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Total number of records: 140

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture131
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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)30
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Archive Item

The Nature of Creativity

30 Apr 1954

Printed pamphlet titled 'The Nature of Creativity' by J.W. Tibble, Professor of Education, University College of Leicester, the fourth annual foundation lecture delivered at Bretton Hall on 30 April 1...

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Lowick Response Book - 1Nb1
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Book IV: Nature [Lowick Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to nature.

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Embleton Response Book - 1Nb2
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Book IV: Nature [Embleton Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

18/Jan/1953 - 22/Jan/1953

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to nature. The answers of informant Willie Pitt recorded by fieldworker Stanley Ellis in the International Pho...

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Natural science and the classical system in education : essays new and old

Lankester, Sir E Ray (1847-1929); Committee on the Neglect of Science

[1918]

Chapters I-VII reprinted from various journals; chapters VIII and IX hitherto unpublished. Includes bibliographical references.

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Sound Recording, [United States]

Wilson, David L

8 March 1972

Peter Trigillis and Carol Faulb, recorded by themselves for David Wilson, talking about American university and college campus folklore: campus services; black students; co-ed. fraternity/sorority - U...

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The reflector : representing human affairs, as they are : and may be improved

Shaw, Peter (1694-1763)

1750

Attributed to Peter Shaw.--NUC pre-1956. Essays. I iv: "Of the Sciences" [including "Natural Philosophy" and "Rhetoric"]; I viii: "Of Authors and Censors"; I ix: "Of Poetry and Rhime"; I x: "Of Poet...

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