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community life31
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animals19
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food crops18
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Barry, Michael V (1935-)31
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)8
Tilling, Philip M (1938-)7
Wright, Peter5
Crellin, Mrs Amanda3
Beddow, William2
Berntsen, Howard N2
Burnett, Bill2
Griffiths, Mr Harry2
Morris, Mr R.2

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Isle of Man Response Books

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1958

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

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Essex Response Books

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Berntsen, Howard N; Barry, Michael V (1935-); Wright, Peter

1952-1961

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

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Berkshire 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 Berkshire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were rec...

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Surrey 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 Surrey to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were record...

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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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Hampshire Response Books

Wright, John T; 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 Hampshire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were rec...

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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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Tape Recording Transcriptions

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

1968-1976

Originally housed in a file labelled Transcriptions of M.R. for St./Db. RLS. + Miscellaneous Transcriptions. Includes typed transcriptions of Survey of English Dialects (SED) informants from audio-rec...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Ronague, Isle of Man

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

Nov 1958

[Side 1] Amanda talks about local farms and farmhouses, recalls open fireplace in childhood home, remembers trips by horse and cart to collect ling for fire, describes apparatus for cooking and baking...

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SED Fieldworkers Map
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SED Fieldworkers Map

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Printed map showing the areas worked in by SED fieldworkers Michael Barry, Howard Berntsen, Stanley Ellis, W. Nelson Francis, Peter Gibson, Marie Haslam, David Parry, Averil Playford, Donald Sykes, Jo...

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Sound Recordings, Yorkshire, Isle of Man and Cheshire

Dyson, B Ronald; Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Barry, Michael V (1935-); Siporin, Rae Lee

[1965-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Yorkshire locations 6Y30-31, 33-34; Isle of Man 6aMan1-2; and Cheshire 7Ch1-2. The original recordings were made between 195...

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Sound Recordings, Cheshire and Derbyshire

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

[1966-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Cheshire locations 7Ch3-6 and Derbyshire 8Db1-2. The original recordings were made in 1955, 1957, 1965 and 1966. The date wh...

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