A General Survey of the Folklore Collected in the Area Between and Including Lichfield and Walsall
Description
A descriptive study (contemporary rather than historical) of the folklore of South Staffordshire, in the area between Lichfield and Walsall, based on folklore collected through a newspaper survey and questionnaire. Chapters describe the area, research methodology and a review of extant folklore literature relating to the area, followed by sections on tales, songs, a religious alphabet, riddles and a joke question, beliefs, childhood traditions and calendar customs.
Metadata
| Identifier | xn83f9d1 |
| IRN | 410039 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/SRP/2/003 |
| Level | File |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/xn83f9d1 |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Undergraduate Dissertations |
| Creator(s) | Higgs, Judith |
| Date | 1973 |
| Size and Medium | 59 unbound typed leaves. |