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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)25
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Barry, Michael V (1935-)5
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Archive Item

Weston Rhyn Response Book - 11Sa1

Sykes, Donald Richard

2 Nov 1954 - 3 Nov 1954

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Raw Material I

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1928-1939]

Harold Orton's ms. phonetic fieldwork recordings and orthographic notes on informants for Acomb, Bamburgh, Belford, Bellingham, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Cambo, Capheaton, Coxhoe, Cullercoats, Harbottle and...

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Correspondence

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1929-1975

Original incoming and copies of outgoing letters between Harold Orton and Survey of English Dialects (SED) fieldworkers, publishers, editors, university administrators and academics. These relate to O...

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Introduction

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1970-1974]

This subseries includes Harold Orton's ms. notes; annotated and corrected typescript drafts of preliminary matter and introductory text; photocopies of typed abbreviations to be used; and a photocopie...

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Editorial Procedure

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1967-1975

This subseries contains a variety of ms. and typescript papers produced during the editorial planning and preparation of 'The Linguistic Atlas of England' (LAE). It includes ms. and typed memos, agend...

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Correspondence

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1956-1983

This subseries comprises the correspondence of Stewart Sanderson during his appointment as Director of the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS). The correspondence largely concerns the c...

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United Kingdom Linguistic Surveys

1951-1985

This subseries contains general, country-wide dialect surveys of Scotland, Ireland and Wales, and more specific surveys relating to particular aspects of language usage.

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Principles and Methods

[1964-1981]

This subseries includes printed and photocopied papers relating to the principles and practice of research into various aspects of folklore and folklife.

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Correspondence

1969-1981

Letters to and from Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS) archivists Joyce Salmona(archivist in 1969), Margaret Jackson(1971-1976), Brenda Neale(1976-1978) and Susan Drury(1978-1981). The...

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Arnott, Katherine

2022

Audio and related item/s (photograph/transcript) relating to oral history interview conducted with named interviewee (see file title) as part of National Lottery Heritage funded, "Dialect and Heritage...

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Folktale Studies and Philology: Some Points of View

Sydow, Carl Wilhelm von (1878-1952)

1965

Photocopy of an article from 'The Study of Folklore' (1965) pp. 220-242, in turn reprinted from C.W. von Sydow, 'Selected Papers on Folklore', edited by Laurits Bødker (Copenhagen: Rosenkilde og Bagg...

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Pagan and Christian Mythology

1955-1976

This file contains items relating to pagan gods and legends, giants and Christian mythology. The file includes a copy of Stewart Sanderson's paper, 'Abitanti Soprannaturali delle Acque Scozzesi / Supe...

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