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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[1968-1978]
This subseries comprises papers relating to the drafting and editing of the text for 'The Linguistic Atlas of England' (LAE), in preparation for publication. It includes Harold Orton's and Stewart San...
The Bassingham Morris Text
[1970s]
This file contains a photocopy of an ms. recording of a Plough Monday play text used by the Bassingham Morris Dancers ( Bassingham, Lincolnshire) in 1896. The text includes illustrations of the charac...
Approaches to the Analysis of Folksong Texts
Sebeok, Thomas Albert (1920-2001)
1959
This file contains a photocopy of Seboek's article discussing the analytical comparison of folk songs from different cultures, and taking Cheremis (i.e. Mari) song texts as an example.
Mumming: Play Texts, Etc.
Millington, Peter T
[1960s-1970s]
This file contains photocopied and typed papers, produced and collected by Peter Millington, on mumming and mummers' plays, with particular reference to Nottinghamshire. (In the following list, a coun...
Folklife Survey - Uppsala
Landsmåls- och folkminnesarkivet i Uppsala
[1960s]
Photocopies of typescript folklife questionnaires [Swedish text], selected English translations of some of these questionnaires, and the Uppsala folklife classification scheme [English text].
Traditional Tunes: A Collection of Ballad Airs Chiefly Obtained in Yorkshire and the South of Scotland: Together with their Appropriate Words from Broadsides and from Oral Tradition
Kidson, Frank (1855-1926)
[1960s-1970s]
This file contains a photocopy of Frank Kidson's compilation of ballad texts and tunes, largely collected in Yorkshire and Southern Scotland, published Oxford: Chas. Taphouse & Son, 1891 (xvi, 17-174 ...
Songs of Frank Weatherill
Weatherill, Frank (1892-1974)
[1967]
This file contains photocopies of texts and tunes for songs in the repertoire of Frank Weatherill of Danby, North Yorkshire. These include the typed text of 'Beside the Bonnie Hawthorn', with a photoc...
The Linguistic Atlas of England
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1960-1980
This subfonds contains papers relating to the preparation, editing and publication of text and maps for 'The Linguistic Atlas of England' (LAE). It includes editorial notes and papers; ms. and typescr...
Editor's Papers
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
[1968]-1978
This series comprises ms. and typescript editorial notes and other papers relating to editorial meetings; ms. and typescript drafts of texts; experimental and draft 'The Linguistic Atlas of England' (...
Ballad
[1960s-1970s]
This sub-subseries contains items on the ballad, and includes ballad texts, comparative studies and papers by Emily Lyle on 'Thomas the Rhymer'.
Folklife Survey - Lund
[Institute for Folk Life Studies, Lund]
1968-1969
Photocopies of student (typescript) dissertations and seminar papers deposited in the Folklivsarkivet i Lund[Lund Folklife Archive], covering a wide range of Swedish folklore and folklife topics [Swed...
Folk Song: General
1959-1981
This file contains typed song texts for 'Ah'm an O'wd Age Penshoner' (provenance unknown); a photocopy of the text and tune for 'Charley of Armor', collected from Captain Shields by Geoff Wood, from a...