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material culture138
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folklore80
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social life and customs70
occupations55
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Langhorne, Richard41
Waller, Vivien M4
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)3
Hardyment, Christina2
Round, Mabel G2
Whitney, Norman F2
Agar, Mrs1
Bainbridge, Charles1
Bishop, Mrs1
Brunk, Wille1

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Archive File

Papers on Folk Collections, Etc.

1836-1985

The bulk of items in this file are dated 1959-1985. The file contains leaflets, printed volumes and other items mostly concerning folk-related museums and collections. It includes Frank Atkinson's pri...

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Archive Print Item

The Starr Collection : catalogue of the collection of objects illustrative of the folk-lore of Mexico formed by Frederick Starr

Starr, Frederick (1853-1933); Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (Cambridge, England)

1901

Reprinted from the Sixteenth annual report of the Antiquarian Committee, 1901.

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A Collection of Children's Games, Rhymes and Songs

Waller, Vivien M

1962

A collection of children's games, rhymes and songs, collected in the Manchester area from children between the ages of nine and fifteen, playing in the street or whilst at school. Schools visited were...

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The Folklife of South Warwickshire: A Field Collection with Comparative Annotations and Commentary

Wharton, Colin S

1974

This Ph.D. thesis is divided into three parts. The first (Introduction) defines the word folklore, describes the purpose of the work and the method of approach. The second (The Folklore of South Warwi...

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Woollen Stockings (Handknitting)
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Woollen Stockings (Handknitting)

Langhorne, Richard

18 June 1964

Knitted woollen stockings from the Whitehead Collection at the Castle Museum, York. Unmounted.

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Loose Photographs

[1962-1984]

A collection of unmounted photographs covering a range of subject areas. They include photographs taken by students, general fieldwork photography, and a number of the images relating to the Survey of...

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Knitting Sticks

[1969-1971]

This file contains typed and photocopied papers collected by Richard Langhorne for his M.A. thesis on aspects of 19th-century Yorkshire life. The papers relate to the hand-knitting industry, and refer...

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Needle Supports (Handknitting)

Langhorne, Richard

18 June 1964

Four carved and turned wooden knitting sheaths from the collection at the Abbey House Museum, Leeds (West Yorkshire). Unmounted.

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Needle Supports (Handknitting)

Langhorne, Richard

18 June 1964

Five carved and turned wooden knitting sheaths from the collection at the Bolling Hall Museum, Bradford (West Yorkshire). Unmounted.

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Needle Supports (Handknitting)
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Needle Supports (Handknitting)

[1960s]

Postcard print of carved and turned wooden needle supports, and metal needle supports, from the collection at the Textile Department, Bankfield Museum, Halifax (West Yorkshire). Unmounted.

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Archive Series

LAVC, IDFLS and Dialect and Heritage (Interviews)

2022 - 2023

Oral histories recorded with interviewees who had associations to the LAVC Collection, Survey of English Dialects, Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies or the later Dialect and Heritage Project.

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Archive Sub-collection

Artefacts

[1950-1970]

Material artefacts collected by staff (and students?) of the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS), including a scud winder, a decorated egg and two sets of printing matrices.

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