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Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)3
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Dixon, Beverley Anne1
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West Midlands Responses: Book VII, Part 7

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VII, Part 7: Coins. Includes questions VII.7.1 Halfpenny/Halfpennyworth - VII.7.10 Gold.

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Smithfield Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market, Manchester

Sutton, Carole

1971

A study of Smithfield Market in Manchester, with sections on the production and transmission of goods to the wholesaler, imported produce, the ports and importers, the Liverpool auctions, home grown p...

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The Linguistic Atlas of England - Survey of English Dialects

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1967-1972

This file includes copy and original correspondence between Stewart Sanderson, Harold Orton, Stanley Ellis and others regarding the LAE Committee and LAE Editorial Committee, and agendas and minutes o...

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The Effect of Tourism on a Highland Culture: A Study of Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan

Fisher, Nora M M

1976

A dissertation comprising five chapters. The first presents a brief history and description of the village of Kilchoan on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula. The second describes the old culture of the villag...

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Fieldworkers' Expense Books

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1949-1965

This file contains notebooks belonging to Harold Orton and Stanley Ellis, recording expenses incurred during fieldwork trips for the Survey of English Dialects (SED). Orton's expense books cover the...

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Proposals for the Computerisation of the Survey of English Dialects

Keil, Gerald C

1967-1976

This file contains papers relating to Keil's proposals for the computerisation of Survey of English Dialects (SED) data, to provide a concordance and index to all data; to provide a means for the swif...

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The Traditional Cookery of a Yorkshire Housewife

Starkey, Helen

1977

A study of one Yorkshire woman's cooking and baking traditions, and her use of recipes and methods of cooking passed on to her from her mother and grandmother. The study begins with a brief section on...

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The Irish in Manchester

Dolan, Bernadette

1980

An introductory history of the Irish migrants to England, and in particular to Manchester, based on the collector's interviews with her father and one other Irish descendant living in the city.

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Innovations in Joinery and Carpentry

Akin, Michael L

1980

M.A. study with sections on historical origins, the changing concept of joinery, innovation, definitions of the terms carpenter and joiner, changes in practices, tools and tool traditions, materials, ...

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The Leeds Wash-Houses: A Study of Urban Folk Life

Wilson, Janet Elizabeth

1976

A study of wash-houses in Leeds, based on information gathered from official handbooks and annual reports, newspaper articles and interviews with women using wash-houses (some also conducted in their ...

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Correspondence - General

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1964-1979

Although separated into two physical file folders, these files were originally held as two folders within a single filing-cabinet file. The first file was originally housed in a folder labelled Dialec...

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Swaledale Boundary Dispute and Other Papers

1859-1869

Original ms. papers, in multiple hands. The principle manuscript in this file (23 leaves) relates to a 19th century boundary dispute in Swaledale. The dispute relates to the enclosure of lands in the ...

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