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Studies in the Historical Phonology of the Yorkshire Dialects
Dean, Christopher
1953
Ph.D. thesis which analyses fieldwork data collected as part of the Survey of English Dialects, and compares it with information contained in monographs on separate Yorkshire localities. This covers t...
From Etic to Emic Units in the Structural Study of Folktales
Dundes, Alan
1962
Three photocopies of Dundes' article, published in the 'Journal of American Folklore', volume 75, no. 296 (April-June 1962), pp. 95-105.
Farming
1964-1970
Includes typed reminiscences ([6] leaves) of Councillor Edmund of Driffield, as told to John Berger and noted by E. Dawson (Agricultural Economics Section, University of Leeds), on life on a Wolds far...
The Wise Men of Gotham
Lewis, Wendy Hilary
1974
An examination of thirty-four tales told by, and of, the people of Gotham in Nottinghamshire, with reference both to published and oral versions of stories which tell of the foolishness and trickery o...
Oral History Research Papers
[1950s-1981]
Three copies of a leaflet on the oral history programme at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies; and an article on George Freeston and his efforts to record and preserve the history of Blisworth, ...
The Kellet Manuscript
Kellet, G R
[1970s]
The first file contains a photocopy of a manuscript by G. R. Kellet, being a memoir of growing up in Hunslet, Leeds, in the 1920s and 1930s. Although biographical, the manuscript includes descriptions...
The Concept of the Outlaw
Ingham, Julianne A
1981
A dissertation which traces the development of popular traditions concerning the outlaw in literature. The literature chosen is mainly from the Medieval English period. A short comparison with two lat...
Alum, Salt and Gunpowder
1966-1979
This file includes a photocopy of Bryan Waites's article on medieval salt-making in Teesmouth, from the 'Dalesman', volume 40, number 10 (January 1979), pp. 838-839; Geoffrey N. Wright's article on a ...
Sound Recordings, [Liverpool]
Bond, Francis Keith
[1973/1974]
Mr. J. F. Bond [collector's father] talks about the experience of World War Two in Liverpool; Army volunteer (training in Perth) - posted to Normandy, through Europe to Berlin; riots in Trieste; his y...
Towards a Methodology of the Study of Folk-Life: With Special Reference to the Kosovo Epic Cycle in its Social and Historical Context
Martin, Allan
1970
M.A. study containing chapters on the development of folklore study and the problem posed by this development, the possibility of change in the present study of folklore and an approach to a case stud...
Auctions
1967-1972
This file contains items relating to auctions and auction houses, and includes Stella Margetson's article on old London auction rooms, extracted from 'Country Life' (16 November 1967), pp. 1267-1270; ...
Leeds Tailoring Industry Papers
Smith, Paul (1947-)
[1970-1992]
Items collected for a project on the Leeds tailoring industry, with related papers. A large proportion of these items are photocopies, and it is unclear when the copies were made. The date range for t...