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Basement Dwellers
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Basement Dwellers

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph dating from the late-19th/early-20th century, of two adult females, three girls and one boy [?a family] outside a basement dwelling at an unidentified (English) location. The door...

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Classes of the Community

1972

This subseries, comprising a single file only, contains Christopher Sykes' article, 'The Last of the Wold Rangers', extracted from 'Country Life' (31 August 1972), pp. 504-505. The article focusses on...

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West Midlands Responses: Book VII, Part 7

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties for Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book VII, Part 7: Coins. Includes questions VII.7.1 Halfpenny/Halfpennyworth - VII.7.10 Gold.

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Smithfield Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market, Manchester

Sutton, Carole

1971

A study of Smithfield Market in Manchester, with sections on the production and transmission of goods to the wholesaler, imported produce, the ports and importers, the Liverpool auctions, home grown p...

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The Linguistic Atlas of England - Survey of English Dialects

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1967-1972

This file includes copy and original correspondence between Stewart Sanderson, Harold Orton, Stanley Ellis and others regarding the LAE Committee and LAE Editorial Committee, and agendas and minutes o...

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The Effect of Tourism on a Highland Culture: A Study of Kilchoan, Ardnamurchan

Fisher, Nora M M

1976

A dissertation comprising five chapters. The first presents a brief history and description of the village of Kilchoan on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula. The second describes the old culture of the villag...

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Farm Lad and Team

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph taken in the 1930s of a farm lad with his two-horse team, in the yard of a farm at Holderness (East Riding of Yorkshire). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1710. With ms. ...

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Fieldworkers' Expense Books

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1949-1965

This file contains notebooks belonging to Harold Orton and Stanley Ellis, recording expenses incurred during fieldwork trips for the Survey of English Dialects (SED). Orton's expense books cover the...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Haldenby, Cynthia

1958

George Codd, recorded in Barton-upon-Humber; talks about working on commercial freight river boats, the positions he has held and the pay he has received; captaining his own boat; sailing a keel boat;...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

[Mid-1960s]

Male, recorded in Filey in 1962 [date when this copy tape made not known]; talks about sea fishing (first, aged eleven) from Grimsby (no fishing on a Sunday); fishing on Dogger Bank; tacking into the ...

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Trade

1964-1976

This subseries contains items relating to different aspects of trade. The subject matter largely includes trading and dealing, and fairs and markets. Alongside general items relating to trade, the sub...

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Proposals for the Computerisation of the Survey of English Dialects

Keil, Gerald C

1967-1976

This file contains papers relating to Keil's proposals for the computerisation of Survey of English Dialects (SED) data, to provide a concordance and index to all data; to provide a means for the swif...

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