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Total number of records: 11

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culture11
persons11
english language - dialects7
manners and customs7
folk music6
clothing and dress5
community life5
buildings4
occupations4
agriculture3

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Baldwin, John R2
Harrop, Peter K2
William2
'Dusty'1
Adams, Ken1
Agg, Albert1
Assistant Manager of the Styal Estate1
Atkinson, Tom (1880-1880)1
Bill1
Birkett, Tom1

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Children's Stories

Thomson, Sydney

1972

This file contains items relating to a survey of children's stories, both written and oral, undertaken by Sydney Thomson at two primary schools in West Leeds in 1972. This includes a typed outline of ...

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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...

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Games Without Special Equipment

1959-1973

This file contains items relating to games played by children which require no special equipment. This includes an ms. letter from Doris Hepworth to Tony Green on the game 'Old Roger is Dead', accompa...

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Sound Recordings, [West Yorkshire]

Green, Anthony E (1943-)

1964-1966

Unedited Field Master tape. Male sings [4 unidentified, one a fragment]. [Tr. 6] Female sings [2 unidentified]. [Tr. 7] Singers [?recorded in a pub]. Male sings 'Don't Go Down the Mine Dad' [par...

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Sound Recordings, Oxfordshire

Harrop, Peter K

29 May 1978

Bampton Morris Dancersdancing outside in Bampton, with musical accompaniment on an accordion and fiddle. ?Recorded at a gala/fete event - crowd noise and public address announcement is audible. [Tr. 9...

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Sound Recordings, Oxfordshire

Harrop, Peter K

28 May 1979

Don Rouse, recorded in the Elephant and Castle pub, Bampton, talks about the Bampton mummers' play; the play's revival in 1946 by Ted Hunt, following enquiries by Reverend Bateman; the script; learnin...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

[Mid-1960s]

Male, recorded in Filey in 1962 [date when this copy tape made not known]; talks about being employed as a veterinary's groom; talks about working hours, and relates a number of anecdotes; talks about...

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Sound Recordings, Lancashire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wright, Peter

[1960-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) from Lancashire locations 5La1-5 and 5La8-10. The original Stanley Ellis recordings were made March to June 1954, and Peter Wrig...

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Sound Recordings, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire

Baldwin, John R

1969

Mr. T. Maycock and Mr. T. J. Miller , recorded in Charlton-on-Otmoor. Mr. Maycock sings 'The Old Rustic Bridge' ; discussion of song repertoire; sings 'A Man's Too Old at Forty', 'Buttercup Joe', 'Wra...

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Sound Recordings, Wiltshire and Hampshire

Wright, John T; Kylstra, Henk E

1957-1961

[Announcement by Henk Kylstra]; Ernest Packer, recorded in Ashton Keynes in July 1957, by John Wright; talks about work with horses and waggon, on leaving school aged eleven; agricultural wages; ploug...

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Sound Recordings, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire

Baldwin, John R

1968-1969

Mrs. D. Brooks and Mr. Coombs [?brother and sister], recorded in Shipton-under-Wychwood in 1968. Mrs. Brooks describes her husband playing a horse game. [Tr. 1] Mr. Coombs sings 'The Old Leather Bri...

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