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Dunn, Ginette5
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Kylstra, Henk E2
Lenihan, J M A2
Morris, Patricia M2
Orchard, Bill2

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Dialect recording in Wall, Northumberland

Lenihan, J M A

Jun 1939

[Side 1] Brief conversation about work, humorous exchange about friend's bayonet feats during World War 1, recall various pranks incl. once putting ducks down postman's chimney. [Side 2] Ned tells an ...

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Concert Party
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Concert Party

[1970s]

Copy of a photographic postcard dating from around 1916/1917, of an all-female concert party group dressed in pierrot-like costumes. The women are thought to be Miss Lena Ashwell's Concert Party (poss...

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The neuroses in war
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The neuroses in war

Miller, Emanuel (1893-); Crichton Miller, H (1877-1959)

1940

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Archive File

Military Humour

Wills, Caroline

1979

A study of verbal military humour, based on written items sent to the collector from a British Army unit based in Antwerp (70 items), and 500 items from the Humor in Uniform pages of the 'Readers' Dig...

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Sound Recordings, [Liverpool]

Bond, Francis Keith

[1973/1974]

Unidentified male informant talks about Army life during World War Two, rationing, and relates various humorous anecdotes. [Tr. 3] René Bond talks about her experience as a fourteen year old living...

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Sound Recordings, [Liverpool]

Bond, Francis Keith

[1973/1974]

Mr. J. F. Bond [collector's father] talks about the experience of World War Two in Liverpool; Army volunteer (training in Perth) - posted to Normandy, through Europe to Berlin; riots in Trieste; his y...

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Dialect recording in Wall, Northumberland

Lenihan, J M A

Jun 1939

[Side 1] Memories of various pranks incl. putting hen down neighbour's chimney and friends taking blame, remember Margaret Henderson selling tobacco for halfpenny, anecdote about Ned Telfer persuading...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

15 July 1974

Bob Hart, recorded at home in Snape, sings 'Keep the Home Fires Burning', followed by comments on the song and recollections of his time spent in France during World War One; sings 'Long Trail A-Windi...

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Sound Recordings, Wiltshire and Oxfordshire

Baldwin, John R

1969

Mr. J. Morgan, recorded at home in South Marston; sings 'Bold Sir Rylas', 'The Parson and the Suckling Pig', 'As I was a-walking through the fields so gay' [fragment]; talks about his father's singing...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

[Mid-1960s]

Male, recorded in Filey in 1962 [date when this copy tape made not known]; talks about an incident at sea, and trying to launch a boat; going to sea at thirteen; wages; boat lamps, hand pump on board;...

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Sound Recordings, [Liverpool]

Bond, Francis Keith

[1973/1974]

Unidentified female talks about her experience of living in Liverpool during World War Two - air raid shelters, songs at school, gas masks, dockers' reminiscences, rationing, wartime spirit, life at s...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

September 1974

Ruby Ling, recorded at home in Snape on the 9 September 1974; sings 'Granny's Song at Twilight', 'You Forgot to Remember', 'When You Played the Organ', 'When You're Feeling Blue', 'By the Waterfall', ...

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