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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...
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)...
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.
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...
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...
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....
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 ...
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...
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...
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, ...
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.
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'.