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occupations42
community life28
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communication19
implements, utensils etc19
english language - dialects18
food15
agriculture14
nature13
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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)14
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)6
Fothergill, George William5
Studio Jaanus Limited5
Arnold, Martin4
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)4
Hunter, Mr T.4
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)4
Halliday, Wilfrid Joseph2
Kylstra, Henk E2
Survey of English Dialects Press Conference
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Survey of English Dialects Press Conference

Studio Jaanus Limited

31 October 1962

Audience at the press conference arranged for the publication of the first of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) Basic Material volumes (The Northern Counties, Part 1), at the Waldorf Hotel, London....

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Survey of English Dialects Press Conference
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Survey of English Dialects Press Conference

Studio Jaanus Limited

31 October 1962

Martin Arnold (of E. J. Arnold and Son Limited) speaking at the press conference arranged for the publication of the first of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) Basic Material volumes (The Northern ...

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Survey of English Dialects Press Conference
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Survey of English Dialects Press Conference

Studio Jaanus Limited

31 October 1962

Stanley Ellis demonstrating a field recording at the press conference arranged on the publication of the first of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) Basic Material volumes (The Northern Counties, Pa...

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Survey of English Dialects Press Conference
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Survey of English Dialects Press Conference

Studio Jaanus Limited

31 October 1962

Harold Orton speaking at the press conference arranged for the publication of the first of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) Basic Material volumes (The Northern Counties, Part 1), at the Waldorf H...

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Survey of English Dialects Press Conference
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Survey of English Dialects Press Conference

Studio Jaanus Limited

31 October 1962

(From left to right) Wilfrid J. Halliday, Martin Arnold (of E. J. Arnold and Son Limited), Harold Orton and Stanley Ellis, at the press conference arranged for the publication of the first of the Surv...

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Archive File

Miscellaneous Publishers

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1971-1976

Correspondence between Stewart Sanderson and various publishers regarding the production of 'The Linguistic Atlas of England' (LAE). This includes correspondence with J. G. O'Kane at Liverpool Univers...

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Archive File

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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Cheesemaking: Cheese Bandages
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Cheesemaking: Cheese Bandages

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1963

Mrs. M. E. Scott sewing calico bandages around pressed and pickled curd in order to preserve its shape, at her home, West Stonesdale ( Swaledale).

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Archive Sub-sub-series

A Word Geography of England

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1970-1973

Correspondence between Harold Orton and Nathalia Wright and the publishers, Seminar Press, regarding the publication of their book, 'A Word Geography of England'. This sub-subseries also contains lett...

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Clog Factory: Cutting Leather
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Clog Factory: Cutting Leather

August 1971

Clogmaker using machinery and templates to press out pieces of leather for clogs from a large leather sheet, at F. Walkley's clog factory, Huddersfield. Unmounted.

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Cheesemaking: Cheese Bandages
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Cheesemaking: Cheese Bandages

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1963

Mrs. M. E. Scott sewing calico bandages around pressed and pickled curd in order to preserve its shape, at her home, West Stonesdale ( Swaledale). Mounted on Photo File card. With typed note. Card 26 ...

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SED Publication Programme
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SED Publication Programme

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Typed list of SED-related publications planned, items A-E. The list includes the Introduction, four Basic Material volumes (Northern Counties volume at press; other volumes in preparation), four compa...

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