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"Gypsies: General"
1966-1975
This file contains two photocopies of Stewart Sanderson's typed 'Gypsy Bibliography' (August 1974); mounted magazine and newspaper cuttings from 'Country Life', 'The Countryman' and the 'Northumberlan...
The Customs and Superstitions of Horseracing
Morgan, Brian
1978
A study of horseracing folklore, with particular reference to the town of Newmarket in Suffolk. Sections include an introduction to the sport and its association with Newmarket, occupational folklore ...
SED Phonological Map: H Pronunciation
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); North, David J
[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]
Experimental printed phonological map of the Northern Counties, mapping the limits of the pronunciation and non-pronunciation of (h-) in Hair (SED question VI.2.1-2), Hammer (SED question I.7.13) and ...
Audio Recording: Dillon, Joyce
Prescott, Leila
11 Aug 2022
Digital recording of oral history interview conducted with named interviewee (see item title) as part of National Lottery Heritage funded, "Dialect and Heritage" Project. Interviewer(s) listed under c...
Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire
Gifford, Terry; Russell, Ian
1970-1971
Assembled company singing carols and popular songs in the Blue Ball pub, Wharncliffe Side , on the 12 December 1970. [Tr. 2]. Unidentified female [from Royston] singing the carol 'Good News'. The lo...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Sheepy Magna, Leicestershire
03 May 1956
[Side 1] George stresses variety important for young farm workers, discusses different types of horse plough, recalls local farmer struggling to use swing plough on heavy soil, discusses dairy farming...
The secret common-wealth : & A short treatise of charms and spels
Kirk, Robert (1641?-1692); Sanderson, Stewart (1924-); Folklore Society (Great Britain)
1976
SED Phonological Map: H Pronunciation
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); North, David J
[Mid-1960s-mid-1970s]
Experimental printed phonological map, completed in ms., of the Northern Counties, mapping the limits of the pronunciation and non-pronunciation of (h-) in Hair (SED question VI.2.1-2), Hammer (SED qu...
"Gypsy Funeral Customs"
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
1969
This file contains two copies of Sanderson's paper, 'Gypsy Funeral Customs', offprinted from 'Folklore', volume 80 (Autumn 1969), pp. 181-187. The paper discusses the death and funeral customs practis...
Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire
Russell, Ian
December 1971
Assembled company singing carols in the Fountain pub, Ingbirchworth , on the 12 December 1971. Cyril Latimer sings 'Pratty Flowers'. [Tr. 2]. Conclusion of session which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A181r....
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...
Leicestershire Response Books
Playford, Averil H
1956
Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Leicestershire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses wer...