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Total number of records: 1299

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Archives1298
Books and printed items1

Count of Subject

SubjectCount
community life29
culture29
education29
english language - dialects29
almanacs, english1
dialect literature, english1

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
England1298
Lincolnshire165
Lancashire121
Yorkshire110
Northumberland99
Derbyshire77
Buckinghamshire66
Cumberland66
Durham66
Warwickshire66

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1299
William19
(Bill)14
Billy11
Brothwell, William Richard11
Davidson, Albert11
Dyer, Stacey George11
Eggleston, William11
Hutt, Francis11
Scaife, Joe11

Archive Print Item

Yorkshire pudding olmenack : a mixture of early Yorkshire almanacs

Dyson, Ben; Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1974]

Photoreprints.

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Lowick Response Book - 1Nb1

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

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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Book I: The Farm [Lowick Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

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

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Book II: Farming [Lowick Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

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

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Book III: Animals [Lowick Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

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

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Book IV: Nature [Lowick Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

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 [Lowick Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

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 [Lowick Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

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 [Lowick Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

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 [Lowick Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

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 [Lowick Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

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

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Notes [Lowick Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

Notes section at the rear of the Lowick response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes phonetic notes on the dialect of the locality.

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