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Greeting Card Detail
[1970s]
Close-up of a greeting card design, showing an illustration a village church and houses, and bells.
Greeting Card Detail
[1970s]
Close-up of a greeting card design, showing an illustration of two bells tied with ribbon.
H: Calendar Customs
1962-1981
This series contains items relating to the celebration of calendar days and annual festivals, and related customs and traditions.
The Observance of Mothering Sunday
Gregson, Peter
1966
A thesis on the tradition and observance of the mothering custom, based on fieldwork carried out in North Nottinghamshire villages from February to October 1965, and early in 1966. Information was als...
The Calvert Manuscript
Calvert, George
[1960s-1970s]
Photocopy of a manuscript compiled by George Calvert of Kirkby Moorside, and completed by his son, Alfred Calvert, for Sir Martin Stapleton. The original manuscript (dated 1823) consists of a collecti...
I: Popular Belief and Practice
1966-1981
This subseries contains items relating to aspects of popular belief and practice. This includes items on popular beliefs and superstitions; a paper on superstitions in Imo State, Nigeria; the script o...
The Art of Tattooing
Barwell, Carol A
1980
A study containing eight chapters. These cover the origins of tattooing, technique (including a section on the Japanese technique), designs, motives (including sections on conformity, superstition, ad...
Photographic Prints
Feb 1974
The Duchess of Kent with Stewart Sanderson (on the left) and Harold Orton (on the right) taken during the Duchess's visit to the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies in February 1974. The Duches...
Photographic Prints
c.1962-c.1984
Taken at the Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture Conference, 19 March 2005, entitled "Dialect and Folk Life Studies in Britain: The LAVC in its Context". Image shows the original members of the Lingui...
Boy with Guy
October 1965
Boy with a guy made for Guy Fawkes Night, outside the Packhorse pub on Woodhouse Lane, Leeds (West Yorkshire). This picture was taken during pub opening hours, the boy collecting money (Penny for the ...
Proverbs, Sayings and Expressions
1964-1979
This subseries contains items relating to proverbs, maxims and common expressions. It includes correspondence collected from informants in the Potteries region (Staffordshire) on proverbs and sayings ...
P: Children's Traditions
1954-1982
This series contains items relating to children's customs and traditions. The main focus is on children's games, songs and rhymes.