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Hayes, Raymond (1909-2000)3
Sullivan, Keith Frederick3
Buckland, Theresa Jill1
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Kefford, Bert1
Kefford, Doris1
Norman, Jean1
Norman, Ralph1

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The Appalachian Dulcimer to 1940: A Census and Typology of Pre-Revival Eighteenth, Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century Fretted Zithers in the Upland South of the United States with an Analysis of Their Musical Intervals

Smith, Lloyd Allen

1979

Volume one of this Ph.D. comprises an introduction and methodology chapter, outlining previous work in the field, current method and a preliminary morphology, with notes on terminology. The following ...

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Ole Bull Statue
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Ole Bull Statue

March 1965

Statue of Norwegian composer and violinist, Ole Bull, at Ole Bulls Plads, Bergen (Norway).

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

1 December 1976

[Collector announcement]; Raymond Hayes, recorded at home in Hutton-le-Hole; sings and plays [ 'All the Darkies are A-Weeping'] on the ukulele, followed by [ 'She's My Sweetheart'], [ 'Wait 'Til the C...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

6 January 1977

[Collector announcement]; Raymond Hayes, recorded at home in Hutton-le-Hole; talks about Gypsy Traveller music and singing; local dance bands and musicians; the song 'Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major'...

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Historical Events

1969-1975

This file contains Theo Brown's pamphlet, 'Trojans in the West Country' (St. Peter Port: Toucan Press, 1970), 16 pp.; L. V. Grinsell's pamphlet on the folklore of Stanton Drew (St. Peter Port: Toucan ...

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The Abbots Bromley Horn Dance

Buckland, Theresa Jill

1976

A study of the Horn Dance of Abbots Bromley in Staffordshire, performed traditionally once a year in September. The custom was witnessed by the collector in 1974 and 1975, and further fieldwork undert...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

11 September 1976

[Collector announcement]; Raymond Hayes, recorded at home in Hutton-le-Hole; talks about living in the village; his time away and life during World War Two (air raids); his MBE for services to archaeo...

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Conistone Survey Contact Prints: G
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Conistone Survey Contact Prints: G

July 1971

Contact prints of photographs taken during a Survey of Vernacular Architecture around Conistone ( Wharfedale), undertaken by students on the Museums Association Diploma Curatorial Course in Folk Life ...

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Archive Sub-series

Parish and Church

[1965-1975]

This subseries, comprising a single file only, includes Werner Kissling's ms. notes on the Foresters' Walk in Coverdale (connected with the Ancient Order of Foresters) and its byelaws; Margaret Ottley...

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Village and Farm

1960-1973

This subseries, comprising one file only, contains items on village and farm life, and related topics. This includes W. E. Tate's paper, 'Parish Records and the English Village Community', extracted f...

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Sound Recordings, Bedfordshire

Shaw, David H

1959-1960

Alf Odell, recorded in Gravenhurst in November 1959; describes the process of thatching a haystack/rick; his working clothes and the tools used [ Bert Kefford and Doris Kefford join in]; Mr. Kefford a...

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