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Letters and miscellaneous papers
1796-1816
Including instructions to constables, 1796; attestation of two enlisted men, 1796; seven letters relating to particular cases 1803-1804, 1810-1816; notes relating to case of trespass on Lord Ribblesd...
Informations and other papers
1813
Including case relating to gaming and drinking on the Sabbath, case of theft of fish, letter concerning tolls
Wakefield House of Correction
1816
Letters relating to office of governor, vacant following death of Mr Straubenzee; receipts for persons committed to gaol
Circular to Postmasters
1784
Notice to send Act for granting additional rates of postage for conveyance of letters and packets
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...
A Word Geography of England
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1970-1973
Correspondence between Harold Orton and Nathalia Wright and the publishers, Seminar Press, regarding the publication of their book, 'A Word Geography of England'. This sub-subseries also contains lett...
Notes: bibliography
c.1914-1968
Files of loose notes, typescripts, correspondence and printed material titled 'Bibliography' prior to arrival at Special Collections. Files include newspaper and journal clippings and printed materia...
General Dialect Related Enquiries
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1929-1971
The larger part of this sub-subseries comprises letters sent to Harold Orton from members of the public, in response to newspaper articles and radio broadcasts on the Survey of English Dialects (SED)....
Academic-Related
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1935-1975
Documents in this sub-subseries relate to Harold Orton's lecture tours and visits in Europe and North America, organised through two particular exchange schemes, and also to temporary (visiting profes...
Bonfire Survey
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
1967-1968
This sub-subseries contains papers relating to a collaborative survey of bonfire customs conducted by the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies at Leeds (IDFLS), and the Department of English at ...
Draft index notes for Leeds University Romany Catalogue (published 1962)
c.1960
Paper index notecards likely used in the process of drafting and arranging the contents of the 'Leeds University Romany Catalogue,' published for the Brotherton Collection in 1962. [Descriptions o...