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Total number of records: 51

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Archives50
Books and printed items1

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture46
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive3
Brotherton Collection1
Cookery Collection1
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
home51
culture42
english language - dialects37
occupations21
community life19
house furnishings18
manners and customs17
folk music16
agriculture14
persons13

Count of Place

PlaceCount
London, United Kingdom3
Croagnes, France1
Genoa, Italy1
Leeds, United Kingdom1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Dunn, Ginette11
Ling, Ruby4
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
Harrop, Peter K2
Messenger, Alice2
Siporin, Rae Lee2
Thompson, Mrs2
Webb, Percy2
(Charlie)1
Adams, Ken1

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Earliest dateCount
From 18001
From 190050

Archive Print Item

The house book

Weddell, Margaret; McGlynn, Ida

1935

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Archive Sub-series

Questionnaire Response Books

1950-1961

This subseries contains the original response books in which the Survey of English Dialects (SED) fieldworkers recorded informants' responses to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. A response book exists f...

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Archive Item

Villa Novello visitors' book

1863-1903

Visitors’ book for the home of the Novello Cowden Clarke family in Genoa. Inscribed 'Visitors brought to Villa Novello'. Begins in 1863 and ends in 1903. The names of visitors have not been signed i...

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Archive Sub-sub-series

Processing of Northern Counties Response Books

[1960s]

This sub-subseries contains editorial sheets created during the first phase of this post-fieldwork editing of the Northern Counties Basic Material volume, and thus includes collated Survey of English ...

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Archive File

Essex, Middlesex and London Responses: Book

[1960s]

Two draft versions of Survey of English Dialects (SED) editorial sheets for Essex localities (all 15 localities included), and localities in Middlesex and London. The first version is partly typed and...

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Archive Sub-sub-series

Processing of Southern Counties Response Books

[1960s]

This sub-subseries contains editorial sheets created during the first phase of this post-fieldwork editing of the Southern Counties Basic Material volume, and thus includes collated Survey of English ...

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Archive Sub-sub-series

Processing of West Midland Counties Response Books

[1960s]

This sub-subseries contains editorial sheets created during the first phase of this post-fieldwork editing of the West Midlands Counties Basic Material volume, and thus includes collated Survey of Eng...

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Archive Sub-sub-series

Processing of East Midland Counties Response Books

[1960s]

This sub-subseries contains editorial sheets created during the first phase of this post-fieldwork editing of the East Midland Counties Basic Material volume, and thus includes collated Survey of Engl...

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Archive File

Essex, Middlesex and London Responses: Book V

[1960s]

Collated responses from locations in Essex, Middlesex and London to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Questionnaire Book V: The House and Housekeeping.

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Archive File

Northern Counties Responses: Book V, Part 3

[1960s]

Collated responses from the Northern Counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book V, Part 3: The Fireplace. Includes responses for Yorkshire localities only for question V.3.5 Hori...

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Archive File

West Midlands Responses: Book V, Part 3

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book V, Part 3: The Fireplace. Includes questions V.3.1 Fire - V.3.11 Draught.

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West Midlands Responses: Book V, Part 9

[1960s]

Collated responses from the West Midland counties to Survey of English Dialects (SED) questions from Book V, Part 9: Kitchen Utensils. Includes questions V.9.1 Porridge-stick - V.9.12 To Sweep.

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