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Concert Party
[1970s]
Copy of a photographic postcard dating from around 1916/1917, of an all-female concert party group dressed in pierrot-like costumes. The women are thought to be Miss Lena Ashwell's Concert Party (poss...
Dialect Lectures and Research
Wakelin, Martyn F
1963 - 1985
This subseries contains documents, ephemera and correspondence between Martyn Wakelin and various parties regarding his lectures, research and published articles into dialect and language.
Sound Recording, Oxfordshire
Harrop, Peter K
2 December 1978
[Collector announcement]; Bampton Mummers performing their Christmas play in Bampton Village Hall. Announcement at the end for Bampton Morris Dancers' party.
Jubilee Celebrations (Preston Guild)
22 April 1974
Copy of a photograph taken in 1952 of a street scene in Preston (Lancashire), showing a street party, organised by the Preston Guild, with children seated at long tables.
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Mitchell, Elspeth Anne
Nov 28 1979 - Dec 05 1979
Children recorded at Headingley Primary School, Leeds, describing and demonstrating a number of playground games, including chasing games, skipping rhymes and ball games; also games played away from s...
Cornwall Research and Lectures
Wakelin, Martyn F
1963 - 1980
This subseries contains documents, ephemera and correspondence between Martyn Wakelin and various parties on his research and work into Cornwall and it's history and dialect. Including fieldwork, manu...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Tingewick, Buckinghamshire
Nov 1957
[Side 1] Frank talks about badger baiting, recalls one time when he and gang of thirty villagers caught four badgers, recalls dogs he has kept, describes incident when he and dog were attacked by sows...
Sound Recording,
Holloway, Charles
30 December 1978
The collector's parents, Mr. C. R. P. Holloway and Mrs. W. J. Holloway discuss family Christmas traditions - games, children's parties, belief in Santa Claus, Christmas walks, skating on Boxing Day, h...
Sound Recordings, Lincolnshire
Sutton, Diane
2 Jan 1979 - 4 Jan 1979
Marjorie Sutton [collector's grandmother] and Irvin Sutton [collector's father] discuss pig-killing at Christmas; Lincoln butter market - travelling from Wragby to sell produce; Christmas parties - ga...
Sound Recording,
Gebarowicz, Anita
December 1978
[Collector announcement, followed by gap in recording of c. 50 seconds]; collector's mother describes a typical Polish Christmas Eve - traditional food dishes for Christmas supper, decorating the tree...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Wilson, David L
11 December 1971
Allison Cooke and Janet Stern, recorded in Leeds, talking about American university and college campus folklore: rumour; freshman initiation; homecoming games; May Day weekend; Greek Weekend; Greek Si...
The Evil Eye: Towards an Exhaustive Study
Lykiardopoulos, Amica
1979
M.A. study which discusses the belief that a glance can damage life and property, with sections on the action of casting the Evil Eye, protection from it, and the process of cure of the affected party...