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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture18
Brotherton Collection1
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1

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folklore20
culture18
community life13
manners and customs12
play10
occupations8
buildings7
communication7
persons7
english language - dialects6

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Waller, Vivien M3
Tilling, Philip M (1938-)2
Barry, Michael V (1935-)1
Bedford, Thomas Henry Booth (1898-1961)1
Bell, Brigid M1
Bell, Mary1
Bell, Robert1
Bell, Sheila1
Cooke, Jane A1
Cox, N.1

Archive Item

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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Archive Print Item

Folk tales of the borders

Petrie, Winifred M

1950

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Archive File

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, ...

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Archive File

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. ...

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