Skip to main content

Search Special Collections

Results

1 to 12 of 26 records

Total number of records: 26

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
occupations26
community life24
agriculture22
war19
culture18
nature16
education15
food15
animals14
manners and customs14

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Dunn, Ginette5
Pasanen, Leena4
Barry, Michael V (1935-)2
Goddard, Mr2
Siporin, Rae Lee2
Aldous, Leonard1
Annett, Mr Reuben1
Applett, Stanley1
Baldwin, John R1
Beddow, William1

Archive Item

Striking a Bargain (France)

Spiegel, Ted

1972

Male buyer and seller striking a bargain over cattle [?in Vrigny (Orne, Normandy)]. The hand gesture used to seal the bargain is known in Normandy as Tape le Main, or Taper les Mains. Mounted on Photo...

More details

Fishing Nets: Drying
Archive Item

Fishing Nets: Drying

1963

Fishing nets hung over wooden posts to dry, in a field in Margaux (Aquitaine, France). A large dwelling house can be seen in the background.

More details and larger image

Fishing Nets: Drying
Archive Item

Fishing Nets: Drying

1963

Fishing nets hung over wooden posts to dry, in a field in Margaux (Aquitaine, France). A large dwelling house can be seen in the background.

More details and larger image


Archive Item

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...

More details


Archive Item

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...

More details


Archive Item

Sound Recording, East Sussex

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

[1964]

Mr. W. Glapson, recorded in Horam; talks about his smallholding and retirement from farming; farm work - mowing corn with a scythe, binding and stooking, stacking; modern farming; first jobs, aged fou...

More details


Archive Item

Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

25 June 1974

Bob Hart, recorded in Snape [?in the collector's home], talks about his family; experience of World War One, war injuries, hospitalisation in Cambridge and Sidcup, writing poetry, fellow patients, inc...

More details


Archive Item

Sound Recordings, Derbyshire

Siporin, Rae Lee

1965

An interview recorded in the farmhouse of William Eliot. Mr. Eliot talks about the village of Derwent before the building of the Howden, Derwent and Ladybower reservoirs; livestock; local farms; the m...

More details


Archive Item

Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

11 September 1974

James Knights, recorded at home in Little Glemham; talks about singing as a boy, winning first prize in a singing competition; song papers, murder songs, song papers and penny song books; learning tun...

More details


Archive Item

Sound Recording, Suffolk

Dunn, Ginette

27 June 1975

Wicketts Richardson, recorded at home in Blaxhall; talks about visiting the Ship Inn with his father; his father's fiddle playing; Saturday nights at the Ship; being Master of Ceremonies and calling o...

More details


Archive Item

Sound Recording, Somerset

Ihalainen, Ossi

July 1972

Jack Spencer, recorded at home in Westhay on 15 July 1972; describes haymaking, including raking, work breaks, harnessing horses, loading waggons, drink, rick making, dinner time, food, tea, evening w...

More details


Archive Item

Sound Recordings, Suffolk

Pasanen, Leena

July-August 1971

[Collector announcement]; George Creasy, recorded at home in Framsdenon the 30 July 1971; recites the monologues 'Bill and Bob' and 'Harvest Carting in Suffolk'; talks about his working life on local ...

More details