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Zvi Sofer and Mr. Gold

[1965-1966]

Mr. Gold (seated) and Dr. Zvi Sofer of the University of Göttingen, during a visit by Dr. Sofer to Donisthorpe Hall, a Jewish old people's home in Leeds (West Yorkshire).

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Traditional Singing in West Sheffield, 1970-1972

Russell, Ian

1977

Ph.D. thesis in three parts, subdivided into fifteen chapters. The study is a result of fieldwork in the suburban and village communities on the western outskirts of the city of Sheffield. Considerati...

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A Catalogue of Theses and Dissertations in Folk Life Studies in the University of Leeds, 1961-1970

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1971

Stewart Sanderson's published guide to theses and dissertations in folklife produced by students at the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS). It forms no. 1 of the IDFLS Occasional Paper...

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The Folk Lore of Wild Flowers in the Parish of Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Collected in the Summer of 1970

Hammond, Penelope Ruth

1970

A presentation of folklore associated with wild flowers, based on information gathered from people living in Leckhampton in Gloucestershire. Interviews were conducted with schoolchildren, middle-aged ...

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Man, myth & magic : an illustrated encyclopedia of the supernatural

Cavendish, Richard

c1970-1971

v.1-v.2 (1970); v.10 (1970); v.43 (1970)

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Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

December 1970

Assembled company singing carols in the Black Bull pub, Ecclesfield. Two sessions, recorded on 3 December 1970 [Tr. 1] and 10 December 1970[Tr. 2].

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Clanfolk

BBC Folk Club

winter 1970-1971

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Supplejack

Smithyman, K

1970

Offprint from Te reo, vol. 13, 1970.

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Linguistic Atlases File 2

1970

[Linguistic Atlas of England]. Copy of Harold Orton’s presidential address to the Anthropology Section (Section H) on 7 September 1970, at the Durham Meeting of the British Association on the Lingui...

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