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Total number of records: 15

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associations, institutions, etc15
community life15
culture15
occupations10
agriculture8
english language - dialects8
education7
manners and customs7
war7
animals6

Top 10: People and organisations

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Wright, John T3
Dunn, Ginette2
Kylstra, Henk E2
Orchard, Bill2
Smith, George2
Tyler, William (1893-1893)2
William2
Agar, Jack1
Bergal, Nancy Ann1
Blake, Mr William1

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Schwyzertütsch: Bund zur Pflege der Schweizerdeutschen Dialekte

Schwyzertütsch

1946

This file contains a copy of 'Schwyzertütsch' (Zürich: Verlag Otto Walter ag Olten, [ca. 1946]), a publication issued by a group of Swiss dialectologists headed by Adolf Ribi, concerned with the Ger...

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Topping Out Ceremony

July 1967

Topping out ceremony at a new block of flats near Swiss Cottage, London. The ceremony is traditional in the building industry, and marks either the roofing-in of a building, or the half-way stage in t...

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Folk Dance: General

[1971-1979]

This file contains a photocopy of the English Folk Dance and Song Society's leaflet number 15, 'Folk Dance Articles in the Journal of the English Folk Dance Society, Journal of the English Folk Dance ...

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Tradition and Revival: A Comparison of Two Singers

Bergal, Nancy Ann

1980

M.A. dissertation which explores some of the facets of the folk song revival in Leeds in 1980, with particular reference to two men who sing in the city's folk clubs. The study looks at how and why pe...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire,

3 February 1981

Ken Sutcliffe, recorded in his home in the Cookridge area of Leeds; talks about papers and books concerning World War Two bombers; occupied territories (Holland); photographs; [collector announcement]...

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Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire

1981

[Collector announcement]; Jack Agar, recorded in the Territorial Army's Churchill Barracks in Leeds, on the 17 February 1981; gives biographical details; talks about the outbreak of World War Two; joi...

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Sound Recordings, Wiltshire and Hampshire

Wright, John T; Kylstra, Henk E

1957-1961

[Announcement by Henk Kylstra]; Ernest Packer, recorded in Ashton Keynes in July 1957, by John Wright; talks about work with horses and waggon, on leaving school aged eleven; agricultural wages; ploug...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

5 October 1974

Bob Hart, recorded at home in Snape, talks about village concerts, the singer Jack Davy, speeches re. the village and songs sung, village organisations, other singers, (step) dancing, village dances, ...

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Sound Recordings, Kent and London

Kemp, P K

September 1969

Bill Selsdon, recorded in Maidstone, describes hop picking in Headcorn (Kent) as a child with his family; accommodation in Hopper Huts; travelling from London (on the Hopping Train); hop picking seaso...

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Sound Recordings, Cornwall

Wright, John T

1958

[Collector announcement]; Frank Gist, recorded at home in Kilkhampton on the 25 October 1958; talks about farm work on leaving school; the family carriers business; goods transported and for whom; tra...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

1974

Percy Webb, recorded at home in Tunstall Commonon the 31 October 1974 ; talks about making clay ovens [learned during World War One]; farm work; church choir; family; engagement; being gassed during W...

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Sound Recordings, Derbyshire and Cheshire

Siporin, Rae Lee

May 1965

[Collector announcement]; Mr. E. Nealey, recorded in Burbage; provides biographical information; makes reference to cockfighting; an Endowed School; selling newspapers at the age of nine; aunt and unc...

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