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Professor William Diver was a member of the Columbia University faculty starting in 1959, and Professor of Linguistics from 1968 until his retirement in 1989. He was an eminent scholar of Greek and Latin and linguistic theorist, who became widely known in the field of linguistics as founder of the Columbia School of Linguistics, a theoretical approach to the analysis of language that continues to inspire research on a wide variety of languages.

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Lecture notes from courses Professor Diver taught at Columbia from 1955 to 1989; Manuscripts of unpublished invited lectures at various universities here and abroad and related notes and linguistic data; official correspondence of the well-known linguistics journal WORD, from the period when Professor Diver was editor of this journal (1956-1965); Professor Diver's notebooks of courses he took while a graduate student at Columbia.

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 Linguistics Latin language -- Study and teaching Greek language -- Study and teaching English language -- Study and teaching Language and languages -- Grammars Lurii︠a︡, A. R., (Aleksandr Romanovich), 1902-1977 Weinreich, Uriel Series I: Correspondence & ManuscriptsWord:WORD - Dead - A-G:Correspondence to and from Uriel Weinreich related to the journal Word1954-195612Scope and Contents

(Including correspondence with many notable linguists, such as a letter from 4/15/1957 inviting Noam Chomsky to review Joseph Greenberg's Essays in Linguistics)

WORD C-F:Correspondence to and from Uriel Weinreich related to the journal Word1957-195914WORD G-H:Correspondence to and from Uriel Weinreich related to the journal Word1957-195915WORD I-L:Notebook entitled WORD, including log of manuscripts submitted and their disposition, with inserted ms. from I. R. Galperin Word-related correspondence with Weinreich and Diver1957-1959117WORD - Dead - H-L:Correspondence to and from Uriel Weinreich related to the journal Word1954-195613WORD M-R:Correspondence to and from Uriel Weinreich related to the journal Word, including some letters to and from Diver1957-195916WORD - Dead M-R:Correspondence with Uriel Weinreich with regard to journal Word1954-1958113Scope and Contents

(Also includes an inserted file of a letter from 1967)

WORD S-T:Only contains correspondence between Weinreich and Pavel Trost1957-1959116WORD - Dead S-Z:Correspondence with Uriel Weinreich with regard to journal Word115WORD U-Z:Correspondence with Weinreich and Diver with regard to journal Word1957-1958112WORD L: Correspondence to and from Uriel Weinreich and Diver related to the journal Word18Letter acknowledging appointment to status as Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, 12/10/199010 December 1990217Clowes: Correspondence between Uriel Weinreich and Clowes and Sons Ltd. Printers, about having the journal Word printed by themDecember 1957-13 July 195917Exchange: Correspondence related to Word, including some book reviews (by others)1957-195919Martinet & Weinreich1959-1961Correspondence between Diver, Uriel Weinreich and André Martinet110Scope and Contents

(With Descriptions of courses taught by Weinreich and Bibliography of writings of Weinreich)

Linguistic Circle of New York - Minutes1949-1950111University of Chicago Press:Letter from U of Chicago Press soliciting a manuscript from Diver 12 December 1966114Letter from Diver suggesting he might write 3 books (with encouraging reply) 17 August 1967114Letter proposing publication of a collection of three Columbia Master's Essays written from the perspective of Diver's theoretical approach, with introductory remarks by him, with the title Studies in Grammatical Analysis9 January 1968114Correspondence with editor of Acta Linguistica Hafnensia about a promised paper by Diver 196623Correspondence with Michael Kaplan about various topics related to Spanish linguistics198031Correspondence with Lord Zuckerman about an article he wrote in the New York Review233Satirical letter addressed to The Faculty of Blake School, Hopkins, Minnesota about the expression "by and large"4 October 195523Letter from Ellen Contini-Morava and Barbara Sussman Goldberg to conference participants, with regard to publication of the conference proceedings8 January 1992118Correspondence about publication of Diver's paper "Theory" in volume edited by Ellen Contini-Morava and Barbara Sussman Goldberg1994119Scope and Contents

(Includes Contini-Morava's editorial comments on Diver's paper)

Series II: Manuscripts, Print Outs, Conferences:Bound copy of book-length typed manuscript, "The Italic Problem: a study of the prehistory of the Italic languages" (no date, probably early 1950's).532The Relation of Latin to Oscan-Umbrian, along with handwritten notes with proposed revisions. (Dissertation)1953120Scope and Contents

(With synopsis of Diver's dissertation)

Manuscript and associated correspondence with A.R. Luria: Original Russian ms. "Регулирующая функция речи в ее развитии и распаде" and English translation "The Directive Function of Speech in Development and Dissolution Part I. Development of the Directive Function of Speech in Early Childhood" and Part II: "Dissolution of the Regulative Function of Speech in Pathological States of the Brain" (published in Word in 1959)18Handouts from the Second International Columbia School Conference on Linguistics, held at the University of Virginia October 1991118Texts of conference talks by Walter Hirtle and Wallis Reid118Reprints of papers by Yishai Tobin, Linda Waugh, and Robert Kirsner119Printout of post to FUNKNET by Bert Peeters about functional phonology and Daniel Everett's work on Pirahã119One-page abstract, "Statistics and Strategies", apparently by Joseph Davis (no date)119One-page abstract, "From Synchrony to Diachrony", by Diver (no date)119Printout of email correspondence between Alan Huffman and Richard Hudson (no date), about syntax and semantics; includes a contribution from Robert Kirsner119Typescript of Diver's paper, "The Chronological System of the English Verb", and a table of related data196321Draft of "The Chronological System of the English Verb", associated notes and examples22Scope and Contents

Notes (in someone else's handwriting) on Russian case and word order

Primer:Latin morphological tables24Examples from Aeneid with English translation24Latin examples24One page of handwritten Greek examples24Berkeley:Various drafts of talk given at Berkeley, "And Now for Something Completely Different", with two versions of handout, advertisement of talk14 March 199025Typescript of "points raised for discussion at Berkeley"25Typescript: "Appendix: The Failure of Syntax"25Diver lecture, "From Synchrony to Diachrony", with handout and outline of paper1990s26First three pages of conference talk, "Latin -T and Latin -TUR", CAAS, April 28, 1995; abstract of talk; handout27Two-page discussion of the Latin subjunctive27Handouts from other people's conference presentations27Typescript of talk, "Position paper: Implications of the Theory for Language Teaching", apparently given in Montreal; handwritten notes; handout28Typescript of talk, "A Re-Evaluation of Greek and Latin Grammar", March 21, 1991; handout Examples of strategies of Greek verb for 'stand'21 March 199129Handout for talk, "Human Language"; invitation to party22 March 199129Typescript of talk, "The Structure of Language and the Hyperkinetic Child", part of a symposium at the Medical Society of the County of Queens; ad for symposium210Typescript of ms., "The Subjunctive Without Syntax", reader's report and correspondence related to possible publication in Classical World.211Talk for the New Jersey Classical Association, "The Subjunctive Without Syntax", March 21, 1992; associated correspondence212Handout for talk at CAAS, "The Subjunctive Without Syntax"25 April 1992213Draft ms., "Place, Focus, and the Hierarchy of Participants" mimeographed course problem with note that WD got it from (Joseph) Malone214Ms. of talk, "Phonology as Human Behavior", given at the New York Academy of Sciences; mimeograph (retyped) copy of same talkMarch 1975215Handouts, handwritten notes, and data about phonology from various courses; Typed draft ms., "Aspirated Stops" (no date)215Tables of distribution of English consonants216Reprint of paper by Philip Lieberman on language evolution216Diver's CV (through 1975)217Description of program in Language as Communication at Columbia217Ms., "English Grammar, 1983 Version, Draft 2", Vol. I Reference Grammar, includes table of contents, Introduction, The System of Number218Notes, data, counts related to Greek verbs and Latin case218Paper written for course taken by Diver on General Linguistics, "A Problem of Greek Phonetics"3 June 1950218Sections of ms., "The Grammars of Homeric Greek and Classical Latin, Textbook, Linguistics G6805-6806, 1987, For class use only"--miscellaneous sections not in any clear order219Sections of other versions of same ms.1984, 1987-88219Section of ms. "The Grammar of Modern English; Part V Phonology; Chapter I The Theory"; notes and assignment related to that topic.219Ms., "The Grammar of Modern English, Textbook, Linguistics G6801, 1984, for class use only"220Ms., "The Grammar of Modern English, 1985 Version"220Ms., "The Grammars of Homeric Greek and Classical Latin, Textbook, Linguistics G6803, 1984, for class use only"220Talk for CAAS, "The Case of the Person Persuaded", Sept. 28, 1991; handout and examples221Correspondence and readers' reports wrt attempted publication of The Grammar of Modern English and Diver's grammars of Greek and Latin1987222Greek examples, "categorizations of the uses of the dative in the Iliad"223Data on "Probability assessed interlocked with time: Greek"223Evaluating the two hypotheses223Continuum of strategies in the production of messages (1988)1988223Focus-Control interacting with lexical and grammatical vividness223The phonological system of Classical Latin223Fragments of description with examples from Latin and Greek223Student paper (1987) on Latin dative by Margaret Carfagno223Degree of Foregrounding for English223Probability assessed223Examples223Student paper by Wendy Saliba on Swahili prepositional suffix224Reprint of Keenan's paper on "Universal Definition of 'Subject'"224Ms., "On Defining the Discipline", paper read at UCLA, May 17, 1979; handout for talk224Handout on the theory of language224Greek and Latin participants in focus224Folder labeled ISO with description and data on "Indicative, Subjunctive, Optative" in Greek224Bibliography of Columbia School of Linguistics19 January 1988225Sections of English Grammar, some in different versions225Ms., "Re-Analysis of the Latin 'reflexive pronoun'", presented at the 14th Linguistic Symposium on Romance LanguagesFebruary 1984226Miscellaneous segments of Greek and Latin grammar; examples and course handouts227Ms., "Synopsis of English Grammar (Short version), Revision of 1992 (With cosmetic changes in 1994)"228Printout of email from David Zubin on semantic case5 May 1994228Handout captioned "Rutgers Seminar", with examples from non-native speakers of English228Letter regarding brain and language228Correspondence between Diver and Dwight Bolinger about December 1979 discussion group at Modern Language Association229Handouts from discussion group on General Linguistics organized by Dwight Bolinger, with talks by Otheguy, Reid, Zubin and Kirsner, introduced by Diver, Dec. 28, 1979229Mimeo for handout, "On Defining the Discipline", UCLAMay 1979229Invitation from UCLA Graduate Linguistics Circle for Diver to give a talk thereFebruary 1979229Miscellaneous counts and data229Handout of talk, no title or venue specified (1975 CV lists "Linguistics Without Philosophy" at the Colloquium of the Washington Linguistics Club)230Handout of talk, "DO", no venue specified (1975 CV lists "Theory and Analysis: the Auxiliary do," at the Colloquium of the Center for Applied Linguistics)230Description of the Language as Communication program at Columbia230Notes for revision of paper on Indo-European sound change231Paper by Diver for Indo-European 203231Handwritten ms. for "Diachronic Treatment of Indo-Iranian Phonology"231Paper by W.S. Allen, "Some problems of palatalization in Greek"; letter from Allen231Diver's notes on others' work, especially Chomsky232Question for final exam232Mimeographed diagram of generative grammar232Handwritten analysis of generative grammar, ending "Comes the revolution"232Handout on Homeric relative pronouns 32Twenty eight-page ms. on Homeric pronouns32Data and notes on analysis of Homeric Greek pronouns, especially the "relative pronoun"32Handout on Homeric pronoun32Notes on Homeric Greek dual, including reprints of some related papers by others33Text and handout from a talk about the dual, 9/26/86, unspecified venue 33Handout "Correlates of the dual"33Handout "The dual"33Notes and examples about English possessives: The genitive case34Notes on Greek and Latin grammar, including pages from his grammars35Draft manuscript, "On Defining the Discipline"36Notes on use of χ2 for counts: "Interaction of meanings, systems, and lexicon", "Theory of the nature of language", "Structure of the discipline", Horsen problem, "The human factor; the grammatical periphery", "The role of inference in the identification of signals", Other notes37Conference IV: Abstract and handout of paper "From Synchrony to Diachrony", presented at the 4th International Columbia School Conference on Linguistics, February 1995; Other conference-related materials1994-199538Scripta Minora (undated--1970's?): Various mimeographed handouts: "Delineation of the Discipline"; "Occurrence"; "Inferential Expertise"; "χ2"; Typed quotation from paper by Geoffrey Sampson about linguistics and philosophy39Typed drafts and handwritten notes on the modal system of the English verb310Applications of Linguistics to Teaching English as a Foreign Language: Typed text of lecture, "Applications of Recent Developments in Linguistics to the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language", unspecified venue and date311Inf. Exp. (1960's?): Handwritten notes, data, and handout about Inferential Expertise3171982 draft of The Grammar of Modern English, Textbook, Linguistics G4801, "For class use only"3191982 draft of The Grammars of the Classical Languages, Textbook, Linguistics G6801, "For class use only"3201983 version of The Grammar of Modern English, with some handwritten annotations321English (1960's?): Notes and examples of English grammar, including some critical comments in what looks like Erica García's handwriting323Comparative Linguistics (1960's): Mimeographed course handouts, with some annotations; "Limitations of the comparative method"; "General problem"; Paper by Gilbert Davidowitz, "The Relationship Between Semitic and Indo-European"324Talk on Theory. Typed draft of introduction to a book (title not mentioned) about Diver's approach to linguistic theory326Latin (1960s): Notes for Diver's course on the Structure of the Latin Language; Typed draft of essay on Latin subjunctive (7 pp.) and syntax (17 pp.)326Notes for various courses, esp. Theories of Grammar, 1960-s-1980: Handouts, notes, data for various courses: Linguistics G4108x, 4104x, G8005x, G8001 Classical Philology, 8701x; Handout "Evolution of Grammatical Systems"; Handout "Greek: Participants and Focus"; Handout "Development of System of Participants"; Handout "Grammatical evolution"327Series III: TeachingCourses1967-1975Notes and handouts for Linguistics G4108y196911Handout for Linguistics G410811Syllabus and handouts for Linguistics G4108x196711Notes and handouts on phonology11Notes for Phonology 410811Syllabi for Linguistics G4108x, various yearsone dated 196711Handout for Linguistics G4108y196911Handout for Classical Philology S4205G, the System of Extent11Numbered handouts for Linguistics G6661x: 2 and 3, The System of Occurrence; 4 The General11Theory: II The Human Mechanism11Three student papers1974 & 197511Handout from Linguistics G8102y (taught by Diver)119Course notes Intro to Indo-European: Notes and handouts for Diver's Intro to Indo-European course1950s-1960s41CP203 Occurrence Handouts (1960's): Mimeographed handouts for Diver's Classical Philology course312Linguistics (Greek Morphology): G4701v; G4108x; G6702x; G800ly313CP204 Noun Morphology Notes3144802 Phonology Notes (1970's): Mimeographed handouts from Diver's Phonology course315Phonology (no date, 1950's?): Handwritten notes and data related to course Linguistics 328; Student assignment of Diana Kao on phonemic structure of Cantonese, with notes apparently by Diver316Class Phil-Lgstcs G8001x: Mimeograph sheets of handouts for Diver's Classical Philology course318IE 207 (undated): Notes for Diver's course on Indo-European322WD handouts (1960s-early 1970s): Handouts for various courses, some with annotations; Student paper by visiting scholar Lawrence Carrington, "Implications of the Nature of the Creole Continuum for Sequencing Educational Materials"; Mimeographed pre-publication draft of "The System of Relevance of the Homeric Verb"1950s-1960s42Notes and handouts from Diver's Phonology course43Notes and handouts from Linguistics S4113G, 4108x, G4108y1967-197744Notes and handouts from Synchrony courselate 1960s-early 1970s45Notes, handouts and examples on Deixis and pronouns in English and Latinlate 1960s-early 1970s46Classical Philology 201: Notes and handouts for Diver's Classical Philology course1950s-1960s?47Data File: Notes and examples from Greek and Latin; phonological counts of Latin48Classical Languages: Course notes and handoutslate 1960s?)49Linguistics G6801x, General Linguistics: Course notes, assignments, handouts1980s410Hist. of Linguistics (undated--late 1960's?): Misc. notes; Reprint of Kuryłowicz "Le Problème du classement des cas (1949)" with annotations in Erica García's handwriting411History Linguistics Grammar: Notes, mimeographed handouts for Linguistics W4108; Mechanism of production of subjunctives; Evolution of grammatical systems: the Latin Verb1960s-1970s?412IE 205 (1950's?): Notes for course on Indo-European; Offprint of review of Altheim, Geschichte der lateinischen Sprache; Typescript draft with notes about relationship of Latin to Oscan-Umbrian; Draft proposal to do research on Greek dialects in Greece in 1960-61; Draft, possibly of book Chapter 5, Implications1950s413CP s205 (undated--1950's?): Handwritten notes for Comparative Philology course414Class notes Saussure et al.(1960s-1970s): Mimeographed handouts (some with annotations) for Linguistics G6102y (possibly Theories of Grammar course); handwritten notes. 12-page mimeographed handout, "Glossemativs -- Condensed from Bertil Malmberg, Nya vägar inom språkforskningen (Stockholm, 1959), pp. 162-182. Draft translation by Harvey Sobelman. Not for general circulation." Mimeographed memo about student petition from Dept. of French and Romance Philology, to eliminate the Latin requirement.415Indo-European 203 (undated--1950s?): Handwritten course notes416Syntax (1960's): Notes and mimeographed handouts for Linguistics G4104y and G4103x, apparently Theories of Grammar417Genling - 1981-1982: Handwritten and printed notes and handouts from General Linguistics II4184018y (late 1960's): Mimeographed handouts for Linguistics G 4108 (Principles of Historical Linguistics) and G6102y (20th Century Linguistics)419Phonology (1980s?): Mimeographed handouts from Linguistics G4108x, G4802, G4108y; Typed and printed course notes; Charts of phonological data420Genling 88 (1980s-1990s): Printed assignments for Linguistics G6801x; Printed notes for Phonology course (various dates, 1980s); Printed notes for Survey of Linguistic Theory course (1988 and 1989)421V3108 Mod. Eng. (undated): Handwritten course notes422W4104 Handouts (1970s?): Notes and handouts, possibly for General Linguistics course42320th Cent. (late 1970s): Notes and handouts for 20th Century Linguistics42420th Cent. I (1960s?): Handwritten notes and mimeographed handouts from 20th Century Linguistics course (Some handouts from a course by Weinreich, 1963)425Gen 83y (1980s): Printed notes from various courses, including Phonology and General Linguistics 426Scope and Contents

(8-page printed text, "The Practical Consequences of Cartesian Linguistics" (no date), with note "This is an extract from a paper addressed primarily to a somewhat different point; I have not bothered to clear out the traces of the other purpose.")

Bloomfield, et al. (1960s-1970s?): Handwritten notes and mimeographed handouts, apparently from 20th Century Linguistics course427Hist. Ling. (late 1960's): Reprint of paper by Witold Mańczak, "Le développement phonétique irrégulier du a la fréquence en Russe" (published in 1968); Notes and mimeographed handouts from historical linguistics course514104 (late 1970's): Notes and mimeographed handouts from Theories of Grammar course52QUI (1960s-1970s?): Notes and mimeographed handouts on Latin and Greek pronouns53CP 203 Pronoun Notes (1960s-1970s?): Notes and mimeographed handouts about pronouns54Lang -Teach (1980s?): Notes and handouts, apparently for a course aimed at language teachers. Includes materials being developed by Alan Huffman for teaching English. "A Primer for Homer". 8-page printed ms., "Position paper: Implications of the Theory for Language Teaching" (undated)55CP203 N-D (late 1960's): Notes and mimeographed handouts on comparative grammar of Greek and Latin56English Grammar and Classical Languages course notes 1992. Survey of Linguistic Theories for 1983 course in history of linguistics.57General Linguistics (late 1970's-early 1980's): Printed notes and mimeographed handouts on comparative grammar of Greek and Latin and on the grammar of modern English. Verbs of 'persuading' in Homeric Greek. 18-page mimeographed ms., "Avoidance of the Obvious: the Pronoun as Minimax Solution" (labeled Linguistics G 6801, no date). Letter from Duncan Gardiner with enclosed paper on Prague School semantics58G8003x/4y(1960's): Handwritten notes and mimeographed handouts for Classical Philology course59V3206 Historical (1979-1990): Notes, mimeographed and printed handouts for course on Historical Linguistics. Verner's and Grimm's Laws (23 pp.). Xerox of sections from an unidentified textbook about historical linguistics510English Grammar (1977-1979): 7-page mimeographed handout with critical discussion of Lees & Klima's rules. 20-page printout of "A Concise Grammar of Modern English I", undated. Loose and disconnected typescript pages of unidentified ms.511Handwritten notes and mimeographed handouts for course on Historical Linguistics512Ling G6801x 1970 (1970-71): Handwritten notes, examples and mimeographed handouts, possibly for course on Synchrony. 14-page mimeographed handout, "English Grammar" (Fall 1971)513English (1968): Handouts for English Grammar course of Fall, 1968514GL 108: Handwritten notes apparently for courses on Historical Linguistics and Indo-European; Reprint of Diver's paper, "The Problem of Old Bulgarian št" (published 1955); Mimeographed syllabus for Uriel Weinreich's course on Linguistic Geography, 1961-2515CP 203 Gen.-Acc. Handouts (1967): Mimeographed handouts for Classical Philology course. Greek genitive/accusative cases.516CP 203 Gen-Acc Notes (1968): Handwritten notes, data and mimeographed handouts (with annotations) about Greek genitive and accusative; English articles5176661 - Latin Handouts for Linguistics G6661x; Mimeographed handouts, including a 17-page handout, "Characteristics of a Grammar: the Latin System of Occurrence"518Varia 1950s519Scope and Contents

Carbon copy of 18-page ms., "On the Diachronic Role of the Morphological System", undated; Carbon copies of drafts of ms., "The Problem of Old Bulgarian št" with annotations (undated); assorted pages apparently from draft of same paper; Carbon copies of clean drafts of same paper; Carbon copy of 15-page review of Franz Altheim, Geschichte der lateinischen Sprache, von den Anfängen bix zum Beginn der Literatur (published in 1951); Carbon copy of 4-page review of Gino Bottiglioni, Manuale dei dialetti italici, Grammatica, Testi, Glossario con note etimologiche (published in 1954); Carbon copy of 6-page review of Hugh Hencken, "Indo-European Languages and Archaeology", article from American Anthropologist 1955; Carbon copy of 6-page review of Vittore Pisani, Le Lingue dell-Italia antica oltre il latino (published in 1953) and Emil Vetter, Handbuch der italischen Dialekte, I.Band: Texte mit Erklärung (both published in 1953); Drafts of some of above book reviews, with annotations; Letter from H.G. Lunt with critical comments on Diver's paper about Old Bulgarian št, addressed to Uriel Weinreich, and letter to Lunt from Diver responding to the criticisms (paper was published in 1955); Student paper by Diver, "Development of the Nasal Vowels of Old Slavic in Modern Russian", Jan. 30, 1950 (with grade of A+); Carbon copy of notes, "The Syntax of Umbrian"; Carbon copy of a 9-page text in Italian, apparently of an oral presentation by Diver, about the relationships among Latin, Oscan, and Umbrian.

Genling (no dates): Mimeo sheets of handouts from courses Diver taught: The Grammar of Modern English, The Grammar of the Classical Languages; General Linguistics520Letter to David Lightfoot accepting invitation to give a talk at McGill University, 11/3/77; Typescript of talk, "Putting the Horse Before the Cart: Linguistic Analysis and Linguistic Theory", labeled McGill version, 3/15/78; Mimeos of handouts from the talk and some handwritten notes (handouts slightly different, may be from various versions of talk)521Gothic (no dates): Handwritten texts with interlinear glosses; diagrams of consonant relationships; notes on verbs522IE206 (no dates): Handwritten notes for course on Indo-European. Includes some student notes.523INDO-EUROPEAN 204 (no dates): Handwritten notes for course on Indo-European524CP203 Place-Time Notes (no dates): Handouts from Linguistics G4108y; Classical Philology (Handwritten notes with data)525CP203 Place-Time Handouts (1967-8): Handout labeled Classical Philology G8001x, November 14, 1967; Handout labeled Classical Philology G8001x, November 26, 1968526CP203 Occurrence Notes (no dates): Handwritten notes in German (someone else's handwriting); Handwritten handout by M. Bleich about focus and system of Relevance; Typed and handwritten examples527Pei: Copy of "Linguistic Development and Evolution in Romance by Professor Mario A. Pei; Report of a lecture given to the Linguistic Circle of Columbia University, January 21, 1950"; Handwritten notes by Diver528Critical Analysis of Van Wyck Brooks: Paper written by Diver as a student for English 181, on which he got an A, May 19, 1946529Letter from André Martinet, with regard to attempts to publish Diver's paper on Old Bulgarian št, November 18, 1954. Typed and handwritten notes from Diver's paper530Problems of a general nature, Unclassified: Copy of "Report of a talk January 12, 1952, on The Structure of English Clusters and Syllables by Mel Most, to the Linguistic Circle of Columbia University"; Typed questionnaire about English pronunciation, with answers to questions filled in but no name or date; Handwritten notes on phonetics; Charts of "Vowel Characteristics of Southern British - After Paget" (and of French); looks like an assignment Diver did as a student; Bibliography, syllabus, exam, and some lecture notes from Linguistics 328, Indo-European Philology (no dates)531CP 204 (1950s): Notes for Diver's Classical Philology course332Course Notes: Comparative Grammar of Greek & Latin III; Classical Philology, 1960s330CP6004y 1971 (1959-1970s): Handouts, notes, data for various courses; Reprint of Diver's 1958 paper & "The Prehistory of Greek Consonantism"331Course Notes: Comparative Grammar of Greek & Latin II; Classical Philology, 1960s329Folders labeled Course notes: Comparative Grammar of Greek & Latin, Classical Philology (1960's?) I, II, III: Handouts, notes, data for courses328Series IV: NotebooksScope and Contents

Notebooks from courses that Diver took as a graduate student (mostly about only half filled; often with off-topic parts)

1. Indo-European grammar & morphology612. Historical linguistics course, GL 105623. Oscan etymology; some counts (Euclidean distances, 6 decimal places); draft job letter; paper about laryngeals & palatal quality tucked in634. Avestan; chess game on last page645. Sanskrit656. History of linguistics; opposition diagrams from Jakobson667. Phonetics, GL 103678. Gothic II689. Phonemics (mostly empty)6910. Geography61011. Dissertation notes: history of the problem61112. Oscan-Umbrian61213. Gothic61314. Basque, Celtic, Arabic, Finnish61415. Old Slavic61516. Language in contact61617. Function, structure, and linguistic change61718. Problems of Indo-European61819. Phonology61920. Italic62021. Unlabeled, mostly empty; notes on history of linguistics62122. Unlabeled, mostly empty; notes on Columbia School analyses of English62223. Unlabeled, one page of bibliographic references, otherwise empty623Two small University of Chicago notebooks with notes on historical linguistics, one with chess game on last page624 & 25Small red notebook: Draft of letters relating to WD's Fulbright in Italy and seeking job at Columbia.626Small black notebook: thesis notes, Illyrian, transcription of Etruscan inscription from the Piacenza liver627Series V: Card FilesData (ca. 325 index cards)7Notes on grammar (ca. 70 cards)7Lecture notes (ca. 50 cards)7Miscellaneous notes (ca. 30 cards)7Bibliographical references (ca.680 cards)7