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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture3
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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
Armstrong, Hunter (1912-)1
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Cooper, Mrs1
Henry, Maggie1
Lenihan, J M A1
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)1

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Archive Collection

DEEDS AND PAPERS OF THE COOPER FAMILY OF EMBSAY

18th century-19th century

Two treatises of physics belonging to Samuel Swire 18th century, and account books of the Swire family 18th-19th century; papers of the Bramley family (cloth manufacturers) of Addingham including jour...

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Leeds Student
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Leeds Student

06/11/1987

p.4: NUS Winter Conference candidates - Brian Cooper and Vanessa Wright mention LGBTQ+ issues; p.8: review of Dona Herlina and Her Son about a mother trying to marry her gay son;

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Leeds Student
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Leeds Student

30/10/1987

p.6: article about comedy, including mention of Simon Fanshaw who 'drags homosexuality hysterically out of the closet'; p.8: NUS Winter Conference candidates - Vanessa Wright and Brian Cooper mention ...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Muker, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

15 Apr 1955

[Side 1] Cooper talks about mowing by hand, explains grass would 'lig' [=] for day before being turned and put into 'lile cock/foot cock' [= small pile of hay], 'lap cock' [= medium-sized pile of hay]...

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Dialect recording in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A

23 Feb 1939

[Side 1] Mr and Mrs. Brown discuss holidays; George Brown and Mrs. Roe talk about recent day trips. [Side 2] rs. Brown, Mr Brown, George, Mrs. Roe, Hunter, Mrs. Cooper and Maggie demonstrate pronuncia...

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Leeds Student
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Leeds Student

20/02/1987

p.2: Poly AGM motion for lesbian and gay rights defeated, 'Burning Rubber' article about response to the previous issue on safer sex, 'In Brief' gives info on the AIDS awareness week gig and how much ...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in York, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

19 Aug 1953

[Side 1] Joe tells anecdote about getting lost when out with cart one night, describes changes to street in his lifetime, remembers regular cooperation with neighbour over waggons, briefly mentions mo...

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Additional papers of Frank Beckwith

Beckwith, Frank (1904-1977)

1774-1960

This accrual comprises 7 boxes. Box 1 includes typed copies of articles from the 'Gentleman’s Magazine' c.1790, relating to the history of the Baptist church with notes and references, 2 folders of...

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