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Cohen, Marcel (1884-1974)2
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Coates, George1
Cook, Catherine1
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Archive File

Academic Correspondence File 22

1963-1964

Allen, Harold B. Correspondence between Harold Orton and Harold B. Allen regarding Orton’s trip to the United States to publicise the Survey of English Dialects. 1 file. 1963-1964.

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Film Storage Albums

c.1960-c.1980

Three original black leather film storage albums used for negatives in the collection, one big and two small. Labelled as A, B, and 1. Album A housed Wille Brunk and Stewart Sanderson negatives. Album...

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SED Word Map: Rivulet
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SED Word Map: Rivulet

Wakelin, Martyn F; Dyson, B Ronald

[1960s]

Experimental printed word map of the Northern Counties, completed in ms., for SED question IV.1.1, Rivulet, mapping responses Burn, Beck and Brook. The map was compiled by B. Ronald Dyson and Martyn W...

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Academic Correspondence File 77

1959

Le Page. Final typescript draft of The Dictionary of Jamaican English, edited by F.G. Cassidy and R.B. Le Page (39 pp). 1 file. 1959.

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Questionnaire linguistique (v.1)

Cohen, Marcel (1884-1974)

1931

Cover titles; at head of title: Comité international permanent de linguistes. "Le... questionnaire a pour base le questionnaire linguistique publié en 1928 par l'Institut d'ethnologie de l'Univers...

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Archive Print Item

Questionnaire linguistique (v.2)

Cohen, Marcel (1884-1974)

1931

Cover titles; at head of title: Comité international permanent de linguistes. "Le... questionnaire a pour base le questionnaire linguistique publié en 1928 par l'Institut d'ethnologie de l'Univers...

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Archive File

Irish Music

1974-1975

This file contains copies of three publications containing the melodies to Irish tunes. These include 'Music From Ireland', volumes 1 and 2, compiled by Dave Bulmer and Neil Sharpley (n.p.: B&S, 1974)...

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Tapestry (Norway)
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Tapestry (Norway)

January 1965

Tapestry from Østerdalen ( Østdal?) (Norway). The tapestry is made up of two pieces sewn together, and is heavily patterned with floral and geometric designs. It dates to around 1830, and is housed ...

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Archive Sub-collection

Survey of English Dialects

1893-1995

This subfonds contains Harold Orton's SED and academic related papers, and items concerning the elicitation, collection, collation and publication of English dialect data. The published data, hereafte...

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Sound Recordings, Ireland

Taylor, Barry Roy

1973-1976

Compilation of field and commercial recordings of Irish fiddle playing (some with whistle/piano/pipe accompaniment). Includes also the singing of an unidentified male singer. Fiddle players include Ju...

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Archive File

Ulster Dialect Archive Bulletin

Ulster Folk Museum. Dialect Archive

1965

This file contains issues 1 and 2 of the 'Ulster Dialect Archive Bulletin' (January and April 1965). The bulletins are accompanied by a typed letter from G. B. Adams to Harold Orton, and a leaflet and...

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Academic Correspondence File 66

1946-1952

Jones, David. Correspondence between Harold Orton and Daniel Jones regarding lecturing in Phonetics at the University of Leeds; the Simplified Spelling Society and simplified spelling (including a cop...

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