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Archive File

Academic Correspondence File 112

1972-1974

Urdang, Laurence (Dictionaries). Correspondence from Laurence Urdang regarding a survey of urban dialect words, and requests for words and an introductory essay; typed papers relating to the survey; a...

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Archive File

Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Lancashire

Lukiantchuk, Edna

1956

M.A. thesis on the dialects of Lancashire. This is a revised and expanded version of the collector's 1955 B.A. thesis, 'Studies in the Phonology of the Living Dialects of Lancashire' ( LAVC/SRP/2/218)...

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Archive File

Archivists' Index Cards

[1975-1983]

This box is labelled Names and Addresses, List of Jobs, Periodical Accessions, Filing, and contains various sections recording tasks relating to the day-to-day management of the archive holdings.

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Archive File

Foster, Katie

2022

Audio and related item/s (photograph/transcript) relating to oral history interview conducted with named interviewee (see file title) as part of National Lottery Heritage funded, "Dialect and Heritage...

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Archive Sub-series

Apparitions and Legends

1961-1972

This subseries contains items relating to supernatural apparitions and legends. The subject matter includes phantom sounds and smells, treasure and legends, including legends from Mount Kilimanjaro an...

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Archive File

The Language of Storytelling

Graham, Jacqueline P

1980

A study which examines the telling of the same story to the collector by two different informants. Both concern a local character known as Buttonsticks, and were related to the collector in July 1979....

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SED Word Map (Yorkshire): Plash
Archive Item

SED Word Map (Yorkshire): Plash

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Experimental printed word map of Yorkshire, completed in ms. and with SED localities numbered, for SED question IV.2.4, Plash (in relation to Hedging). The map shows the distribution of the responses ...

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Archive Sub-sub-series

Funding

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1946-1970

Harold Orton's preliminary enquiries of academic, charitable and commercial trusts regarding Research Awards/sponsorship to support the work of fieldworkers and editorial team members. Those organisat...

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Archive Sub-sub-series

The Linguistic Atlas of England and Related Correspondence

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1967-1983

The correspondence in this sub-subseries relates to the production and publication of 'The Linguistic Atlas of England' (LAE). It includes correspondence and copies of the minutes of the LAE Committee...

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Archive File

Oral History Research Papers

[1950s-1981]

Three copies of a leaflet on the oral history programme at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies; and an article on George Freeston and his efforts to record and preserve the history of Blisworth, ...

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Archive Item

Transcript: Arnott, Katherine

Gunns, Kathryn

09 Oct 2022

Transcript of oral history interview conducted with named interviewee (see item title) as part of National Lottery Heritage funded, "Dialect and Heritage" Project.

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Archive Item

Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

12 April 1970

Albert Broadhead and Bernard Broadhead recorded singing in Bernard's house in Sheffield. Includes also fragments of a recitation, 'Sheffield Ship Canal'.

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