Papers
Correspondence A – C. Includes among miscellaneous correspondence letters from:
Ackermann, Robert W., 1947-50, re An Index of Arthurian Names in Middle English
Alden, Raymond and Donald, 1930-?
Bailey, Margery re request for recommendations 1920-1928
Bonner, Willard D. re conditions in graduate department of English as that time 1925
Briggs, William D. and wife 1928-1941
Bryan, W. F., re bibliography of the English language 1921-1927
Burt, Thomas G. re Kennedy's membership in Phi Beta Kappa 1926
Carruth, W. H. including a report on the Chaucer dictionary 1915-1919
Craig, Hardin 1922-1954
Craigie, W. A. 1925-1930
Curry, Walter C. 1927-1928
Correspondence D – G. Includes among miscellaneous correspondence letters from:
Doane College 1932-1949
Elsasser, Albert 1935-1941
Farnham, O. E. re Rose Bowl 1940
Flügel, Felix re gift of his father's papers (see also, folder on Chaucer Concordance) 1925-1932
Greaves, John re spelling reform 1949
Correspondence H – K. Includes among miscellaneous correspondence letters from:
Hanley, Miles, L. re Hempl papers 1937
Harrer, Charlotte Forster 1936, 1947
Hartwig, George H. 1934-1939
Hoover, Herbert re faculty opinion at Stanford (2 letters) 1941
Ichikawa, Sanki re membership in English Literary society of Japan 1936
Jordan, Mrs. David Starr 1929
Kenyon, John S. 1935-1939
Kokeritz, Helge 1939-1942
Correspondence L – P. Includes among miscellaneous correspondence letters from:
Lindberg, J. C. 1927
Lipman, Charles B., Univ. of California re departmental rating 1930
Loomis, Roger S. 1944
Magoun, Francis P. 1951
Meritt, Herbert Dean re "Old English Glosses" report 1942
Mirrielees, Lucia B. 1927-1950
Northrup, Clark S. re Von Patten conflict (see also Middle English Dictionary folder) 1925-1934
Pound, Louise 1928-1950
Correspondence R – S. Includes among miscellaneous correspondence letters from:
Sato, Masaru 1949-1952
Shearin, Mrs. Hubert G. re Dr. Shearin's papers 1930
Stegner, Wallace 1945
Correspondence, Philip Sheridan 1943-1946
Philip Sheridan was a graduate student of Prof. Kennedy whose studies were interrupted by World War II. Dr. Kennedy's letters deal extensively with Stanford, in general, and the Department of English, in particular, during the war years. (for more Sheridan material, see also SC 255 John McClelland Papers)
Correspondence T – Z. Includes among miscellaneous correspondence letters from:
Tatlock, John S. P. (see also, folder on Chaucer Concordance ) 1915-1944
Taylor, W. A. re academic standards for graduation 1924-1932
Tucker, Gilbert M. 1923
Vizetelly, Dr. Frank H., 1924-1926, re Funk and Wagnalls Dictionaries 1924-1926
Wintors, Ivor 1940
Zandvoort, R. W. 1927-1933
Academic Associations, membership in and correspondence with:
American Association of University Professors
California Writers Club (see correspondence with Katharine Bennett)
Linquistic Society of America (see correspondence with Aurelio M. Espinosa)
Mediaeval Academy of America
Middle English Language and Literature (see correspondence with A. C. Baugh)
Modern Language Association of America
Phi Beta Kappa (see corespondence with Thomas G. Burt)
Simplified Spelling Association
Family affairs and correspondence:
Letters, genelaogical references, family business 1928-1953
Also, Palo Alto concerns.
Office of the President, Stanford University, official correspondence with:
Administrative actions relating both to the English Department as a whole and to Dr. Kennedy in particular – salary, departmental organization, academic council, parking problems, etc., 1917-1953
Stanford Groups and Organizations, membership in and correspondence with:
Academic Council
Fellowhip Forum
The Research Club of Stanford University
Residents Club of Palo Alto
Stanford Faculty Club
Stanford Library Association
American Speech:
American Speech was a "quarterly of linguistic usage" to which Dr. Kennedy often contributed reveiws and articles. This folder contains correspondence with W. Cabell Greet, long-time editor of the magazine, material relating to the bibliography of American Speech , and other letters and material relating to the quarterly.
Bibliographical Guides for the Study of English 1931
Reviews, letters requesting copies, critical comments by colleagues
A Bibliography of Writings on the English Language 1927
Letters requesting copies, critical comments by colleagues
A Concise Bibliography for Students of English, Systematically Arranged ; 2nd ed, 3rd ed.: 1940, 1954
Copy of "Forward," clipping of review, Kennedy's directions to the editor, notes involved in the Bibliography's preparation, critical comments by colleagues
A Concordance to the Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer and to the Raumont of the Rose : 1927
Letter to the President of the Carnegie Institution (1916) on "history, present state, and prospects of the Chaucer concordance," correspondence with John S. P. Tatlock concerning the book, copy of "Instructions to collaborators," copy of "Chaucer research in progress in 1941," list of contents of various boxes of materials ready for printing
Current English 1935
Letters requesting copies, correspondence with the publisher, ciritical comments from colleagues
English Usage 1942
Notes involved in preparation of English Usage , correspondence with the publishers, critical comments from colleagues, clipping of a review of the book
The Middle English Dictionary:
Correspondence with Clark Northrup, editor, and with others concerned in the publication; copy of "Observations concerning a standardized spelling for the main entries in the MED;" copy of "an announcement of the Middle English dictionary;" copy of the reprint, The Middle English Dictionary, L-Laik ; minutes of the committee on the English Period Dictionaries
Thorndike-Barnhart Junior and Collegiate Dictionaries:
Comments made by Kennedy in his capacity as a member of the editorial board, and other correspondence with the publisher 1936-1942
J. C. Lindberg and A. G. Kennedy. An Outline of English Grammar , 1st and rev. eds 1908, 1910
J. C. Lindberg and A. G. Kennedy. English Grammar for Secondary Schools , Parts I and II, 1911
Grade books from Dr. Kennedy's years as a teacher 1903, 1906, 1909, 1938
A. G. Kennedy. A Bibliography of Writings on the English Language ; from the beginnnings of printing to the end of 1922. Harvard University Press 1927
A. G. Kennedy. A Concise Bibliography for Students of English, Systematically Arranged . Stanford University Press 1940
Notebook #1, Volume I. Materials pertaining to The Anglo-Saxon Reader circa 1929
Correspondence with George Philip Krapp, co-author of the Anglo-Saxon Reader 1924-1930
Correspondence with Henry Holt and Co., Inc. 1927-1930
critical comments and suggestions by academic colleagues undated
Contents also include sample tables of contents, notes and plans used in organizations of the materials, examples of slips used in glossary, and tables of materials undated
Notebook #2, Volume I. Materials pertaining to Bibliography of Writings on the English Language c. 1927 (1st of 2 notebooks) 1919-1925
Correspondence with Harvard University Press and Yale University Press, joint publishers 1924-1925
Critical comments and suggestions by academic colleagues 1919-1925
2 letters from Ray Lyman Wilbur, polite inquiries about Dr. Kennedy's progress on his book 1921, 1923
Contents also include copy of a paper on need for a bibliography of the English language read at a meeting of the Philological Association of the Pacific Coast, Nov. 28, 1919; reprint of "A Bibliography of the Enlgish Language" appearing in the Correspondence section of Modern Language Notes ; samples of prefaces; list of periodicals to be used in work on the Bibliography; table of contents; typographical notes; note to the editor and/or proofreader; and rules for Index. 1924-1925
Notebook #3, Volume II. Materials pertaining to Bibliography of Writings on the English Language c. 1927 (2nd of 2 notebooks) 1926-1935
Correspondence with Harvard University Press and Yale University Press, joint publishers 1926-1931
Critical comments and suggestions by academic colleagues 1926-1935
2 letters from Ray Lyman Wilbur congratulating Kennedy on his book undated
Correspondence from academic colleagues re A Concordance to the Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer 1927
Contents also include: copy of "A Biblopgraphy of Writings on the English Language from the Beginning of Printing to the end of 1922," a note to appear in the Fall Announcement, 1926, Harvard University Press; paper, "The Making of a Bibliography" (not further identified); review list for book; notes to the editor about corrections; and royalty statements.
Notebook #4, Volume I. Materials pertaining to Current English (1st of 2 notebooks) -1935
Correspondence Correspondence with Ginn and Co., publishers 1932-1934
Criticisms and suggestions re manuscript from academic colleagues
Letters to various publishers requesting permission to use copyrighted materials
Contents also include: Agenda (Kennedy's schedule for work on the book); lists of errata; tenative plan of book; sample table of contents; copy of statement of plans and goals--"A Select Bibliography of Writings on Modern English"; pagination of first draft; typed comments requested by Ginn and Co. from four authorities in the field; and rejected portions of the manuscript.
Notebook #5, Volume II. Materials pertaining to Current English(2nd of 2 notebooks) circa 1935 1934-1947
Correspondence with Ginn and Co. 1934-1947
Critical comments and suggestions by academic colleagues
Contents also include: copy of pamphlet in memory of Roswell Thornton Pearl (1887-1934), one of Ginn's editors; copies of announcement of book and advertising circulars; list of periodicals for review; notes and instructions to the editors and/or proofreaders; and clipping of review in the San Francisco Examiner .
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