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The Phonology of the Dialect of Harbury in the County of Warwickshire
Varney, Maurice H
1958
A study of the dialect spoken in Harbury in Warwickshire, based on fieldwork data collected from two village inhabitants. An introduction to the village and the informants is followed by five chapte...
Sound Recordings, [Cheshire]
Price, Sarah M
August 1977
Annie Lownds talks about working at Quarry Bank Mill, Styal, before it was a museum - hours of work, pay, work (weaving) techniques and process. [Tr. 6] Mary Wolstenholme and her sister, Nellie, tal...
Old English Crafts Films
Hanna, Sam (1903-1996)
[ca. 1972]
This file contains items relating to the series of educational (16mm colour) films made by Sam Hanna on traditional English crafts. This includes a printed pamphlet on the series, including a list of ...
Papers on Folk Collections, Etc.
[1961-1982]
This file contains various leaflets, printed volumes and other items relating to places of historical/folk interest, and folk-related collections. This includes a general leaflet for Bunratty Folk Par...
Quarry Bank Mill: The Development of a Folk Museum
Price, Sarah M
1978
A dissertation describing the development of Quarry Bank Mill as a museum, tracing the history of the village of Styal where it is situated, the mill and, briefly, the Lancashire cotton industry. In d...
Museums
1966-1973
This file contains items relating to museums and related institutions, including Bryce Nelson's article on S. Dillon Ripley's plans for recreating a slum at the Smithsonian Institution, extracted from...