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Total number of records: 1848

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture1843
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Herbert Read Collection2
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Quaker Collection1
University Archive1

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community life1846
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english language - dialects621
nature571
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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)236
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)177
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)99
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)90
Brunk, Wille54
Dunn, Ginette54
Fothergill, George William46
Sullivan, Keith Frederick44
Barry, Michael V (1935-)31
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Archive Item

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]...

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Archive Series

D: The Community

[1960-1983]

This series contains items relating to community life and organisation.

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Recording Sheep Washing: Outgang Beck
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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...

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Recording Sheep Washing: Outgang Beck
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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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Archive Sub-sub-series

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. ...

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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.

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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.

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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...

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