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Total number of records: 21

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community life21
culture16
occupations14
english language - dialects12
nature10
agriculture9
food8
manners and customs8
play8
animals7

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)6
Houck, Charles L4
Barry, Michael V (1935-)2
Siporin, Rae Lee2
Tammivaara, Irmeli2
(Charlie)1
Armstrong, Charles1
Banks, William1
Barker, Maud1
Bateman, Mr Alf1

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Jokes, Anecdotes, Etc.

1979-1980

This file contains an ms. collection of jokes made by Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS) undergraduate student Kathryn Dearden at Christmas, 1979; and mounted newspaper cuttings from t...

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Cleveland Bay Horse
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Cleveland Bay Horse

Brunk, Wille

November 1967

Cross-bred Cleveland Bay foal in a field at the farm of Mr. S. Chapman, Brotton (North Yorkshire). Slide 11 in a series of 13.

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Oral History Society

[1975]

The Oral History Society held a conference at the University of Leeds' Ellerslie Hall [of Residence] on April 11th-13th 1975. This file contains typed conference details, a booking form, notes by Tony...

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Professor Orton: Biography and Obituary Notices

1972-1975

This file comprises papers containing biographical information on, and obituaries of, Harold Orton. This includes printed biographical details of Orton's education and career, possibly from/for a biog...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Bergal, Nancy Ann

15 February 1980

Geoff Wood and Bob Spray, recorded at the Grove Folk Club in Leeds. Talk of folk clubs in Leeds and the role of Brian Senior; also clubs at the Coach and Horses, [?Seven Hills] and the Union Tavern; t...

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Sound Recordings, Lancashire and North Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1960-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) from Lancashire locations 5La11-12 and North Yorkshire locations 6Y1-2. The original recordings were made between November 1952 ...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire and East Riding of Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1960-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Yorkshire locations 6Y9, 11, 13-17, 19-20. The original recordings were made by Stanley Ellis in 1952, 1953 and 1955. The da...

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Sound Recordings, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Siporin, Rae Lee

[1965-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Nottinghamshire locations 9Nt1-4, and Lincolnshire 10L1-3. The original recordings were made in 1952, 1956, 1957 and 1965. T...

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Sound Recordings, England

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1950s/1960s]

Compilation of extracts from field recordings made as part of the Survey of English Dialects. These extracts were copied from gramophone disc recordings, with announcements by Stanley Ellis . A spea...

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Sports and Athletic Games

1961-1974

This file contains items relating to sports and games of athletic ability, skill, strength and endurance. This includes a copy of 'The Ancient Haxey Hood Game (An Ancestor of Football?)', by J. W. ff....

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Sound Recordings, Cambridgeshire

Tammivaara, Irmeli

June 1974

Miriam Cross, recorded at home in Prickwillow on 10 June 1974; talks about her childhood home in the village; parents (farmers); baking using a brick oven; jam making; pig killing; describes the Fen r...

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Sound Recordings, Lancashire

Taylor, Monica

[1970-1972]

Female informant [possibly the collector's mother], recorded in Haslingden ; talks about and recites a poem with the first line, At number one Bolton yard; sings 'Where oh where is my Norah?' [first l...

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