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Total number of records: 5392

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Archives5390
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Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
occupations1204
nature937
culture714
buildings627
agriculture624
animals606
implements, utensils etc501
community life409
english language - dialects376
architecture308

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
England3358
Yorkshire371
Essex165
Lancashire154
Lincolnshire148
Somerset140
Norfolk139
Salop (Shropshire)121
Devon121
Staffordshire117

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1277
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)1123
Wright, John T541
Wright, Peter415
Sykes, Donald Richard333
Barry, Michael V (1935-)298
Brunk, Wille155
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)141
Francis, W Nelson (1910-2002)140
Playford, Averil H132
Landscape and Land Divisions: Photocards
Archive File

Landscape and Land Divisions: Photocards

1962-1974

A curated collection of mounted photographs relating to 'Landscape and Land Divisions'. This photo file is one of 57 thematically categorised photo files that were likely created as part of the Instit...

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Salop (Shropshire) Response Books

Sykes, Donald Richard

1954-1956

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Salop (now known as Shropshire) to the Dieth-Orton Questionnai...

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Trout and Eel Fishing: Photocards
Archive File

Trout and Eel Fishing: Photocards

1962-c.1967

A curated collection of mounted photographs relating to ‘Trout and Eel Fishing’. This photo file is one of 57 thematically categorised photo files that were likely created as part of the Institute...

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Sheep Shearing: Photocards
Archive File

Sheep Shearing: Photocards

c.1960-1967

A curated collection of mounted photographs relating to ‘Sheep Shearing’. This photo file is one of 57 thematically categorised photo files that were likely created as part of the Institute's (IDF...

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Lancashire Response Books

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Wright, Peter

1952-1955

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Lancashire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were re...

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Hay Creels: Photocards
Archive File

Hay Creels: Photocards

Jun 1962

A curated collection of mounted photographs relating to ‘Hay Creels’. This photo file is one of 57 thematically categorised photo files that were likely created as part of the Institute's (IDFLS) ...

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Dry Stone Walling: Photocards
Archive File

Dry Stone Walling: Photocards

1962-1968

A curated collection of mounted photographs relating to ‘Dry Stone Walling’. This photo file is one of 57 thematically categorised photo files that were likely created as part of the Institute's (...

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Haymaking (2): Photocards
Archive File

Haymaking (2): Photocards

1962

A curated collection of mounted photographs relating to ‘Haymaking’. This photo file is one of 57 thematically categorised photo files that were likely created as part of the Institute's (IDFLS) F...

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Bridges: Photocards
Archive File

Bridges: Photocards

[1962-1984]

A curated collection of mounted photographs relating to ‘Bridges’. This photo file is one of 57 thematically categorised photo files that were likely created as part of the Institute's (IDFLS) Fol...

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Cheese Making: Photocards
Archive File

Cheese Making: Photocards

[1962-1984]

A curated collection of mounted photographs relating to ‘Cheese Making’. This photo file is one of 57 thematically categorised photo files that were likely created as part of the Institute's (IDFL...

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Milking: Photocards
Archive File

Milking: Photocards

[1962-1984]

A curated collection of mounted photographs relating to ‘Milking’. This photo file is one of 57 thematically categorised photo files that were likely created as part of the Institute's (IDFLS) Fol...

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Communications by Land: Photocards
Archive File

Communications by Land: Photocards

[1962-1984]

A curated collection of mounted photographs relating to ‘Communications by Land’. This photo file is one of 57 thematically categorised photo files that were likely created as part of the Institut...

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