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An essay on the education of a young British nobleman, after he leaves the schools : To which are added, some observations on the office of an ambassador
Keith, Sir William (1680-1749)
1730
By Sir William Keith.
Letters on education : with observations on religious and metaphysical subjects
Macaulay, Catharine (1731-1791)
1790
No chain-lines, 8 leaves per gathering.
Raven McDavid Articles
McDavid, Raven Ioor (1911-1984)
[1960-1981]
Originally housed in a single folder labelled Complete Set of Xeroxes of Raven McDavid's Articles, these files contain photocopies of printed, typed and draft articles and papers by McDavid, mainly re...
The methods used for erecting charity-schools : with the rules and orders by which they are governed. A particular account of the London charity-schools: with a list of those erected elsewhere in Great Britain & Ireland
1715
The last two leaves contain the contents and advertisements. First issued as 'An account of charity-schools'.
Language Papers
Strevens, Peter
1961-1966
This file contains a typed draft version of a paper for a Festschrift for Daniel Jones, 'Phonetics, Applied Linguistics, and Other Components of Language-Teaching' (1961), 15 leaves; a typed working d...
Om Avlyssning och Utskrivning av Dialekttexter i Fonogram: Några Erfarenheter och Problem
Hedblom, Folke (1908-)
1966
This file contains a typed paper by Folke Hedblom in Swedish, on listening to and transcribing dialect samples from phonographic sound recordings, [31] leaves. This includes sections on potential prob...
A survey of history:, or, A nursery for gentry : Contrived and comprized in an intermixt discourse upon historicall and poeticall relations. A subject of it selfe well meriting the approbation of the judicious, who best know how to confirme their knowledge, by this briefe survey, or generall table of mixed discourses... Distinguished into several heads for the direction of the reader ... The like where of for variety of discourse, mixed with profit, and modest delight ... hath not heretofore bin published
Brathwait, Richard (1588?-1673); Brathwait, Richard (1588?-1673)
1638
Title within border. A revised and much extended edition of the author's "Schollers medley", 1614. With additional title page, engraved by William Marshall, with imprint: London printed by N. and ...
Footwear Collecting
Finlay, Ian
1972-1975
This file largely contains papers produced by Ian Finlay, founder of the Footwear Collectors' Society, on the subject of collecting footwear. This includes a photocopy of an article on Finlay, forming...
Folk Drama: General
1956-1980
This file contains a copy of Alex Helm's typed 'Index of Folk Plays' (complete to June 1956), [41] leaves, with ms. annotations; a copy of 'Traditional Drama: S[urvey of] L[anguage and] F[olklore]. Re...
Sound Recordings, Essex and West Yorkshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1960s]
Martin Baynes, recorded in Henham (Essex); talks about his working life; jobs on leaving school, scaring birds, riding the chain horse at harvest time; working with horses from the age of 14/15; worki...
Correspondence
Penhallurick, Robert J (1956-)
1991
Letter from Robert Penhallurick asking Stanley Ellis to be a referee in support of his application for the post of Director of the Institute of Cornish Studies in Exeter, dated May 22nd 1991. A copy o...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Ronague, Isle of Man
Barry, Michael V (1935-)
Nov 1958
[Side 1] Amanda talks about local farms and farmhouses, recalls open fireplace in childhood home, remembers trips by horse and cart to collect ling for fire, describes apparatus for cooking and baking...