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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture32
Janina and Zygmunt Bauman1

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culture33
community life24
manners and customs19
occupations18
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english language - dialects17
agriculture16
folk music14
education13
food13

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Milan1
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Dunn, Ginette6
Griffiths, Frances (1907-1986)5
Pasanen, Leena3
Hart, Bob (1892-1978)2
Aldous, Leonard1
Annett, Mr Reuben1
Baldwin, John R1
Barry, Michael V (1935-)1
Bradbury, Kathleen Frances1
British Broadcasting Corporation1

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Cottingley Fairies: Frances Griffiths
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Cottingley Fairies: Frances Griffiths

[1960s]

Copy of one of the Cottingley Fairy photographs, taken between 1917-1920, and reproduced from Edward L. Gardner's 'Fairies: The Cottingley Photographs' (London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1945). I...

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Cottingley Fairies: Frances Griffiths
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Cottingley Fairies: Frances Griffiths

[1960s]

Copy of one of the Cottingley Fairy photographs, taken between 1917-1920, and reproduced from Edward L. Gardner's 'Fairies: The Cottingley Photographs' (London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1945). I...

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Cottingley Fairies: Frances Griffiths
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Cottingley Fairies: Frances Griffiths

[1960s]

Copy of one of the Cottingley Fairy photographs, taken between 1917-1920, and reproduced from Edward L. Gardner's 'Fairies: The Cottingley Photographs' (London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1945). I...

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Cottingley Fairies: Frances Griffiths
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Cottingley Fairies: Frances Griffiths

[1960s]

Copy of one of the Cottingley Fairy photographs, taken between 1917-1920, and reproduced from Edward L. Gardner's 'Fairies: The Cottingley Photographs' (London: Theosophical Publishing House, 1945). I...

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Archive Sub-series

Other European Linguistic Surveys

[1928]-1974

This subseries contains items relating to the Europe-wide linguistic survey, published as the 'Atlas Linguarum Europae', as well as surveys undertaken in France, Holland, Germany, Italy, Romania, Swed...

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Borders of the Narrow Seas Map
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Borders of the Narrow Seas Map

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Copy of a map from an unidentified publication, showing the movement of the Danish armies in Northern France, Belgium and South-Eastern England in the late-9th century. The slide was probably created ...

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Champagne Region Language Survey Page
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Champagne Region Language Survey Page

[1960s-mid-1970s]

Copy of a page from a published survey of the dialects of the Champagne region of France. The page is divided into four and includes maps and notes for survey items Nager (to swim), l'Eau (water), un ...

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Sound Recording

British Broadcasting Corporation

1976

Interviews with various people regarding the Cottingley Fairies [possibly a copy of the soundtrack from the television programme 'Nationwide', broadcast on 25 November 1976]; the presenter [ Martin Yo...

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Sound Recording, Hampshire

Wakelin, Martyn F

1964

Charles Sheppard, recorded in Bishop's Sutton; talks about working with pigs; rook starving [scaring] after the corn sown; scarecrows; service in the Rifle Brigade during World War One, in France; ret...

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Survey of Domestic Eating Arrangements, 1981-1982

1981-1982

This file contains papers written by students of the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS) during an exercise forming part of the undergraduate degree in Folk Life Studies. The students w...

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Sound Recording, South Yorkshire

Russell, Ian

7 August 1972

George Hancock recorded in conversation at home, Sheephill Farm, in the Ringinglow area of Sheffield. Mrs. George Hancock also contributes. Talk of (dairy) farming; Penistone and Bakewell markets; alt...

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Sound Recording, West Yorkshire

16 February 1981

[Collector announcement]; Ben Pearce, recorded in Leeds on the 16 February 1981 [conclusion of interview which starts on tape LAVC/SRE/A601]; talks about bombers flying in formation, attacking Sumatra...

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