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Corn Dolly
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
[1963/1964]
Corn dolly, bought at a pub in Monk Fryston (North Yorkshire) by Professor A. Norman Jeffares, hanging from a ceiling at an unidentified location. Mounted on Photo File card. With ms. note.
Mr. Nottle with Corn Dolly
Wilton, Mrs
March 1968
Copy of a photograph of Mr. Nottle of St. Neot, Cornwall, holding a large, elaborate corn dolly made by him for the Harvest Festival on September 1953. Mounted on Photo File. With ms. note.
Corn Dollies
Liman, Ingemar (1938-)
[1960s]
Contact print strip images showing close-up detail of a male's hands as he weaves a corn dolly. The images were photographed in a church at an unidentified location (probably in the Yorkshire Dales). ...
Corn Dolly
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
1963
Corn dolly, bought at a pub in Monk Fryston (North Yorkshire) by Professor A. Norman Jeffares, hanging from a ceiling.
Dialect recording in Belford, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
18 Jul 1938
[Side 1] Willie and Leslie recall cooking 'poddish' [= porridge], memories of route march day after drinking too much beer, distaste for potted meat. [Side 2] Andrew and Willie discuss plans for Belfo...
Corn Dollies
Gebarowicz, Anita
1980
A dissertation examining the craft of making corn dollies, and the folklore associated with them. Its sections provide information on regional names for corn dollies, the varieties of wheat used, song...
Sound Recordings, Suffolk
Mackay, Donald
July-August 1970
Percy Webb, singing and talking at his home in Tunstall; talk of Suffolk Country Bands; learning songs from his father; pub singing. Recorded 30 July 1970. [Tr. 2] Chris Morley playing the melodeon ...
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...
Dialect recording in Morebattle, Roxburghshire
Dieth, Eugen (1893-1956); Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
23 Aug 1939
[Side 1] Mr Currie tells an anecdote about a minister seeking selection for the local kirk, general discussion of local flower show, leeks, barley soups, scabious. [Side 2] Mr Currie recites the story...
Corn Dollies
Liman, Ingemar (1938-)
[1960s]
Contact print strip with images of corn dollies on display in a church, at an unidentified location (probably in the Yorkshire Dales). The images include a star-shaped corn dolly, and a corn dolly in ...
Corn Dollies
Liman, Ingemar (1938-)
[1960s]
Contact print strip with images of corn dollies on display in a church, at an unidentified location (probably in the Yorkshire Dales). The images show different types of elaborately woven corn dolly, ...
Corn Dollies
Liman, Ingemar (1938-)
[1960s]
Contact print strip with images of corn dollies on display in a church, at an unidentified location (probably in the Yorkshire Dales). The images show different types of elaborately woven corn dolly. ...