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Total number of records: 122

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Archives108
Books and printed items14

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture108
Cookery Collection12
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society1

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food122
occupations101
community life90
agriculture86
nature86
animals82
culture77
food crops75
english language - dialects70
implements, utensils etc69

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Fothergill, George William48
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)47
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)17
Fothergill, Mrs12
Feather, Leslie10
Mallinson, J Mrs10
Barry, Michael V (1935-)7
Bill4
Wakelin, Martyn F4
William4

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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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Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A

07 Jun 1939

[Side 1] Mrs. Ritson and Madge discuss embroidery for church bazaar, compare hand sewing with machine sewing, mention range of home-baked breads and cakes available at bazaar. [Side 2] William and Mad...

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Dialect recording in Capheaton, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A

13 Jun 1939

[Side 1] Matthew and William discuss demise of miller trade, express preference for beer brewed with barley hops, discuss rise of poultry trade; anecdote about ducks. [Side 2] Conversation between W.R...

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An Account of the Home Life, Leisure-Time Activities and Community Traditions of the Northumbrian Coal Miner, Dealing Mainly with the Period 1900 to 1930

Fryer, Sheila

1964

A dissertation based on interviews with seven miners and ex-miners from Northumberland and Newcastle upon Tyne. The first of its three chapters contains a biographical note on, and the recollections o...

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Oatcakes

1966-1976

This file contains a typed copy of William Sanderson's article on oatcake-making at Haworth (West Yorkshire), based on an interview with oatcake-maker Leslie Feather, and published in the 'Dalesman' (...

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Sound Recordings, [Liverpool]

Bond, Francis Keith

[1973/1974]

Unidentified male informant talks about Army life during World War Two, rationing, and relates various humorous anecdotes. [Tr. 3] René Bond talks about her experience as a fourteen year old living...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

July 1975

[Collector announcement]; Alice Baker, recorded at Pymore on the 17 July 1975 [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A673r]; talks about March dust storms; floods of 1912 and 1950s; the condition of local (dro...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Evans, George Ewart (1909-1988)

[1960s]

James Knights of Woodbridge [?recorded in 1968] talks about Suffolk and Norfolk men taking seasonal jobs in Burton upon Trent, in October after the harvest; describes work and conditions in the maltho...

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Sound Recordings, Powys

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Parry, David (1937-)

[1960s]

[Collector announcement (Ellis)]; Mr. ?Richards, recorded outside in Llanafan-fawr [undated]; talks about the electricity supply to the area; fire grates in local houses; peat burning; local dwellings...

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Sound Recording, Devon

Wright, John T

June 1958

Frank Thorne and William Edwards, in conversation in Gittisham; Mr. Thorne talks about farm work, milking, horsemen, father a tenant farmer; [gap, 1 minute]; weeding; haymaking - Mr. Edwards describes...

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Beastings Research

Brunk, Wille

[1967]

Items relating to Wille Brunk's research into beastings, i.e. the first milk drawn from a cow after calving (or bovine colostrum), and its uses. Brunk conducted much of this research through the use o...

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