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Total number of records: 122

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture116
Cookery Collection6

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food122
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agriculture85
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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)23
Barry, Michael V (1935-)13
Dunn, Ginette10
Tammivaara, Irmeli8
Panheinen, Ossi6
Pasanen, Leena6
Tilling, Philip M (1938-)5
Crook, Rosemary4
Evans, George Ewart (1909-1988)4
Kylstra, Henk E4

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Sound Recordings, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1960s]

Mr. Fisher of Thornhill, recorded in 1962; talks about working in a coal mine - hours of work, wages, scale picking (as a youngster); pushing tubs underground; describes the layout underground and the...

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Sound Recordings, Powys

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Parry, David (1937-)

[1960s]

[Collector announcement (Ellis)]; Mr. ?Richards, recorded outside in Llanafan-fawr [undated]; talks about the electricity supply to the area; fire grates in local houses; peat burning; local dwellings...

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Sound Recording, Glamorgan

Crook, Rosemary

8 January 1980

Recording made in Llwynypia ; Edith Jones and Eunice King (both born and lived in Ystrad, Glamorgan); family biographies; describe domestic routine, washing/making clothes (childhood recollections of ...

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Sound Recording, Isle of Man

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

November 1958

[Collector announcement]; Amanda Crellin, recorded in Ronague; talks about cancer; prevalent diseases in her youth; smoking; hospital; food and drink in her father's time; going to school barefoot; ma...

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Sound Recording, North Yorkshire

Sullivan, Keith Frederick

11 September 1976

[Collector announcement]; Mrs. Weatherill and daughter Linda, recorded at home in Ainthorpe. Mrs. W. sings 'My Grandfather's Clock', 'Farmer's Boy' and one verse of 'Springtime in the Rockies'; talks ...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

11 September 1974

Priscilla Savage, recorded at home in Blaxhall; talks about the village Youth Hostel; her parents and siblings; food, diet and bread baking; own family and children; working in service; childhood in L...

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Sound Recordings, London, Huntingdonshire and Buckinghamshire

Tilling, Philip M (1938-); Barry, Michael V (1935-)

1967

Mr. H. J. Kent, recorded in Hackney (London); talks about bus fares in London, compared with fifty years ago; journey times compared with horse trams; thoughts on the present bus service; horse drawn ...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

October 1974

Dick Woolnough, recorded at home in Snape during the 30th and 31st of October [woman and small child - ?daughter and grandson - also present]. Sings 'London Apprentice Boy'; comments/conversation; sin...

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Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Mackay, Donald

July-August 1970

Percy Webb, singing and talking at his home in Tunstall; talk of Suffolk Country Bands; learning songs from his father; pub singing. Recorded 30 July 1970. [Tr. 2] Chris Morley playing the melodeon ...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Morris, Patricia M

[September 1981]

Olive Metcalf, recorded at home in the Kirkstall area of Leeds; gives biographical details (born in the Bramley area of Leeds); recollections of baptism as a child; family; other Bramley families; Bra...

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Sound Recordings, Devon

Panheinen, Ossi

[1970]

Mrs. Reed [location not given] talks about the Mothers' Union; her husband's involvement with the local Church Council [Mr. Reed, recorded on tape LAVC/SRE/A699r]; the village fete; skittles; activiti...

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Sound Recordings, Devon

Stigell, Ossi

1976

Mr. Cordwent of Whitnage [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A688r] talks about deer hunting/culling on Exmoor; the damage done by deer; the cost of maintaining hunting packs (horses and dogs); involvement ...

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