OPIE MSS.
The Opie mss., 1952-1959, consist of letters from Gershon Legman primarily to Peter Opie, dealing frequently with folklore and jest origins. Included is a form letter, dated 29 February 1956, requesting help in preparing a "comprehensive collection of American and British ballads and folk songs...generally omitted from published collections because of their sexual forthrightness." An autograph limerick by Gershon, unsigned but with a penciled note by Peter Opie confirming the source as "the editor" (i.e. editor of The Limerick: 1700 Examples with Notes, Variants and Index ).
The final item in the collection is the printer's manuscript for The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren, by Iona and Peter Opie (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959) (Lilly GR475.O67 1959).
A folder list is available.
Purchase. Justin G. Schiller, Ltd. New York, NY 2002
13 items
Folder List
- folder 1: Letters, 1952-1957, from Gershon Legman to Peter and Iona Opie (11 items)
- also: "A student of mine is named Gorey...," limerick, by Legman. 1954 A.D. 1p.
- folders 2-7: Printer's manuscript for The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren , by Iona and Peter Opie (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959). T.D. xiii, 516p. 28cm.