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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1946-1970
Harold Orton's preliminary enquiries of academic, charitable and commercial trusts regarding Research Awards/sponsorship to support the work of fieldworkers and editorial team members. Those organisat...
General Administration
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1948-1968
This sub-subseries contains documents relating both to general University administration, and to Harold Orton's day-to-day co-ordination of the Survey of English Dialects (SED). This includes receipts...
C: Communications and Trade
1963-1976
This series contains items relating to communications by land and sea, including horse-drawn vehicles; and trading and dealing, including fairs and markets.
Trade
1964-1976
This subseries contains items relating to different aspects of trade. The subject matter largely includes trading and dealing, and fairs and markets. Alongside general items relating to trade, the sub...
Classes of the Community
1972
This subseries, comprising a single file only, contains Christopher Sykes' article, 'The Last of the Wold Rangers', extracted from 'Country Life' (31 August 1972), pp. 504-505. The article focusses on...
Social Questions
[1960s-1970s]
This subseries, comprising one file only, contains items relating to labour and industrial unrest. This includes an ms. account, compiled from an original ms. source, of a Luddite attack on Cartwright...
Innovations in Joinery and Carpentry
Akin, Michael L
1980
M.A. study with sections on historical origins, the changing concept of joinery, innovation, definitions of the terms carpenter and joiner, changes in practices, tools and tool traditions, materials, ...
Folklore and Traditions of the Railway Industry - With Special Reference to Doncaster
Mellors, David
1967
M.A. study on the occupational lore and language of the railway industry. Following an introductory chapter describing the railway town of Doncaster, the second chapter examines the oral traditions of...
Cheese-Making in Yorkshire
Chilcott, Margot C
1974
A dissertation on cheese-making in Yorkshire, with particular reference to farmhouse methods employed in the Swaledale area of the county. The study is divided into six chapters. The first provides ...
The History and Folk Life of the Somerset Coalfield
Day, Michael Patrick
1974
A study detailing the history and past working traditions of the Somerset coalfields, with particular reference to collieries at Kilmersdon and Writhlington.
Mining in the Worsley Area of Lancashire
Taylor, Ruth
1974
A dissertation on customs, traditions and beliefs connected with the coal mining industry in the Worsley area of Lancashire, based on printed sources and interviews with four miners. Its sections pres...
The Leeds Wash-Houses: A Study of Urban Folk Life
Wilson, Janet Elizabeth
1976
A study of wash-houses in Leeds, based on information gathered from official handbooks and annual reports, newspaper articles and interviews with women using wash-houses (some also conducted in their ...