Manuscript/Mixed Material Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958
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Image 1 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 AFC 2004004 The Alan Lomax Collection 070302 Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 2 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 American Folklife Center Library of Congress Alan Lomax Collection AFC 2004004 folder 070302 field work British Isles 19501958notes interviews Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 3 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 The EGERTON Reporters NoteBook An Egerton Book REF NO 672 Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 4 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 212 Tottenham Ct Rd Landauer A Pidgeon Clicleck opp school Visconti Countess Luisa VIA GOLDONI 10 MILANO friend of Ida Chilver Sally Graves 108 Clifton Hill Mai 2702 Transcribed and reviewed by…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 5 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Ray Hobbs 24 Dean St SwindonAlderman Dave Bowman 3366 2271 Fred Jordan y9 Diddlebury Delbury Shropshire near Ludlow 17 next Sunday Lord Thomas Bob Archer Asthall Burford Oxfordshire BBC Birm Oxfordshire The…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 6 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 â Tilshead Aunt Fanny Rumble â Shrewton Fred Perrien The Catherine Wheel 229 â Sidbury Bunny Palmer â Bridport Alfie Teck per Miss Mayne Humbers Chiddock Chagford near Exeter toward Vale Haup…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 7 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Bob Cann 3133 Chagford under Rev Blencowe Transcribed and reviewed by volunteers participating in the By The People project at crowdlocgov- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 8 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Harry Cox Jackie French The Ship Blaxhall The Wheel Shrewton Main Amesbury road Thru Amesbury to Salisbury 5 miles from Amesbury sign Wintborn Summer left turn The third end of village close…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 9 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 3 Bob Cann Stepdancer Arthur Pigeon tambourine 4 Harry Cox Bold Fisherman Banks of Sweet Primroses 2 Bunny Palmer Mullard 3 Charlie Wills Up with the Rigs 3 Perrier Turmot Hoer Transcribed…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 10 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Bob Rbts thinks this is good area for song cut off from sea by silting up Burnham north of Wells Norfolk where Nelson was born Country between Wells Kings Lynn Snape Plow…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 11 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Martinet War seamen burned bombed wreck off shore cant land because they were afraid of invaders Green Eye Took his family on barge because safer in buzz bomb time rammed in Normandy…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 12 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Water Witch sq rig barkentine top sail schooner __ Went across atlantic 1933 with another chap in 26 ft 10 to Demarara Riv Brit Guiaina Teneriffe to Georgetown 50 days __ Shipwrecked…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 13 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Didnt fancy When we got 5060 miles off the coast the Hook of Holland Jump in the sea in the mid of the night one of was dron one drif away I…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 14 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 O Give me Bread during service fam got nicknames from this relig mania I View the Landscape Oer Benny There Benifical Bob Roberts Dorset Longham Poole grew up days coasting schooners brigs…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 15 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Dap General were working on calming the coal out of a collins Someone bothered Dap munshull stories Digin hole for dead animal on beach Aint big enough Dap Dug another one Dap…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 16 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 said the one I want is Taylor he I Bugger thats me story in A Portland Vase Uncle Hiram died begin of the 14 18 war Salv Army big unit made covered…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 17 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Pierce Saltcellar Taylor Ned Ned Lopp Joe Trot T etc You wdnt ask for Ned Pierce youd ask for Ned Saltcellar Ways Dap Strings Tar Fox Some chap came over to the…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 18 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 in between the shafts Got to the toll The toll keeper asked him for the money He said You better ask the driver Br Abe White was sittin on the seat with…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 19 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 years xx Quana flea black nell nail I had a broken leg in 1936 I had a seven tonner Most of the ac from a jib never away on the cranes This…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 20 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 back to their house throw a rope over the house The oldest man of the party put the bgm on one side the hr on the other pulling in the rope as…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 21 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Jumping the Juniper The groom up over the juniper 3 or 4 feet Single men in one side Mar men on the other They all had their gd rules The nipper gettin…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 22 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 All deductions Then divided by the no of days a mans worked If you Income tax do in the old days 101 years the unions come in Theyve had a union here…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 23 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 You got to be born bred to the job to know it Start at 14 16 apprent at 21 you get your share Come a man then His wages go up Day…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 24 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Its in your blood youre brot up to it from a nipper Qu Ma is the mainstay of the island Too heatby on this island got to us Theyre the first ones…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 25 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 We have the best weathering stone in the world Its good 400 or 500 yrs â Sahura Cuowoir Middle of Brussels â Ostend Caruso â Palace of Justice at Courtrai It will…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 26 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Its the method of working The stone in other quarries you take out with a plug feathers drill it comes out rough Portland stone comes out in big pieces 280 tons cube…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 27 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Then you find the Southern E Western when you take the edge off They vary from 3 to 15 ft apart You go down where you enlarge the gully Reaming 1st now…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 28 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Its a true story Northumberland Coast Victorian Times true story The boys sit straddle a bench of a pub and row Grace Darling She pulled away the roaring sea Over the waters…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 29 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Harry Hownsell 46 native quarryman Jack Grulal 47 native George Stone 48 Frank Brown 36 Morgan Jackson native 37 Tommy Lawrence 33 Frank Hincle 47 Tony Taylor 1 Excavator tapes ruble off…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 30 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 lift it up about an inch from its bed knock out all these jigs wedges and let it back down on its bed The next up is to cut it up Moving…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 31 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 side of the isl shipaways The job 200 tons of rock 15 by 20 by eight Southern East Western We got pick places now at the moment big wedges to seaw the…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 32 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Roll the Old Chariot Along They sing anything with a bit of a slow metre Its dying out as I more mechanical means come along Theres only one chap now his wifes…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 33 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Hounsell Perryfield House Portland Bill Very often in the old days the men on the boats were smuggling Some of my relatives are By H were in it caught by the French…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 34 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Be the time when me old father wd go to the field walk with 4 others wd do 4 or 5 gals of cider before um wd go to work in the…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 35 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Lost for 2 hours in Dorset old Cha saying ev morn per fogged windshield Bugger I know ever inch of this country meantime demanding I take every wrong turning Called to see…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 36 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 had invited him up to London but I had me arms right round the neck of my young lady then I didnt want to leave her He married above him Her family…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 37 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 mostly to cider Used to be Id eat a whole cow the calf too small for me but now ciders enough He keeps a bottle by his chair one by his bed…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 38 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 All day in car with C Wills Remarkable man Srong rancid as a turnip Hes lived cider all his life When I was a boy got a penny Id rather go to…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 39 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 no one goes there at night He is a yg countryman bailiff of big estate lives over garage of huge grey mossy house end of lane miles of grey mossy fences Used…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
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Image 40 of Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958 Bill Waitaway He give me a big kiss and he told me Id sooner look at you than the queen she hant got a bit more than you have any how Someone…- Contributor: Lomax, Alan
- Date: 1950-01-01
About this Item
Title
- Alan Lomax Collection, Manuscripts, British Isles, 1950-1958
Names
- Lomax, Alan, 1915-2002 (Collector)
Created / Published
- 1950-1958
Headings
- - Fieldwork
- - notes
- - interviews
- - British Isles
Genre
- notes
- interviews
Medium
- Manuscripts 8.5 x 14 in or smaller.
Call Number/Physical Location
- AFC 2004/004: MS 07.03.02
Source Collection
- Alan Lomax collection (AFC 2004/004)
Repository
- American Folklife Center
Online Format
- online text
- image