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Total number of records: 7

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
culture7
health7
oral traditions7
well-being7
community life6
literature and folklore4
occupations4
associations, institutions, etc3
education3
war3

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Pearce, Ben2
Sacksfield, Jack2
Sutcliffe, Ken2
Bagnall, Harry1
Bags1
Bob1
Graham, Jonny1
Gwilliam, K Sheila1
Leeming, Chris1
Lenihan, J M A1

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Dialect recording in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

29 Jun 1939

[Side 1] Bob recites reading passage about 'wor Susie' in Newcastle dialect; Harry recalls father's uncle, Bob Bagnall, drowning while rowing on Tyne; Jonny recalls winner of rowing race drowning afte...

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Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire

17 March 1981

Interviews with four men regarding their experiences as Royal Air Force air gunners during World War Two. The interviews were recorded in the studio of Leeds University Television Service in Leeds. ...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire,

3 February 1981

Ken Sutcliffe, recorded in his home in the Cookridge area of Leeds; talks about papers and books concerning World War Two bombers; occupied territories (Holland); photographs; [collector announcement]...

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Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire

February 1981

[Collector announcement]; Jack Sacksfield, recorded at home in the Alwoodley area of Leeds on the 3 February 1981; gives biographical details; talks about his first job; joining the Royal Air Force - ...

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Farming Traditions in South Shropshire

Gwilliam, K Sheila

1967

A thesis based on the experiences of the collector's family, farming an area near Clun in Shropshire.

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Student Folklore Dossiers

1971-1982

Student folklore dossiers, variously subtitled Scheme B - Folk Life 1: First Term Exercise, and Folk Life Exercise: First Term. Each compilation includes the student's biographical details, and items ...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Morris, Patricia M

[September 1981]

Olive Metcalf, recorded at home in the Kirkstall area of Leeds; talks about food shopping for a large family; gardening and vegetable growing; breakfast; dinners (week's menu); offal/meat products; le...

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