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Total number of records: 45

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture36
Brotherton Collection1
Quaker Collection1
University Archive1

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education45
community life36
culture22
english language - dialects15
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occupations11
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nature8
animals7
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Liman, Ingemar (1938-)9
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)7
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)7
Boyle of Handsworth, Edward Boyle Baron (1923-1981)2
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
Mackay, Donald2
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)2
Russell, Ian2
Bergal, Nancy Ann1
Binns, Henry Bryan1

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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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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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A history of the adult school movement

Rowntree, John Wilhelm (1868-1905); Binns, Henry Bryan (1873-1923)

1903

"Chronological record of the adult school movement and its relation to the Society of Friends, &c.": p. [vii]-x.

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Comparative education (v.44 no.3, Aug. 2008)

1964-

Publishers varies: Pergamon Press (1964-1970); Carfax (1971-2004)

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Edward Boyle

February 1974

University of Leeds Vice-Chancellor (1970-1981), Edward Boyle (centre), speaking with William Walsh (Professor of Commonwealth Literature and a Douglas Grant Fellow, 1972-1981) during a visit by the D...

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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...

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Field Recordings of the Dialect of Emper

Nally, Edward

1970

This file contains ms. fieldwork sheets, as used for the Survey of English Dialects (SED), recording answers to the SED questionnaire in phonetic script for Emper, County Westmeath, Ireland. The recor...

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Museums

1966-1973

This file contains items relating to museums and related institutions, including Bryce Nelson's article on S. Dillon Ripley's plans for recreating a slum at the Smithsonian Institution, extracted from...

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Description of Carolling Tradition

Green, Anthony E (1943-)

1970

Fieldnotes gained from visits to The Bridge pub in Penistone, and the Red Lion in Thorpe Hesley [November and December 1970 respectively], to record the local Christmas carolling tradition. There are ...

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Fieldnotes and Interview Transcriptions

Mackay, Donald; Jackson, Margaret

1970s

Typed notes from some fieldwork in South Yorkshire, relating to the tradition of singing local Christmas carols in pubs in the region. These notes refer to a visit in November 1970 to Penistone Workin...

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Society of Education Officers papers

1970-1988

Comprises: (1) General correspondence, Aug 1977 - Dec 1984. (2) (a) Executive Committee, attendance register, Dec 1970 - Dec 1983; papers and agendas, Jul 1983 - May 1988; minutes, Mar 1984 - Dec 198...

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Archivist File

[1975-1980]

This file contains a photocopy of the first supplementary list of folk life dissertations held in the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies, covering the period 1971-1975 (i.e. supplementary to S...

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