Document Type
Correspondence
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Date
6-6-1952
Keywords
Seckel pear, Philadelphia, Lawrence Seckel, word origins, dictionary, Mitford M. Mathews
Description
A typed letter from Mitford M. Mathews, an editor at the University of Chicago Press, addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated June 6, 1952. Mathews inquires about the word origins of the Seckel pear of Philadelphia to be used in an American English dictionary.
Sender
Mitford M. Mathews
Recipient
Alfred L. Shoemaker
Corresponds to:
Packet 1, Item 1-h
City
Chicago, Illinois
Language
English
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Recommended Citation
Mathews, Mitford M., "Letter From Mitford M. Mathews to Alfred L. Shoemaker, June 6, 1952" (1952). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 305.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/305
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