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Total number of records: 1600
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| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Mardon, Gisele (1930-2015) | 73 |
| Rundell, Maria Eliza Ketelby (1745-1828) | 33 |
| Patten, Marguerite | 24 |
| Simon, Andre Louis (1877-1970) | 22 |
| Wine and Food Society | 20 |
| Kissling, Werner (1895-1988) | 19 |
| Apicius | 14 |
| Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009) | 13 |
| Good Housekeeping Institute (Great Britain) | 13 |
| Great Britain | 13 |
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Easter Egg Survey
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-); Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
1962-1963
This sub-subseries includes typed and photocopied questionnaires and covering letters, and ms. and typed responses, to the Folk Life Survey questionnaire on Easter Egg traditions. The survey appears t...
Recipes for cookery and household remedies
16--
Contemporary pagination (irregular) 3-4, 10-11, 19-20, 23-48, 51-68, 69-71, 76-99, 104-109, 112-115, 122-127, 130-143, 148-167, 170-180. Commencing from the other end, modern ink pagination (irregular...
Hunting, Shooting, and Trapping
1973
This subseries, comprising one file only, includes an ms. diagram and notes on an animal trap seen at Stokesley, North Yorkshire, 27 October 1973, by Tony Green; David Cleveland's article on punt-gunn...
Folklore Survey (Goathland)
Green, R J
1963
A fieldwork notebook containing items of folklore collected during July 1963 in Goathland, North Yorkshire, from sixteen informants. For each informant, a name and address are given, and the item coll...
BIDLAKE, MARGARET
1907-1919
Press cutting from the 'Daily Mail' of map showing Zeppelin and aeroplane bombs dropped in London (31 Jan 1919); 3 photographs (nd); 2 letters to her brother, Guy Bidlake, 2nd Lieutenant, 17th orps Si...
Cockle Fishing at Leigh-on-Sea
Walker, Priscilla
1965
A dissertation on the cockle fishing industry of Leigh-on-Sea. The study comprises sections presenting a historical outline of the town and growth of the industry, the rise of the industry since 1840,...
Devonshire Cream and Butter
Holtom, Mary
1966
A dissertation on cream and butter making in an area of south Devon known as the South Hams. Research for the study was carried out during 1965, and involved enquiries through a local newspaper, visit...
Sussex Recipes
Lister, Sue
1967
A study of Sussex recipes, based on both printed sources and interviews with local people. The introductory section provides some historical background, descriptions of utensils, an ice house and a ba...
Doman, Kathleen May 'Rosie'
Doman, Kathleen May (1895-1988)
1900-1991
The first accrual consists of: 1) Miscellaneous cuttings and leaflets relating to cookery many from 'The Bystander' (22 Dec 1900, 9 Mar 1901, 18 Dec 1917-14 May 1919, 16 Apr 1921, 12 Aug 1930, nd);...
A Study of Yorkshire Parkin and Gingerbread
Marsh, Patricia
1971
A dissertation comprising four chapters. The first outlines the Yorkshire housekeeping tradition, especially as related to parkin and gingerbread, and includes recipes for wines and punches suitable f...
Plant Lore in England: 1600-1800
Drury, Susan
1984
M.Phil. thesis surveying the use of plants in material culture, as food, in calendar and social customs, in medicine, orthodox religion and the supernatural, in popular belief, divination, charms and ...
Oatcake. With Special Reference to the Yorkshire and Lancashire Area
Crook, Gabrielle Nicola
1976
A dissertation on the history and contemporary production of oatcakes in Yorkshire and Lancashire. The first of five chapters considers the distribution of oatcakes, with sections on climate and the f...