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Total number of records: 381
Count of Collection group
Top 10: Subject
Top 10: People and organisations
| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Sanderson, Stewart (1924-) | 14 |
| University of Leeds. Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies | 8 |
| Lloyd Weedon, Trevor | 7 |
| Green, Anthony E (1943-) | 6 |
| Bailey, Charles James N | 3 |
| Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009) | 3 |
| Weatherill, Frank (1892-1974) | 3 |
| Archive of Folk Song (U.S.) | 2 |
| British Association For the Advancement of Science | 2 |
| English Folk Dance and Song Society | 2 |
A: Settlement and Dwelling
1859-1982
This series contains collected items intended for reference and research into human settlements and dwellings. The subject matter largely includes types of settlement, historic remains of settlements,...
B: Livelihood and Household Support
1951-1982
This series contains items largely relating to traditional occupations and industries, and home economics.
C: Communications and Trade
1963-1976
This series contains items relating to communications by land and sea, including horse-drawn vehicles; and trading and dealing, including fairs and markets.
E: Human Life: Social Customs and Rites of Passage
1962-1980
This series includes items relating to various aspects of human life and the human life cycle. The subject matter includes the human body, childhood, and customs and beliefs associated with birth, mar...
F: Nature
1947-1981
This series contains items on subjects relating to the natural world, including folklore and terminology. The subject matter largely covers weatherlore, natural formations and the landscape, and plant...
G: Folk Medicine
1962-1978
This series contains items relating to traditional medicine. The subject matter largely covers kinds of treatments and cures, in particular cures for warts.
H: Calendar Customs
1962-1981
This series contains items relating to the celebration of calendar days and annual festivals, and related customs and traditions.
Principles and Methods
[1964-1981]
This subseries includes printed and photocopied papers relating to the principles and practice of research into various aspects of folklore and folklife.
Miscellaneous Collections of Folklore
1951-1985
This subseries contains typed and printed items relating to folklife activities and research, both in the United Kingdom, and in Europe and the United States. It includes printed ephemera and guides t...
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...
First Settlement and Colonisation
1950-1976
This subseries contains items relating to human settlement and the prehistoric and historic remains of settlements. It includes information on the history and remains of dwellings and religious settle...