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Total number of records: 174

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community life174
education174
occupations174
agriculture125
nature112
culture110
food100
animals97
manners and customs89
english language - dialects73

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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)31
Dunn, Ginette15
Barry, Michael V (1935-)12
Tammivaara, Irmeli12
Siporin, Rae Lee8
Pasanen, Leena7
Panheinen, Ossi6
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)5
Liman, Ingemar (1938-)5
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)5
Sheep Washing Trip (Outgang Beck)
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Sheep Washing Trip (Outgang Beck)

Liman, Ingemar (1938-)

June 1965

Werner Kissling (left) in conversation with a local man involved in organising the sheepwashing on Outgang Beck at Thornton Rust ( Wensleydale).

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Staveley-in-Kendal, Westmorland

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

05 Nov 1954

[Side 1] Roger describes a typical year in sheep farming including dosage for 'flukes' [= parasitic worms], injections, lambing, castrating 'tups' [= male sheep], 'clipping' [= shearing], dipping, 'sp...

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Haaf-net Papers

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1963-1968

This file contains multiple copies, in different formats, of Sanderson's paper, 'Haaf-net, Halve-net, Have-net: A Problem in North-West European Maritime Ethnography', delivered to the Congresse Inter...

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Sheep Washing Trip (Outgang Beck)
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Sheep Washing Trip (Outgang Beck)

Liman, Ingemar (1938-)

June 1965

Group involved in the trip by IDFLS staff to the old sheepwashing place on Outgang Beck at Thornton Rust ( Wensleydale). The group includes a local boy, Stewart Sanderson (2nd from left), Stanley Elli...

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Sheep Washing: Outgang Beck
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Sheep Washing: Outgang Beck

Liman, Ingemar (1938-)

June 1965

Sheep washing on Outgang Beck at Thornton Rust ( Wensleydale). View from inside the fold of a farmer climbing out of the washpool, and heading towards Werner Kissling, who is taking photographs from t...

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Country Crafts and Craftsmen

Walton, James

1941

This volume contains a series of articles written by James Walton for 'The Schoolmasters and Woman Teacher's Chronicle' (January-May 1941). The first in the series states the articles' intention as a ...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire and Leicestershire

Paxton, N Sally

1976

Glen Brook recorded in conversation in his workshop in Healaugh, whilst working [on ?horseshoes]. Recorded 29 June 1976. [Tr. 1]

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Sheep Washing: Outgang Beck
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Sheep Washing: Outgang Beck

Liman, Ingemar (1938-)

June 1965

Sheep washing on Outgang Beck at Thornton Rust ( Wensleydale). View from inside the fold: farmer wet after having climbed out of the washpool, Werner Kissling, and a farmers' wife bringing a basket of...

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Sheep Washing: Outgang Beck
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Sheep Washing: Outgang Beck

Liman, Ingemar (1938-)

June 1965

Sheep washing on Outgang Beck at Thornton Rust ( Wensleydale). Werner Kissling, farmer's wife with bottle of rum and basket of food, and Stewart Sanderson (just visible behind farmer's wife with film ...

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SED - Sound Recordings

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1963-1981

Although separated into two physical file folders, these files were originally held as two folders within a single filing-cabinet file. The first file was originally labelled E. J. Arnold, and consist...

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SED Fieldwork Notebook Page: Swaby
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SED Fieldwork Notebook Page: Swaby

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1960s-mid 1970s]

Page from an SED fieldwork notebook completed in ms. by Stanley Ellis. The page includes responses from informant Bill Elder of Swaby, Lincolnshire, recorded on 16 September 1951, to sections 1.1 and ...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Hunsonby, Cumberland

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

14 Jan 1954

[Side 1] Albert talks about his schooldays, describes eccentric schoolmaster 'caving' about [= dancing awkwardly] betwen desks talking to himself, eventually could not cope singlehandedly with 85 chil...

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