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Total number of records: 79

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture77
Brotherton Collection2
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections2

Count of Subject

SubjectCount
folklore1
gypsies1
traditional societies1

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Derbyshire79
England79
Bamford11
Burbage11
Charlesworth11
Kniveton11
Stonebroom11
Sutton-On-The-Hill11
Youlgreave11
Cumbria1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)77
Tom11
William11
Woolley, Thomas W11
Belfield, George9
Hullard, Joe7
Birds, Thomas6
Derwent, Fred6
Driver, Mr Jack6
Smith, Bill6

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 18001
From 190078

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B. "Lying tales, drolls and Clods tales."

1919-1924

Exercise book of handwritten accounts of tales of Appy Boswell and Lander Lee, [Smith] collected from various sources, (Lee, Smith and Boswell families) mainly around the Derbyshire area during period...

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T.W. Thompson Collection (Gypsy and Traveller related tales and research material)

Thompson, Thomas William

c.1890 -1964

Manuscript and research notes made by T. W Thompson of tales recounted by Gypsies and Travellers and information gathered during these encounters, (notes on language, customs, familial connections, bi...

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Charlesworth Response Book - 8Db1
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Charlesworth Response Book - 8Db1

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

12 Oct 1955 - 18 Oct 1955

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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Charlesworth Response Book - 8Db1
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Book I: The Farm [Charlesworth Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

12 Oct 1955 - 18 Oct 1955

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

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Book II: Farming [Charlesworth Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

12 Oct 1955 - 18 Oct 1955

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

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Charlesworth Response Book - 8Db1
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Book III: Animals [Charlesworth Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

12 Oct 1955 - 18 Oct 1955

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

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Book IV: Nature [Charlesworth Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

12 Oct 1955 - 18 Oct 1955

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

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Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Charlesworth Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

12 Oct 1955 - 18 Oct 1955

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

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Book VI: The Human Body [Charlesworth Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

12 Oct 1955 - 18 Oct 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.

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Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Charlesworth Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

12 Oct 1955 - 18 Oct 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to numbers, time and the weather.

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Book VIII: Social Activities [Charlesworth Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

12 Oct 1955 - 18 Oct 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to social activities.

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Book IX: States, Actions, Relations [Charlesworth Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

12 Oct 1955 - 18 Oct 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to states, actions and relations.

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