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Some Aspects of Folk Life in the West Riding Village of Westend [sic] in Washburndale
Ferguson, I D B
1964
A Study of folk life in the West Riding village of West End (also known as Thruscross, and now in North Yorkshire). An introductory section provides a history of the village and surrounding area, foll...
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...
A Collection of Folk Tales from Upper Nidderdale
Cook, Catherine
1971
M.A. dissertation on folktales recorded by the collector in Nidderdale in 1970-1971 (some of the tales are, however, set in locations beyond Nidderdale, e.g. Swaledale, Arkengarthdale and Merryfield)....
Folk Drama: General
1956-1980
This file contains a copy of Alex Helm's typed 'Index of Folk Plays' (complete to June 1956), [41] leaves, with ms. annotations; a copy of 'Traditional Drama: S[urvey of] L[anguage and] F[olklore]. Re...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
16 February 1981
[Collector announcement]; Ben Pearce, recorded in Leeds on the 16 February 1981 [conclusion of interview which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A601]; talks about bombers flying in formation, attacking Sumatra...
Sound Recording, Cumbria
Attebery, Louie W (1927-)
April 1972
[Collector announcement]; Vivian Fisher, recorded at home in Keswick on the 28 April 1972; talks about local gentry; dialect; John Banks and William Penn; childhood memories of Keswick; Queen Mary and...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
February 1981
[Collector announcement]; Jack Sacksfield, recorded at home in the Alwoodley area of Leeds on the 3 February 1981; gives biographical details; talks about his first job; joining the Royal Air Force - ...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
1981
[Collector announcement]; Jack Agar, recorded in the Territorial Army's Churchill Barracks in Leeds, on the 17 February 1981; gives biographical details; talks about the outbreak of World War Two; joi...
Auctions
1967-1972
This file contains items relating to auctions and auction houses, and includes Stella Margetson's article on old London auction rooms, extracted from 'Country Life' (16 November 1967), pp. 1267-1270; ...
Social Questions
[1960s-1970s]
This subseries, comprising one file only, contains items relating to labour and industrial unrest. This includes an ms. account, compiled from an original ms. source, of a Luddite attack on Cartwright...
Legends
1961-1972
The file contains a copy of Theo Brown and Stephen Dewar's pamphlet, 'Ghostly Gold and Goblin Tunes: Archaeological Apparitions and Traditions' (St. Peter Port: Toucan Press, 1969), 11 pp.; Malcolm Ba...
Crime
[1972-1983]
This file contains items on criminal activities, including highway robbery and coining. This includes an ms note from Ivor Clissold to Tony Green describing a custom undertaken on leaving prison, coll...