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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).
Raven McDavid Articles
McDavid, Raven Ioor (1911-1984)
[1960-1981]
Originally housed in a single folder labelled Complete Set of Xeroxes of Raven McDavid's Articles, these files contain photocopies of printed, typed and draft articles and papers by McDavid, mainly re...
The Black Country Dialect in the Cradley Heath Area
Manley, Sandra
1971
M.A. dissertation on the Black Country dialect as it is spoken in and around Cradley Heath, with particular focus on the vocabularies of the hand-made nail and chain trades. Three chapters describe th...
Folktales: Miscellaneous 2
[1970-1973]
This file contains items relating to folklore and folktale, including folktales from Sub-Saharan Africa. This includes a photocopy of an ms. paper by Lindi Shembi Williams of the University of Botswan...
Farming
1964-1970
Includes typed reminiscences ([6] leaves) of Councillor Edmund of Driffield, as told to John Berger and noted by E. Dawson (Agricultural Economics Section, University of Leeds), on life on a Wolds far...
Sound Recording, [West Yorkshire]
Bryon, Fiona
14 January 1981
Leslie Rosen talks about the 1970 textile strike in Leeds, and his involvement; describes background to the strike (high rate of work for low pay, disparity in male/female pay rises) and knock-on effe...
Traditional Song: General
1963-1979
This file contains items relating to aspects of traditional music, and includes a copy of 'The Health of Man', a collection of traditional songs from Bedfordshire, Yorkshire, Suffolk and Lancashire, c...
Miscellaneous Dialect Papers 3
1960-1979
This file contains a photocopy of Vivienne Furze's paper on the Devonshire dialect, from an unidentified publication, pp. 20-21; an ms. orthographic and phonetic transcription of Purbeck marblers' dia...
Folk Song: General
1959-1981
This file contains typed song texts for 'Ah'm an O'wd Age Penshoner' (provenance unknown); a photocopy of the text and tune for 'Charley of Armor', collected from Captain Shields by Geoff Wood, from a...
Sound Recording, South Yorkshire
Russell, Ian
5 October 1972
Stanley Marsden singing and talking in his home, Allen Syke Farm, in Lodge Moor, Sheffield. Talks about learning songs (from his father/a song book); pub singing; singing whilst milking cows; repertoi...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Green, Anthony E (1943-)
27 April 1973
Song/instrumental session recorded at the Star Hotel, Ilkley, during the Ilkley Literature Festival. Includes unaccompanied/accompanied singing [some in Gaelic], and instrumental (ukulele and accordio...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Green, Anthony E (1943-)
27 April 1973
Conclusion of session which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A628r, recorded in the Star Hotel, Ilkley, during the Ilkley Literature Festival. Includes unaccompanied/accompanied singing [some in Gaelic], and i...