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Archive File

Academic Correspondence File 115

1966-1967

Wakelin, Martyn. Typed reports on the Survey of English Dialects compiled by Martyn Wakelin, including editorial progress, publication, press conferences and media interviews; and correspondence betwe...

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Studies in the Linguistic Geography of Somerset

Wright, John T

1957

M.A. thesis on the dialects of Somerset, based on written recordings made in fourteen localities during 1955-1956 using the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire, and tape recordings made in July and December 195...

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Hill, Joyce

2022

Audio and related item/s (photograph/transcript) relating to oral history interview conducted with named interviewee (see file title) as part of National Lottery Heritage funded, "Dialect and Heritage...

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Sure and Steadfast: A Study of Tradition in The Boys' Brigade

White, Peter S

1983

A study of the practices in the 3rd Sutton Coldfield Company of the Boys' Brigade, and also the 10th Leeds Company, based on the collector's experience as a member of the former for ten years, and inv...

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SED Word Map (Yorkshire): Fleas
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SED Word Map (Yorkshire): Fleas

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Experimental printed word map of Yorkshire, completed in ms. and with SED localities numbered, for SED question IV.8.4, Fleas. The map shows the distribution of the responses Fleas and Lops.

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A Word Geography of England

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1970-1973

Correspondence between Harold Orton and Nathalia Wright and the publishers, Seminar Press, regarding the publication of their book, 'A Word Geography of England'. This sub-subseries also contains lett...

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A Critique of the Methodology of Robert Redfield

Paine, Robert

1968

Four photocopies of Robert Paine's article, 'A Critique of the Methodology of Robert Redfield: Folk Culture and Other Concepts', from an offprint from 'Ethnos' (1968), pp. 161-172. This also includes ...

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Sound Recording, Derbyshire

Russell, Ian

May 1970

Tommy Marples, recorded in Marsh Lane, sings four songs, including the 'Derby Tup'. Also discusses the Tup play and the money collected in pubs after performances in Ridgeway (Derbyshire).

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Melsonby, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

01 Nov 1952

[Side 1] Jack tells amusing anecdote about winning sweepstake to guess size of two prize turnips: wet Friday afternoon at quarry so headed 'hame' [= home], changed into night 'claes' [= clothes] and s...

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Flamskvävnader i Skåne : Mit deutscher Zusammenfassung

Fischer, Ernst (1890-1980)

[1962]

Bibliography: p. 331-335.

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Ossian and the Ossianic literature

Nutt, Alfred Trübner (1856-1910)

1910

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Bergen Landscape
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Bergen Landscape

1965

View looking from high, forested ground across water towards Bergen (Norway).

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