Simplified spelling proposals
Subject(s): Billings, Josh, 1818-1885, Calendar reform, English language--Orthography and spelling, Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, Sir, 1853-1937, Händel, George Frideric 1685-1759, Muḥammad, Prophet, -632, Pitman, Isaac, 1813-1897, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Satire, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Sweet, Henry, 1845-1912, Tyndale, William, -1536, Ward, Artemus, 1834-1867
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Irish playwright Bernard Shaw satirically comments on the proposals of the Simplified Spelling Board.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-09-25
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Simplified spelling proposals. [September 25, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293505. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. Simplified spelling proposals. [25 Sep. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293505.
APA:
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950., [1906, September 25]. Simplified spelling proposals.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o293505.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
