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Women's Domestic Crafts in Thornaby
Schrut, Judith Lynne
1977
M.A. thesis written in four parts. The first provides background material to the study, including introductory remarks, some historical background to women's domestic crafts and a discussion of method...
Housekeeping and Associated Customs
1961-1982
This subseries contains items on housekeeping and domestic customs. The subjects represented include general housekeeping and domestic arrangements, fires and ovens, lighting, milk foods (i.e. butter ...
Posser (Laundry)
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1964
Mrs. Chapman with posser and tub for washing clothes, outside her home, Sedbusk ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1151.
Dolly (Laundry)
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1964
Mrs. Chapman and Mr. Chapman with dolly and tub for washing clothes, outside their home, Sedbusk ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1150.
Lace Specimens
Slinn, Gillian A
3 June 1964
Specimens of Nottingham lace. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1391 and LAVC/PHO/P1392.
B: Livelihood and Household Support
1951-1982
This series contains items largely relating to traditional occupations and industries, and home economics.
Clothes Washing
[1970s]
Copy of a photograph dating from the late-19th/early-20th century of four women seated around a metal wash-tub washing clothes. A young girl stands with them.
Women of the Rhondda Valleys Between the Wars
Crook, Rosemary
1980
M.A. study of the women of the Rhondda Valleys and their roles as wife, mother and neighbour, on both a practical level in terms of physical comfort and support, and on an abstract level in terms of p...
West Midlands Responses: Book VIII, Part 3
[1960s]
Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VIII, Part 3: Visitors. Includes questions VIII.3.1 Come in - VIII.3.7 Do you remember?
SED Word Map (Yorkshire): Rubbish
[Mid 1950s-1960s]
Experimental printed word map of Yorkshire, completed in ms. and with SED localities numbered, for SED question V.1.15, Rubbish. The map shows the distribution of the responses Rubbish, Kelter, Kelter...