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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)16
Liman, Ingemar (1938-)8
Barry, Michael V (1935-)5
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)4
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Wakelin, Martyn F3
Wright, John T3
Corn Dolly
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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.

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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.

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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). ...

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Corn Dolly
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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.

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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Corn Dollies
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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, ...

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Corn Dollies
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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. ...

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