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Margaret Patricia Macpherson 'Espinasse was born Margaret Wattie on 21 December 1903. Her parents were James MacPherson Wattie and his wife Katherine. She became an English lecturer at the University of Hull and left in either 1969 or 1970. She married Paul 'Espinasse, who was also a lecturer at the university in the Department of Zoology, in 1934. In 1956 her book about Robert Hooke was published. She also worked as a researcher on The Dictionary of Labour Biography and a Margaret 'Espinasse Language Prize is still awarded by the English department. Margaret 'Espinasse died in 1980.

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This collection predominantly contains research files compiled by Margaret 'Espinasse. The research files relate to various topics including medieval English literature, Anglo-Saxon history, early-modern English literature, Samuel Johnson, John Wallis, Robert Hooke, Geoffrey Chaucer, linguistics and phonetics, history of language, and modern English. There are also some personal files including personal correspondence to Margaret 'Espinasse from various correspondents, biographical information relating to James Macpherson Wattie, correspondence relating to Margaret and Paul 'Espinasse's membership of the North West Hull Labour Party, correspondence relating to the University of Hull English Department, and correspondence relating to the death of Paul G. 'Espinasse.