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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)27
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Archive File

Institute Open Day Exhibition Photographs

[1978]

The photographs were displayed at a University Open Day on November 3rd and 4th, 1978. This exhibition showed the work of overseas postgraduate students based in the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life...

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Archive Object Item

Decorated Egg

[1960s]

A hard-boiled, decorated egg, coloured with a food-based(?) red/pink dye. The shell is patterned with stencils made from small fern leaves and wild flowers.

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Archive Sub-collection

Dialect and Heritage Project Oral Histories

2022 - 2023

Oral History recordings made by staff, students, volunteers and partner museums as part of the 'Dialect and Heritage' project that ran 2019 -2023. Some recordings also include transcripts and phot...

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LAVC, IDFLS and Dialect and Heritage (Interviews)

2022 - 2023

Oral histories recorded with interviewees who had associations to the LAVC Collection, Survey of English Dialects, Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies or the later Dialect and Heritage Project.

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Museum Partners (Interviews)

2022 - 2023

Oral history interviews recorded with members of the public by various museum partners as part of the National Lottery funded "Dialect and Heritage Project." These include, Avoncroft Museum of Histor...

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Harold Orton In Memoriam

Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)

1975

This file contains five copies of a printed memorial tribute (ca. A3 size) to Harold Ortonby Stewart Sanderson, read at a service at St. Chad's Church, Headingley, Leeds, 12 March 1975.

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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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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...

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Folklorists: Biography and Obituaries

1974-1980

This file comprises items containing biographical information on individual folklorists. It includes a black and white photograph, mounted on a specially-printed card, of Professor Jan Brunvand (Depar...

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Professor Orton: Biography and Obituary Notices

1972-1975

This file comprises papers containing biographical information on, and obituaries of, Harold Orton. This includes printed biographical details of Orton's education and career, possibly from/for a biog...

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Archive Sub-series

Regional Social Histories

1969-1982

This subseries contains items relating largely to the social history of specific areas, including details of folk custom. Of the subseries' eight component parts, six are photocopies of original manus...

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The Calvert Manuscript

Calvert, George

[1960s-1970s]

Photocopy of a manuscript compiled by George Calvert of Kirkby Moorside, and completed by his son, Alfred Calvert, for Sir Martin Stapleton. The original manuscript (dated 1823) consists of a collecti...

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