, public speaker, and university president. The Robert D. Clark Papers are comprised of correspondence, schoolwork, speeches, writings, research notes, publications, administrative reports and memoranda, and reference files.

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This collection focuses on the artificial language, Esperanto; and, secondarily, on other artificial world languages. The collection was compiled by George Alan Connor. The collection includes reference books, pamphlets, ephemera, correspondence, and artifacts.

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The study of rhetoric and performance has been a part of the curriculum of the University of Oregon since it opened its doors in 1877; the Department of Speech also used to offer classes in radio, film, theatre study, and also dramatic performance. The bulk of the collection (1948-1999) consists of records when the Department of Speech was heavily involved with theatre performance.

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Suzette Haden Elgin (November 19, 1936-January 27, 2015) was known for her extensive scholarly work in linguistics, the development of a feminist language called Láadan, and numerous publications in science fiction and other genres. The collection includes original Láadan materials, correspondence, publications, academic work, biographical information, music, plays, poems, original artwork, and audiovisual recordings all pertaining to her life as a scholar and an artist in many mediums.

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Dr. Karen A. Foss (1950-) is a rhetorical scholar and Regents professor emeritus of communication and journalism at the University of New Mexico. This collection contains correspondence, academic work, and personal papers.

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Dr. Sonja K. Foss (1950-) is a rhetorical scholar and professor emerita of communication at the University of Colorado Denver. The papers include biographical materials, publications, academic work, feminist activism material, and correspondence.

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Irene Forsythe Hanson (1898-1976) was a Christian missionary in Tsingtao (Qingdao) and the countryside of China from 1926 to 1951. The collection includes correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings and a diary that reflect her work as a missionary.

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Dr. Nancy M. Henley (1934-2016) was a feminist psychologist and professor who specialized in research on language, semantics, nonverbal communication, and issues of gender and power. The papers include correspondence, research and writing material, and writing of others.

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Dr. Marsha Houston is a pioneering Black feminist communication scholar who specializes in the areas of social justice, gender, race, culture, and African American women’s communication. The papers include articles, journals, unpublished manuscripts, conference papers, speeches, correspondence, clippings, ephemera, syllabi, audiovisual material, photographs, and a signed poster.

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The Edward Wilson Kimbark papers contain the personal and professional manuscripts, correspondence, photographs and subject files of Edward Wilson Kimbark, who was an esteemed electrical engineer. The collection contains published material, personal notes from academic classes both taken and taught as well as personal diaries by both him and his first wife.

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Dr. Cheris Kramarae (1938-) is a leading academic authority on the connections between language, gender, technology, and education who has taught at the University of Oregon and other institutions around the world. The papers include material related to teaching, research, conferences, and publications.

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Rosalie Maggio (1943-2021) was a freelance editor and an award-winning author of 24 books and hundreds of articles and stories. The Rosalie Maggio papers contain writing files and material related to public appearances and publicity.

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Casey Geddes Miller and Kate Swift were writers focused on nonsexist-language. The collection consists of their personal papers as well as their joint professional work on gender, language, and communication include correspondence, business records, manuscripts, subject files, and photographs.

Abstract Randall Vause Mills joined the University of Oregon English faculty in 1938. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Mills wrote two books and numerous articles on transportation in the Pacific Northwest. He also wrote articles on bridge construction and location. In addition, Mills was interested in folklore, and was the founder and first president of the Oregon Folklore Society. The collection largely consists of correspondence, manuscripts, research material and notecards, printed...

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The F. Max Mueller letters to Moncure Daniel Conway contain sixty-seven letters written between 1872 and 1901 relating to a scholarly feud between Mueller, a German-born Oxford philologist and Orientalist, and William D. Whitney, an American linguist and professor of Sanskrit at Yale University.

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The Philologian Society was a student group at the University of Oregon. The collection contains one hand-written record book of minutes, 1893-1903.

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Pi Beta Women's Fraternity was founded in 1912 at Northwestern University of Evanston, Illinois, as a professional fraternity for women who are outstanding in music and speech arts. The collection contains records that document the functions, activities, and people of the fraternity.

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The School of Journalism and Communication (SOJC) at the University of Oregon was created in 1916 and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees. The collection includes faculty meeting minutes and correspondence, special lecture and symposium information, SOJC publications, accreditation reports, records of the Dean's office, awards, scripts and audio tapes, and event information, 1915-2010.

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Dr. Anita Taylor is professor emerita of communication and a member of the women and gender studies faculty at George Mason University. The papers include teaching material, correspondence, research and writing files, drafts, articles, clippings, committee material, and conference material.