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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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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), ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...