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<DIV>The Virginia Woolf Society of GB has moved some of its events from Senate
House, U of London, because of the boycott over outsourcing support staff . . .
to the Oriental Club.</DIV>
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<DIV>Is there no safe haven?</DIV>
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<DIV>Stuart</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=vwoolf@lists.osu.edu>Jane
Marie Garrity via Vwoolf</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 9, 2019 5:06 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=Kristin_Czarnecki@georgetowncollege.edu>Kristin
Czarnecki</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vwoolf@lists.osu.edu>vwoolf@lists.osu.edu</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Vwoolf] Nigs, nicknames, & racial
slurs</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Anne, thank you for doing the OED research and pointing this
out!
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<DIV>Your observation reminds me of another kind of lingering query that at
times pops up on this list for me: is it really OK to have an<FONT
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT> “Oriental Club” in 2019? I’m referring here to the name
of the private London club founded by the Duke of Wellington for returning
colonial officers and officials from India. I understand that this is the
historic name, but what is the argument for retaining it today? As Anne says,
given the pervasive racism of our cultural moment it seems hard to fully grasp
the utility of still using the </FONT><SPAN class=vmod>original nomenclature.
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<DIV>Thanks, and happy weekend all— <BR>
<DIV>Jane </DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV apple-content-edited="true">Jane Garrity<BR>Associate Professor of
English<BR>Associate Chair and Director of Undergraduate Studies<BR>University
of Colorado at Boulder<BR>226 UCB<BR>Boulder, CO
80309-0226<BR><A>Jane.Garrity@Colorado.Edu</A> </DIV>
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<DIV>On Feb 9, 2019, at 10:02 AM, Kristin Czarnecki via Vwoolf
<<A>vwoolf@lists.osu.edu</A>> wrote:</DIV>
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<DIV>...meant as a racial slur, I should have added.<BR><BR>
<DIV dir=ltr>Sent from my iPad</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><B>From:</B> Kristin Czarnecki via Vwoolf
<<A>vwoolf@lists.osu.edu</A>><BR><B>Date:</B> February 9, 2019 at
11:59:18 AM EST<BR><B>To:</B> Anne Fernald
<<A>fernald@fordham.edu</A>>, "<A>vwoolf@lists.osu.edu</A>"
<<A>vwoolf@lists.osu.edu</A>><BR><B>Subject:</B> <B>Re: [Vwoolf] Nigs,
nicknames, & racial slurs</B><BR><B>Reply-To:</B> Kristin Czarnecki
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<DIV>Yes—and it’s the nickname Clare Kendry’s husband gives her in Nella
Larsen’s novel Passing. <BR><BR>
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<DIV dir=ltr><BR>On Feb 9, 2019, at 11:35 AM, Anne Fernald via Vwoolf
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<DIV>When Stuart first sent this email, the subject line made me gasp. It
was too close to the racial slur. Which made me wonder: might Lord Cecil's
nickname be connected to the racial slur? Given the frequency of
references to "n*** brown" as a descriptor of clothing in the teens,
twenties, and thirties, I think it might. I looked in the OED, and yes,
"nig" is short for the racial slur:</DIV>
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black dey shine.</DIV>
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2/2</SPAN> Two little <SPAN class=gmail-quotationKeyword
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1px dotted">nigs</SPAN>..had a most scientific
set-to at the corner.</DIV>
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style="TEXT-INDENT: 0px">1860 <SPAN class=gmail-smallCaps
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rel=0135153>Lake Regions Central Afr.</A></EM> I. 137</SPAN>
He resents..the name of ‘Nigger’, or ‘<SPAN class=gmail-quotationKeyword
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1px dotted">Nig</SPAN>’—Jupiter Tonans has
heard of the offensive dissyllable..but has he heard of the more offensive
monosyllable which was forced upon the abbreviating Anglo-Saxon by the
fatal necessity of requiring to repeat the word so frequently?</DIV>
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style="TEXT-INDENT: 0px">1879 <SPAN class=gmail-smallCaps
style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps">Mrs.
A. G. F. E. James</SPAN> <EM><A class=gmail-sourcePopup
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(216,224,248) 1px solid; COLOR: rgb(91,133,177)"
rel=0024280>Indian Househ. Managem.</A></EM> 43</SPAN> Treat
your servants as fellow-creatures, not as ‘<SPAN
class=gmail-quotationKeyword
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1px dotted">nigs</SPAN>’—a term too often
applied..to the Indian natives.</DIV>
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id=eid34816035 class=gmail-noIndent
style="TEXT-INDENT: 0px">1916 <SPAN class=gmail-smallCaps
style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-caps: small-caps">J.
B. Cooper</SPAN> <EM><A class=gmail-sourcePopup
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: rgb(216,224,248) 1px solid; COLOR: rgb(91,133,177)"
rel=0041858>Coo-oo-ee</A></EM> xvi. 245</SPAN> He never wipes
the glass slobbered over by dozens of dirty <SPAN
class=gmail-quotationKeyword
style="BORDER-BOTTOM: gray 1px dotted">nigs</SPAN>!</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>As to why Lord Cecil might have that nickname, short of consulting
the full bio, I can only conjecture. Was he darker complected than his
family members? Was it because of his colonial work in Egypt? Or, like
lots of nicknames, did it come from some more obscure bit of personal
history.</DIV>
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<DIV>In any case, watching this conversation unfold simultaneously with
some pretty sorry racial incidents of blackface here in the U.S. and it
struck me that it would be disingenuous to pretend that Lord Cecil's
nickname, Nigs, was unconnected to the history of racism. </DIV>
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<DIV>Anne</DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_attr dir=ltr>On Wed, Feb 6, 2019 at 3:57 PM Peter D L
Stansky via Vwoolf <<A>vwoolf@lists.osu.edu</A>> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Thanks Stuart for the mention of the Rudikoff book as
I was involved with its publication. It was published by SPOSS,
the Society for the Promotion of Science and Scholarship and copies
should still be available on Amazon at very low prices. SPOSS also
published my <I>William Morris to Sergeant Pepper </I>which contains a
section on Bloomsbury.</P>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Best to all, Peter</P>
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<DIV>Ref. to Lord Edward Cecil, L1 189. For anything to do with
the aristocracy & VW, it’s worth starting with a rarely referenced,
but excellent book, RUDIKOFF, Sonya, "Ancestral Houses: Virginia Woolf
and the Aristocracy" (1999).</DIV>
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<DIV>Stuart</DIV>
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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=vwoolf@lists.osu.edu>Stuart N. Clarke via
Vwoolf</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 5, 2019 4:24 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=lounsberry@gmail.com>Barbara Lounsberry</A>
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<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vwoolf@lists.osu.edu>vwoolf@lists.osu.edu</A>
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<DIV>Making the grenadier connection is even more persuasive. I
think we might be able to search VW’s connections to the Cecils to find
how close (as it were) she ever got to Lord Edward. Kitty Maxse’s
husband Leo was a brother of Lady Violet, Lord Edward’s wife.</DIV>
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<DIV>Stuart (whose mother was born in Lasswade)</DIV>
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<DIV><B>From:</B> <A title=lounsberry@gmail.com>Barbara Lounsberry</A>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 5, 2019 4:14 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=stuart.n.clarke@btinternet.com>Stuart N.
Clarke</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vwoolf@lists.osu.edu>vwoolf@lists.osu.edu</A>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Stuart:
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<DIV>Thank you for your illuminating (and, to me, very persuasive)
information on Lord Edward Cecil and Edward <SPAN
id=gmail-m_-3769715498468171444:pt.1>Pargiter</SPAN> of <I>The
Years</I>.</DIV>
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<DIV>Your reference to Lord Cecil and the Grenadier Guards makes me wish
to add that I believe Woolf associated Kitty Malone in <I>The Years
</I>with Sir Walter Scott (Woolf's own diary "father"). Kitty's
married name is <SPAN
id=gmail-m_-3769715498468171444:pt.2>Lasswade</SPAN> (name of Scott's
home) and she much prefers the north over Oxford and London. Kitty
is call "The Grenadier." In the British Army, a grenadier was a
member of the first regiment of household infantry. Grenadiers
were specially selected foot soldiers in elite units who threw
grenades. Thus Woolf links Kitty to both Scott and to female
household battle. </DIV>
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<DIV>Hope this adds. No doubt you can add more to this.</DIV>
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<DIV>Barbara <SPAN
id=gmail-m_-3769715498468171444:pt.3>Lounsberry</SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=gmail_attr dir=ltr>On Tue, Feb 5, 2019 at 4:31 AM Stuart N.
Clarke via Vwoolf <<A>vwoolf@lists.osu.edu</A>> wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>You will recall that that’s Eleanor’s nickname for Edward
Pargiter in “The Years” (mentioned 4 times). Apparently, that
was VWS and HN’s name for Nigel (see CUP edn 420 39:13). But why
should that be a nickname for *Edward*?</DIV>
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<DIV>I’ve found a more persuasive inspiration for the nickname.
The family called Lord Edward Cecil, Nigs, although I don’t know
why. Perhaps if I looked up a biography, I would find out.
Anyway, see here from the ODNB:</DIV>
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class="gmail-m_-3769715498468171444gmail-m_3242956020001509359subject-name gmail-m_-3769715498468171444gmail-m_3242956020001509359name"><STRONG>Cecil,
Lord Edward Herbert Gascoyne-</STRONG></SPAN><SPAN> (</SPAN><SPAN
class=gmail-m_-3769715498468171444gmail-m_3242956020001509359date>1867–1918</SPAN><SPAN>),
</SPAN><SPAN
class=gmail-m_-3769715498468171444gmail-m_3242956020001509359ency><SPAN>army
officer and administrator</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>, was born in London on
12 July 1867, the fourth son and sixth of eight children of </SPAN><A
id=gmail-m_-3769715498468171444gmail-m_3242956020001509359ref_odnb-9780198614128-e-32339
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href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.oxforddnb.com_documentId_odnb-2D9780198614128-2De-2D32339&d=DwMF-g&c=aqMfXOEvEJQh2iQMCb7Wy8l0sPnURkcqADc2guUW8IM&r=k1OoytuRmrU4MiIwbI-7ElFohPGR5Vr0JxDyMjG9DsI&m=qyC0djSWGOis3bIRcrZ5AQTDuN0kuzUn86jxKSbvXVU&s=_Dm347sgnWdyczaPMUmROSSnrAT212c-y14fJSB-GsM&e="
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Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, <SPAN
class=gmail-m_-3769715498468171444gmail-m_3242956020001509359name>third
marquess of Salisbury</SPAN> (1830–1903)</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN>,
prime minister, and his wife, </SPAN><SPAN
class=gmail-m_-3769715498468171444gmail-m_3242956020001509359name>Georgina
Caroline (1827–1899)</SPAN><SPAN>, daughter of </SPAN><SPAN
class=gmail-m_-3769715498468171444gmail-m_3242956020001509359name>Sir
Edward Hall Alderson</SPAN><SPAN> and his wife, </SPAN><SPAN
class=gmail-m_-3769715498468171444gmail-m_3242956020001509359name>Georgina
Drewe</SPAN><SPAN>. Known to his family as </SPAN><SPAN
class=gmail-m_-3769715498468171444gmail-m_3242956020001509359name>Nigs</SPAN><SPAN>,
and to friends as </SPAN><SPAN
class=gmail-m_-3769715498468171444gmail-m_3242956020001509359name>Ned</SPAN><SPAN>,
</SPAN><SPAN
class=gmail-m_-3769715498468171444gmail-m_3242956020001509359name>Edward
Cecil</SPAN><SPAN> was educated privately and at Eton College, and was
commissioned in the </SPAN><SPAN
class=gmail-m_-3769715498468171444gmail-m_3242956020001509359name>Grenadier
Guards</SPAN><SPAN> in 1887.</SPAN></DIV>
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