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Sound Recording, Derbyshire
Russell, Ian
September-October 1970
Children of Unstone Community Junior Middle School, Unstone, give examples of clapping, singing, ring and skipping games. Recorded in school and in the playground.
A Collection of Children's Games, Rhymes and Songs
Waller, Vivien M
1962
A collection of children's games, rhymes and songs, collected in the Manchester area from children between the ages of nine and fifteen, playing in the street or whilst at school. Schools visited were...
The Media and the Traditions of Modern Children
Mitchell, Elspeth Anne
1981
An examination of Middle School children and their traditions, and the effect their exposure to modern mass media has on such traditions. The study is based on written responses to the collector's que...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Lyon, Philip
1974
Schoolchildren, recorded in Calderdale; give examples of singing games, rhymes, chants and chasing games [recorded in a ?school hall, with female teacher present guiding/prompting the children]. The c...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Cooke, Jane A
[1979-1980]
[Conclusion of interview with Mrs. Senior and Mrs. Woodhouse, recorded in Birdsedge, from tape LAVC/SRE/A083.] Explanation of ring game 'I Had a Pigeon in My Pocket' - Mrs. W. knew it as 'Lucy Locket ...
Children's Rhymes, Songs and Singing Games in Birdsedge, West Yorkshire
Cooke, Jane A
1980
[M.A.] study of children's folklore in Birdsedge, based on fieldwork carried out in the playground of Birdsedge First School, between October 1979 and April 1980, and the recollections of parent and g...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
McCosh, Sandra
[1973-1974]
Eight/nine year old girls and boys, recorded at Our Lady's Primary School in Leeds, talk about learning songs and jokes (sources include the television, comics, family and friends); the appeal of the ...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire and London
Bystad, Berit
October 1973
[Collector announcement]; four schoolgirls (aged 10-11) recorded in Quarry Street playground, Leeds, describe and give examples of singing and clapping games. Recorded on the 23 October 1973. [Tr. 1] ...
Children's Games and Lore. Leeds and Liverpool
Russell, June
1978
A descriptive account of children's games and lore, based on items collected during the summer of 1977 from children at play in the street in Kirkby, Merseyside, and during September of the same year ...
An Investigation into the Play of Children Living in a Traditionally Working Class Area of Back-to-Back Housing Property, in Leeds, in May and June, 1962
Collins, J M Mrs; McKelvie, Donald
1962
A study of schoolchildren at play in Leeds, combining researches in education and folk life by two postgraduate students at the University of Leeds. Mrs. Collins was taking a Diploma in Curricular Stu...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Cooke, Jane A
[1979-1980]
First part of this tape comprises a compilation of extracts from the collector's fieldwork recordings in Birdsedge (principally, clapping and skipping rhymes). [Tape labelled demonstration.] [Tr. 1] ...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Cooke, Jane A
8 Nov 1979 - 16 Nov 1979
Children recorded in the playground of Birdsedge First School, Birdsedge, on the 8 November 1979; talking about and demonstrating the games and associated rhymes known to them. They give examples of b...