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community life2
land use1
implements, utensils etc1
literature and folklore1
food industry and trade1
manners and customs1
wealth1
religion1
occupations1
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Gloucestershire6
Whiteshill6
Derbyshire4
Bamford4

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Elliot, Bill8
Sykes, Donald Richard6
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)5
Elliott, Bill4
William4
Taylor, Harold3
Keen, George2
Derwent, Fred2
Watkins, George2
Morris, Mr Stephen1
Bamford Response Book - 8Db2
Archive Piece

Book I: The Farm [Bamford Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

7 Nov 1955 - 18 Nov 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Bill Elliot and Harold Taylor recorded by fieldworker Stanley Ellis in t...

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Archive Piece

Book III: Animals [Bamford Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

7 Nov 1955 - 18 Nov 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to animals.

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Archive Piece

Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Bamford Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

7 Nov 1955 - 18 Nov 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to numbers, time and the weather.

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Whiteshill Response Book - 24Gl4
Archive Piece

Book VI: The Human Body [Whiteshill Response Book]

Sykes, Donald Richard

29 Nov 1955 - 1 Dec 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.

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Whiteshill Response Book - 24Gl4
Archive Piece

Book VII: Numbers, Time and Weather [Whiteshill Response Book]

Sykes, Donald Richard

29 Nov 1955 - 1 Dec 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to numbers, time and the weather.

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Whiteshill Response Book - 24Gl4
Archive Piece

Book VIII: Social Activities [Whiteshill Response Book]

Sykes, Donald Richard

29 Nov 1955 - 1 Dec 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to social activities.

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Whiteshill Response Book - 24Gl4
Archive Piece

Book IX: States, Actions, Relations [Whiteshill Response Book]

Sykes, Donald Richard

29 Nov 1955 - 1 Dec 1955

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to states, actions and relations.

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Whiteshill Response Book - 24Gl4
Archive Item

Whiteshill Response Book - 24Gl4

Sykes, Donald Richard

29 Nov 1955 - 1 Dec 1955

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Bamford Response Book - 8Db2
Archive Item

Bamford Response Book - 8Db2

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

7 Nov 1955 - 18 Nov 1955

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Archive File

Booklists

1951-1980

These files contain bibliographies, catalogues and related items, collected by Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS) archivists and members of staff. The items were originally held in one...

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Archive Item

Sound Recordings, Cheshire and Derbyshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Barry, Michael V (1935-); Siporin, Rae Lee

[1966-1980]

Compilation of Survey of English Dialects fieldwork recordings (copies) for Cheshire locations 7Ch3-6 and Derbyshire 8Db1-2. The original recordings were made in 1955, 1957, 1965 and 1966. The date wh...

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Archive Print Item

The folk-lore journal

Folklore Society (Great Britain)

v. IV, pt. II (April/June 1886) - v. IV, pt. IV (October/December 1886). Presented to the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies by Mr and Mrs John Newall.

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