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culture61
community life34
manners and customs26
english language - dialects23
folklore20
buildings19
folk music19
occupations19
communities15
nature15

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Hartley, Dorothy11
Griffiths, Frances (1907-1986)4
Wright, Elsie4
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)3
Bulmer, A Gillian2
Sullivan, Keith Frederick2
Attebery, Louie W (1927-)1
Bartlett, Sir Frederic C (1887-1969)1
Barwell, Carol A1
Barwell, Kenneth1

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Accent, Pattern, and Dialect in North American English

Berger, Marshall D

1968

This file contains a copy of Marshall Berger's paper on the importance of meaning of the term accent in linguistics, with reference to André Martinet's functional approach to linguistic analysis. The...

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A Diachronic Study of Aspects of the Celebration of Passover in England. 1920s and 1980s Compared

Niman, Jonathan L

1983

A study of the Jewish festival of Passover in England, comparing recollections and experiences recorded during interviews with residents of a Jewish Old People's Home in Manchester (in 1982), and gath...

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"Gypsy Caravans"

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph taken by Dorothy Hartley, ca. 1920 of Gypsy Travellers standing with horse-drawn caravans, at an unknown (English) location.

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"Gypsy Caravans"

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph taken by Dorothy Hartley, ca. 1920, of Gypsy Travellers standing with horse-drawn caravans, at an unknown (English) location.

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"Gypsy Caravans"

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph taken by Dorothy Hartley, ca. 1920, of two horse-drawn Gypsy Traveller caravans on the road at an unknown (English) location.

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"Gypsy Couple"

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph taken by Dorothy Hartley, ca. 1920 of a Gypsy Traveller couple, sitting on the grass under a tree with a food hamper and kettle, at an unknown (English) location.

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"Gypsy Caravans"

Hartley, Dorothy

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph taken ca. 1920 of a group of Gypsy Travellers standing with horse-drawn caravans, at an unknown (English) location. Mounted on Photo File card.

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"Gypsy Caravans"

Hartley, Dorothy

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph taken ca. 1920 of two horse-drawn Gypsy Traveller caravans on the road at an unknown (English) location. Mounted on Photo File card.

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Bishop Middleham Guisers' Play

Haile, Newton

1974

This file contains a typed copy of the text of a guisers' play performed in Bishop Middleham (Durham) in the early 1920s, compiled by Newton Haile; and an accompanying ms. letter from Newton Haile to ...

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"Gypsy Caravan and Boy"

Hartley, Dorothy

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph taken ca. 1920 of a young boy with a dog, standing outside a traditional Gypsy Traveller caravan at an unknown (English) location. Mounted on Photo File card.

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"Gypsy Couple"

Hartley, Dorothy

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph taken ca. 1920 of a Gypsy Traveller couple, sitting on the grass under a tree with a food hamper and kettle, at an unknown (English) location. Mounted on Photo File card.

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"Gypsy Camp"

Hartley, Dorothy

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph taken ca. 1920 at a Gypsy Traveller camp at an unknown (English) location. A hare has been hung from a tree by its back legs and will be eaten later. Mounted on Photo File card.

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