Fieldwork and Research
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Details
Type of record: Archive
Title: Fieldwork and Research
Classmark: LAVC/STA/1/2
Creator(s): Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
Date(s): 1962-1978
Size and medium: 2 boxes [1 part] with 19 files of ms., typed and photocopied papers.
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/409854
Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Description
Papers relating to Stewart Sanderson's research activities during his time as Director of the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS). Sanderson's interests appear to have been varied, with the LAVC papers relating to research into riddles, traditional fishing methods, the Cottingley fairies and contemporary legends. The content of this particular subseries relates largely to research activities undertaken on behalf of the Institute, including two surveys into folk custom apparently conducted as part of the Folk Life Survey proposed in 1959 by Professors Orton and Jeffares.
System of arrangement
The subseries has been arranged into the following sub-subseries:
- Easter Egg Survey
- Compton Mackenzie
- Gypsies
- Bonfire Survey
- Wordmap Series
Access and usage
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