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Plough Monday
Green, Anthony E (1943-)
1982
This file contains a typed letter from Tony Green to the Editor of the 'Times', concerning a letter to that newspaper from Mr. J. W. Swillington regarding Plough Monday and the traditional drama assoc...
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...
"Kultur" as a symbol in peace and in war
Hartog, Sir Philip Joseph (1864-1947)
1938
Offprint from: Sociological review, vol. 30, no. 4, Oct. 1938.
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...
Correspondence
1969-1981
Letters to and from Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS) archivists Joyce Salmona(archivist in 1969), Margaret Jackson(1971-1976), Brenda Neale(1976-1978) and Susan Drury(1978-1981). The...
The Iconography of Gravestones: A Study of Gravestones in the Churchyards and Cemeteries of the North London Area
Thorn, Bridget
1982
A study of gravestones, their inscriptions and iconographical details, covering the eighteenth century to 1982, and based on fieldwork in North London.
Bishop Middleham Guisers' Play
Haile, Newton
1974
This file contains a typed copy of the text of a guisers' play performed in Bishop Middleham (Durham) in the early 1920s, compiled by Newton Haile; and an accompanying ms. letter from Newton Haile to ...
Correspondence
Wright, John T
1964
Ms. letter from John T. Wright of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, to Stanley Ellis regarding the choice of Survey of English Dialects (SED) locations in Somerset, wit...
Weather Lore as Observed in Disley and Surrounding Districts
Bradbury, Valerie
1965
A study of weatherlore known to the inhabitants of Disley in Cheshire, based on fieldwork interviews, responses to a circular letter and a letter to the local press. The material collected, totalling ...
SED Phonological Map: Strippings
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[1960s-mid-1970s]
Experimental printed phonological map of the Northern Counties, completed in ms., for SED question III.3.4, Strippings (i.e. the last drops of milk when a cow is milked), mapping pronunciation of the ...
Mining Communities
1964-1969
This file contains items collected by two Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS) students, for use in thesis research on mining communities. The first set of items relates to Carole Woodal...
A Word Geography of England
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1970-1973
Correspondence between Harold Orton and Nathalia Wright and the publishers, Seminar Press, regarding the publication of their book, 'A Word Geography of England'. This sub-subseries also contains lett...