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Total number of records: 52

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community life52
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persons52
culture41
manners and customs38
occupations27
folk music24
play22
food21
social life and customs21

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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)9
Sullivan, Keith Frederick5
Maduakor, Robert Obiatuegwu3
Caunce, Stephen2
Parry, David (1937-)2
Shaw, David H2
Simpson, Thomas2
Tammivaara, Irmeli2
Upton, Clive S2
Anderson, Dave1

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Stevenage Fair

Pearman, Frances

1983

A study of Stevenage Fair, based on documentary evidence and fieldwork interviews carried out in 1982. Six sections provide a general history of fairs, the history of Stevenage Fair, a description of ...

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"Gypsy Caravan"

Caunce, Stephen

June 1972

Girls standing outside a brightly painted Gypsy Traveller caravan at Appleby Horse Fair, ( Appleby, Cumbria). A horse can be seen grazing to the left of the caravan. Mounted on Photo File card with LA...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

30 November 1976

[Collector announcement]; Eddy Arker, recorded driving in his car to a rehearsal of the Dalesmen Male Voice Choir in Danby. EA relates the history of the choir - formation five years ago; and talks ab...

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Sound Recordings, Cumbria

Upton, Clive S

21 May 1974

[Collector announcement]; John Graham, recorded at home in Abbeytown; describes the game of penny pitching, the equipment used, competitions and prize money, practising at night, locations of the game...

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Sound Recording, Derbyshire

Russell, Ian

14 March 1970

Jack Kay, Harold Allen , Clem, two unidentified contributors and the pub landlord singing at the Butcher's Arms pub, Marsh Lane. Includes fragments from the Old Horse play, parodies, a toast and recit...

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The Courtney Manuscript and Related Papers

1973-1974

This file contains papers relating to the republication of Margaret Courtney's 'Cornish Feasts and Folklore' (originally published Penzance: Beare, 1890). Tony Green, lecturer at the Institute of Dial...

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Bartle (West Witton Bartle Fair)
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Bartle (West Witton Bartle Fair)

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

24 August 1967

Mr. James Ward of West Witton ( Wensleydale) with a young boy, putting the finishing touches to the Bartle for the West Witton Bartle Fair. The Bartle is a guy that will be burned on a bonfire as part...

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The Folklore and Traditions of Schoolchildren in Hull and Beverley Between 1890 and 1910

Hawkins, Edith Mary

1969

M.Phil. study of children's folklore in Hull and Beverley, in two parts. Part One contains an introductory chapter offering definitions of folklore and traditions, the term school children, an outline...

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Ulaga Masquerade
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Ulaga Masquerade

Maduakor, Robert Obiatuegwu

1978

Card-mounted copy of a photograph taken ca. 1976 of the Ulaga masquerade at the Ukwu Festival, Nigerian East Central State, Idemmli Division. Three men dance, dressed in brightly patterned costumes an...

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Ijele Masquerade
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Ijele Masquerade

Maduakor, Robert Obiatuegwu

1978

Card-mounted copy of a photograph taken ca. 1976 of an Ijele dancing at an Ijele Masquerade (Nigerian East Central State). The Ijele costume consists of a frame made of lightweight materials, which is...

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Masquerade Finale
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Masquerade Finale

Maduakor, Robert Obiatuegwu

1978

Card-mounted copy of a photograph taken ca. 1976 of the masquerade grand finale at the Iheaneke Festival, Umuaga, in the Udi Division of the Nigerian East Central State. A team of dancers, dressed in ...

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Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

Varley, Peter C; Rosenblum, Howard

1971

Singers recorded in Club Memphis in Leeds [date not known]; Sylvia Needham sings an unidentified riddle song; Bob Williamson sings parodies of children's songs, and tells some jokes; John Rennard sing...

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