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Archive File

Suffolk Response Books

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1958-1959

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Suffolk to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were recor...

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First report of the Commissioners appointed in pursuance of an act of the 58th year of His present Majesty, cap. 91, intituled, an Act for appointing commissioners to inquire concerning charities in England, for the education of the poor (v.22, 1830)

Great Britain. Commissioners appointed to inquire into the education of the poor

1819-1840

"Ordered, by the House of Commons to be printed 4 March, 1819." Reports nos. 3-29 have the running title "Further report of the commissioners for inquiring concerning charities."

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Ralph Miliband Archive

Miliband, Ralph

1940-2002

The archive consists of the following: Original MS and TS papers by Miliband (1940-1994), correspondence (1942-1994), documents held by Miliband (1940-1994), published articles by Miliband (1953-1994)...

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Sound Recordings, Derbyshire and Staffordshire

Siporin, Rae Lee

1965

[Collector announcement]; Jim Driver, recorded in Charlesworth in May 1965; talks about his working life, including ropemaking; starting work at the age of 22/23; cotton rope and its use; his family; ...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

June 1974

Herbert Powell, recorded in Sutton on the 17 June 1974 [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A666r]; talks about horse-drawn cultivator/plough, and compares with modern machinery; describes harrows; hand sowi...

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Survey of English Dialects Sound Recording Documentation and Transcriptions

1964-1973

This file contains documentation relating to sound recordings made for the Survey of English Dialects (SED), including informant records; and transcriptions of SED sound recordings. These include Mich...

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Firth College, Sheffield. First session. Inauguaral addresses

Bentley, A T; Firth College (Sheffield, England)

1880

Signed at end: A.T. Bentley.

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