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Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)18
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Coracle Fishermen

[1970s]

Two coracle fishermen demonstrating how to row and fish with coracles on the River Towy at Carmarthen. The fishermen are pulling in a net, watched by a crowd possibly attending a folk life conference....

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Society for Folk Life Studies 1963 Conference Arrangements

1962-1963

The Society for Folk Life Studies held its Third Annual Conference at the University of Leeds' Bodington Hall [of Residence], in 1963. This file contains typed correspondence between the conference or...

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Hos en båtbyggare i Mälaren

Olsson, Marianne 1919-

1963

Offprint from Fataburen, 1963.

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Academic Correspondence File 50

1963-1965

Misc. Correspondence between Harold Orton and Idris Foster on the history of the Survey of English Dialects (1963); and with Charles C. Fries on his visit to Leeds (1965). 1 file. 1963-1965.

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Academic Correspondence File 32

1962-1963

Brook, G.L. Correspondence between Harold Orton and G.L. Brook regarding the latter’s English Dialects (London: Deutsch, 1963), and the appointment of [James] Milroy. 1 file. 1962-1963.

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Some aspects of oral, social and material tradition in an industrial urban area

McKelvie, D

1963

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Leeds (Department of English), 1963.

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BBC File 4

1963

“BBC Talks - Third Prog.”. Copies of typed scripts of three programmes, “Living English Dialect”, broadcast in May and June 1963, including drafts (and copies) marked “for Mr. Gueroult” [B...

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Folk life : journal of the Society for Folk Life Studies

Society for Folk Life Studies

v.1 (1963); Index for v.1-10 (1973) Subtitle varies.

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Az új Magyar tájszótár : és Mutatvány az új Magyar tájszótárból

Lorinczy, Éva B; Lorinczy, Éva B

1964

Offprint from Magyar nyelv, 1963, nos. 2 and 3.

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Folklig konst i tyg och lera : ett urval från nordvästtyska museer

Nordiska museet (Stockholm, Sweden); Deutscher Kunstrat

[1963]

Catalogue for a Swedish touring exhibition, organised by the Deutscher Kunstrat in collaboration with the Riksförbundet för Bildande Konst, 1963-64.

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Funding File 1

1963-1970

Correspondence between Harold Orton and the British Academy regarding research awards for the Survey of English Dialects. 1 file. 1963-1970.

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Funding File 2

1961-1963

Correspondence between Harold Orton and the Burton Trust regarding financial support of the Survey of English Dialects. 1 file. 1961-1963.

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