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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...
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...
The Black Country Dialect: A Collection of Words, Phrases, and Stories
Starkey, H J
1953
This file comprises an ms. notebook containing a collection of words, phrases and dialect texts of the Black Country (i.e. South Staffordshire, North Worcestershire and North West Warwickshire), compi...
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...
Folklore of Worsley: A Miscellaneous Collection of Tradition and Belief From the Area of Worsley, Salford Metropolitan District
Skinner, Margaret
1975
A study of the folklore of Worsley people, based on oral and printed sources. Interviews were conducted with older residents, and children at a Primary School in Walkden. The study contains a sectio...
Children's Games and Rhymes
Kenworthy, Valerie D
1965
A collection of children's games and rhymes collected from boys and girls of the second form of Ossett Grammar School in West Yorkshire. The contributors were then resident in Ossett, Wakefield and Ho...
Woollen Stockings (Handknitting)
Langhorne, Richard
18 June 1964
Knitted woollen stockings from the Whitehead Collection at the Castle Museum, York. Unmounted.
Nottinghamshire Rhymes
Millington, Peter T
1972
This file contains photocopies of typed Nottinghamshire rhymes collected by Peter Millington. The rhymes include children's songs and rhymes, skipping rhymes and singing games. The papers include song...
Sound Recording, West Yorkshire
Ingham, Julianne A; Andrew, Yolande
December 1979
Examples of games, rhymes and songs collected from children at Quarry Mount Primary School in Leeds.
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...
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...
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.