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community life372
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english language - dialects126
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nature115
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Brunk, Wille26
Witton, Lesley A19
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Chapman, Mr S.13
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)13
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Folklore and Traditions of the Railway Industry - With Special Reference to Doncaster

Mellors, David

1967

M.A. study on the occupational lore and language of the railway industry. Following an introductory chapter describing the railway town of Doncaster, the second chapter examines the oral traditions of...

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Clogs. Their Social Aspects, with Particular Reference to Fighting and Dancing

Woolley, Hilary J

1976

A study comprising four chapters. The first presents the historical, functional and social context of wooden soled footwear, with sections on working clogs and dress clogs. Chapter Two considers the c...

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Aspects of Selected Public Houses in Leicester and Ratby, with Particular Reference to Games and Associated Customs

Newport, Rosemary

1970

A study of six public houses, situated in the village of Ratby and suburban and urban areas of the city of Leicester. Fieldwork involved informal interviews with landlords and landladies, bar staff an...

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Towards a Methodology of the Study of Folk-Life: With Special Reference to the Kosovo Epic Cycle in its Social and Historical Context

Martin, Allan

1970

M.A. study containing chapters on the development of folklore study and the problem posed by this development, the possibility of change in the present study of folklore and an approach to a case stud...

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The Worst Printer Ever. A Study of the Brereton Broadside Ballads Contained in W10 of the Bigger Collection, held by the Central Reference Library, Belfast

Neilands, Colin W

1983

M.A. study of a collection of sixty-six ballads collected by F. J. Bigger, forming part of the F. J. Bigger Collection at Belfast Central Reference Library. Fifty-five of these were printed by Peter B...

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Sound Recordings, Norfolk and West Yorkshire

Traynor, Helena M

1977

The vicar of Heacham gives a history of the story of Pocahontas, including reference to the Rolfe family (Princess Pocahontas marries John Rolfe in the seventeenth century); buried in Gravesend in 161...

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Akershus Fortress, Oslo
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Akershus Fortress, Oslo

March 1965

View of Akershus Fortress ( Oslo, Norway).

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City Hall, Oslo
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City Hall, Oslo

March 1965

View of the Oslo City Hall, Oslo (Norway).

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Urban Oslo
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Urban Oslo

May 1965

General view of buildings on the harbour in Oslo (Norway).

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Bergen Fish Market
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Bergen Fish Market

1965

View of the fish market on the harbourside at Bergen (Norway).

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Archive Sub-series

Fishing Questionnaire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1963-1968]

This subseries includes drafts and final copies of Stanley Ellis's fishing questionnaire, items referred to in its compilation and related papers.

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Faroese Fishing Boats
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Faroese Fishing Boats

1965

Faroese fishing boats in the harbour at Torshavn (Faroe Islands).

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