Bonfire Survey

Description

This sub-subseries contains papers relating to a collaborative survey of bonfire customs conducted by the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies at Leeds (IDFLS), and the Department of English at University College, London (UCL). The survey was probably conducted as part of the Folk Life Survey. The papers include typed and photocopied copies of covering letters outlining the survey and Annual Bonfires questionnaires A and B; ms. and typed lists of informants, including untraced contacts; photocopies of typed transcripts of responses collected for the survey by UCL; ms. and typed responses to the survey collected by the IDFLS in Northern England; draft maps showing seasonal bonfires in England completed by Stewart Sanderson; photocopied press cuttings on the survey; ms. and typed correspondence between Sanderson and informants responding to the survey; and further photocopies of survey items collected by UCL, accompanied by a covering letter from James Stewart (Department of English,
UCL).


The aim of the survey was to collect information about regional patterns of bonfire customs, and to present the results in map form. It was intended that the maps would eventually form part of a projected 'European Atlas of Folklore and Ethnology'.


The copy survey responses supplied by UCL include responses from England, Scotland, Ireland and Malta. There is also a file of responses from members of Old Cornwall Societies.

Provenance

All copy survey responses bear unique identification numbers running B1-B309 (England), OCS/1-8 (Old Cornwall Societies), B/S/1-7 (Scotland), B/I/1-8 (Ireland), and B/M/1 (Malta). Some UCL copy responses appear to be either missing or not sent, as the following identification numbers are not included in the sequence: B14-15, B18, B23, B32, B36, B65, B72, B86, B95, B102-3, B105, B112, B151-3, B218, B221, B234, B297. B128 was superseded by OCS/1-8.

System of arrangement

Files of copy survey items from UCL retain their original numerical order, according to identification numbers previously assigned.

Access and usage

Reproduction

Access

This catalogue title or description may contain terminology and phrases that would now be considered unacceptable. Where present these original terms continue to be included to preserve historical accuracy and provide social and historical context.

Material in this collection is in copyright. Photocopies or digital images can only be supplied by the Library for research or private study within the terms of copyright legislation. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain the copyright holder's permission to reproduce for any other purpose. Guidance is available on tracing copyright status and ownership.

Related material

Further items relating to this survey, including a report on the survey and maps drafted by Carolyn Molloy-Morley are held at LAVC/FLF/9/2/2 and LAVC/SRP/3/1/003.

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