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Total number of records: 107

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culture50
english language - dialects37
community life33
occupations22
nature19
animals15
education15
food15
play15
agriculture14

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England39
Salop (Shropshire)21
Eccleston11
Kinnersley11
Lancashire11
All Stretton1
Blackawton1
Chirbury1
Clun1
Devon1

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Sykes, Donald Richard21
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)19
Halton, Tom9
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)9
Jackson, Allbert6
Marsden, Tom5
Smith, Fred5
Houck, Charles L4
Howard, George4
Reynolds, Albert4

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Eccleston Response Book - 5La11

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

20 Mar 1954 - 26 Mar 1954

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Kinnersley Response Book - 11Sa5
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Kinnersley Response Book - 11Sa5

Sykes, Donald Richard

16 May 1956 - 25 May 1956

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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West Midlands Responses: Book IX, Part 11

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book IX, Part 11: Pronouns: Reflexive. Includes questions IX.11.1 Wash myself - IX.11.5 Enough.

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West Midlands Responses: Book VI, Part 5

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VI, Part 5: The Mouth. Includes questions VI.5.11 Eat - VI.5.19 Tune.

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West Midlands Responses: Book IV, Part 5

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book IV, Part 5: Wild Animals. Includes questions IV.5.1 Mice/Mouse - IV.5.11 Fox.

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Kinlet Response Book - 11Sa11
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Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Kinlet Response Book]

Sykes, Donald Richard

7 Dec 1954 - 9 Dec 1954

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the house and housekeeping.

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Eccleston Response Book - 5La11
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Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Eccleston Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

20 Mar 1954 - 26 Mar 1954

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the house and housekeeping.

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Kinnersley Response Book - 11Sa5
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Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Kinnersley Response Book]

Sykes, Donald Richard

16 May 1956 - 25 May 1956

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the house and housekeeping. The answers of informant Albert Reynolds recorded by fieldworker Donald Sykes i...

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Fairies, Folklore, and Supernatural Animals

1963-1978

This file contains items relating to fairies, folklore and supernatural animals. This includes a photocopy of the introduction to an article on Robert Kirk's 'The Secret Common-wealth', from the 'Scot...

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Interview Index Cards

Wilson, David L

Oct 25 1971 - Apr 22 1972

Typed index cards for six interviews (numbered as interviews no.1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9). Includes informant names and the dates of the interviews.

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Eccleston Response Book - 5La11
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Book I: The Farm [Eccleston Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

20 Mar 1954 - 26 Mar 1954

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Tom Halton recorded by fieldworker Stanley Ellis in the International P...

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Weston Rhyn Response Book - 11Sa1
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Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Weston Rhyn Response Book]

Sykes, Donald Richard

2 Nov 1954 - 3 Nov 1954

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the house and housekeeping.

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