Slang

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A collection of printed articles (glossaries only) and handwritten notes. Subject matter is mostly acronyms and abbreviations, with some slang words included. Of the publication dates specified, the range appears to be 1942-2004. No different scope is indicated in the subject matter.

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A section of the underwood collection that contains, typed script, handwritten notes, photocopied newspapers and articles and correspondence. Throughout the collection are featured ‘jokes’, and the articles either chronicle instances of pranking or use colloquialisms or sayings that contribute the what the overall collection is trying to demonstrate. The date range of the content is c. 1918-1947.

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A section of the Underwood collection that contains photocopies of handwritten profiles of soldiers and women, general handwritten notes, vocabulary lists, newspapers and articles and correspondence. Demonstrates how soldiers described one another and the language that was developed between them. The date range of the content is c. 1861-1948 (concentrated towards the end of that range).

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A section of the Underwood collection that contains photocopied newspapers and articles, a manuscript titled ‘They Had A Word For it’ by Underwood, handwritten notes, glossaries of war time slang and correspondence. Includes various expressions used in the military as well as discussion around their significance. The date range of the content is c. 1943-1964.

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A collection of printed articles (glossaries only) and handwritten notes. Includes Egyptian, Hindi, Military and medical terms, slang particularly used in the Vietnam war. Chronology of Vietnam war also included. Of the publication dates specified, the range appears to be 1965-2007. The chronology spans 1930-1954 (incomplete).

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Contains chapter 9 ‘A Changed Identity’ of ‘The Tip of the Iceberg: A collection of yarns and ditties on New Zealanders in Antarctica’ by David L. Harrowfield. Also includes some accompanying handwritten notes. The publication date of the article is 1979 [See the folder ‘Nicknames, Harrowfield (Scott Base)'].

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A collection of (incomplete) printed articles by the titles of ‘The Tip of the Iceberg: A collection of yarns and ditties on New Zealanders in Antarctica’ by David L. Harrowfield, ‘Little America: Town at the End of the World’ by Paul A. Carter and ‘Ghost Riders: Travels with American Nomads’ by Richard Grant. Also contains some accompanying handwritten notes. The publication date range is 1979-2003.

Scope and Contents Contains the dissertation of Saul F. Brody, ‘GI Folklore in Vietnam’, June 24 1969, the first draft of Broudy’s ‘AFS paper’ (1986) and some handwritten notes. The central topic of the collection is the ritualistic behaviour of Vietnam war soldiers including folk music, customs, speech, jokes and slang. The dissertation also includes song lyrics and appendices. In the AFS paper, Broudy establishes that his analyses of Vietnam soldier culture can from his one-year tour of duty in Vietnam from...

Scope and Contents A collection of printed articles, typed manuscripts, handwritten notes, handwritten soldier slang and correspondence. The collection documents the process of obtaining Agnes Underwood’s collection for the Folklore Archive at State University College, Buffalo, New York. Includes three copies of an article written by LC about the collection and about Underwood. The correspondence included is from both Lydia Fish (of State University College) Professor Phillips Stevens Jr. (New York Folklore...