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Total number of records: 26

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture8
Leeds Russian Archive4
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society3
University Archive2
Brotherton Collection1
Quaker Collection1

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education9
community life8
culture8
english language - dialects7
buildings3
occupations3
play3
sports3
agriculture2
animals2

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Wright, John T5
Barry, Michael V (1935-)2
Kylstra, Henk E2
Orchard, Bill2
Smith, George2
Tyler, William (1893-1893)2
William2
Blake, Mr William1
Boyle of Handsworth, Edward Boyle Baron (1923-1981)1
Boyle, Lady Beatrice1

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The Ernest Bradbury Archive 1961

1961

GUIDE TO THE ERNEST BRADBURY ARCHIVE 1961 "Sir John has the right age and temperament. He can mirror the sentient loveliness of this rare music, yet keep it free from cloying sentiment; he traces it...

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BUNINA, Vera Nikolaevna (1881-1961) (1)

1920-1961

V N Bunina's archive dates almost entirely from the period between her emigration from Russia in 1920 and her death in 1961. It comprises her literary works, notes, diaries, personal documents, corres...

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Somerset Response Books

Wright, John T

1955-1956

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Somerset to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were reco...

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Sound Recording, Northumberland

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

April 1961

[Announcement: probably recorded by Stanley Ellis in 1961 when he returned to check certain responses.]; Willie Pitt, retired farmworker and waggoner recorded in Embleton; talks about a recent shipwre...

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Cecil Roth, Salonika papers

c.1944-1948

Arrangements were made in 1961 between the University of Leeds and Dr Cecil Roth (1899-1970) for the acquisition of his outstanding library of printed books and manuscripts, the purchase being facilit...

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Dorset Response Books

Wright, John T

1956

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Dorset to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were record...

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Sussex Response Books

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1959

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Sussex to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were record...

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Papers of Dame Fanny Waterman

1904-2016

The material comprises the personal archive of Dame Fanny Waterman, covering her career as a piano teacher, speaker, author and organiser of musical events. The archive also reflects personal milesto...

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PAPERS OF B W J KENT: PAPERS OF KENT FAMILY OF TATEFIELD HALL

18th century-20th century

Including: farm account books of Isaac Denison of Dunkeswick and others 1809-1893 and diary of a farmer recording the weather, events on the farm, payments 1855-1893 (back of diary records accounts re...

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Senate Minutes and Papers

01 Jul 2020

Contains: 1) Agenda 1-7-20 2) S-19-53 VC report 3) S-19-54 Audio Visual Recording Policy 4) S-19-55 Access and student success strategy 5) S-19-56 Degree Outcomes Statement 6) S-19-57 EPS report...

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Kent Response Books

Wright, Peter; Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1952-1959

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Kent to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were recorded...

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