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Indexes1

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture46
Brotherton Collection6
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse1
English Literature1
Letters Database1
Medieval Manuscripts1
Ripon Cathedral1

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nature10
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culture6
quarries and quarrying6
persons5
education4
english language - dialects4

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Derbyshire11
Sutton Benger11
Wiltshire11
Sutton-On-The-Hill6
Allendale5
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Llanellen4
Monmouthshire4

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William61
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)22
Wright, John T14
Orchard, Bill10
Nichol, Willie9
Nicholl9
Smith, Bill7
Elliott, Bill6
Lyles, Bill6
Bob5

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Elphinstone, George Keith, Viscount Keith to William

Elphinstone, Viscount Keith, George Keith

1806

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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]...

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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...

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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...

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Sutton Benger Response Book - 32W2
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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Llanellen Response Book - 23Mon2
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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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