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Total number of records: 8

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture7
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection1
Brotherton Collection1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
travel8
home6
nature5
occupations5
community life4
culture4
animals4
play4
agriculture4
sports3

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Rome, Italy1
London, United Kingdom1
Florence, Italy1
Fermo, Italy1
Genoa, Italy1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)2
Pitkannen, Hannu1
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)1
Morris, Bob1
Roe, Mrs1
Moffat, Mary Jane1
Shepherd, C. M. (1890-1890)1
Wakelin, Martyn F1
Upton, Clive S1
Thomas, George1

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Novello Cowden Clarke

1739-1966

The Novello Cowden Clarkes were a well known Anglo-Italian family of musicians, writers, artists, singers and actors, with a wide and influential literary and artistic circle. Based in London and lat...

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Dialect recording in Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland

Orton, Harold (1898-1975); Lenihan, J M A

23 Feb 1939

[Side 1] Mr and Mrs. Brown discuss holidays; George Brown and Mrs. Roe talk about recent day trips. [Side 2] rs. Brown, Mr Brown, George, Mrs. Roe, Hunter, Mrs. Cooper and Maggie demonstrate pronuncia...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Ronague, Isle of Man

Barry, Michael V (1935-)

Nov 1958

[Side 1] Amanda talks about local farms and farmhouses, recalls open fireplace in childhood home, remembers trips by horse and cart to collect ling for fire, describes apparatus for cooking and baking...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Youlgreave, Derbyshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

02 Dec 1955

[Side 1] Thomas tells anecdote about woman who complained about his use of 'bluff' [= blinkers] and chain on bull, describes occasion when she tried to obstruct him driving sheep through village. [Sid...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Clun, Shropshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009); Sykes, Donald Richard

Jan 1955

[Side 1] George recalls almost drowning in local pool, remembers anglers frequently coming from Birmingham in past, comments pool now drained, reflects on favourite jobs on farm, incl. 'a-striking out...

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Sound Recording, Hampshire

Wakelin, Martyn F

1964

Charles Sheppard, recorded in Bishop's Sutton; talks about working with pigs; rook starving [scaring] after the corn sown; scarecrows; service in the Rifle Brigade during World War One, in France; ret...

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Sound Recordings, Northumberland

Upton, Clive S

15 May 1974

[Collector announcement]; Mary Moffat, recorded at home in Earsdon; talks about doctors, a new Health Centre and home visits in the past; the village; Chapel; playing the organ; other musicians in the...

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Sound Recordings, North Yorkshire

Pitkannen, Hannu

[1960s/early 1970s]

[Collector announcement, in which he provides background information on his fieldwork project, the locations visited and informants interviewed; he also comments on the quality of the recordings, the ...

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