Student Research Papers

Description

The items in this subfonds present original research in Folklore and Folklife Studies, English Language and Dialectology. The subject areas covered include custom and belief, traditional narratives, traditional song, instrumental music, drama and dance, children's traditions, dialect, material culture, work techniques and crafts. The geographical focus is primarily British, but research undertaken by overseas students studying aspects of the folklore/folklife of their native countries is also included (principally, within Africa, Europe and North America). Such work was completed by students studying at the University of Leeds, or gathered from scholars studying elsewhere (some of whom drew on the archival resources of the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies). Many (but not all) of the studies contain photographs of informants and localities, printed items, drawings and maps.

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System of arrangement

The subfonds has been arranged in the following series:

- Postgraduate Theses and Dissertations

- Undergraduate Dissertations

- Coursework

- Non-Institute Theses and Dissertations

Access and usage

Reproduction

Access

The theses and dissertations in this subfonds are available for consultation in the searchroom of Special Collections, University of Leeds, by all bona fide researchers. Conditions relating to access and use have, in a number of cases, been applied to particular items by individual depositors. These are noted within the relevant individual records.

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

A comparable collection of folklore and dialect theses, dissertations and projects is held in the Archives of Cultural Tradition, National Centre for English Cultural Tradition, University of Sheffield (http://www.shef.ac.uk/english/natcect/archives/index.html).



Accompanying fieldwork sound recordings, held on gramophone disc, quarter-inch open reel and compact audiocassette tape formats, are retained within the series LAVC/SRE/A and LAVC/SRE/D.

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