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School Group
[1970s]
Copy of a photograph dating from the turn of the 19th/20th century, of a group of boys and girls from the school at Thixendale (North Yorkshire), with a male (possibly the headmaster) and a female tea...
A Joke for Every Occasion. A Study of Children's Humor [sic], Leeds and London
McCosh, Sandra
1974
M.A. dissertation on children and children's humour, based on fieldwork in four Leeds schools (tape-recorded interviews), and the responses to questionnaires sent to 200 London schools, during the per...
Footwear Collecting
Finlay, Ian
1972-1975
This file largely contains papers produced by Ian Finlay, founder of the Footwear Collectors' Society, on the subject of collecting footwear. This includes a photocopy of an article on Finlay, forming...
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...
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 ...
The Development of Research into Children's Folklore in England
Chamberlain, John S
1961
M.A. research dissertation comprising essays intended to show the general development of responsible interest in children's folklore since the late eighteenth century. The study assesses the importanc...
Sound Recording, [West Yorkshire]
Rowley, Karen Jayne
1979
Jokes, as told by friends of the collector [possibly fellow University students, recorded in Leeds].
Sound Recording, [United States]
Wilson, David L
8 March 1972
Peter Trigillis and Carol Faulb, recorded by themselves for David Wilson, talking about American university and college campus folklore: campus services; black students; co-ed. fraternity/sorority - U...
A Phonological Study of Two Newcastle Idiolects
Skelton, Michael G
1976
M.A. research exercise analysing the speech habits of two informants from Newcastle upon Tyne, based on fieldwork carried out in December 1975 in Gosforth High School ( Gosforth), and on an audio reco...
Language Development: Course Guide and Supplementary Material
Open University
1978-1979
This file contains items relating to the Open University post-experience second level course in Language Development, designed for in-service education of teachers. This includes an 'Introduction and ...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
17 March 1977
George Ellerby, recorded outside his home, Forest Lodge Farm, in Castleton; talks about the collector's research and his moving to Whitby; GE's schooling in Castleton, including singing; comments on h...
Clog Factory: Finishing Room
August 1971
Clogger nailing uppers and wooden soles together, at F. Walkley's clog factory, Huddersfield. A narrow leather strip is placed over the upper and sole before they are nailed together. Stacks of comple...