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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)9
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Archive File

Fieldworkers' Expense Books

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1949-1965

This file contains notebooks belonging to Harold Orton and Stanley Ellis, recording expenses incurred during fieldwork trips for the Survey of English Dialects (SED). Orton's expense books cover the...

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West Midlands Responses: Book VII, Part 7

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VII, Part 7: Coins. Includes questions VII.7.1 Halfpenny/Halfpennyworth - VII.7.10 Gold.

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Man's worldly goods : the story of the wealth of nations

Huberman, Leo (1903-1968); Left Book Club (London, England)

1937

Left Book Club edition. Story of the wealth of nations.

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Sound Recordings, Cornwall

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wakelin, Martyn F

March 1963

[Collector announcement]; John Galsworthy, recorded at home in Gwinear on the 28 March 1963; answers a selection of questions from the Dieth-Orton dialect survey Questionnaire [various Books]; talks o...

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Sound Recordings, Cornwall

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wakelin, Martyn F

March 1963

[Collector announcement]; Francis Lobb, recorded in St Ewe on the 29 March 1963; answers a selection of questions from the Dieth-Orton dialect survey Questionnaire [various Books]; discussion of left-...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Green, Anthony E (1943-)

26 October 1973

Frank Weatherill, recorded at home in Danby; talks about a book by Bernard Woods; ancient maps; the works of Canon Atkinson; seventeenth century wage fixing, wages of tradesmen, child labour; FW's wor...

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The Traditional Cookery of a Yorkshire Housewife

Starkey, Helen

1977

A study of one Yorkshire woman's cooking and baking traditions, and her use of recipes and methods of cooking passed on to her from her mother and grandmother. The study begins with a brief section on...

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Farming Past and Present: A Study Based in the Village of Terrington St. John and the Surrounding Areas of the Fens of North West Norfolk

Pearson, Margaret Frances

1977

A study of the farming community of Terrington St. John in Norfolk, based largely on fieldwork interviews with local people. The study comprises nine chapters. The first presents a profile of the vill...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

19 March 1976

Thomas Simpson, recorded at home in Lebberston; sings 'All Jolly Fellows that Follow the Plough', [first line: 'When I was a jolly young ploughboy'], 'Farmer's Boy' and [first line: 'Come with me to t...

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Sound Recordings, Cornwall

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wakelin, Martyn F; Wright, John T

1958-1963

[Collector announcement]; Francis Lobb, recorded by Stanley Ellis in St Ewe on the 29 March 1963; answers a selection of questions from the Dieth-Orton dialect survey Questionnaire [various Books]; di...

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Theirs is the kingdom : the wealth of the British royal family

Morton, Andrew (1953-)

c1989

Includes bibliographical references (p. 174) and index.

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Sound Recordings, Wiltshire

Kylstra, Henk E; Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

[1960]

Compilation of fieldwork recordings [extracts], made in Avebury and possibly copies of original recordings made for the Survey of English Dialects. Male informant talks about harvest time and the us...

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