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stories of which these fragments are the earliest vernacular record.'" This passage suggests that
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Chambers Book Collection. Chambers' sister Getrude donated another c.600 books to the collection after his death in 1943. The Chambers Book collection includes editions of
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with his personal papers. The archive contains material relating to all
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