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Total number of records: 30

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associations, institutions, etc30
community life30
culture28
english language - dialects22
folk music20
occupations11
play11
manners and customs10
war9
agriculture8

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Dunn, Ginette17
Hart, Bob (1892-1978)9
Webb, Percy7
Belton, George (1898-1980)3
Ling, Percy (1906-1982)3
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
Pardon, Walter (1914-1996)2
Russell, Ian2
White, Horace (1899-1899)2
Agar, Jack1

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Essex, Middlesex and London Responses: Book VIII

[1960s]

Collated responses from locations in Essex, Middlesex and London to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Questionnaire Book VIII: Social Activities.

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Oral History Society

[1975]

The Oral History Society held a conference at the University of Leeds' Ellerslie Hall [of Residence] on April 11th-13th 1975. This file contains typed conference details, a booking form, notes by Tony...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

Bergal, Nancy Ann

27 January 1980

Peter Thorp, recorded at home in Leeds; talks about his interest in folk music; carol singing on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day morning in Leeds - tradition declined due to slum clearances, break up ...

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Sound Recording, Devon

Read, John (1884-1963)

8 July 1958

[John Read announcement]; John Read, recorded at the home of his friend, Victor Bonham-Carter, in East Anstey, giving his recollections of country life and the dialect in south-eastern Somerset. Talks...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

2 February 1971

Col Revitt, recorded at home in Worrall, talks about carol singing with the Big Set (carol band) - describes the route taken, through Worrall, Wadsley and Oughtibridge, houses visited, carols requeste...

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Archive Sub-series

Miscellaneous Collections of Folklore

1951-1985

This subseries contains typed and printed items relating to folklife activities and research, both in the United Kingdom, and in Europe and the United States. It includes printed ephemera and guides t...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

[1981]

[Announcement, ? by camera operator]; recording of a Committee meeting of the Leeds branch of the Air Gunners' Association, at the British Legion; and as part of filming for a film on British air gunn...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire,

3 February 1981

Ken Sutcliffe, recorded in his home in the Cookridge area of Leeds; talks about papers and books concerning World War Two bombers; occupied territories (Holland); photographs; [collector announcement]...

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Folk Dance: General

[1971-1979]

This file contains a photocopy of the English Folk Dance and Song Society's leaflet number 15, 'Folk Dance Articles in the Journal of the English Folk Dance Society, Journal of the English Folk Dance ...

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Sound Recordings, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

1971-1973

Ken White in conversation in his home in Sheffield , 24 October 1971. Talk of family and childhood, and four songs. [Tr. 1] Albert Broadhead and Bernard Broadhead recorded in one of their homes, in ...

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Sound Recordings, West Yorkshire

1981

[Collector announcement]; Jack Agar, recorded in the Territorial Army's Churchill Barracks in Leeds, on the 17 February 1981; gives biographical details; talks about the outbreak of World War Two; joi...

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Sound Recording, London

Dunn, Ginette

5 June 1974

George Belton, recorded at the Dingles Folk Club; sings 'The Lad in the Scotch Brigade', 'I am a Roving Navvy Man', 'All Jolly Fellows that Follow the Plough', 'Never No More for Me', 'The Sussex Toas...

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