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The Gregor-Crombie Manuscript of Riddles and Proverbs

Gregor, Mr; Crombie, Mr

[1960s-1970s]

This file contains a photocopy of an undated ms. collection of proverbs and riddles, [121] leaves.

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Raven McDavid Articles

McDavid, Raven Ioor (1911-1984)

[1960-1981]

Originally housed in a single folder labelled Complete Set of Xeroxes of Raven McDavid's Articles, these files contain photocopies of printed, typed and draft articles and papers by McDavid, mainly re...

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Language Papers

Strevens, Peter

1961-1966

This file contains a typed draft version of a paper for a Festschrift for Daniel Jones, 'Phonetics, Applied Linguistics, and Other Components of Language-Teaching' (1961), 15 leaves; a typed working d...

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Linguistic Papers

Bailey, Charles James N

1967-1968

This file contains linguistic papers by Charles James N. Bailey. These include the typed paper, 'Summary of an Idea Concerning Lexical Exceptions to the Regular Ordering of the Phonological Rules of a...

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Riddles: General

[ca. 1967-1978]

This file contains a typed copy, with ms. annotations, of Peter Nalder's paper commenting on the extension and modification of the Archer Taylor riddle index, 'English Riddles from Oral Tradition', wi...

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Comparisons to a Creature Not Identified as Animal or Man

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

[1960s]

This file contains two typed copies of a paper by Sanderson on riddles containing comparisons to a living creature/being, 38 leaves; and typed and ms. notes by Sanderson detailing formatting and corre...

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Maori Folk Literature 1

Dewes, Koro

1974

This file contains photocopies of two typed papers by Koro Dewes, being 'Maori Literature: A Tentative Framework for Study' ( Victoria University of Wellington, Department of Anthropology and Maori), ...

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Antrobus Soul-Caking Play

1975

This file contains a photocopy of a typed and edited transcript of a film of the Antrobus Soul-Caking Play, made in 1975 by Leeds University Television Service, 15 leaves. Two copies of the transcript...

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Origin of Fairs - Ireland

Lloyd Weedon, Trevor

1974

This file contains a photocopy of an ms. paper by Lloyd Weedon on the origin of fairs in Ireland ([15] leaves). As well as explaining the background to the origin of fairs, and listing examples of Iri...

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Woodworkers' Tools

1972-1973

This file contains typed correspondence from W. L. Goodman to Stewart Sanderson and Tony Green on the terminology of woodworkers' tools from the 16th and 17th centuries (23 December 1972 - 6 April 197...

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The English Dialect Survey's Dictionary Project

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

[1981]

This file contains a copy of a paper (17 leaves) delivered by Sanderson to the first International Symposium on Lexicography at the University of Copenhagen in 1982. The paper, entitled 'The English D...

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Appleby Horse Fair

Caunce, Stephen

1972

This file contains a photocopy of an ms. paper by Stephen Caunce, consisting of an account of a visit to the last day of Appleby Horse Fair in June 1972 ([5] leaves). The account includes descriptions...

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