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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture154
Janina and Zygmunt Bauman1

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english language - dialects69
manners and customs48
community life45
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buildings37
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Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)16
Harrop, Peter K9
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)6
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Ebot, Wilson Atem4
Open University4
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)3
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)3
Sullivan, Keith Frederick3
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Institute Open Day Exhibition Captions

[1978]

The captions in this file accompanied the photographs exhibited at a University of Leeds Open Day in November 1978 (see LAVC/ARC/4/3). They include original typescript versions, describing both the sc...

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Institute Open Day Exhibition Photographs

[1978]

The photographs were displayed at a University Open Day on November 3rd and 4th, 1978. This exhibition showed the work of overseas postgraduate students based in the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

22 December 1974

Open-air carol service, with brass band accompaniment, recorded in Skelmanthorpe.

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Horse-Head Carvings
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Horse-Head Carvings

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

December 1974

Wooden horse-head carvings on the front of a wooden store shed, exhibited at the open-air Village Museum in Bucharest. The store shed is a small construction, set into the ground, with a sloped rood a...

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Farmhouse (Sweden)
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Farmhouse (Sweden)

January 1965

View of a timber farmhouse at the open-air Upplandsmuseet, Gamla Uppsala (Sweden).

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Brass Band
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Brass Band

[1970s]

Brass band, in uniform, performing in the open air at an unknown event, at an unidentified location in the Yorkshire Dales. People attending the event visible in the background.

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Brass Band
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Brass Band

[1970s]

Brass band performing in uniform in the open air at an unidentified location in North Yorkshire(?). Dry stone wall in foreground; upland landscape in background.

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Language Development: Course Guide and Supplementary Material

Open University

1978-1979

This file contains items relating to the Open University post-experience second level course in Language Development, designed for in-service education of teachers. This includes an 'Introduction and ...

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Harrows
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Harrows

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

December 1974

Harrows on display outside a farmhouse at the open-air Village Museum in Bucharest. Mounted on Photo File card.

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Brass Band
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Brass Band

[1970s]

Brass band, in uniform, performing in the open air at an unknown event, at an unidentified location in the Yorkshire Dales. People attending the event and Dales landscape visible in the background.

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Fireplace with Swee
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Fireplace with Swee

[1970s]

Fireplace with swee (or rekkan) in stone dwelling house at Auchindrain Township Open-Air Museum. Mounted on Photo File card.

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View at Maihaugen
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View at Maihaugen

1965

View through forest towards timber ?farm buildings at the open air Maihaugen Museum, Lillehammer (Norway).

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