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Sound Recording, St. Andrews
Read, John (1884-1963)
December 1957
[Collector announcement]; Professor John Read, reading extracts from his book, 'Farmer's Joy' (Edinburgh: Nelson, 1949). The first is from chapter nineteen, The Camel Play Actors, in which he gives an...
Winter and Spring Festivals
1965-1980
This file contains items relating to New Year, Valentine's Day and Shrove Tuesday customs. This includes a typed copy of a letter from Clare Elkin to Stewart Sanderson on the custom of painting New Ye...
Sound Recording, North Yorkshire
Green, Anthony E (1943-)
26 October 1973
Frank Weatherill, recorded at home in Danby; sings an unidentified song about farmers' lads; relates anecdotes/stories regarding a dog and a hare, dialect, friends reunited, father quarrying and workm...
Verse: General
[1960s-1970s]
This file contains a typed copy of Edward K. Miller's paper, 'Local Chauvinism and Life-Experience Transfiguration in British Monologues', with photocopied notes and appendices, 19, [7] leaves. The ap...
Tradition and Superstition in the Theatre
Carter, Julie
1980
A collection of theatrical superstitions and traditions, gathered from actors, actresses, musicians and theatre staff working in Leeds and London. The first of six chapters cites the recent changes ...
Towns
1968-1979
This subseries, comprising a single file only, contains items relating to aspects of towns and town life. This includes Stella Margetson's article on Victorian pantomime, focussing on London theatres,...
Belief and Superstition in the Area of Runcorn and Widnes
Charlton, C A
1973
A study of traditional belief in Runcorn and Widnes, based on interviews with friends and relatives, letters to local newspapers, the circulation of a questionnaire amongst friends, relatives and acqu...
Folklore Correspondence
Green, Anthony E (1943-)
1980-1982
This file contains correspondence between Tony Green and various correspondents concerning a variety of folk customs and beliefs. The file includes correspondence accompanying an article extracted fro...
The Greenwood Manuscript
Greenwood, Harry
[1970s]
This file contains a photocopy of a manuscript compiled by Harry Greenwood of Heptonstall, West Yorkshire, being memoirs of local life and traditions prior to World War Two. The manuscript appears to ...
Sound Recordings, Cheshire
Pattison, Susan
[1975]
Adrian Peters, recorded at home in Marston, talks about his 7-8 year involvement with the Antrobus Soul-Cakers - link with wife's family and parts played [ David Goulburn contributes occasionally]; ag...
Sound Recordings, Cheshire
Pattison, Susan
[1975]
Copy of David Goulburn and Adrian Peters interviews, from tape LAVC/SRE/A307r.
The Oral History and Traditions of the Lancashire Textile Workers
Taylor, Monica
1972
A study of some features of working, domestic and recreational life in the cotton town of Haslingden in Lancashire, in the early part of the twentieth century. The description of such aspects is based...