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Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
05 Jun 1939
[Side 1] William Nichol, William Thompson and James talk about work at quarry, mention local names for farm animals incl. 'tup' [= male lamb], 'gimmer' [= young female sheep] and 'steg' [= male goose]...
Dialect recording in Humshaugh, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
05 Jun 1939
[Side 1] William Herdman and Jim discuss village cricket club, recount recent victory against Newton and individual performances despite poor wicket. Jim recalls being hit by ball playing cricket at s...
Sound Recordings, Hampshire and Wiltshire
Kylstra, Henk E; Wright, John T
1960-1961
William Blake, recorded in Hambledon by Henk Kylstra; talks about his work as a shepherd during the years 1919-1958; the village of Hambledon past and present; schooling; work as a shepherd boy on lea...
Sutton Benger Response Book - 32W2
Wright, John T
9 Jul 1957 - 12 Jul 1957
Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...
Le manuel des pecchez
William of Waddington
[ca. 1300-1350]
Includes catchwords at the end of quires. Decoration: 8-line incipit initial 'L' in blue and red, infilled with a leaf decoration in red; 2-line initials in blue, with red ornament, throughout; 1-li...
Ambassades et negotiations de Monsieur le comte d'Estrades, en Italie, en Angleterre & en Hollande, depuis l'année 1637. jusqu'en l'année 1662
Estrades, Godefroi Louis comte d' (1607-1686); Frederick Henry Prince of Orange (1584-1647); William Prince of Orange (1626-1650); Louis King of France (1638-1715); Charles king of England (1630-1685); Clarendon, Edward Hyde Earl of (1609-1674); Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis Cardinal, duc de (1585-1642); Mazarin, Jules Cardinal (1602-1661)
1718
Running title: Nouvelles lettres du comte d'Estrades. Title in red and black. Consists mostly of letters to and from Estrades, Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin, Princes of Orange Frederick Henry an...
Sound Recordings, Wiltshire
Wright, John T; Kylstra, Henk E; Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1960
Ernest Packer, recorded in Ashton Keynes [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A796r]; talks about hedging and ditching, related terminology and tools used; his father's speech; the price of beer/ale; a brewe...
Llanellen Response Book - 23Mon2
Sykes, Donald Richard
26 Sep 1955 - 29 Sep 1955
Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...
Sound Recordings, Derbyshire
Siporin, Rae Lee
1965
An interview recorded in the farmhouse of William Eliot. Mr. Eliot talks about the village of Derwent before the building of the Howden, Derwent and Ladybower reservoirs; livestock; local farms; the m...
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...
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...