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Children's Games and Lore. Leeds and Liverpool
Russell, June
1978
A descriptive account of children's games and lore, based on items collected during the summer of 1977 from children at play in the street in Kirkby, Merseyside, and during September of the same year ...
SED Word Map: Cowhouse
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]
Experimental printed word map for SED question I.1.8, Cowhouse, mapping responses Cow-House and Cow-Shed. The map is labelled as a draft.
Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire
Russell, Ian
November-December 1971
Assembled company singing carols in the Sportsman pub, Lodge Moor, Sheffield, on the 27 November 1971. [Tr. 3]
Survey of English Dialects recording in Whitchurch, Herefordshire
09 Dec 1955
[Side 1] James talks about ploughing, explains use of 'scuffle' [= attachment used to turn over heavy soil] and harrow to remove rubbish and weeds for burning, describes how to trim and 'lay' hedge [=...
Papers on Newfoundland Dialect
[1960s]
This file contains papers relating chiefly to Newfoundland English. It includes a printed [proof] copy of an article by John Widdowson, 'Some Items of a Central Newfoundland Dialect' published in an u...
Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire
Russell, Ian
December 1971
Assembled company and soloist singing carols in the Royal pub, Dungworth near Sheffield, accompanied on the organ by Lol Loy. Recorded on 5 December 1971. Charlie Fretwell sings 'Song for the Time'. T...
Yorkshire Proverbial Sayings
Jelley, Susan Jennifer
1977
A collection of 190 proverbs, collected in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire via appeals for information in the 'Yorkshire Post' and 'Farmers' Weekly' newspapers. A number of follow-up interviews wit...