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Total number of records: 750

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture750
Rudolf Laban Collections1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
persons750
culture501
occupations348
community life308
english language - dialects286
clothing and dress264
manners and customs244
folk music187
play169
nature165

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)107
Walkley, F.40
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)31
Outhwaite, T. G.28
Dunn, Ginette25
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)16
Sullivan, Keith Frederick16
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)15
Upton, Clive S15
Baldwin, John R14

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Stills from The Clogger

Hanna, Sam (1903-1996)

[1960s]

Stills from Sam Hanna's film, 'The Clogger'. Includes title; credits; images of a clogger in his workshop shaping wooden soles, cutting leather using a template, and finishing uppers; images of a comp...

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Papers on Folk Collections, Etc.

[1961-1982]

This file contains various leaflets, printed volumes and other items relating to places of historical/folk interest, and folk-related collections. This includes a general leaflet for Bunratty Folk Par...

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Exhibition Programmes and På Gång

Riksutställningar (Sweden)

1968-1985

This file contains printed items issued by the Riksutställningar (Swedish Travelling Exhibitions) organisation. These include a specially designed folder containing Swedish and English guides to the ...

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The Courtney Manuscript and Related Papers

1973-1974

This file contains papers relating to the republication of Margaret Courtney's 'Cornish Feasts and Folklore' (originally published Penzance: Beare, 1890). Tony Green, lecturer at the Institute of Dial...

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Folklore Notes

Mason, Mr

[1960s-1970s]

This file contains a photocopy of a manuscript and newspaper cuttings compiled by a Mr. Mason ca. 1870s-1880s, which forms a collection of folklore items. Although varied, there is a regional element ...

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Folklore Correspondence

Green, Anthony E (1943-)

1980-1982

This file contains correspondence between Tony Green and various correspondents concerning a variety of folk customs and beliefs. The file includes correspondence accompanying an article extracted fro...

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Popular Belief: Miscellaneous

1968-1981

This file contains a photocopy of Miss Wilelmine M. E. Fowler's paper on Yorkshire folklore, from 'Memorials of Old Yorkshire', ed. by T. M. Fallow (London: George Allen, 1909), pp. 286-305; a copy of...

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Popular Beliefs: Houses, Etc.

1970

This file contains items relating to beliefs concerning the house, with particular reference to luck. This includes mounted magazine cuttings from 'Country Life' on the concealment of footwear (in par...

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Current Superstitions Television Script

Jay, Catharine

[1970s]

This file contains a transcript of television recordings made for a programme on contemporary popular superstitions and beliefs. The main part of the transcript is typed, and consists of eight rolls o...

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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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Fairies, Folklore, and Supernatural Animals

1963-1978

This file contains items relating to fairies, folklore and supernatural animals. This includes a photocopy of the introduction to an article on Robert Kirk's 'The Secret Common-wealth', from the 'Scot...

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Legends

1961-1972

The file contains a copy of Theo Brown and Stephen Dewar's pamphlet, 'Ghostly Gold and Goblin Tunes: Archaeological Apparitions and Traditions' (St. Peter Port: Toucan Press, 1969), 11 pp.; Malcolm Ba...

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