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The Media and the Traditions of Modern Children
Mitchell, Elspeth Anne
1981
An examination of Middle School children and their traditions, and the effect their exposure to modern mass media has on such traditions. The study is based on written responses to the collector's que...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Cooke, Jane A
[1979-1980]
[Conclusion of interview with Mrs. Senior and Mrs. Woodhouse, recorded in Birdsedge, from tape LAVC/SRE/A083.] Explanation of ring game 'I Had a Pigeon in My Pocket' - Mrs. W. knew it as 'Lucy Locket ...
Children's Games and Lore. Leeds and Liverpool
Russell, June
1978
A descriptive account of children's games and lore, based on items collected during the summer of 1977 from children at play in the street in Kirkby, Merseyside, and during September of the same year ...
An Investigation into the Play of Children Living in a Traditionally Working Class Area of Back-to-Back Housing Property, in Leeds, in May and June, 1962
Collins, J M Mrs; McKelvie, Donald
1962
A study of schoolchildren at play in Leeds, combining researches in education and folk life by two postgraduate students at the University of Leeds. Mrs. Collins was taking a Diploma in Curricular Stu...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Cooke, Jane A
[1979-1980]
First part of this tape comprises a compilation of extracts from the collector's fieldwork recordings in Birdsedge (principally, clapping and skipping rhymes). [Tape labelled demonstration.] [Tr. 1] ...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Cooke, Jane A
8 Nov 1979 - 16 Nov 1979
Children recorded in the playground of Birdsedge First School, Birdsedge, on the 8 November 1979; talking about and demonstrating the games and associated rhymes known to them. They give examples of b...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Cooke, Jane A
23 Nov 1979 - 14 Dec 1979
Schoolgirls recorded at Birdsedge First School, Birdsedge, on the 23 November 1979; discussing the games they have learned from their teacher, and the clapping rhyme 'My Mother Told Me'. [Tr. 5] Chi...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Cooke, Jane A
[1979-1980]
Children recorded at Birdsedge First School, Birdsedge; sing three parodies - the first to the Dallas theme tune, followed by 'Burn the Teacher'and 'I'd Like to Teach the RAF'. Also sing 'Chinese Rest...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Cooke, Jane A
[1979]
Mrs. Wood, recorded in Birdsedge; gives biographical details and information on her schooling in Ridgeway, Derbyshire, and Sheffield; describes the school at Ridgeway and playtimes (in the mid 1940s);...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Cooke, Jane A
[1979-1980]
Schoolgirls recorded in the playground at Birdsedge First School, Birdsedge, on the 24 January 1980. Sing 'I'm Only a Poor Little Gymnast', 'Vote, Vote, Vote'[skipping]; talk about being on, and winte...
Sound Recording, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
5 October 1974
Bob Hart, recorded at home in Snape, talks about village concerts, the singer Jack Davy, speeches re. the village and songs sung, village organisations, other singers, (step) dancing, village dances, ...