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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1534
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Archive File

Tape Recording of Local Dialect

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1971

Two photocopies of a paper by Stanley Ellis, outlining the methodology and equipment used in the tape recording of local dialect. Copied from a pamphlet published in 1971 for the Standing Conference o...

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Illustrations Used with the Survey of English Dialects Questionnaire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[ca. 1950s]

This file contains a photocopy of the notebook of illustrations used by Stanley Ellis as a visual aid to elicit responses to the Survey of English Dialects (SED) questionnaire. The images include tool...

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Illustrations used with Survey of English Dialects Questionnaire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[ca. 1950s]

This file contains the notebook of illustrations used by Stanley Ellis as a visual aid to elicit responses to the Survey of English Dialects (SED) questionnaire. The images include tools, implements a...

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Recording Sheep Washing: Outgang Beck
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Recording Sheep Washing: Outgang Beck

Liman, Ingemar (1938-)

June 1965

Stanley Ellis sitting in the open boot of a car with equipment used for tape recording sheep washing on Outgang Beck at Thornton Rust ( Wensleydale). Stewart Sanderson (filming) and Werner Kissling vi...

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Tom Cornell
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Tom Cornell

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1952-1953]

Survey of English Dialects informant, [Tom Cornell], in the garden of his home. Mr. Cornell's identity is uncertain as the labelling on the back of this photograph has been damaged and is now only par...

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Bill Hewison
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Bill Hewison

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1952]

Survey of English Dialects informant, Bill Hewison, standing in the doorway of his home in Bedale (North Yorkshire). The dating of this photograph is based on Stanley Ellis's SED fieldwork activity in...

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Charlie Brownsword
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Charlie Brownsword

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1952]

Survey of English Dialects informant, Charlie Brownsword, standing with his dog outside his home in Burton in Lonsdale (North Yorkshire). The dating of this photograph is based on Stanley Ellis's SED ...

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W. H. Thompson
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W. H. Thompson

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1952]

Survey of English Dialects informant, W. H. Thompson, standing in the doorway of his home in Melsonby (North Yorkshire). The dating of this photograph is based on Stanley Ellis's SED fieldwork activit...

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Amos Brown
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Amos Brown

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1953]

Survey of English Dialects informant, Amos Brown, standing in the doorway of his home in Cuxham (Oxfordshire). A horseshoe is nailed to the wall above the door. The dating of this photograph is based ...

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Willie Pitt
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Willie Pitt

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1953]

Survey of English Dialects informant, Willie Pitt, standing in the doorway of his home in Embleton (Northumberland). The dating of this photograph is based on Stanley Ellis's SED fieldwork activity in...

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Anthony Charlton
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Anthony Charlton

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1953]

Survey of English Dialects informant, Anthony Charlton, standing on the pavement outside his home in Wark (Northumberland). He holds a set of Northumbrian pipes. The dating of this photograph is based...

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Jimmy Marsden
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Jimmy Marsden

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1953]

Survey of English Dialects informant Jimmy Marsden with his ferrets, in the garden of his home in Thropton (Northumberland). The dating of this photograph is based on Stanley Ellis's SED fieldwork act...

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