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Total number of records: 30

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community life30
entertainment events30
occupations25
culture24
agriculture23
manners and customs19
food18
nature17
english language - dialects15
animals14

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Sullivan, Keith Frederick7
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)6
Barry, Michael V (1935-)2
Dunn, Ginette2
Higgenbottom2
Higginbottom, Mr Bernard2
Hilton, Mr Arthur2
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)2
Panheinen, Ossi2
Siporin, Rae Lee2

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

9 September 1976

[Collector announcement]; Oswald Welford, recorded at home in Roxby; recites some of the words to the song 'Farmer Giles', and sings a fragment; talks about singing and dances; mother's musical abilit...

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Dialect recording in Morebattle, Roxburghshire

Dieth, Eugen (1893-1956); Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

23 Aug 1939

[Side 1] Mr Currie tells an anecdote about a minister seeking selection for the local kirk, general discussion of local flower show, leeks, barley soups, scabious. [Side 2] Mr Currie recites the story...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for North Yorkshire locations 6Y3-8. The majority of the original recordings were made by Stanley Ellis, in 1952 and 1955. Harol...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Cooke, Jane A

[1979]

Mrs. Jordan, recorded in Birdsedge, talks about her childhood games, played in Crawley, West Sussex. Describes ball games, 'Battle of Waterloo', French skipping (elastics), counting-out rhymes; song; ...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Cook, Catherine

[1970/1971]

Fred Longthorne, recorded at home, talking about practical jokes; the supernatural experiences of others in ?Gill How mine; a local legend concerning John Kay's grave; lead mining - death of miner, ac...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

8 September 1976

[Collector announcement]; Will White, recorded at home in Ugthorpe; talks about singing; living at the Black Bull pub; pub singing; biographical details; running the pub with his wife; also mixed farm...

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Sound Recordings, Powys

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Parry, David (1937-)

[1960s]

[Collector announcement (Ellis)]; Mr. ?Richards, recorded outside in Llanafan-fawr [undated]; talks about the electricity supply to the area; fire grates in local houses; peat burning; local dwellings...

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Sound Recordings, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wright, Peter

[1966-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Yorkshire locations 6Y21-24, 26-29. The majority of the original recordings were made by Stanley Ellis, in 1955, 1963, 1964 ...

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Trade - General

1964-1976

This file contains items relating to aspects of trading, including a typed paper by Ted Spiegel on Handslag, or striking a bargain, by farmers ([2] leaves); a typed extract listing bad luck beliefs in...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

3 January 1977

[Collector announcement]; Jim Wilkinson, recorded at home in Tranmire; sings 'Yarmouth Town' [daughter Rachel Wilkinson joins in the chorus]; talks about learning songs; sings part of 'Shoals of Herri...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

June 1974

Miriam Cross, recorded at home in Prickwillow on 10 June 1974; talks about her childhood home in the village; parents (farmers); baking using a brick oven; jam making; pig killing; describes the Fen r...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

9 September 1976

[Collector announcement]; Jacky Gallon, recorded at home in Ugthorpe; talks about his retirement; farm work from the age of fourteen; changes in farming methods, mechanisation; Hiring Fairs; pay; Mart...

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