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Luck Stone
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
August 1964
Luck stone, a protective charm consisting of a pebble with a hole, hanging above the window of a stone cottage in West Burton ( Wensleydale). At the time of photographing, the stone had been in its po...
Luck Stone
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
August 1964
Luck stone, a protective charm consisting of a pebble with a hole, hanging above the window of a stone cottage in West Burton ( Wensleydale). At the time of photographing, the stone had been in its po...
Amos Brown
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)
[1953]
Survey of English Dialects informant, Amos Brown, standing in the doorway of his home in Cuxham (Oxfordshire). A horseshoe is nailed to the wall above the door. The dating of this photograph is based ...
Witch Post
Brunk, Wille
1967
Witch post inside a building at the Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole (North Yorkshire). The witch post was a form of protection against witchcraft much used in dwelling houses in Yorkshire. The p...
Glossaries, Etc.
Hudleston, Nigel A
[1950s]
These files contain four undated typed papers, annotated in ms., containing dialect glossaries (mostly Yorkshire based) and data on Yorkshire folklife, and diagrams illustrating wagons and cottages. ...
Luck Stone and Horse Shoe
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
August 1964
Luck stone and horse shoe hung on the wall near to the front door of a house at Coleby Hall, near Askrigg ( Wensleydale). Both objects were considered as protective and/or lucky charms, and at the tim...
Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire
Thomson, Sydney
November 1972
Children of Armley Park School, recorded in Leeds on the 17 November 1972; talk about joke and story telling; stories about local women thought to be witches; collector talks about trick or treating; ...
Luck Stone and Horse Shoe
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
June 1965
Luck stone and horse shoe hung on the wall in the backyard of a miner's cottage in Castle Bolton ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1675. With ms. note.
Long Narrative Verse
[1968-1970]
This file contains four offprinted papers by Michael Cherniss on epic poems, being 'The Progress of the Hoard in Beowulf', offprinted from the 'Philological Quarterly', volume XLVII, number 4 (October...
Student Traditions at Leeds University
Edwards, Susan
1967
A study of student traditions at the University of Leeds, based on information collected from back copies of Leeds University's Students Union newspaper, 'Union News', and interviews with a former stu...
Popular Beliefs: Houses, Etc.
1970
This file contains items relating to beliefs concerning the house, with particular reference to luck. This includes mounted magazine cuttings from 'Country Life' on the concealment of footwear (in par...
Museums
1966-1973
This file contains items relating to museums and related institutions, including Bryce Nelson's article on S. Dillon Ripley's plans for recreating a slum at the Smithsonian Institution, extracted from...