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Total number of records: 46

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture44
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive2

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occupations46
culture32
community life26
communication19
english language - dialects18
nature17
manners and customs15
animals12
implements, utensils etc12
play12

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Orton, Harold (1898-1975)3
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)3
Bulmer, A Gillian2
Hunter, Robert2
Jones, Mr D.2
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)2
Liman, Ingemar (1938-)2
Bauldie, J S1
Brooks, Margaret1
Dunn, Ginette1

Archive File

Animal Sports: Correspondence

1963-1964

This file contains a typed letter [?from Stewart Sanderson] to Mrs. E. Fieldhouse acknowledging her sending audiotapes on cock-fighting to the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS) (5 Jun...

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Appointment of Principal of Leeds College of Art

May 1956

Correspondence related to the appointment of Eric Taylor to the position of Principal of Leeds College of Art, including a typewritten letter from George Taylor, Chief Education Officer, to Maurice de...

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The Iconography of Gravestones: A Study of Gravestones in the Churchyards and Cemeteries of the North London Area

Thorn, Bridget

1982

A study of gravestones, their inscriptions and iconographical details, covering the eighteenth century to 1982, and based on fieldwork in North London.

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Mining Communities

1964-1969

This file contains items collected by two Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS) students, for use in thesis research on mining communities. The first set of items relates to Carole Woodal...

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A Word Geography of England

Orton, Harold (1898-1975)

1970-1973

Correspondence between Harold Orton and Nathalia Wright and the publishers, Seminar Press, regarding the publication of their book, 'A Word Geography of England'. This sub-subseries also contains lett...

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Gardening Questionnaire Correspondence

Whitfield, Jean

1962-1963

Letters sent to Jean Whitfield from newspapers, journals and magazine editors regarding her research, and from individuals responding to her requests for help posted through these channels. This relat...

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Dry Stone Dwellings

1970

This file contains 2 articles extracted from 'Country Life' magazine, both reader's letters accompanied by illustrations of stone dwellings. Includes clocháns on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, a...

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I am going to work in a creative job

5 Oct 1962

Typewritten letter from Leslie Abbott, Manager for Contracts & Copyright at Associated TeleVision Limited, to Maurice de Sausmarez, confirming that de Sausmarez had agreed to participate in a programm...

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Pagan and Christian Mythology

1955-1976

This file contains items relating to pagan gods and legends, giants and Christian mythology. The file includes a copy of Stewart Sanderson's paper, 'Abitanti Soprannaturali delle Acque Scozzesi / Supe...

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Fishing Methods, Etc.

1962-1979

This file contains items relating to traditional fishing methods, including an ms. letter from Richard R. Blewett to Mr. Martin with a newspaper cutting on the use of charmed words to catch fish, incl...

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Farming

1964-1970

Includes typed reminiscences ([6] leaves) of Councillor Edmund of Driffield, as told to John Berger and noted by E. Dawson (Agricultural Economics Section, University of Leeds), on life on a Wolds far...

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Talismans, Magical Techniques, Charms, Etc.

1966-1979

The file contains an ms. letter from Evelyn Briggs on a superstition associated with seeing pigs on the way to the [horse] races (16 October 1972); Mary Corringham's article on talismans and their use...

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