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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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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 ...