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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture5
Brotherton Collection1
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superstition6
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community life4
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literature and folklore3
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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1
Frazer, Sir James George (1854-1941)1
Padfield, Mr (1895-1895)1
Parry, David (1937-)1
Rowley, Karen Jayne1

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The golden bough : a study in magic and religion (v.2)

Frazer, Sir James George (1854-1941)

1890

Includes bibliographical footnotes and index.

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Legends, Folktales, and Witches

[1971-1974]

This file includes a photocopy of questionnaires from the University College Dublin Department of Irish Folklore questionnaire, including sections on banshees, beverages, bonfires, local songs and wel...

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Treatments and Cures

[1960s-1970s]

This file contains items relating to traditional treatments and cures for common diseases and ailments. This includes a photocopy of the 'Home Remedies' section of 'The Foxfire Book', edited by Eliot ...

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Twentieth Century Attitudes to Death

Rowley, Karen Jayne

1981

A study comprising four chapters. The first presents a brief outline of the development of attitudes to death throughout the ages leading up to the twentieth century. The second chapter concerns early...

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Ballads: General

[1960s-1970s]

This file contains the typed text of a song written about celebrations at Rothwell on the jubilee of George III (25 October 1809), collected by Peter Brears; a photostat copy of the text for 'England ...

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Sound Recording, Monmouthshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Parry, David (1937-)

[1960s]

Mr. Padfield, recorded in Crosskeys [undated]; talks about the local landscape and afforestation; boom time for coal mines during World War One; economic slumps and unemployment, dole and soup kitchen...

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