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John Betjeman, autograph manuscripts and poems, together with typed drafts of poems and typed letters
Betjeman, John (1906-1984)
c.1966-1980
Comprises the following items: (1) Autograph manuscript drafts of Betjeman's poems 'Monody on the death of Aldersgate Street Station', 'Thoughts on 'The diary of a nobody'', and 'Felixstowe or The las...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
21 Mar 1953
[Side 1] Thomas describes in detail how to make cartwheel, explains components, incl. 'nave' [= wooden block at centre of wheel to which spokes are attached and through which axle runs], spokes, 'fell...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Ludham, Norfolk
16 Jan 1957
[Side 1] Abiather explains how to set snare in 'dyke' [= ditch] to trap hares, recalls hare stew cooked over open fire, comments moles constantly make holes in river wall that flood marshes, explains ...
Glenesk-Bathurst correspondence and papers
Glenesk, Algernon Borthwick (1830-1908)
1801-2000
The Glenesk-Bathurst papers revolve around the Morning Post, an influential Conservative newspaper which eventually merged with the Daily Telegraph, and relate mainly to the Edwardian period though th...