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Proverbs, Sayings and Expressions
1964-1979
This subseries contains items relating to proverbs, maxims and common expressions. It includes correspondence collected from informants in the Potteries region (Staffordshire) on proverbs and sayings ...
The Gaelic Story-Teller. With Some Notes on Gaelic Folk-Tales.
Ó Duilearga, Séamus
[1960s-1970s]
This file contains 3 photocopies of James Hamilton Delargy's (i.e. Séamus Ó Duilearga) paper on Gaelic story-telling, delivered on 28 November 1945 to the British Academy as the Sir John Rhys Memori...
Proverbs and Sayings of the Potteries
1964-1965
This file contains a series of ms. correspondence with Stewart Sanderson from informants in the Potteries (i.e. the Stoke-on-Trent area), in response to articles in the 'Hanley Daily Sentinel' and the...
Occasional Poetry
[1970-1973]
This file contains ms. notes on verses written following the Lofthouse Colliery disaster and their authors; a printed copy of Ephraim Mugglestone's poem, 'The Tragedy of the Lofthouse Colliery Disaste...
Comparisons to a Creature Not Identified as Animal or Man
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
[1960s]
This file contains two typed copies of a paper by Sanderson on riddles containing comparisons to a living creature/being, 38 leaves; and typed and ms. notes by Sanderson detailing formatting and corre...
Proverbs: General
1971-1975
This file contains an ms. letter from Michael Cram to Angus McIntosh (Dept. of English Language, University of Edinburgh) regarding the origins of a proverb (26 November 1972), with an a accompanying ...
Conventional Expressions
1964-1979
This file contains a photocopy of Irene Teoh Brosnahan's paper, 'The Haptics of the English Handshake', from 'IRAL: International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching', volume XVII, numb...
Antrobus Soul-Caking Play
1975
This file contains a photocopy of a typed and edited transcript of a film of the Antrobus Soul-Caking Play, made in 1975 by Leeds University Television Service, 15 leaves. Two copies of the transcript...
Essex, Middlesex and London Responses: Book I
[1960s]
Collated responses from locations in Essex, Middlesex and London to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Questionnaire Book I: The Farm. Missing questions I.1.1, I.1.3, and I.1.4.
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Bergal, Nancy Ann
13 March 1980
John Barstow, recorded in his home in Leeds, sings 'If We Only had Old Ireland Over Here', 'The Old House', 'Rosin' a Bow', 'Galway Shawl', 'The Old Bog Road', [ 'The Tanyard's Side'], [ 'Land Where t...
Sound Recordings, Oxfordshire
Harrop, Peter K
24 December 1977
[Collector announcement]; Bampton Mummers, recorded in Bampton, performing their Christmas play in the Morris Clown pub [Tr. 1], the Jubilee pub [Tr. 2], the Talbot pub (includes collector's conversat...
Papers on Children's Songs and Folklore
Davey, Gwenda
1975-1980
This file contains documentation produced to accompany the 'Multicultural Cassette Series: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Young Children', produced by Gwenda Davey, and recorded by Norman O'Conner (Vic...