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Archive Print Item: Leeds Russian Archive 9070

Voyage a Saint-Pétersbourg, en 1799-1800 : fait avec l'ambassade des chevaliers de l'ordre de St.-Jean de Jérusalem, allant offrir à l'Empereur Paul premier la grande maitrise de l'ordre; dans lequel on trouve: des notes curieuses sur l'empereur Paul premier, le Général Souwarrow, les Comtes Rostopchin, Pannis, Pahlen, Koutaisow, etc., et d'autres personnages célèbres; des particularités remarquables sur le gouvernement russe, l'état du commerce de cet empire, les moeurs de ses habitans, etc., etc. Précédé d'un itinéraire statistique et historique de Fribourg (en Brisgaw) à St.-Pétersbourg, en passant par Vienne (en Autriche), Cracovie, Brzesk, Riga, Mittau: et en revant par Memel, Koenigsberg, Dantzick, Berlin, Dresde, etc. Pour servir à l'histoire des évenemens de la fin du 18e siècle

Georgel, Jean-François (1731-1813); Georgel, Jean-François (1731-1813)

1818

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Archive File: LAVC/FLF/12/2

Historical Events

1969-1975

This file contains Theo Brown's pamphlet, 'Trojans in the West Country' (St. Peter Port: Toucan Press, 1970), 16 pp.; L. V. Grinsell's pamphlet on the folklore of Stanton Drew (St. Peter Port: Toucan ...

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Archive File: LAVC/FLF/11/1/1

Pagan and Christian Mythology

1955-1976

This file contains items relating to pagan gods and legends, giants and Christian mythology. The file includes a copy of Stewart Sanderson's paper, 'Abitanti Soprannaturali delle Acque Scozzesi / Supe...

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Archive File: LAVC/FLF/9/2/8

Winter and Spring Festivals

1965-1980

This file contains items relating to New Year, Valentine's Day and Shrove Tuesday customs. This includes a typed copy of a letter from Clare Elkin to Stewart Sanderson on the custom of painting New Ye...

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Archive File: LAVC/FLF/1/3/2

The Courtney Manuscript and Related Papers

1973-1974

This file contains papers relating to the republication of Margaret Courtney's 'Cornish Feasts and Folklore' (originally published Penzance: Beare, 1890). Tony Green, lecturer at the Institute of Dial...

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Archive File: LAVC/FLF/11/1/4

Cottingley Fairies

1967-1977

This file contains items relating to the Cottingley Fairy photographs, and includes a photocopy of an article from the 'Times' (3 March 1921); a photocopy of a page from Harry Houdini's 'A Magician Am...

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Archive Item: LAVC/SRE/A042

Sound Recordings, Somerset

Mitchell, Sarah L G

1978-1979

[Collector announcement: informant collector's mother]; E. M. Mitchell, of Bath, talks about present-day Christmas traditions - shopping, cards, present buying, house decorations; Christmas Eve tradit...

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Archive File: LAVC/FLF/3/3/4

Sheep, Geese, Bees and Dogs

1957-1973

This file contains items relating largely to the care and management of sheep, but also items on geese, bees and dogs. This includes a typed copy of a letter on sheepshearing in Cumberland, from 'Will...

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Archive File: LAVC/FLF/14/4/4

Mumming: Play Texts, Etc.

Millington, Peter T

[1960s-1970s]

This file contains photocopied and typed papers, produced and collected by Peter Millington, on mumming and mummers' plays, with particular reference to Nottinghamshire. (In the following list, a coun...

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Archive Item: LAVC/SRE/A247r

Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Wilson, David L

25 October 1971

Ronald Croick, recorded in Leeds, talks about American university and college campus folklore: initiation and the wearing of dinks (type of headwear); carrying orange and maroon lifesavers; matches fo...

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