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Coracle Fishermen

[1970s]

Two coracle fishermen demonstrating how to row and fish with coracles on the River Towy at Carmarthen. The fishermen are pulling a net through the water between their two coracles, watched by a crowd ...

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Academic Correspondence File 102

1966

Reports on Institute. Two typescript reports on the Survey of English Dialects for the session 1965-1966. 1 file. 1966

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Academic Correspondence File 119

1966

Wright, Peter. Ms., and photocopied responses to Peter Wright’s Fishing Questionnaire; and a draft version of the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies Fishing Questionnaire (1966) with Stanley...

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Reports on Mumming from the Industrial West Riding and Nottinghamshire

Green, Anthony E (1943-)

1966

This file contains a typed paper by Tony Green giving information on mumming plays collected by himself and Mary Greenwald in West Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. This includes information collected fr...

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General Administration File 4

1963-1966

Papers and correspondence relating to applications for and appointments to the positions of Editorial Assistant and Research Assistant for the Survey of English Dialects. 1 file. 1963-1966.

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Language Papers

Strevens, Peter

1961-1966

This file contains a typed draft version of a paper for a Festschrift for Daniel Jones, 'Phonetics, Applied Linguistics, and Other Components of Language-Teaching' (1961), 15 leaves; a typed working d...

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Academic Correspondence File 67

1966-1969

Kirwin, William. Correspondence between Harold Orton and William Kirwin regarding research in Newfoundland regional language, and the Dictionary of Newfoundland English. 1 file. 1966-1969.

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Academic Correspondence File 12

1966-1967

"Kansas (1967) - Prof. Kinkade”. Correspondence between Harold Orton and Professor M. Dale Kinkade of the University of Kansas, regarding his accommodation. 1 file. 1966-1967.

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Printed Items Accession List

[1970-1980]

One empty file, including on its front cover a ms. list (in pencil) of printed items to be accessioned, with accession numbers assigned. The date range for these items is 1962-1966.

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Academic Correspondence File 43

1966-1968

Eagleson, Robert D. Correspondence between Harold Orton and Robert D. Eagleston of the Australian Language Research Centre regarding the latter’s visit to Leeds. 1 file. 1966-1968.

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Academic Correspondence File 59

1960-1966

Hirooka, Hideo. Correspondence between Harold Orton and Hideo Hirooka regarding the latter’s visit to Leeds, the periodical Anglica, and updates on the Survey of English Dialects. 1 file. 1960-1966.

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Academic Correspondence File 9

1965-1966

"(1965) Kansas Miscellaneous Correspondents”. Correspondence between Harold Orton and Malvern Van Wyk Smith, Floyd Horowitz, W. Paden and Robert Georges of the University of Kansas.1 file. 1965-1966...

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