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A preliminary descriptive catalogue of the systematic collections in economic geology and metallurgy in the United States National museum
Dewey, Frederic Perkins (1855-1921); United States National Museum
1891
The mineralogy of Derbyshire : with a description of the most interesting mines in the north of England, in Scotland, and in Wales; and an analysis of Mr. Williams's work, intitled [sic] "The mineral kingdom". Subjoined is a glossary of the terms and phrases used by miners in Derbyshire
Mawe, John (1764-1829); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Manners, Edward (1786-1856); Manners, Louisa Julia (1814?-1878)
1802
Indexed in: Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature, no. 18432.
Folk Songs of Northumberland and Durham
Atchison, Maureen
1964
A collection of folk songs recorded from four informants (including a miner, and a mother and daughter) living in Northumberland and Durham. The text and tune transcription for each song are provided....
Mining
[1955-1979]
This subseries contains items relating to mining and mining communities. The subject matter includes coal mines and mining, gold mines and mining, lead mines and mining, smelting and smelt mills, quar...
Sound Recording, County Durham
Upton, Clive S
13 May 1974
[Collector announcement]; Herbert Hodgson, recorded at home in Bishop Middleham; talks about working in a colliery on leaving school; picking stones from tubs of coal; collecting tubs from the pit hea...
Sound Recording, Oxfordshire
Pickering, Michael J
September/October 1973
Winnie Wyatt, recorded at home in Adderbury, talks about Janet Blunt's folk song collecting, and people's perceptions of her in Adderbury; musical afternoons/evenings at her house; singing in the loca...
A Historical Description of the Living Dialect of Poynton, Cheshire
Ashurst, B W
1961
A study of the dialect spoken in Poynton, Cheshire, based on data collected through fieldwork interviews with five local people during the Easter and summer of 1960.
Survey of English Dialects recording in Allendale, Northumberland
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
Sep-1955
[Side 1] George describes his first experiences as lead miner, compares lack of interest among young miners now and in past, expresses concern at lack of awareness of lead mining terminology, incl. di...
Needle Supports (Handknitting)
Langhorne, Richard
18 June 1964
Four chain needle supports from the collection of Charles Bainbridge of Middleton in Teesdale. The supports were made at the Nenthead mines when Mr. Bainbridge worked there as a miner, and appear neve...
Songs of the Pit Communities of Northumberland and Durham
Baker, Maxine
1966
A collection of songs gathered from fifteen informants living in Northumberland and Durham. Song texts are included throughout. The study is divided into six sections, with the first presenting hist...
Sound Recording, County Durham
Hargreaves, Lesley
December 1980
David Bennett and Olive Bennett, of Shotton Colliery, discuss foodways, domestic and occupational customs: Sunday dinner, Saturday mealtimes, Sunday tea, Christmas food, Easter food; food for special ...
Mining Communities
1964-1969
This file contains items collected by two Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS) students, for use in thesis research on mining communities. The first set of items relates to Carole Woodal...