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community life52
education52
entertainment events52
occupations37
manners and customs34
nature34
culture33
agriculture32
animals29
food29

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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)11
Tammivaara, Irmeli5
Sullivan, Keith Frederick3
Wright, John T3
Agar, Arthur2
Barry, Michael V (1935-)2
Dunn, Ginette2
Fisher, Mr2
Hart, Bob (1892-1978)2
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)2

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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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Conferences and Folk Events

1974-1981

This file contains ephemera used to promote and provide information on conferences and other events related to folklore and folklife. This includes a leaflet for the 2nd Yorkshire Folk and Craft Fayre...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Egton, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

16 Apr 1955

[Side 1] Arthur remembers grandfather mowing by hand with 'lea' [= scythe] 3 acres a day for 10 shillings, describes own mixed farm, comments now specialises in pedigree beef cattle, talks about cattl...

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Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

10 Mar 1939

[Side 1] Florrie recites the story of the little mouse and the old tom cat in Rothbury dialect; Florrie, Billy and Charlie talk about fishing (first few seconds inaudible). [Side 2] Billy and Charlie ...

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Sound Recordings, Somerset

Mitchell, Sarah L G

1978-1979

[Collector announcement: informant collector's mother]; E. M. Mitchell, of Bath, talks about present-day Christmas traditions - shopping, cards, present buying, house decorations; Christmas Eve tradit...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

29 November 1976

[Collector announcement, states date as 30 November]; Jim Wilkinson, recorded at home in Tranmire; talks about Yorkshire monologues; thoughts on poetry and painting and sad songs; sings 'Greenland Wha...

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Walking Day: A Study of Church and Sunday School Processions in the North West

Baguley, Glynis Mary

1975

A study of the traditions associated with the Walking Day custom observed in Lancashire, Cheshire and parts of Yorkshire. This generally takes the form of a procession of Sunday School children and ch...

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Exhibition Programmes and På Gång

Riksutställningar (Sweden)

1968-1985

This file contains printed items issued by the Riksutställningar (Swedish Travelling Exhibitions) organisation. These include a specially designed folder containing Swedish and English guides to the ...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

9 September 1974

Bob Hart, recorded at home in Snape, sings 'Eat More Fruit'; talks about Jack Harland and learning 'Bold General Wolfe' from him; sings fragment of 'Up She Went Like a Rocket', also sung by Harland; s...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Dolphinholme, Lancashire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

24 May 1954

[Side 1] Bill describes baking oatcakes over open fire with 'spittle' [= wooden baking shovel] and 'cratch' [= drying rack], talks about owners of Wyreside Hall and working with horses, recalls runawa...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Bergal, Nancy Ann

25 January 1980

Recorded in John Curtin's home in Leeds, and at the Grove Folk Club (also in Leeds). John Curtin sings an unidentified song, with guitar accompaniment; and tells a story of catching wild boar in Bradf...

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Sound Recording, Oxfordshire

Pickering, Michael J

September 1973

Harry Austin, recorded at home in Adderbury, talks about local people listed on an unidentified manuscript; comments on a number of local families, including the Welsh family, the Walton family, Marth...

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