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Tape Recording Transcriptions
1956-1970
Typed transcriptions of Anglo-Manx ( Isle of Man) dialect ( Michael Barry, 1966) and East Yorkshire dialect ( John Widdowson, 1970). Also typed transcriptions of Survey of English Dialects (SED) infor...
Essex Response Books
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Berntsen, Howard N; Barry, Michael V (1935-); Wright, Peter
1952-1961
Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Essex to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were recorde...
Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
10 Mar 1939
[Side 1] Florrie recites the story of the little mouse and the old tom cat in Rothbury dialect; Florrie, Billy and Charlie talk about fishing (first few seconds inaudible). [Side 2] Billy and Charlie ...
Northamptonshire Response Books
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
1957
Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Northamptonshire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses w...
Cambridgeshire Response Books
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
1958
Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Cambridgeshire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses wer...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Hunsonby, Cumberland
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
14 Jan 1954
[Side 1] Albert talks about his schooldays, describes eccentric schoolmaster 'caving' about [= dancing awkwardly] betwen desks talking to himself, eventually could not cope singlehandedly with 85 chil...
Sound Recording, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
11 September 1974
Priscilla Savage, recorded at home in Blaxhall; talks about the village Youth Hostel; her parents and siblings; food, diet and bread baking; own family and children; working in service; childhood in L...
Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire
Tammivaara, Irmeli
July 1975
[Collector announcement]; Wally Hull, recorded at Little Downham on the 15 July 1975 [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A672r]; talks about winter weather; skating and champion skaters; his work as a postm...
Sound Recording, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
October 1974
Dick Woolnough, recorded at home in Snape during the 30th and 31st of October [woman and small child - ?daughter and grandson - also present]. Sings 'London Apprentice Boy'; comments/conversation; sin...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
11 February 1975
[Collector announcement]; Thomas Simpson, recorded at home in Lebberston; sings [unidentified]; sings 'Since I've Had a Row with the Wife'; talks about and sings his version of 'My Grandfather's Clock...
Sound Recording, Suffolk
Dunn, Ginette
21 June 1975
James Smith, recorded at home in Snape; talks about the song 'The Cobbler' and the use of props; sings the song, learned/sung in the Crown pub, Snape, around fifty years ago; singing in the Golden Key...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire,
3 February 1981
Ken Sutcliffe, recorded in his home in the Cookridge area of Leeds; talks about papers and books concerning World War Two bombers; occupied territories (Holland); photographs; [collector announcement]...