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Educational System
[1960s-1970s]
This subseries contains items relating to education, predominantly in terms of ethnographic research and the dissemination of historical and ethnographic information. This includes details of oral his...
Papers on the Museums Association and its Training Courses
Museums Association
1968-1980
Museums Association Information Sheets no. 7, 'Copyright Law Concerning Works of Art, Photographs and the Written and Spoken Word' (2nd ed., 1974), and no. 20, 'Reproduction Fees, Photography, etc.: G...
Papers on Folk Collections, Etc.
[1961-1982]
This file contains various leaflets, printed volumes and other items relating to places of historical/folk interest, and folk-related collections. This includes a general leaflet for Bunratty Folk Par...
Dialect recording in Wall, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A
19 Jun 1939
[Side 1] Ned describes his discovery of Roman coins at well, coins taken to local museum (Chesters Roman Fort), recalls carriers coming from Carlisle hiding whisky along main road, lists local public ...
University Archive
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
1960-1980
This file contains original and copy correspondence, and related papers, concerning Stewart Sanderson's activities as an academic folklorist. Its contents seem to have been selected by Sanderson for d...
Dialect recording in Rothbury, Northumberland
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
15 Mar 1939
[Side 1] George, Billy and Charlie discuss the old six-man, horse-drawn fire engine, George recalls working on it, discussion of local firemen of the past, mention engine now at Hancock Museum (Newcas...
Fieldwork and Research
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
1893-1974
The diffuse nature of the subject content of this subseries highlights Harold Orton's broad-ranging interest in language, language research and folk life, including in particular, phonetics ( Yorkshir...