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Antrobus Soul-Caking Play
1975
This file contains a photocopy of a typed and edited transcript of a film of the Antrobus Soul-Caking Play, made in 1975 by Leeds University Television Service, 15 leaves. Two copies of the transcript...
Sheffield Christmas Carols
[1970s]
This file contains photocopies of ms. and printed carol texts and tunes, collected by Ian Russell from informants in the Sheffield area, especially Lol Loy (i.e. Lawrence Loy) of Wadsley. The photocop...
West Midlands Responses: Book VI, Part 14
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VI, Part 14: Clothing. Includes questions VI.14.1 Bonnet - VI.14.13 Trousers/Breeches.
Essex, Middlesex and London Responses: Book I
[1960s]
Collated responses from locations in Essex, Middlesex and London to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Questionnaire Book I: The Farm. Missing questions I.1.1, I.1.3, and I.1.4.
Sound Recordings, [West Yorkshire]
Green, Anthony E (1943-)
1964-1966
Unedited Field Master tape. Male sings and plays the ukulele, [2 unidentified songs]. [Tr. 11] Female and mixed chorus sing 'Pratty Flowers' and [ 'Old Tommy Nobbler']. [Tr. 12] Male sings 'The ...
Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire
Russell, Ian
December 1970
Assembled company singing carols in the Castle pub, Bolsterstone, accompanied on the piano. Pianist's name not identified. Recorded on 13 December 1970[Tr. 1]. Further sessions in the same location re...
Märchen
1980-1981
This file contains Claude Luttrell's paper on folk-tale elements in 'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight', reprinted from 'Studies in Philology', volume LXXVII, number 2 (Spring 1981), pp. 105-127; and By...
SED Word Map: Left-Handed
[1960s-mid 1970s]
Experimental printed word map for SED question VI.7.13, Left-handed, mapping responses Car-(handed), Click(y)-(handed), Coochy-(handed), Cuddy-(handed) and Kay-(handed). A note at the base of the map ...
Maori Folk Literature 1
Dewes, Koro
1974
This file contains photocopies of two typed papers by Koro Dewes, being 'Maori Literature: A Tentative Framework for Study' ( Victoria University of Wellington, Department of Anthropology and Maori), ...
Yorkshire Abbeys
Taylor, Alfred
1963
This file contains articles from Alfred Taylor's 'Bygone Abbeys of Yorkshire'/ 'Abbeys and Priories of Yorkshire'/ 'Bygone Abbeys and Priories of Yorkshire' series, published in and extracted from the...
Historical Events
1969-1975
This file contains Theo Brown's pamphlet, 'Trojans in the West Country' (St. Peter Port: Toucan Press, 1970), 16 pp.; L. V. Grinsell's pamphlet on the folklore of Stanton Drew (St. Peter Port: Toucan ...
[Lists of Forms]
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[1960s]
This file contains papers which record the different word forms collected at different locations, and in different counties, on a single sheet or set of sheets. The recordings all appear to have been ...