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Total number of records: 112

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture102
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Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)7
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Bailey, Cyril (1871-1957)4
Cook, Catherine4
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Archive File

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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The Folk Lore of Wild Flowers in the Parish of Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Collected in the Summer of 1970

Hammond, Penelope Ruth

1970

A presentation of folklore associated with wild flowers, based on information gathered from people living in Leckhampton in Gloucestershire. Interviews were conducted with schoolchildren, middle-aged ...

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Devils, Saints and Heroes: A Collection of Stories, Customs and Beliefs from Bute, Arran and the Cumbraes

Clark, Elizabeth S M

1969

A collection of some of the customs, beliefs and narratives from four Scottish islands, Great Cumbrae, Little Cumbrae , Arran and Bute, gathered from printed sources and interviews with selected inhab...

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"The T. W. Thompson Collection of Gypsy Folk Tales: An Edition with Commentary and Analytical Indexes"

Clinch, Angela Jane

1982

Ph.D. thesis consisting of Thomas William Thompson's folktales collected from English Gypsy Traveller communities between 1908 and 1924. The tales have been classified and arranged according to the Aa...

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Donkey Pack Saddle

Langhorne, Richard

[1970]

Front view of a donkey pack saddle from a collection at the Castle Museum, York.

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Donkey Pack Saddle
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Donkey Pack Saddle

Langhorne, Richard

[1970]

Side view of a donkey pack saddle from a collection at the Castle Museum, York.

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Translations from the natural world

Murray, Les A (1938-2019)

1993

Poems.

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Yorkshire Response List: Cowhouse
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Yorkshire Response List: Cowhouse

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Typed list of responses collected in Yorkshire localities to SED question I.1.8, Cowhouse. The information is largely based on recordings collected by Peter Wright. The list is arranged in tabular for...

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Yorkshire Response List: Mouse
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Yorkshire Response List: Mouse

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Typed list of responses collected in Yorkshire localities to SED question IV.5.1, Mouse. The information is largely based on recordings collected by Peter Wright. The list is arranged in tabular form ...

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Yorkshire Response List: Birch
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Yorkshire Response List: Birch

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Typed list of responses collected in Yorkshire localities to SED question IV.10.1, Birch. The information is largely based on recordings collected by Peter Wright. The list is arranged in tabular form...

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Yorkshire Response List: Boughs
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Yorkshire Response List: Boughs

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Typed list of responses collected in Yorkshire localities to SED question IV.12.2, Boughs. The information is largely based on recordings collected by Peter Wright. The list is arranged in tabular for...

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Yorkshire Dialect Map: Mouse
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Yorkshire Dialect Map: Mouse

[Mid 1950s-1960s]

Ms. map showing responses collected in locations in Yorkshire to SED question IV.5.1, Mouse. The responses are listed in phonetic script.

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