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manners and customs195
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play97
community life81
material culture76
occupations59
persons55
holidays51

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Wilson, David L6
Cook, Catherine4
Crook, Rosemary4
Cooke, Jane A3
Green, Anthony E (1943-)3
Wright, John T3
Bryon, Fiona2
Carter, Julie2
Dunn, Ginette2
Higgs, Judith2

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Archive File

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...

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Archive Series

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...

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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.

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A Study of Graffiti

Krechowiecka, Irene

1977

A study of the graffiti collected from the men's and women's toilets in the University of Leeds Students Union (and seven examples from a company manufacturing printing plates in Leeds). The collectio...

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Folk Traditions Among the Employees of the Railway Industry at Crewe

Latham, Jean

1964

A study of the way of life of people connected with the railway industry in Crewe, and the influence that the railway community had upon them. The collector gathered information from seven male inform...

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Archive Sub-series

Regional Social Histories

1969-1982

This subseries contains items relating largely to the social history of specific areas, including details of folk custom. Of the subseries' eight component parts, six are photocopies of original manus...

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West Country Folklore Pamphlets

1969-1975

This file contains pamphlets from the 'West Country Folklore Series', edited by Theo Brown. The pamphlets in this file relate to the folklore of Dorset and Devon, although the series covers all counti...

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Landscape and Land Divisions: Photocards
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Landscape and Land Divisions: Photocards

1962-1974

A curated collection of mounted photographs relating to 'Landscape and Land Divisions'. This photo file is one of 57 thematically categorised photo files that were likely created as part of the Instit...

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Loose Photographs

[1962-1984]

A collection of unmounted photographs covering a range of subject areas. They include photographs taken by students, general fieldwork photography, and a number of the images relating to the Survey of...

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Fireside: Photocards

1964-c.1970

A curated collection of mounted photographs relating to ‘Fireside’. This photo file is one of 57 thematically categorised photo files that were likely created as part of the Institute's (IDFLS) Fo...

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Salmon Fishing: Photocards
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Salmon Fishing: Photocards

1958-c.1965

A curated collection of mounted photographs relating to ‘Salmon Fishing’. This photo file is one of 57 thematically categorised photo files that were likely created as part of the Institute's (IDF...

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Trout and Eel Fishing: Photocards
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Trout and Eel Fishing: Photocards

1962-c.1967

A curated collection of mounted photographs relating to ‘Trout and Eel Fishing’. This photo file is one of 57 thematically categorised photo files that were likely created as part of the Institute...

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