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Harrop, Peter K40
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Archive File

Lists of Forms

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960s]

This file contains papers which record the different word forms collected at different locations, and in different counties, on a single sheet or set of sheets. The recordings all appear to have been ...

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[Lists of Forms]

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960s]

This file contains papers which record the different word forms collected at different locations, and in different counties, on a single sheet or set of sheets. The recordings all appear to have been ...

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Prospectus and Application Form

Society for the Interpretation of Britain's Cultural Heritage

1975

Prospectus and application form for the Society for the Interpretation of Britain's Cultural Heritage, including an outline of its aims.

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General Information and Application Forms

Society for Folk Life Studies

[1967]

Leaflet outlining the aims and work of the Society for Folk Life Studies, including details of the principal contents of its journal 'Folk Life', volumes 1-4 (1963-1966); and an application form for m...

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The Performance of English Folk Plays: A Study in Dramatic Form and Social Function

Harrop, Peter K

1980

Ph.D. thesis based on fieldwork carried out between October 1977 and February 1980, in five places where traditions of the English folk play remain extant. These are the Soulcakers of Antrobus, mummin...

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The Nelson Hospital Gala: A Study of its Origins, Development and Contemporary Form

Stuttard, Susan M

1971

A study of the origin and development of the Hospital Gala in Nelson, with emphasis on the post-World War Two galas and the 1970 event in particular.

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Yorkshire Dialect Boundaries Map: Cow
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Yorkshire Dialect Boundaries Map: Cow

Röhrer, Fritz

[1950s-1960s]

Ms. map of Yorkshire showing the southern limit of the Northern England dialect form of Cow (SED question III.3.1), and the northern limit of the Midland dialect form of Cow. The map was compiled by F...

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Yorkshire Dialect Boundaries Map: Eat
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Yorkshire Dialect Boundaries Map: Eat

Röhrer, Fritz

[1950s]

Ms. map of Yorkshire showing the southern limit of the Northern England dialect form of Eat (SED question VI.5.11), and the northern limit of the Midland dialect form of Eat. The map was compiled by F...

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Yorkshire Dialect Boundaries Map: I Am
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Yorkshire Dialect Boundaries Map: I Am

Röhrer, Fritz

[1950s]

Ms. map of Yorkshire showing the southern limit of the Northern England dialect form of (I) Am (SED question VIII.9.5), and the northern limit of the Midland dialect form of (I) Am. The map was compil...

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SED Phonological Map: Path
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SED Phonological Map: Path

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Experimental printed phonological map for SED question IV.III.11, Path, mapping the distribution of th forms.

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Yorkshire Dialect Boundaries Map: Where Are You
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Yorkshire Dialect Boundaries Map: Where Are You

Röhrer, Fritz

[1950s]

Ms. map of Yorkshire mapping the distribution of Northern England and Midland forms of Where Are You?. The map was compiled by Fritz Röhrer in 1950.

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