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fishing7
occupations5
community life4
culture3
english language - dialects2
entertainment events2
literature and folklore2
persons2
agriculture1
beverage industry1

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Gooding, Adolphus1
Hofland, T C (1777-1843)1
Ihalainen, Ossi1
Spencer, Jack1
Taylor, Samuel (1800-)1

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Archive Sub-series

Fishing

1961-1979

This subseries contains items relating to aspects of traditional fishing, including papers and magazine and newspaper cuttings (chiefly from 'Country Life') which focus on types of nets and fishing fo...

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Archive Item

Sound Recording, Somerset

Ihalainen, Ossi

July 1972

Jack Spencer, recorded at home in Westhay on 15 July 1972; describes haymaking, including raking, work breaks, harnessing horses, loading waggons, drink, rick making, dinner time, food, tea, evening w...

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Archive Item

Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

[Mid-1960s]

Male, recorded in Filey in 1962 [date when this copy tape made not known]; talks about an incident at sea, and trying to launch a boat; going to sea at thirteen; wages; boat lamps, hand pump on board;...

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Archive File

Fishing Methods, Etc.

1962-1979

This file contains items relating to traditional fishing methods, including an ms. letter from Richard R. Blewett to Mr. Martin with a newspaper cutting on the use of charmed words to catch fish, incl...

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Archive File

Folk Song: General

1959-1981

This file contains typed song texts for 'Ah'm an O'wd Age Penshoner' (provenance unknown); a photocopy of the text and tune for 'Charley of Armor', collected from Captain Shields by Geoff Wood, from a...

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