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Cottingley Fairies Collection
1920-2010
Comprises: (1) BOOKS: 11 books (and 1 video) related to the case of the Cottingley Fairies, 1973-1998; (2) JOURNAL ARTICLES, 1920-1992: including the 1920 and 1921 issues of the Strand Magazine in whi...
Papers on Folk Collections, Etc.
[1961-1982]
This file contains various leaflets, printed volumes and other items relating to places of historical/folk interest, and folk-related collections. This includes a general leaflet for Bunratty Folk Par...
Papers on Folk Collections, Etc.
1836-1985
The bulk of items in this file are dated 1959-1985. The file contains leaflets, printed volumes and other items mostly concerning folk-related museums and collections. It includes Frank Atkinson's pri...
A Collection of Children's Games, Rhymes and Songs
Waller, Vivien M
1962
A collection of children's games, rhymes and songs, collected in the Manchester area from children between the ages of nine and fifteen, playing in the street or whilst at school. Schools visited were...
A Collection of Folk Tales from Upper Nidderdale
Cook, Catherine
1971
M.A. dissertation on folktales recorded by the collector in Nidderdale in 1970-1971 (some of the tales are, however, set in locations beyond Nidderdale, e.g. Swaledale, Arkengarthdale and Merryfield)....
A provincial glossary : with a collection of local proverbs, and popular superstitions
Grose, Francis (1731?-1791)
1787
The "Glossary" unpaged.
A provincial glossary, with a collection of local proverbs, and popular superstitions
Grose, Francis (1731?-1791)
1790
A provincial glossary, with a collection of local proverbs, and popular superstitions
Grose, Francis (1731?-1791)
1811
A provincial glossary, with a collection of local proverbs, and popular superstitions
Grose, Francis (1731?-1791)
1811
Quarto edition.
A provincial glossary : with a collection of local proverbs, and popular superstitions
Grose, Francis (1731?-1791)
1787
The "Glossary" unpaged.
The Black Country Dialect: A Collection of Words, Phrases, and Stories
Starkey, H J
1953
This file comprises an ms. notebook containing a collection of words, phrases and dialect texts of the Black Country (i.e. South Staffordshire, North Worcestershire and North West Warwickshire), compi...
The Folklife of South Warwickshire: A Field Collection with Comparative Annotations and Commentary
Wharton, Colin S
1974
This Ph.D. thesis is divided into three parts. The first (Introduction) defines the word folklore, describes the purpose of the work and the method of approach. The second (The Folklore of South Warwi...