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Appleby Horse Fair
Caunce, Stephen
1972
This file contains a photocopy of an ms. paper by Stephen Caunce, consisting of an account of a visit to the last day of Appleby Horse Fair in June 1972 ([5] leaves). The account includes descriptions...
Selected Writings of Petr Bogatyrev
Bogatyrev, Petr (1893-1971); Miller, Stephen
1984
This file contains a master duplicator copy of part of 'Peter Bogatyrev (1893-1971): Selected Writings in Folkloristics (1931-1939)', edited by Stephen Miller. It forms no. 6 of the Leeds Folklore Gro...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Soulby, Westmorland
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
12 Nov 1954
[Side 1] Jack talks about changes in working conditions on farm and inflation in stock prices and wages, remembers eating 'haver poddish' and 'blue milk' [= oatmeal porridge and skimmed milk], thinks ...
Questionnaire Version 3
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Dieth, Eugen (1893-1956)
1949-1950
This sub-subseries includes typescript papers on the progress of the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire and Survey of English Dialects (SED) plans; typescript drafts of version 3 of the Dieth-Orton Questionnai...
Dialect recording in Ireby, Cumberland
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
05 Jun- 06 Jun 1954
[Side 1] Joe describes recent visit to Kirkby Stephen Show, talks about own flock of Swaledales, discusses grazing rights on fells, briefly describes sheep farming locally and recalls hired labour in ...
Legends
1961-1972
The file contains a copy of Theo Brown and Stephen Dewar's pamphlet, 'Ghostly Gold and Goblin Tunes: Archaeological Apparitions and Traditions' (St. Peter Port: Toucan Press, 1969), 11 pp.; Malcolm Ba...
Sound Recordings, East Anglia and Scotland
BBC; Parker, Charles (1919-1980)
[1950s]
'Singing the Fishing', the third of eight radio ballads transmitted by the BBC Home Service between July 1958 and April 1964. This programme was produced by Charles Parker, written by Ewan MacColl and...
Parish and Church
[1965-1975]
This subseries, comprising a single file only, includes Werner Kissling's ms. notes on the Foresters' Walk in Coverdale (connected with the Ancient Order of Foresters) and its byelaws; Margaret Ottley...
Sound Recordings, East Anglia and Scotland
BBC; Parker, Charles (1919-1980)
[1950s]
'Singing the Fishing', the third of eight radio ballads transmitted by the BBC Home Service between July 1958 and April 1964. This programme was produced by Charles Parker, written by Ewan MacColl and...
Sound Recordings, Cornwall
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wakelin, Martyn F
29 March 1963
Thomas Stephens, recorded at home in Altarnun; answers a selection of questions, put by Martyn Wakelin, from the Dieth-Orton dialect survey questionnaire; talks with Stanley Ellis about his first job;...
Sound Recordings, Cornwall
Wright, John T
1958
[Collector announcement]; Frank Gist, recorded at home in Kilkhampton on the 25 October 1958; talks about farm work on leaving school; the family carriers business; goods transported and for whom; tra...
Sound Recordings, Cheshire and Derbyshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Barry, Michael V (1935-); Siporin, Rae Lee
[1966-1980]
Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Cheshire locations 7Ch3-6 and Derbyshire 8Db1-2. The original recordings were made in 1955, 1957, 1965 and 1966. The date wh...