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Total number of records: 62

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives32
Books and printed items30

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture35
Brotherton Collection14
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections8
Leeds Russian Archive4
English Literature3
Herbert Read Collection1
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society1
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
folklore62
culture28
manners and customs18
community life15
english language - dialects14
folk literature12
occupations10
folk music9
nature9
play9

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Russia (Federation)2
England1
Great Brtain1
Jamaica1
Portugal1
Russia1
Shetland (Scotland)1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Thompson, Stith (1885-1976)12
Bilibin, Ivan ︠I︡Akovlevich (1876-1942)4
Zheleznova, Irina LʹVovna4
Addy, Sidney Oldall (1848-1933)3
Baba Yaga (Legendary Character)2
Calvert, Mrs2
Cook, Catherine2
Green, Anthony E (1943-)2
Swales, John2
Weatherill, Frank (1892-1974)2

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From 18007
From 190053
From 20001

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Up to 199953
Up to latest3

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Shetland folk book (v.1)

Tait, E S Reid; Graham, John J (1921-); Tait, Jim

1947-

Errata slip inserted. Vol.6 onwards edited by John J. Graham and Jim Tait.

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The Olive fairy book

Lang, Andrew (1844-1912); Ford, Henry J

1928

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Once a year : folklore in Britain now

Sykes, Homer; Café Royal Books

Title from cover.

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Portugal : a book of folk-ways

Gallop, Rodney (1901-1948)

1936

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Edward Clodd, manuscripts, diaries and correspondence, with a collection of his printed books.

Clodd, Edward (1840-1930)

1875-1930

Comprises: (1) BOUND MSS of some of Clodd's books, comprising volumes entitled: Animism, Dreams, Evolution, The Evolution of Religion, Folklore, Jesus of Nazareth, Magic in Names, Miracle Plays, Mys...

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Four commonplace books, 1930-1944, compiled by Thomas Henry Booth Bedford

Bedford, Thomas Henry Booth (1898-1961)

1930-1944

Containing mainly notes on Yorkshire folklife, cookery (especially oatcake), and natural history. Vol.2 contains a letter from G.R. Lane Fox, 13 Jan 1931, and vol.3 contains letters from M. Clarkson, ...

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Folk tales of the borders

Petrie, Winifred M

1950

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