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animals13
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food crops8
culture6
english language - dialects5
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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)5
Barry, Michael V (1935-)4
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)2
Baker, Mr1
Banks, William1
Bateman, Mr Alf1
Beddow, William1
Bellingham, Mr1
Bill1
Bradley, Tom1
SED Word Map (Yorkshire): Earwig
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SED Word Map (Yorkshire): Earwig

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Experimental printed word map of Yorkshire, completed in ms. and with SED localities numbered, for SED question IV.8.11, Earwig. The map shows the distribution of the responses Earwig, Twitch-Bell, Fo...

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Gathering Sheep for Shearing: Apedale
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Gathering Sheep for Shearing: Apedale

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

August 1965

Shepherd controlling the penning of sheep, herded down from the Apedale fells, on a stone bridge using wheeled iron hurdles. The sheep will be herded into a large stone sheep fold to await shearing. T...

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Gathering Sheep for Shearing: Apedale
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Gathering Sheep for Shearing: Apedale

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

August 1965

Shepherd controlling the penning of sheep, herded down from the Apedale fells, on a stone bridge using wheeled iron hurdles. The sheep will be herded into a large stone sheep fold to await shearing. S...

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Sound Recordings, Salop and Staffordshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Barry, Michael V (1935-)

[1966-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Salop locations 11Sa9-11, and Staffordshire 12St1-4. The original recordings were made in 1955 and 1966. The date when this ...

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Folktales: Miscellaneous 2

[1970-1973]

This file contains items relating to folklore and folktale, including folktales from Sub-Saharan Africa. This includes a photocopy of an ms. paper by Lindi Shembi Williams of the University of Botswan...

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Sound Recordings, Devon

Stigell, Ossi

1976

Mr. Dallyn of Halberton [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/689r] talks about his parents and grandparents; refers to a Club Walk and fair in ?; markets in Tiverton and Tiverton Junction. [Tr. 7] [Collect...

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

July 1974

[Collector announcement]; Mary Dawson, recorded in Doddington on the 8 July 1974; recollects her childhood in Doddington; marriage; children; skating matches; changes to the village; trandling for bir...

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Sound Recordings, England

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1950s/1960s]

Compilation of extracts from field recordings made as part of the Survey of English Dialects. These extracts were copied from gramophone disc recordings, with announcements by Stanley Ellis . A spea...

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Sound Recordings, [Devon]

Panheinen, Ossi

[1970]

Mr. Collins [location not given] talks about flour milling; flour mill and working conditions; milling machinery and processes; cider; wages and working conditions; wages on leaving school; Christmas;...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1960-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Yorkshire locations 6Y9, 11, 13-17, 19-20. The original recordings were made by Stanley Ellis in 1952, 1953 and 1955. The da...

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Sound Recordings, Salop

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Barry, Michael V (1935-)

[1966-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Salop locations 11Sa1-8. The original recordings were made in 1955 and 1966. The date when this copy tape was made is not kn...

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Sound Recordings, Lincolnshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Tilling, Philip M (1938-); Barry, Michael V (1935-)

[1967-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Lincolnshire locations 10L4-15. The original recordings were made in 1952, 1953, 1960 and 1967. The date when this copy tape...

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