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Total number of records: 35

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
culture30
english language - dialects22
community life20
occupations17
agriculture11
manners and customs11
nature11
animals10
folk music10
folklore9

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)6
Houck, Charles L4
Green, Anthony E (1943-)3
Siporin, Rae Lee3
Barry, Michael V (1935-)2
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)2
(Charlie)1
Aldous, Leonard1
Banks, William1
Barrett, Frank1

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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SED Word Map: Left-Handed
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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 ...

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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), ...

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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...

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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 ...

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[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 ...

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