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Ogden, Charles Kay, 1889-1957 (linguist, philosopher and writer)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1889 - 1957

Biography

Charles Kay Ogden (1889-1957) was a linguisitic psychologist and author, who invented Basic English. He was the founder of the Orthological Institute and the Cambridge magazine, and edited the journal Psyche.

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Charles Ogden: Correspondence and Papers

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8309-8314
Scope and Contents The papers include the first draft of The Meaning of Meaning, the work Ogden co-authored with the literary critic I.A. Richards; material relating to Psyche, including correspondence with the authors of Ogden's series of Psyche Monographs and Psyche Miniatures; letters from Ogden's friend, the artist James Wood; material relating to the attempts of Ogden and Ivy Litvinov, the British-born wife of the Soviet Foreign Minister, to introduce Basic English into Russia; and letters from E.B.F....
Dates: 1889-1975 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

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