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Calendar Customs Bibliography

Smith, Georgina

1979

This file contains a computer printout copy of Georgina Smith's bibliography of British calendar customs, which includes 334 titles. The printout consists of the bibliography listed by author, an inde...

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Folk Medicine: A Bibliography

Smart, Shona

1978

A compilation of English-language book and journal article titles relating to folk medicine. A date range is not given. The collector states in the Introduction that the purpose of the bibliography ...

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Folk Life Bibliographies

University of Leeds. Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies

[1960-1979]

This file includes a number of typed bibliographies, most of which relate to the teaching of Folk Life Studies at the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS). An introductory bibliography, ...

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Bibliography and Historical Linguistics

Alston, Robin C (1933-)

1965

Typed paper, read before the Bibliographical Society on 16 February 1965.

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Internationale volkskundliche Bibliographie = International folklore and folklife bibliography = Bibliographie internationale des arts et traditions populaires

Geiger, Paul (1887-1952); Wildhaber, Robert; Brednich, Rolf Wilhelm; International Society for Ethnology and Folklore; International Commission on Folk Arts and Folklore

1950/1951-1952/1954; 1967/1968-1983/1984 Order of titles varies: 1939/41-1942/47, Bibliographie internationale des arts et traditions populaires. International folklore bibliography. Volkskundliche ...

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The types of the folk-tale : a classification and bibliography

Aarne, Antti (1867-1925); Thompson, Stith (1885-1976)

1961

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Internationale Volkskundliche Bibliographie Classification Scheme

Drury, Susan

1979

Correspondence between Susan Drury and Rolf Brednich, Professor of Folklore at the Universität Göttingen, regarding the 'Internationale Volkskundliche Bibliographie'[ 'International Folklore and Fol...

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A bibliography of folklore : as contained in the first eighty years of the publications of the Folklore Society

Bonser, Wilfrid (1887-1972); Folklore Society (Great Britain)

1961

Includes series title-page.

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A bibliography of folklore for 1958-1967 : being a subject index vols. 69-78 of the journal, Folklore

Bonser, Wilfrid (1887-1972); Percival, Alicia C; Folklore Society (Great Britain)

1969

Includes series title-page.

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A Bibliography of Books in English on Witchcraft to Which is Appended a Chronological List of Some Yorkshire Witchcraft Trials

Hatfield, E A

1968

The typed part of this study is the transcribed records of Yorkshire witchcraft trials (1583-1809), copied from original manuscripts. This part also includes an introduction explaining the selection, ...

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