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Sound Recording, Staffordshire
Higgs, Judith
July 1972
Miss Speirs, recorded in Stonnall, talks about the local area (principally buildings and rights of way). Reference to Lichfield and Shenstone, local legends and customs and beliefs.
Tradition and Superstition in the Theatre
Carter, Julie
1980
A collection of theatrical superstitions and traditions, gathered from actors, actresses, musicians and theatre staff working in Leeds and London. The first of six chapters cites the recent changes ...
Birth, Marriage and Death: Beliefs and Customs
Warren, Lynne D
1967
A study of beliefs and customs associated with birth, marriage and death, based on printed sources, the collector's own inheritance of belief and custom, interviews and correspondence with informants....
Some Aspects of Bakossi Rituals
Alobwede D'Epie, Charles
1974
M.A. dissertation on the ritual life of the Bakossi tribe in south-western Cameroon. The rituals are presented in the light of Bakossi original beliefs and thinking, that is, they are described as the...
Some Aspects of Custom and Belief in the West Indian Community in Leeds
Smith, Eric A
1968
Study presented for the postgraduate Diploma in Folk Life Studies. Information gathered from informants relates to customs and beliefs observed in individual islands of the West Indies, or to observan...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Neale, Brenda Ann
30 March 1976
[Collector announcement]; male and female [informants on tapes LAVC/SRE/A571r - A573r], recorded in the home of the female's parents in Leeds; discuss courtship/marriage; thoughts on women asking men ...
Sound Recording, New Zealand
Dunn, Ginette
[1973]
Male Maori informant, recorded in Gisborne, New Zealand; tells a story of a fishing trip and a charm spoken to bring on a storm [continued from tape LAVC/SRE/A661r]; talk of Maori spells known by the ...
Twentieth Century Attitudes to Death
Rowley, Karen Jayne
1981
A study comprising four chapters. The first presents a brief outline of the development of attitudes to death throughout the ages leading up to the twentieth century. The second chapter concerns early...
Ayton Past and Present
Dickinson, Margaret E
1974
A study of the folklore and folk life of Ayton in North Yorkshire, comprising sections which cover buildings and places of interest, masons' marks, occupations, local characters, an orange wine recipe...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Neale, Brenda Ann
18 March 1976
[Collector announcement]; female, recorded in her parents' house in Leeds; talks about her engagement celebrations (who attended, clothes worn); earlier celebrations with friends; fiancé meeting info...
A Study of Language and Folklore in Batley and Surrounding Areas
Holdsworth, Valerie M
1971
A Special Study submitted as part of an unidentified course at Eaton Hall College of Education, Retford, in 1971. The study comprises a collection of folklore items, gathered from eleven informants li...
Birth, Marriage, Death and Initiation Customs and Beliefs in the Central Sudan
Hamid, Sayed
1966
M.A. study of customs connected with the life cycle in central Sudan. The aim has been to put these in their proper social setting and to give them possible interpretations, whilst also attempting to ...