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Yorkshire Proverbial Sayings
Jelley, Susan Jennifer
1977
A collection of 190 proverbs, collected in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire via appeals for information in the 'Yorkshire Post' and 'Farmers' Weekly' newspapers. A number of follow-up interviews wit...
An Annotated Collection of Visayan Riddles from Leyte and Samar, Philippines
Vilches, Ma Luz C
1980
M.A. dissertation comprising an annotated collection of riddles from the Philippines (islands of Leyte and Samar), gathered by the collector from the archive of the Divine Word University Museum in Ta...
An Annotated Collection of Oral Tales and Traditions from South Somerset with an Appendix of Comparative Material from the District Around Blandford Forum, Dorset
Palmer, Kingsley
1971
M.Phil. thesis in two volumes. Volume One contains a general introduction to the Somerset tales and traditions, including methods of collection and classification. The main body of the volume presents...
The Style and Structure of The Girl as Helper in the Hero's Flight, based on A[arne] - T[hompson] 313 Versions in Dr. Katherine Briggs' A Dictionary of British Folk-Tales, Part A, Folk Narratives, Volume 1
Morgan, John S
1972
M.A. dissertation suggesting that the folktale is not only an art form worthy of serious consideration in itself, but that the storyteller is a gifted performer whose performances merit critical appra...
Riddles: General
[ca. 1967-1978]
This file contains a typed copy, with ms. annotations, of Peter Nalder's paper commenting on the extension and modification of the Archer Taylor riddle index, 'English Riddles from Oral Tradition', wi...
Maori Folk Literature 1
Dewes, Koro
1974
This file contains photocopies of two typed papers by Koro Dewes, being 'Maori Literature: A Tentative Framework for Study' ( Victoria University of Wellington, Department of Anthropology and Maori), ...
Ibibio Folktale Night: An Introduction to Ibibio Oral Literature
Ikiddeh, Ime
1966
M.A. thesis presenting a general survey of the oral form of Ibibio folktales ( Nigeria), and a study of sample prose and verse tales known by the collector and seen in the context of a single night's ...
Papers on Folk Collections, Etc.
[1961-1982]
This file contains various leaflets, printed volumes and other items relating to places of historical/folk interest, and folk-related collections. This includes a general leaflet for Bunratty Folk Par...
"The T. W. Thompson Collection of Gypsy Folk Tales: An Edition with Commentary and Analytical Indexes"
Clinch, Angela Jane
1982
Ph.D. thesis consisting of Thomas William Thompson's folktales collected from English Gypsy Traveller communities between 1908 and 1924. The tales have been classified and arranged according to the Aa...
Education - Miscellaneous
1970-1975
This file contains a photocopy of a typed paper listing details of oral history projects in Great Britain and Ireland, compiled by David Lance of the Imperial War Museum (December 1975), 17 pp.; and a...
The Phonology of the Dialect of Bubwith in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Langrick, Annie E
1948
A study of the dialect spoken in the village of Bubwith, East Yorkshire. An introduction to the village and the area is followed by six chapters which present a descriptive account of the sounds of ...
Papers on Folk Collections, Etc.
1836-1985
The bulk of items in this file are dated 1959-1985. The file contains leaflets, printed volumes and other items mostly concerning folk-related museums and collections. It includes Frank Atkinson's pri...