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Regional Social Histories
1969-1982
This subseries contains items relating largely to the social history of specific areas, including details of folk custom. Of the subseries' eight component parts, six are photocopies of original manus...
Folk Tales
1964-1981
This subseries contains items relating to aspects and types of folktales. The subject matter includes folk tales generally, Maori folk literature, African folktales, Gaelic storytelling and folktales,...
Verse
[1960s-1970s]
This subseries contains items relating to verse and folk poetry. The subject matter includes British monologues; long narrative verse including 'Beowulf' and other Old English poetry; copies of pages ...
Riddles
1960-1978
This subseries contains papers on riddles, and their themes and variations, including a paper by Peter Nalder on the Archer Taylor riddle index, papers by Stewart Sanderson chiefly on Scottish riddles...
Proverbs, Sayings and Expressions
1964-1979
This subseries contains items relating to proverbs, maxims and common expressions. It includes correspondence collected from informants in the Potteries region (Staffordshire) on proverbs and sayings ...