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Letter and Tape Index Card for Orton Tape
Wilson, H R
18 Mar 1975
Typed letter from H. R. Wilson to Stewart Sanderson regarding Harold Orton's death and notifying that he sending over a tape of Orton's Dearness Memorial Lecture. Also included is the original index c...
Plough Monday
Green, Anthony E (1943-)
1982
This file contains a typed letter from Tony Green to the Editor of the 'Times', concerning a letter to that newspaper from Mr. J. W. Swillington regarding Plough Monday and the traditional drama assoc...
IDFLS Lists of Theses etc. - Correspondence
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-); Drury, Susan
1971-1987
The letters in this file comprise enquiries regarding the purchase of Stewart Sanderson's 'Catalogue of Theses and Dissertations in Folk Life Studies in the University of Leeds 1961-1970', and request...
Academic Correspondence File 16
1973
"Letters Copied to Prof O”. Letters copied to Harold Orton, and some original correspondence, from Clive Upton and between Harold Orton and Susan Powell regarding phonological maps for the Linguisti...
Correspondence
Penhallurick, Robert J (1956-)
1991
Letter from Robert Penhallurick asking Stanley Ellis to be a referee in support of his application for the post of Director of the Institute of Cornish Studies in Exeter, dated May 22nd 1991. A copy o...
Academic Correspondence File 55
1943-1971
Halliday, Wilfrid J. Correspondence between Harold Orton and Wilfrid J. Halliday including Halliday’s letter to Irene Petch regarding a dialect poem, and Irene Petch’s letter to the Yorkshire Dial...
Easter Egg Survey
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-); Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
1962-1963
This sub-subseries includes typed and photocopied questionnaires and covering letters, and ms. and typed responses, to the Folk Life Survey questionnaire on Easter Egg traditions. The survey appears t...
General Dialect-Related Enquiries File 7
1963-1968
"SED Queries”. Letters between Harold Orton and various correspondents regarding the publication and availability of the Survey of English Dialects Basic Material volumes. 1 file. 1963-1968.
Proverbs and Sayings of the Potteries
1964-1965
This file contains a series of ms. correspondence with Stewart Sanderson from informants in the Potteries (i.e. the Stoke-on-Trent area), in response to articles in the 'Hanley Daily Sentinel' and the...
Academic Correspondence File 23
1971-1975
Misc. Correspondence from George Brendan Adams regarding a survey of Irish language/dialects; and a letter from [K.] Armstrong in Cumbrian [Lazonby] dialect. 1 file. 1971-1975.
Animal Sports: Correspondence
1963-1964
This file contains a typed letter [?from Stewart Sanderson] to Mrs. E. Fieldhouse acknowledging her sending audiotapes on cock-fighting to the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS) (5 Jun...
Correspondence
1969-1981
Letters to and from Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS) archivists Joyce Salmona(archivist in 1969), Margaret Jackson(1971-1976), Brenda Neale(1976-1978) and Susan Drury(1978-1981). The...