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Survey of English Dialects recording in Elsdon, Northumberland. Survey of English Dialects recording in Wark, Northumberland
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
12 Feb 1953-21 Mar 1953
[Side 1] Simey recounts story of murder in 1791 of Elsdon shopkeeper, Margaret Crozier, and of subsequent pursuit and eventual hanging of culprit, William Winter: man, two women and 'cuddy' [= donkey]...
Recording Sheep Washing: Outgang Beck
Liman, Ingemar (1938-)
June 1965
Farmers' wives and others gathered around the open boot of a car to look at equipment being used for tape recording sheep washing on Outgang Beck at Thornton Rust ( Wensleydale). One of a strip of fou...
Recording Sheep Washing: Outgang Beck
Liman, Ingemar (1938-)
June 1965
Farmers' wives and others gathered around the open boot of a car to look at equipment being used for tape recording sheep washing on Outgang Beck at Thornton Rust ( Wensleydale). One of a strip of fou...
Correspondence
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1929-1975
Original incoming and copies of outgoing letters between Harold Orton and Survey of English Dialects (SED) fieldworkers, publishers, editors, university administrators and academics. These relate to O...
Lectures and Talks
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1936-1974
Harold Orton promoted the Survey of English Dialects (SED), and the proposed Linguistic Atlas of England, to academic and public audiences at home and abroad, through the writing of papers for present...
British Broadcasting Corporation
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1948-1963
Harold Orton's (draft and final version) scripts used in his BBC radio broadcasts on the English language and dialect. These include interviews with Orton by other people, and single programmes and se...
Oxford University Summer School
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1971-1972
Correspondence and hand-outs relating to Harold Orton's two lectures on the English Dialect Survey, given as part of a Summer School at Oxford University.
Trondheim
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[1967]
Harold Orton's ms. notes, written on 7" x 5" index cards numbered 1-14, for his lecture 'English Speech - Present Trends', given in Trondheimin August 1967. It is not known when he wrote these notes. ...
North American Universities
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1968-1974
Papers relating to Harold Orton's Visiting Professor appointments in North American universities, including correspondence, teaching-related items and a lecture typescript.
Press Conferences and Announcements
E. J. Arnold and Son Limited; University of Leeds
1962-1971
Items relating to the launch of Survey of English Dialects Basic Material volumes in London, Leeds and Birmingham.
Correspondence
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
1956-1983
This subseries comprises the correspondence of Stewart Sanderson during his appointment as Director of the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS). The correspondence largely concerns the c...