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Pitman, Sir Isaac, 1813-1897 (educationalist and deviser of a system of shorthand writing)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1813 - 1897

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Letter to Edward Rose from Eizah Pitman [Sir Isaac Pitman] of the Phonetic Institute, 17 October 1891

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add. 10138/3/60
Scope and Contents With an envelope. The whole letter was written phonetically, on paper with five spelling reform rules printed at the top. The paper has been ripped in half and stuck back together.Thanking Edward Rose for the opportunity to read ‘Near Home’ which was unsuitable as it propagates the old alphabet and they were using the enlarged alphabet of 36 characters; explaining that he didn’t like the doctrine in ‘Near Home’ as distinguishes God from Christ; telling Rose that ‘Evenings at Home’ was...
Dates: 17 October 1891
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The MS Add.10138 Edward Rose papers are owned by the University of Cambridge and are open for consultation under the normal regulations of the University Library's manuscripts collections; see http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/manuscripts/. Please cite as Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, Edward Rose: Writings and family correspondence, Add. 10138
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Letter to Edward Rose from Eizah Pitman [Sir Isaac Pitman] of the Phonetic Institute, 30 January 1892

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add. 10138/3/61
Scope and Contents The whole letter is written phonetically, on paper with five spelling reform rules printed at the top. The paper has been ripped in half and stuck back together.Telling Rose that he was now getting on with additional books to complete the series of phonetic reading books: the selection which Cassell had made from “Evenings at Home” in his Child’s book (Mrs Godolphin turning the tales into monosyllables) will make 4 books; there will then be room for 3 at the end of the series to be set...
Dates: 30 January 1892
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The MS Add.10138 Edward Rose papers are owned by the University of Cambridge and are open for consultation under the normal regulations of the University Library's manuscripts collections; see http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/manuscripts/. Please cite as Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, Edward Rose: Writings and family correspondence, Add. 10138