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Changes in the Transmission of the Story of Pocahontas in England from 1625 to the Present Day
Traynor, Helena M
1978
A study comprising six chapters. The Introduction contains sections on the transmission of folktales, the story of Pocahontas, types of changes in the transmission of folktales and the format of the c...
Letters on the study and use of ancient and modern history : containing observations and reflections on the causes and consequences of those events which have produced conspicuous changes in the aspect of the world, and the general state of human affairs
Bigland, John (1750-1832)
1805
Cundee's advertisement [1p.] follows p. 537.
Towards a Methodology of the Study of Folk-Life: With Special Reference to the Kosovo Epic Cycle in its Social and Historical Context
Martin, Allan
1970
M.A. study containing chapters on the development of folklore study and the problem posed by this development, the possibility of change in the present study of folklore and an approach to a case stud...
Sound Recording
Open University
[1980]
Stanley Ellis discusses some of the main changes in the English language during the last one thousand years, illustrated with readings from passages written by King Alfred, Geoffrey Chaucer and Willia...
Sound Recordings, Dorset
Panheinen, Ossi
[1970]
Mr. Spiller of Broadwindsor talks about farming; milking cows; hedging and the decline in the numbers of hedgers; farm horses and ploughing; weeding corn; haymaking; women labourers; informant's famil...
Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire
Pitkannen, Hannu
[1960s/early 1970s]
[Collector announcement, in which he provides background information on his fieldwork project, the locations visited and informants interviewed; he also comments on the quality of the recordings, the ...
Loughborough Market
Holt, Rachel A
1971
A study of Loughborough Market, comprising ten chapters and nine appendices. The chapters offer general comments on markets, the population of Leicestershire, descriptions of Loughborough Market from ...
The Dialect of Eaton-by-Tarporley (Cheshire), A Descriptive and Historical Grammar
Anderson, Peter M
1977
Ph.D. thesis which describes the sound system and accidence of the modern Eaton-by-Tarporley dialect and relates this to the system from which it is descended. Chapter 1 demonstrates the interplay bet...
The Customs and Traditions of the Staffordshire Regiment
Harvey, M C
1970
A dissertation which records and analyses the customs and traditions of the Staffordshire Regiment of the British Army, based on written sources and interviews with past and present members of the Reg...
Sound Recordings, Cornwall
Wakelin, Martyn F; Tilling, Philip M (1938-)
July 1963
Mr. N. Cox, recorded in St Cleer; talks about animal (bullock) husbandry; winter feed; lambing time; moor cattle, allowed to roam free within certain boundaries, owned by commoners who pay for commone...
Sound Recording, Monmouthshire
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1970]
Frank Corton, recorded in Newport [niece and wife also present]; talks about his work as a crane operator in Newport Docks; emptying/banking iron ore from ships; lists jobs on leaving school; describe...
Sound Recordings, Lancashire
Taylor, Monica
[1970-1972]
Female informant [possibly the collector's mother], recorded in Haslingden ; talks about and recites a poem with the first line, At number one Bolton yard; sings 'Where oh where is my Norah?' [first l...