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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture4
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive1

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holidays5
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culture4
manners and customs4
food3
nature3
rites and ceremonies3
entertainment events2
folk music2
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Berry, Mr1
Bogatyrev, Petr (1893-1971)1
Brittan, Mr1
Calvert, Valerie E1
Carter, Lindsay1
Grabham, Mr1
Hill, Mr1
Miller, Stephen1
Smith, Peter1
Stigell, Ossi1

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Letter from H.A. Rigby to Maurice de Sausmarez

4 Aug 1936

Handwritten letter from H.A. Rigby to Maurice de Sausmarez, on letterheaded paper from St Catherine's Hotel in Fowey, Cornwarll. Rigby had been de Sausmarez's art teacher at Christ's Hospital, the sch...

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Selected Writings of Petr Bogatyrev

Bogatyrev, Petr (1893-1971); Miller, Stephen

1984

This file contains a master duplicator copy of part of 'Peter Bogatyrev (1893-1971): Selected Writings in Folkloristics (1931-1939)', edited by Stephen Miller. It forms no. 6 of the Leeds Folklore Gro...

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Sound Recording, British Columbia (Canada)

Smith, Peter

7 January 1977

Lindsay Carter, recorded in New Denver; talks about his birthplace; the town of Sandon - amenities, population, prominent citizens, community spirit; the Depression; Christmas time; Halloween; Christm...

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Sound Recordings, Devon

Stigell, Ossi

1976

Mr. Webber of Craze Lowman [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A691r] talks about travelling to school by horse and trap; road menders and stone breakers; Christmas; ashen faggots (fuel); Harvest Festival; ...

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The Pasche Egg

Calvert, Valerie E

1962

A study of the Easter egg and customs associated with it, based on questionnaire responses and fieldwork interviews with informants living in (or one time resident in) Burscough, Workington, Preston, ...

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