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Sound Recordings, Somerset and Dorset
Palmer, Kingsley; Reid, M
[1968-1969]
Female informant [possibly conclusion of interview with Mrs. Brown from the end of tape LAVC/SRE/A234r] talks about a grey dog ghost at The Grange; and the Churchills' house. Mr. J. Hodges of Blandf...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Cooke, Jane A
[1979-1980]
Children recorded at Birdsedge First School, Birdsedge; sing three parodies - the first to the Dallas theme tune, followed by 'Burn the Teacher'and 'I'd Like to Teach the RAF'. Also sing 'Chinese Rest...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Green, Anthony E (1943-)
23 November 1971
Loreto Todd, recorded at the University of Leeds; talks about the organisation of singing and storytelling in Ireland [informant born in Coalisland, ?studying in the School of English at Leeds at the ...
Sound Recordings, Greater Manchester
Waller, Vivien M
1961-1962
Schoolgirls give examples of skipping rhymes and chants, explanations of circle and chasing games. Edited compilation of fieldwork recordings made in schools in Salford, Eccles, Hulme and Walkden ( Gr...
Sound Recordings, Greater Manchester
Waller, Vivien M
1961-1962
Schoolgirls recite/chant/sing skipping rhymes; also ball bouncing and counting-out rhymes, song (some parodies), explanations of (chasing) games (including 'Farmer Farmer') and the circle game 'Sally ...
Sound Recordings, Greater Manchester
Waller, Vivien M
1961-1962
Schoolgirls and boys from Greater Manchester give examples of skipping rhymes, song parodies, dipping rhymes, explanations of chasing/ring games (also card games), Pancake Tuesday rhyme and autograph ...
Sound Recordings, [Location Unknown]
Bell, Brigid M
28 December 1978
[Collector announcement: interviews with collector's parents and paternal grandmother]; Mary Bell talks about Christmas as a child in Ireland - food, no alcohol; Christmas as mother of collector's fat...
Sound Recordings, Cornwall
Wakelin, Martyn F; Tilling, Philip M (1938-)
July 1963
Mr. N. Cox, recorded in St Cleer; talks about animal (bullock) husbandry; winter feed; lambing time; moor cattle, allowed to roam free within certain boundaries, owned by commoners who pay for commone...
Sound Recordings, Essex
Tilling, Philip M (1938-); Barry, Michael V (1935-)
1967
Charlie Manning, recorded in High Easter; talks about driving a milk cart at the age of ten; driving waggons; ploughing; harvest time; community spirit; marking out a field for ploughing; hedging; cro...
Four commonplace books, 1930-1944, compiled by Thomas Henry Booth Bedford
Bedford, Thomas Henry Booth (1898-1961)
1930-1944
Containing mainly notes on Yorkshire folklife, cookery (especially oatcake), and natural history. Vol.2 contains a letter from G.R. Lane Fox, 13 Jan 1931, and vol.3 contains letters from M. Clarkson, ...
Builders' Customs: Topping Out
March-April 1968
This file consists of correspondence between Stewart Sanderson and various correspondents connected with the building industry, regarding topping-out ceremonies. The correspondents include Norbert F. ...