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Total number of records: 77

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
education77
community life75
culture55
english language - dialects47
occupations32
agriculture30
nature29
animals28
food23
buildings20

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)40
Barry, Michael V (1935-)15
Wright, Peter11
Wright, John T9
Sykes, Donald Richard5
Siporin, Rae Lee4
Tilling, Philip M (1938-)3
Bill2
Carter, Sid2
Crellin, Mrs Amanda2

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Archive Judaica Collection

Cecil Roth Collection

1200-1999

Throughout his life Cecil Roth (1899-1970) collected books, manuscripts, and art objects. The books and manuscripts of scholarly interest, and modern books, were acquired by Leeds University Library t...

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Pamphlet collection compiled by Lord Boyle of Handsworth

Boyle of Handsworth, Edward Boyle Baron (1923-1981)

c.1945-1981

1141 pamphlets held in 40 pamphlet boxes on 5 shelves. Sorted and boxed by broad subject. Possibly the bequest of Lord Boyle, ca.1981 Edward Charles Gurney Boyle, Baron Boyle of Handsworth, P.C., C.H....

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Student Research Papers

1942-1992

The items in this subfonds present original research in Folklore and Folklife Studies, English Language and Dialectology. The subject areas covered include custom and belief, traditional narratives, t...

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Questionnaire Response Books

1950-1961

This subseries contains the original response books in which the Survey of English Dialects (SED) fieldworkers recorded informants' responses to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. A response book exists f...

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Northumberland Response Books

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1953-1955

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Northumberland to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses wer...

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Lincolnshire Response Books

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1951-1960

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Lincolnshire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were ...

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Staffordshire Response Books

Gibson, Dr Peter H

1953-1954

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Staffordshire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were...

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Leicestershire Response Books

Playford, Averil H

1956

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Leicestershire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses wer...

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Rutland Response Books

Playford, Averil H

1956

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Rutland to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were recor...

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Herefordshire Response Books

Sykes, Donald Richard; Wright, Peter

1952-1955

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Herefordshire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were...

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Worcestershire Response Books

Sykes, Donald Richard

1951-1955

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Worcestershire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses wer...

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Warwickshire Response Books

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wright, Peter

1951-1957

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Warwickshire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were ...

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