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well-being32
culture29
health24
english language - dialects23
occupations20
manners and customs19
community life17
nature13
persons13
social life and customs12

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Houck, Charles L5
Dunn, Ginette3
Kylstra, Henk E2
Orchard, Bill2
Tyler, William (1893-1893)2
William2
Wright, John T2
Bird, Elizabeth1
Blake, Mr William1
British Broadcasting Corporation1

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West Midlands Responses: Book VI, Part 10

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VI, Part 10: The Foot. Includes questions VI.10.1 Foot - VI.10.10 Feet.

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West Midlands Responses: Book VI, Part 12

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VI, Part 12: General Diseases. Includes questions VI.12.1 Measles - VI.12.5 Worst.

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West Midlands Responses: Book VI, Part 13

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VI, Part 13: Physical States. Includes questions VI.13.1 Well/Ill/Sick - VI.13. 10 Thirsty.

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West Midlands Responses: Book VI, Part 13

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VI, Part 13. Includes questions VI.13.11 Drunk/Drunken - VI.13.20 Naked.

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The Rites of Passage of Baptism, Marriage and Death in Shotton Colliery

Hargreaves, Lesley

1982

A study of birth, marriage and death customs observed by the people of Shotton Colliery in the early part of the twentieth century, based on printed sources and recollections gathered by the collector...

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The Folklife of South Warwickshire: A Field Collection with Comparative Annotations and Commentary

Wharton, Colin S

1974

This Ph.D. thesis is divided into three parts. The first (Introduction) defines the word folklore, describes the purpose of the work and the method of approach. The second (The Folklore of South Warwi...

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SED Page: Foot/Feet (Northern Counties)
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SED Page: Foot/Feet (Northern Counties)

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Page 666 (-top page 667) of Part 2 of the SED Northern Counties Basic Material volume, listing responses to SED question VI.10.1, Foot/Feet, from informants in the six Northern Counties and the Isle o...

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Farming Traditions in South Shropshire

Gwilliam, K Sheila

1967

A thesis based on the experiences of the collector's family, farming an area near Clun in Shropshire.

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Devils, Saints and Heroes: A Collection of Stories, Customs and Beliefs from Bute, Arran and the Cumbraes

Clark, Elizabeth S M

1969

A collection of some of the customs, beliefs and narratives from four Scottish islands, Great Cumbrae, Little Cumbrae , Arran and Bute, gathered from printed sources and interviews with selected inhab...

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Five Aspects of Woman in North-West Galician Rural Society

Davenport, H

1975

M.A. thesis (School of Special Studies in Spanish) on certain roles of the woman within rural society in the north-west region of Galicia. Chapters cover the physical geographical and social condition...

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Sound Recordings, Hampshire and Wiltshire

Kylstra, Henk E; Wright, John T

1960-1961

William Blake, recorded in Hambledon by Henk Kylstra; talks about his work as a shepherd during the years 1919-1958; the village of Hambledon past and present; schooling; work as a shepherd boy on lea...

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Jazz Bands of the North East of England

Bird, Elizabeth

1974

M.A. dissertation on the history and contemporary manifestation of marching bands in Northumberland, Durham and North Yorkshire. These bands comprise children aged 8-18, predominantly female, playing ...

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