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Total number of records: 23

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community life23
culture19
english language - dialects14
occupations14
nature11
agriculture9
animals9
manners and customs9
food8
education7

Top 10: People and organisations

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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)4
Houck, Charles L4
Barry, Michael V (1935-)2
Powell, Herbert Thomas2
Tammivaara, Irmeli2
Aldous, Leonard1
Banks, William1
Barker, Maud1
Bateman, Mr Alf1
Bergal, Nancy Ann1

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Skin and Leatherwork; Shoe and Clogmaking

1962-1979

This file contains items relating to clogs and clogmaking, including typed notes on the clogger, Lancashire clogs, and questions on clogs and cloggers, from Burnley Grammar School for the G.C.E. in Ha...

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Cleveland Bay Horse
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Cleveland Bay Horse

Brunk, Wille

November 1967

Cleveland Bay foal being fed a treat in a field at the farm of Mr. S. Chapman, Brotton (North Yorkshire). Slide 7 in a series of 13.

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Bergal, Nancy Ann

26 February 1980

Interviews with audience members at the Leeds University Folk Club; their interest in folk music, why they like the music/folk clubs; John Curtin sings 'The Recruited Collier', and two further unident...

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Yorkshire Abbeys

Taylor, Alfred

1963

This file contains articles from Alfred Taylor's 'Bygone Abbeys of Yorkshire'/ 'Abbeys and Priories of Yorkshire'/ 'Bygone Abbeys and Priories of Yorkshire' series, published in and extracted from the...

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Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

July 1974

Session recorded at the Everyman Folk Club, Leiston Sports Centre, on 12 July 1974. Bob Hart sings 'Comrades'[incomplete] and 'What a Funny Little Place to Have One'; Percy Webb sings 'Flash Company' ...

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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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Horses, Cattle and Draft Animals

1960-1973

This file contains items on livestock, in particular cattle and horses. The focus is largely on the general care and management of cattle and horses, folklore relating to their care, medicine, dialect...

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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, Suffolk

Pasanen, Leena

August 1971

[Collector announcement]; Mr. Goddard, recorded at home in Helmingham on the 13 August 1971; talks about his experience of World War One in France (1914-1916); joining an Indian division attached to a...

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Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire

Lewis, Cathy Laura

May 1973

The Irish singer, Darach Ó Catháin [DOC], recorded on 7 May 1973 in Leeds; talks about coming to Leeds in 1960; reference to Brendan Behan and Seán Ó Riada [SOR]; singing and first meeting with th...

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Survey of English Dialects Sound Recording Documentation and Transcriptions

1964-1973

This file contains documentation relating to sound recordings made for the Survey of English Dialects (SED), including informant records; and transcriptions of SED sound recordings. These include Mich...

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The Linguistic Atlas of England: Reviews and Articles

1975-1980

This file contains newspaper cuttings, magazine extracts and photocopied articles relating to the Survey of English Dialects (SED) and the publication of 'The Linguistic Atlas of England' (LAE). The...

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