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Total number of records: 129

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture52
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society38
Brotherton Collection9
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Great Britain. Commissioners Appointed To Inquire Into the Education of the Poor38
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)14
Barry, Michael V (1935-)4
Newnham, William 1790-18654
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Charron, Pierre (1541-1603)3
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Alfred Williams Collection: Index

[1960s-1970s]

This file contains a photocopy of a typed index to the Alfred Williams Collection of Folk Songs at Swindon Reference Library, collected in the early 20th century. The index was compiled by Frank Pursl...

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John William Jacob papers

Jacob, John William

c.1880-1930

Comprises manuscript notes and press cuttings, mostly on history and education-related subjects

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Additional papers of William Norman Illingworth relating to his career as a teacher at Castleton Elementary School, Leeds, 1924-1927

Illingworth, William Norman (1902-1980)

1924-1927

Contents include: (1) Book of pupil records, standard 8 boys, 1924; (2) Art work and compositions, standard 8 boys, 1924, 24 ff.; (3) Miscellaneous correspondence and memorabilia, 1926, 36 ff.; (4) Di...

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Sound Recording, Oxfordshire

Pickering, Michael J

September/October 1973

Winnie Wyatt, recorded at home in Adderbury, talks about the Blunt family; book rescued from house following Janet Blunt's death; JB's family members and location of living members; Janet Blunt and ev...

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Development of English

[1960-1979]

This file contains papers relating to the teaching of the development of the English language, including several papers on aspects of Old English grammar; lines from the Prologue to Geoffrey Chaucer's...

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Unbound printed pamphlet, "The two-mindedness of England. An address delivered at Reading College, Oct. 2nd, 1901, at the opening of the session 1901-2."

1901

Two copies [No imprint]: one copy (...) has bookplate: "From the library of William Harvey, presented by his family, 1934"; the other copy is from the Library of the Institute of Education, University...

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Edward Boyle

February 1974

University of Leeds Vice-Chancellor (1970-1981), Edward Boyle (centre), speaking with William Walsh (Professor of Commonwealth Literature and a Douglas Grant Fellow, 1972-1981) during a visit by the D...

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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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Sound Recordings, Herefordshire and Worcestershire

Bulmer, A Gillian

[1974-1980]

Copy tape of fieldwork recordings. The original recordings were made in April 1974. The date when this copy tape was made is not known. [Collector announcement]; Harry Williams, recorded in Longtown...

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An Edition of George Butterworth's Folk Music Manuscripts

Dawney, Michael

1975

The abstract in this M.Phil. thesis states: George Butterworth collected folk music in England between 1906 and 1913. In collecting folk songs, he was sometimes accompanied by Francis Jekyll or Ralph ...

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