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Notes for Thesis
Whitfield, Jean
1963
This file contains draft ms./typed notes relating to a proposed thesis, 'Survey Work in Folklore: A Critical Examination of Sources and Methods'. The author, Jean Whitfield, is described by Angela Cli...
Sound Recording, [Northumberland]
Harrison, Stephen
8 June 1976
Joe Hutton , [?recorded at home in Northumberland], plays the Northumbrian small-pipes [severe drop out after c. 1 min. for approx. 30 secs.]; plays two tunes, including a hornpipe; discusses his and ...
Sound Recordings, North East England
Harrison, Stephen
[1954-1976]
Compilation of field recordings made in the North East of England, comprising examples of Northumbrian small-pipes playing, some with fiddle and whistle accompaniment. The tunes have not been identifi...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
10 September 1976
[Collector announcement]; Luke Gallon, recorded at home in Ugthorpe; talks about pub singing after quoits matches, the Quoits Supper, history of quoit playing in Ugthorpe, cups, the Danby and District...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Sullivan, Keith Frederick
29 November 1976
[Collector announcement]; Luke Gallon, recorded at home in Ugthorpe; talks about his family's ages and employment; discusses the recent quoits club social event [?Quoits Supper]; songs - practising, s...
Sound Recording, [Northumberland]
Harrison, Stephen
6 August 1976
Archie Dagg, recorded at home [in Sharperton], talks about making Northumbrian small-pipes; how he started; equipment and techniques used; family; competition with Marjorie Bell; playing the pipes; se...
Sound Recording, [Northumberland]
Harrison, Stephen
12 November 1976
Archie Dagg, recorded at home [in Sharperton], talks about making Northumbrian small-pipes; woods used for chanters; positioning of keys; interest in carving and music; family's musical traditions; ho...
Sound Recording, [Northumberland]
Harrison, Stephen
13 November 1976
Archie Dagg, recorded at home [in Sharperton], talks about making Northumbrian small-pipes; explains process whilst working on a set of pipes [noise of lathe masks some of the conversation]; talks thr...
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 Fieldwork
[ca. 1969]
Photocopies of Donald A. MacDonald, 'Fieldwork: Collecting Oral Literature' (pp. 408-430); Warren E. Roberts, 'Fieldwork: Recording Material Culture' (pp. 431-444); George List, 'Fieldwork: Recording ...
Lists from the Archive of Folk Song
Archive of Folk Song (U.S.)
1971-1974
This file contains lists produced by and for, and information about, the Archive of Folk Song at the Music Division of the Library of Congress. The file includes two versions of the paper, 'The Archiv...
Some Aspects of the Oral Folk-Lore of Macclesfield and its District
Cliffe, David E
1968
A collection of 212 items of folklore, presented in two sections. The first records primary school children's games and rhymes, mostly drawn from the author's memory and representative of the years 19...