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Total number of records: 45

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
communication45
community life45
culture43
literature and folklore25
english language - dialects21
occupations21
manners and customs17
folklore16
social life and customs14
folk music10

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)5
Studio Jaanus Limited5
Arnold, Martin4
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)3
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)3
Halliday, Wilfrid Joseph2
Wright, John T2
E. J. Arnold and Son Limited1
Gibson, Dr Peter H1
Green, Anthony E (1943-)1

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Press Conferences and Announcements

E. J. Arnold and Son Limited; University of Leeds

1962-1971

Items relating to the launch of Survey of English Dialects Basic Material volumes in London, Leeds and Birmingham.

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Inns and Inn Signs

Trevette, Veronica

1968

A study of forty-five North London inns and their signs, and the roles they play(ed) in local history and geography. Sections provide a general introduction to the role of the inn, the brewery in medi...

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Correspondence

Wright, John T

1964

Ms. letter from John T. Wright of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, to Stanley Ellis regarding the choice of Survey of English Dialects (SED) locations in Somerset, wit...

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Survey of English Dialects Press Conference

Studio Jaanus Limited

31 October 1962

Audience at the press conference arranged for the publication of the first of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) Basic Material volumes (The Northern Counties, Part 1), at the Waldorf Hotel, London....

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Survey of English Dialects Press Conference

Studio Jaanus Limited

31 October 1962

Stanley Ellis demonstrating a field recording at the press conference arranged on the publication of the first of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) Basic Material volumes (The Northern Counties, Pa...

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Survey of English Dialects Press Conference

Studio Jaanus Limited

31 October 1962

(From left to right) Wilfrid J. Halliday, Martin Arnold (of E. J. Arnold and Son Limited), Harold Orton and Stanley Ellis, at the press conference arranged for the publication of the first of the Surv...

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Correspondence File

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-); Green, Anthony E (1943-)

1977-1981

Responses to an International Association of Sound Archivesquestionnaire, from Stewart Sanderson (1977) and Tony Green (1981), detailing the holdings of the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studie...

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Auctions

1967-1972

This file contains items relating to auctions and auction houses, and includes Stella Margetson's article on old London auction rooms, extracted from 'Country Life' (16 November 1967), pp. 1267-1270; ...

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Survey of English Dialects Press Conference

Studio Jaanus Limited

31 October 1962

Martin Arnold (of E. J. Arnold and Son Limited) speaking at the press conference arranged for the publication of the first of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) Basic Material volumes (The Northern ...

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Survey of English Dialects Press Conference

Studio Jaanus Limited

31 October 1962

Harold Orton speaking at the press conference arranged for the publication of the first of the Survey of English Dialects (SED) Basic Material volumes (The Northern Counties, Part 1), at the Waldorf H...

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Leeds Tailoring Industry Papers

Smith, Paul (1947-)

[1970-1992]

Items collected for a project on the Leeds tailoring industry, with related papers. A large proportion of these items are photocopies, and it is unclear when the copies were made. The date range for t...

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Miscellaneous Folklore Papers

1964-1979

Pamphlet by Charles Phythian-Adams, 'Local History and Folklore: A New Framework' ([London]: Standing Conference for Local History, 1975), 39 pp.; reprint from the 'Journal of the Folklore Institute',...

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