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Total number of records: 98

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
culture98
oral traditions98
english language - dialects90
folklore44
literature and folklore41
folk music39
community life35
manners and customs33
persons30
occupations25

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)9
Byrne, Packie Manus5
Nalder, Peter Francis5
Olayemi, Rufus V K5
Sullivan, Keith Frederick4
Baldwin, John R3
Cook, Catherine3
Cook, R. G.3
Lenihan, J M A3
Riddell, William3

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The Lore, Language and Games of Children

Wellsted, Catherine

[1970s]

This file contains a photocopy of Catherine Wellsted's typed study of children's playground and street activities, undertaken as part of a course at the Eaton Hall College of Education in Retford (Not...

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A Study of Language and Folklore in Batley and Surrounding Areas

Holdsworth, Valerie M

1971

A Special Study submitted as part of an unidentified course at Eaton Hall College of Education, Retford, in 1971. The study comprises a collection of folklore items, gathered from eleven informants li...

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The Lore and Language of the Children at the Herman Junior School, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth

Triggs, Tony D

1968

A study of the lore and language of fourth-year schoolchildren at Herman Junior School, Gorleston in Norfolk, based on answers given to a questionnaire compiled by the collector. The sections containe...

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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 ...

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Maori Folk Literature 1

Dewes, Koro

1974

This file contains photocopies of two typed papers by Koro Dewes, being 'Maori Literature: A Tentative Framework for Study' ( Victoria University of Wellington, Department of Anthropology and Maori), ...

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Proverbs: General

1971-1975

This file contains an ms. letter from Michael Cram to Angus McIntosh (Dept. of English Language, University of Edinburgh) regarding the origins of a proverb (26 November 1972), with an a accompanying ...

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Long Narrative Verse

[1968-1970]

This file contains four offprinted papers by Michael Cherniss on epic poems, being 'The Progress of the Hoard in Beowulf', offprinted from the 'Philological Quarterly', volume XLVII, number 4 (October...

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It's Only a Game? An Account of the Leisure Time Activities of Some Children in Grimsby, Lincolnshire

Whitney, Norman F

1964

A study of children's playground and indoor games, drawing on material collected by folklorists of the past, and the collector's own fieldwork in two Grimsby schools. Four chapters present description...

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Conventional Expressions

1964-1979

This file contains a photocopy of Irene Teoh Brosnahan's paper, 'The Haptics of the English Handshake', from 'IRAL: International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching', volume XVII, numb...

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The Romance of Sassi: A Critical and Comparative Study

Shan, Harnam Singh

1964

A study of the Indian tragic romance legend of 'Sassi Punnun', submitted for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Indian Lore and Literature) in the Arts Faculty of the University of London, through th...

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Sound Recordings, Nigeria

Olayemi, Rufus V K

[1960s]

Adult male informants, recorded in Nigeria, singing/chanting Nigerian folk tales, with listeners'/audience responses and participation. Tales related in Ekiti, an Ado sub-dialect.

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Sound Recordings, Nigeria

Olayemi, Rufus V K

[1960s]

Adult and child informants, recorded in Nigeria, singing/chanting Nigerian folk tales, with listeners'/audience responses and participation. Includes also narration and chants, with listeners' respons...

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