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Total number of records: 11

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play11
culture9
community life7
english language - dialects7
occupations7
well-being5
folk music4
games4
health4
holidays3

Top 10: People and organisations

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Houck, Charles L3
Atkin, K1
Baldwin, John R1
Brook, Ann1
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1
Helliwell, Annette1
Hughes, Mr1
Ivall, Roderick1
Kellet, G R1
Mckelvie, Donald1

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Some Aspects of Oral, Social and Material Tradition in an Industrial Urban Area

McKelvie, Donald

1963

The nine chapters in this Ph.D. thesis describe an approach to collecting folklife material in the cities, towns and villages of West Yorkshire (including Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield), with cha...

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Aspects of Selected Public Houses in Leicester and Ratby, with Particular Reference to Games and Associated Customs

Newport, Rosemary

1970

A study of six public houses, situated in the village of Ratby and suburban and urban areas of the city of Leicester. Fieldwork involved informal interviews with landlords and landladies, bar staff an...

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The Kellet Manuscript

Kellet, G R

[1970s]

The first file contains a photocopy of a manuscript by G. R. Kellet, being a memoir of growing up in Hunslet, Leeds, in the 1920s and 1930s. Although biographical, the manuscript includes descriptions...

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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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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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Children's Games, Rhymes and Songs

Helliwell, Annette

1964

A collection of children's games, rhymes and songs collected in five Manchester and Leeds schools. The collected items have been classified according to function - skipping, ball, action and team game...

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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, West Yorkshire

Houck, Charles L

[Mid 1960s-1970s]

Male and female informant responses to a questionnaire used by the collector as part of his sociolinguistic inquiry in Leeds. For the purposes of data collection, the city was divided into a number of...

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Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire

Houck, Charles L

[Mid 1960s-1970s]

Male and female informant responses to a questionnaire used by the collector as part of his sociolinguistic inquiry in Leeds. For the purposes of data collection, the city was divided into a number of...

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Sound Recordings, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire

Baldwin, John R

1968-1969

Session recorded at Swindon Folksingers' Club in 1968 [?possibly a regional English Folk Dance and Song Society- organised Christmas event]; accordion tune; unidentified male sings [? 'Can You Dance t...

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Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire

Houck, Charles L

[Mid 1960s-1970s]

Male and female informant responses to a questionnaire used by the collector as part of his sociolinguistic inquiry in Leeds. For the purposes of data collection, the city was divided into a number of...

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