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Total number of records: 46

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Archives45
Books and printed items1

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associations, institutions, etc46
community life45
education45
culture41
manners and customs26
occupations23
social life and customs20
folklore19
english language - dialects18
war17

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Wilson, David L5
Bergal, Nancy Ann4
Wright, John T4
Curtin, John3
Dunn, Ginette2
Kylstra, Henk E2
Orchard, Bill2
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)2
Panheinen, Ossi2
Pearce, Ben2

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Archive File

Items Relating to the Academic Study of Folklife

1959-1978

Typed outline of the M.A. in Modern English Language and Cultural Tradition at the Department of English Language, University of Sheffield; press release on the designation of the Centre for English C...

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Standing Conference for Local History Papers

Standing Conference for Local History

1971

Announcement and programme for the Techniques in Tape Recording day school organised by the Standing Conference for Local History, annotated and corrected in ms. The programme features two papers to b...

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Archive Series

Conferences and Exhibitions (Papers and Photographs)

1955-1986

This series contains correspondence files relating to the organisation of conferences run by the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies, and black and white photographs displayed at associated and...

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Academic-Related Correspondence (Professional)

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1956-1983

This sub-subseries contains correspondence relating to Stewart Sanderson's professional activities and interests, both in relation to Folk Life Studies at Leeds, and in his capacity as a leading Briti...

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Miscellaneous Collections of Folklore

1951-1985

This subseries contains typed and printed items relating to folklife activities and research, both in the United Kingdom, and in Europe and the United States. It includes printed ephemera and guides t...

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Conferences and Folk Events

1974-1981

This file contains ephemera used to promote and provide information on conferences and other events related to folklore and folklife. This includes a leaflet for the 2nd Yorkshire Folk and Craft Fayre...

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Archive Item

Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

16 February 1981

[Collector announcement]; Ben Pearce, recorded in Leeds on the 16 February 1981 [conclusion of interview which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A601]; talks about bombers flying in formation, attacking Sumatra...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Bergal, Nancy Ann

13 December 1979

John Curtin, recorded in his home in the Armley area of Leeds. Biographical details; interest in Scottish Country Dance bands; accordion, guitar playing as a teenager; distinction made between traditi...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Bergal, Nancy Ann

24 January 1980

John Curtin, recorded in his home in the Armley area of Leeds. Talks about the Second Folk Revival; Topic Records, 1950s; the BBC and A. L. Lloyd and Alan Lomax; nineteenth century song collectors; li...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

29 November 1976

[Collector announcement, states date as 30 November]; Jim Wilkinson, recorded at home in Tranmire; talks about Yorkshire monologues; thoughts on poetry and painting and sad songs; sings 'Greenland Wha...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire,

3 February 1981

Ken Sutcliffe, recorded in his home in the Cookridge area of Leeds; talks about papers and books concerning World War Two bombers; occupied territories (Holland); photographs; [collector announcement]...

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