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community life14
culture13
nature13
manners and customs12
occupations12
agriculture10
animals10
english language - dialects9
food9
home8

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Tammivaara, Irmeli5
Baldwin, John R2
Cook, R. G.2
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
Powell, Herbert Thomas2
Warby, George2
Warby, Olive2
Adcock, Mr1
Agar, Arthur1
Agg, Albert1

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

Cook, Catherine

[March 1971]

Recordings made in Middlesmoor. Male informant tells the story of George Sunter selling two dogs at Richmond market; male informant tells the story of the horse Stockton Maggie; the Devil appearing to...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for North Yorkshire locations 6Y3-8. The majority of the original recordings were made by Stanley Ellis, in 1952 and 1955. Harol...

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Sound Recordings, Salop and Staffordshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Barry, Michael V (1935-)

[1966-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Salop locations 11Sa9-11, and Staffordshire 12St1-4. The original recordings were made in 1955 and 1966. The date when this ...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

July 1975

[Collector announcement]; Etheldrida Thompson, recorded in Witchford on the 14 July 1975; gives biographical details; employment as a nurse housemaid in Cambridge; parlour maid in Peterborough; [colle...

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Sound Recordings, Somerset

Palmer, Kingsley

c. 1968-1969

[Collector announcement]; Fred Patten talks about a Devil's Stone; the local church; egg shackling (children's game); Oak Apple Day; local curses and Barrington Hill; protection against the Devil; bat...

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Housekeeping - General

1965-1980

This file contains items relating to housekeeping and domestic arrangements, and associated customs. This includes a photocopy of Edith Martin's 'Do You Know Cornwall?: Chips and Shavings from a Corni...

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Sound Recordings, Devon

Stigell, Ossi

1976

[Collector announcement]; Mr. Oldridge of Sampford Peverell talks about his work as a greenkeeper; farming and the changes brought about through mechanisation; the village's changing population; his f...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

July 1974

[Collector announcement]; Mary Dawson, recorded in Doddington on the 8 July 1974; recollects her childhood in Doddington; marriage; children; skating matches; changes to the village; trandling for bir...

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Sound Recordings, Bedfordshire

Shaw, David H

1955-1956

Harry Scott [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A746r], recorded in Billington; sings 'I Wish I was Single Again'; talks about Fred Henley. [Tr. 1] Fred Henley and his wife, Mrs. Fred Henley, recorded in ...

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Sheffield Dialect Words

Ellin, Thomas R

1929-1934

Four notebooks of the address book variety, with A-Z thumb tabs down the right-hand side, containing collections of Sheffield dialect words. The first, bearing the words Where is it in gold lettering ...

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Trams, Railways and Boats

1967-1973

This file contains items on forms of travel, including James Edward Holroyd's article on tramcars, extracted from 'Country Life' (7 December 1967), p. 1490; an ms. postcard from Jeremy Godwin to Stewa...

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Sound Recordings, Warwickshire

Wharton, Colin S

1967-1968

Jack Bury, recorded in Winderton; talks about harvesting methods - fagging, tying sheaves and leaving to stand for three bells (i.e. three Sundays); discusses a ?sheppick (hay fork); labour force on t...

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