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Total number of records: 97

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Archives96
Objects1

Top 10: Subject

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culture97
english language - dialects97
community life41
folk music28
manners and customs22
occupations22
nature19
persons19
animals14
education14

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England2
Northumberland2
Embleton1
Lowick1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)14
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)8
Russell, Ian6
Harrop, Peter K5
Houck, Charles L4
Wright, Peter3
Baldwin, John R2
Green, Anthony E (1943-)2
Pickering, Michael J2
Robinson, Mrs2

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From 190096

Archive File

Tape Recording of Local Dialect

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1971

Two photocopies of a paper by Stanley Ellis, outlining the methodology and equipment used in the tape recording of local dialect. Copied from a pamphlet published in 1971 for the Standing Conference o...

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Popular Belief: Miscellaneous

1968-1981

This file contains a photocopy of Miss Wilelmine M. E. Fowler's paper on Yorkshire folklore, from 'Memorials of Old Yorkshire', ed. by T. M. Fallow (London: George Allen, 1909), pp. 286-305; a copy of...

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Harold Orton In Memoriam

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1975

This file contains five copies of a printed memorial tribute (ca. A3 size) to Harold Ortonby Stewart Sanderson, read at a service at St. Chad's Church, Headingley, Leeds, 12 March 1975.

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Lowick Response Book - 1Nb1
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Notes [Lowick Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

Notes section at the rear of the Lowick response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes phonetic notes on the dialect of the locality.

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Village Song and Culture: A Study Based on the Blunt Collection of Song from Adderbury, North Oxfordshire

Pickering, Michael J

1981

This file contains a complete photocopy of a typed draft, with ms. corrections, of Pickering's study of the folk songs of Adderbury, as published by Croom Helm , 1982, [viii], 281 leaves. The book was...

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Embleton Response Book - 1Nb2
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Notes [Embleton Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

18/Jan/1953 - 22/Jan/1953

Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes phonetic notes on the dialect of the locality.

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West Midlands Responses: Book VI, Part 10

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VI, Part 10: The Foot. Includes questions VI.10.1 Foot - VI.10.10 Feet.

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West Midlands Responses: Book V, Part 10

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book V, Part 10: The Work-Basket. Includes questions V.10.1 Darning - V.10.10 Sheath.

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West Midlands Responses: Book IX, Part 10

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book IX, Part 10: Pronouns: Demonstrative. Includes questions IX.10.1 That - IX.10.7 In this way. ...

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West Midlands Responses: Book IV, Part 10

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book IV, Part 10: Trees, Bushes. Includes questions IV.10.1 Birch - IV.10.13 Fern.

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Yorkshire Dialect Map: Birch
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Yorkshire Dialect Map: Birch

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Ms. map showing responses collected in locations in Yorkshire to SED question IV.10.1, Birch. The responses are listed in phonetic script.

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West Midlands Responses: Book VII, Part 1

1960s

Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VII, Part 1: Cardinal Numbers. Includes questions VII.1.1 One - VII.1.10 Twelve/Dozen.

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