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Mrs. Beront
[1965-1966]
Mrs. Beront at Donisthorpe Hall, a Jewish old people's home in Leeds (West Yorkshire), during a visit by Dr. Zvi Sofer . Other residents at the home can be seen in the background.
Mrs. Zabotiusky
[1965-1966]
Mrs. Zabotiusky at Donisthorpe Hall, a Jewish old people's home in Leeds (West Yorkshire), during a visit by Dr. Zvi Sofer .
Mrs. Clayman
[1965-1966]
Mrs. Sarah Clayman at Donisthorpe Hall, a Jewish old people's home in Leeds (West Yorkshire), during a visit by Dr. Zvi Sofer .
Mrs. Leyns
[1965-1966]
Mrs. Leyns, photographed [? in her home] in Leeds (West Yorkshire), during a visit by Dr. Zvi Sofer .
E: Human Life: Social Customs and Rites of Passage
1962-1980
This series includes items relating to various aspects of human life and the human life cycle. The subject matter includes the human body, childhood, and customs and beliefs associated with birth, mar...
Truth in Folk-Songs: Some Observations on the Folk Singer's Attitude
Halpert, Herbert (1911-2000)
[1960s-1970s]
This file contains a photocopy of Herbert Halpert's paper on the relationship between folk singers and folk songs in the United States, in particular ballads and songs of British ancestry. The paper i...
69 + 55 Ways to Aural Stimulation and Entertainment. A Look at the Joke
Turner, Anthony J P
1973
A survey of the joke and joke telling, with sections concerning the collection, provenance and classification of the 124 jokes and shaggy dog stories recorded on accompanying 15cm x 10cm index cards. ...
Old Churchyard
[1960s]
Gravestones in the churchyard next to the ruined church picture in LAVC/PHO/P2141 (unidentified location).
Sound Recording, [Cheshire]
Cliffe, David E
January 1968
Male [Mr. Cliffe of Macclesfield] sings '[Banks of the Brahmaputra]', "As Tommy was Walking" [1st line], with his [wife], [nonsense song], "Number One" [1st line].
Sound Recording, East Riding of Yorkshire
Chamberlain, John S
July/August 1961
Schoolboy [? Stephen Sissons, recorded in a pub in Wetwang] describes children's games - jacks, hide and seek (including the dipping rhyme 'One Potato Two Potato'), Block (similar to hide and seek), B...
"Gypsies and Bear"
[1970s]
Copy of a photograph taken in the early 20th century of a small group of Gypsy Travellers (adult male, teenage boy and two girls) by the roadside with a bear, at an unknown location, possibly in Heref...
"Gypsy Children"
Hucklebridge, John
1968
The two young Light family boys, sitting on a trunk at an unknown location in Wiltshire. Both boys hold a young chicken in their hands. Mounted on Photo File card.