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Total number of records: 978

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Archives975
Objects3

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
implements, utensils etc978
occupations824
culture351
agriculture347
nature332
food325
animals276
community life274
english language - dialects202
handicraft200

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)441
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)64
Langhorne, Richard59
Scott, Mrs M. E.50
Fothergill, George William47
Brunk, Wille36
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)33
Outhwaite, T. G.32
Raw, David23
Blades, Jim21

Archive File

Exhibition Photographs and Related Papers

[1960s-1970s]

The photographs in this file have been mounted in groups according to particular subjects. Thus, there are two sheets of eight prints showing the construction and use of a hay creel (including duplica...

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Photographs of Traditional Work Techniques and Implements

[1960s]

The photographs in this file show farming scenes (hay gathering, PC1022, PC1053, PC1060), stone barn and cow shed constructions (PC0268, PC0269, PC0275, PC0277), cheesemaking (PC1519), buttermaking (P...

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Archive File

Studies in Folk Life Exhibition

[1960s]

This file contains a photograph (LAVC/PHO/P2077) of part of a display board, showing the caption Studies in Folk Life: From Fieldwork to Publication and a selection of photographs and captions. It is ...

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Archive Object Item

Scud Winder

[1940s-1950s]

Scud winder used for hand twisting straw rope, probably from Suffolk. The instrument is made from two pieces of iron(?) welded(?) together. The first is attached at right angles to a wooden handle. Th...

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Archive Object Item

Printing Matrices

[1960s]

Printing matrices, or mats, consisting of 204 characters representing the International Phonetic Alphabet. It is likely that these matrices were acquired for use in publications relating to the Survey...

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Archive Object Item

Printing Matrices

Balding and Mansell

[1960s]

Wooden box containing printing matrices, or mats, supplied by the Monotype Corporation. A printed label attached to the box describes the item as Matrix Case for a Composition Caster. The label is com...

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Popular Beliefs: Houses, Etc.

1970

This file contains items relating to beliefs concerning the house, with particular reference to luck. This includes mounted magazine cuttings from 'Country Life' on the concealment of footwear (in par...

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Two Scottish Riddles

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1967

This file contains three photocopies of Sanderson's paper on Scottish riddles about bells and tongs and their variants, from 'Folk Life', number 5 (1967), pp. 104-107.

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The Dwelling House: Rooms, Fittings, Utilities, Etc.

1969-1979

This file contains items on various aspects of the dwelling house, with a focus on fittings and equipment and domestic utilities. This includes an article by Marie Hartley and Joan Ingilby on farm kit...

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Horses, Cattle and Draft Animals

1960-1973

This file contains items on livestock, in particular cattle and horses. The focus is largely on the general care and management of cattle and horses, folklore relating to their care, medicine, dialect...

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Archive Sub-series

Agriculture

1964-1979

This subseries contains items relating to aspects of farming and farming life. The subject matter includes historical accounts and reminiscences of traditional farming life and activities, including M...

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Agricultural Equipment, Etc.

1969-1979

This file contains items on aspects of agriculture, with a focus on the kinds of tools, equipment and machinery used in farming. This includes a printed diagram and key to the parts of the old Wolds p...

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