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The Development of Research into Children's Folklore in England
Chamberlain, John S
1961
M.A. research dissertation comprising essays intended to show the general development of responsible interest in children's folklore since the late eighteenth century. The study assesses the importanc...
Folklore Material from the East Riding of Yorkshire
Chamberlain, John S
31 Jul 1961 - 17 Aug 1961
A notebook of sayings and folktales collected by John S. Chamberlain, gathered from informants based in Wetwang in the East Riding of Yorkshire. Photocopies of two typed out stories told by Mrs Frear ...
Sound Recording, East Riding of Yorkshire
Chamberlain, John S
July/August 1961
Mr. Jackson of Wetwang relates items of weatherlore; female informant relates sayings/beliefs regarding marriage and luck; discussion with Mr. Jackson regarding moonlore, weatherlore (animal behaviour...
Sound Recording, East Riding of Yorkshire
Chamberlain, John S
July/August 1961
Herbert Sykes of Wetwang relates items of weatherlore - rainbows, moon (and associated rhymes), wind direction, horses' behaviour/crows' behaviour (nesting) as signs of weather; Mrs. Sykes relates say...
Sound Recording, East Riding of Yorkshire
Chamberlain, John S
July/August 1961
Schoolboy [? Stephen Sissons, recorded in a pub in Wetwang] describes children's games - jacks, hide and seek (including the dipping rhyme 'One Potato Two Potato'), Block (similar to hide and seek), B...