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Total number of records: 26

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occupations26
community life22
culture19
english language - dialects13
food13
buildings9
war8
agriculture7
health7
nature7

Top 10: People and organisations

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Houck, Charles L5
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)4
Bond, Francis Keith3
Dunn, Ginette2
Parry, David (1937-)2
Atkin, K1
Baldwin, John R1
Baynes, Martin1
Bickerstaffe, Mary1
Bickerstaffe, Robert1
Bergen Harbour
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Bergen Harbour

May 1965

View looking across Bergen Harbour towards the city, showing buildings on the waterfront including the Nykirken.

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View of Oslo
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View of Oslo

1965

View looking across Oslo harbour. The buildings seen include the Royal Palace, the Holmenkollen, and City Hall.

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Trade

1964-1976

This subseries contains items relating to different aspects of trade. The subject matter largely includes trading and dealing, and fairs and markets. Alongside general items relating to trade, the sub...

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The Irish in Manchester

Dolan, Bernadette

1980

An introductory history of the Irish migrants to England, and in particular to Manchester, based on the collector's interviews with her father and one other Irish descendant living in the city.

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Glimpses of Industrial Bradford

Fieldhouse, Elizabeth Mary

1972

A study comprising six sections. The Introduction presents a history of the woollen and worsted industries, whilst the second section outlines phases in industrial development, from the guild and dome...

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Wheelwrighting: A Study of the Craft as Observed in a Shop in South Leeds

Ivall, Roderick

1973

A study of wheelwrighting in Leeds, with particular reference to two businesses operating in the city in 1973. The study is divided into seven chapters. The first outlines the scope of the investigati...

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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...

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The Handforging of Spring Knife Blades in Sheffield

Atkin, K

1966

A thesis on the handforging branch of the Sheffield cutlery trades, based primarily on fieldwork carried out in the workshop of Tom Merrill, one of only three men still forging pen and pocket blades b...

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Cider-Making and Brewing

1962-1975

This file contains items relating to brewing beer and cider-making, including a photocopy of Eric Sample's article on small breweries in Derby, from an unidentified issue of 'Derbyshire Countryside' (...

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Sound Recordings, Powys

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Parry, David (1937-)

[1960s]

Bert Williams, recorded in Builth Wells [undated]; talks about the town as it was in his youth; describes various buildings, including a gatehouse, temperance houses, cattle market, brewery, Masonic H...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

July 1974

Bob Hart, recorded at home in Snape on 17 July 1974; sings 'City of Laughter'. [Tr. 1]. Conclusion of session which starts on tapes LAVC/SRE/A340r and LAVC/SRE/A341r. Bob Hart, recorded at home on 2...

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Sound Recordings, Powys

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Parry, David (1937-)

[1960s]

[Collector announcement (Ellis)]; Mr. ?Richards, recorded outside in Llanafan-fawr [undated]; talks about the electricity supply to the area; fire grates in local houses; peat burning; local dwellings...

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