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Archive File

The Study of Folk Life: and its part in the Defence of Civilisation

Peate, Iorwerth Cyfeiliog (1901-1982)

[1959]

Five photocopies of Iorwerth C. Peate's Presidential Address, delivered to Section H (Anthropology) of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at their Glasgow meeting in September 1958...

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Mar 1995, Innsbruck

Jul 1994 - Mar 1995

Correspondence and programme concerning Zygmunt Bauman's delivery of a lecture titled "The Risks of the Risk Society" on 6 March 1995 at the University of Innsbruck. (Universität Innsbruck, Arbeit...

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A Study of the Foundation Legend of Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh, and Related Motifs

Rosling, Jean

1983

M.A. dissertation which examines the foundation legend of Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh ( 'Chronicon anglo-scoticum') and analogous miraculous stag/deerhunt/church founding legends. The Introduction inc...

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Proposals for the Computerisation of the Survey of English Dialects

Keil, Gerald C

1967-1976

This file contains papers relating to Keil's proposals for the computerisation of Survey of English Dialects (SED) data, to provide a concordance and index to all data; to provide a means for the swif...

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Various : c.1972-1999

c.1972-c.1995

Mainly typescript papers by Zygmunt Bauman likely written during his period of teaching at the University of Leeds. Titles include: "The individual dismembered"; "The party in the system management ...

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Museums

1966-1973

This file contains items relating to museums and related institutions, including Bryce Nelson's article on S. Dillon Ripley's plans for recreating a slum at the Smithsonian Institution, extracted from...

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Papers on Children's Songs and Folklore

Davey, Gwenda

1975-1980

This file contains documentation produced to accompany the 'Multicultural Cassette Series: Stories, Songs and Rhymes for Young Children', produced by Gwenda Davey, and recorded by Norman O'Conner (Vic...

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Collected Papers

Brunk, Wille

1965-1967

This file contains papers received and collected by Wille Brunk during his assistant lectureship at the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS). This includes a copy of Åsa Werner-Ljungstr...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Bergal, Nancy Ann

13 December 1979

John Curtin, recorded in his home in the Armley area of Leeds. Biographical details; interest in Scottish Country Dance bands; accordion, guitar playing as a teenager; distinction made between traditi...

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Dialect and Linguistic Pamphlets

1940-1974

This file contains 19 dialect- and linguistics-related pamphlets, offprints and reprints, deposited in the Dialect File. Many include inscriptions from the author to Harold Orton. Includes: - Der La...

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Other Institutions

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1964-1983

This file contains correspondence between Stewart Sanderson and colleagues at academic and related institutions. It includes a typed questionnaire on folklife research in Europe from the Commission In...

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Conferences and Folk Events

1974-1981

This file contains ephemera used to promote and provide information on conferences and other events related to folklore and folklife. This includes a leaflet for the 2nd Yorkshire Folk and Craft Fayre...

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