Folk Play Links - Information Resources

Compiled by Chris Little



Libraries and Archives

001 * Archives of the National Centre for English Cultural Tradition (NATCECT) [holds the Dave Bathe and Russell Wortley Collections, as well as a microfilm copy of the Alex Helm Collection and a xerox copy of the Thomas Fairman Ordish Collection; now in the Special Collections of the University of Sheffield Library]
002 * The Morris Ring Archive [includes The Morris Ring Mumming Archive]
003 * ~ BBC - Keeping Mummers traditions alive, 13th Dec. 2005 [Video of Ron Shuttleworth about The Morris Ring Mumming Archive]
004 * American Folklife Center [holds the James Madison Carpenter Collection; in the Library of Congress]
005 * ~ The Carpenter Collection [citation of Roy Palmer, in Folk Music Journal, Vol.5 No.5, 1989, pp.620-623]
006 * ~ James Madison Carpenter and the Mummers' Play [citation of Steve Roud & Paul Smith, in Folk Music Journal, Vol.7 No.4, 1998, pp.498-513 - (Garsington (2), Ampleforth (2) & Elsham texts from James Madison Carpenter Collection)]
007 * Folklore Society Library [in the Special Collections of University College London Library]
008 * Archives of the Folklore Society [holds the Thomas Fairman Ordish Collection; in the Special Collections of University College London Library]
009 * ~ Christmas Mummers in Dorsetshire [by J.S. Udal, in Folk-Lore Record, Vol.III Pt.I, 1880, pp.87-116 - note by The Editor [?]: J.T. Micklethwaite possessed Walker Peace Egg chapbook for what is now Thomas Fairman Ordish Collection; Dumbleton text for what is now Thomas Fairman Ordish Collection; (at Minety; at Acomb; citation of Banks of the Boro: A Chronicle of the County of Wexford, by Patrick Kennedy, 1867, pp.226-232)]
010 * ~ The Second International Folk-Lore Congress, 1891 [eds. by Joseph Jacobs & Alfred Nutt, 1892, p.436 - for what is now Thomas Fairman Ordish Collection 'Catalogue of the Exhibition of Objects Connected with Folk-Lore in the Rooms of the Society of Antiquaries, Burlington House : Three Pace Eggs (Easter Eggs) from Woodbroughton, near Cartmel, Furness' - "pace-eggers" at Field Broughton & Lowick; '... : Mummers' Plays in MS., written for Miss Burne by the peasant mummers' (/ pp.463-464 - 'Conversaziane : 9.55 : The Guisers' Play' - reproduction of it as at Eccleshall)]
011 * ~ Folk-Lore in the Home Counties - How the Camera can Help [by T. Fairman Ordish, in Home Counties Magazine, Vol.I, 1899, pp.25-28 - at Barnes from Brentford, 1891, for what is now Thomas Fairman Ordish Collection]
012 * ~ Christmas Mummers [by T.F. Ordish, in Folk-Lore, Vol.III No.4, Dec. 1892, pp.550-551 - request for photos for what is now Thomas Fairman Ordish Collection]
013 * ~ English Folk-Drama II [by T. Fairman Ordish, in Folk-Lore, Vol.IV No.2, Jun. 1893, pp.149-175 - for what is now Thomas Fairman Ordish Collection: [Sherfield English] text, costume & swords; [Netley] text & photos; [Syresham ? or Yardley Gobion ?] text; Marlborough extract from The Town, College, and Neighbourhood of Marlborough, by F.Edward Hulme, 1881, pp.71-72; Romsey [?] text; two Peace Egg chapbooks; W.H. Patterson possessed New Christmas Rhyme Book chapbook; Cropwell [Bishop & Butler] and Tithby text & costume; Abbots Bromley Horn Dance photo]
014 * ~ Christmas Mummers in the Home Counties [by T. Fairman Ordish, in Home Counties Magazine, Vol.III, 1901, pp.246-247 - Highwood House, Mill Hill fragment for what is now Thomas Fairman Ordish Collection]
015 * ~ The Mumming-Play and Other Vestiges of Folk-Drama in the British Isles [by T. Fairman Ordish, in Folk-Lore, Vol.XIII No.3, Sep. 1902, pp.296-297 - request for material for what is now Thomas Fairman Ordish Collection]
016 * ~ The Collection of Folklore [by Sidney O. Addy, in Folk-Lore, Vol.XIII No.3, Sep. 1902, pp.297-299 - "the material is yet abundant."]
017 * ~ Memorials of Old Derbyshire [ed. by Rev J.Charles Cox, 1907, pp.346-348 - 'Derbyshire Folk-Lore', by S.O. Addy - similar to above]
018 * ~ Folklore Scraps from Several Localities [by Alice B. Gomme, in Folk-Lore, Vol.XX No.1, Mar. 1909, p.72 - Gainford text for what is now Thomas Fairman Ordish Collection]
019 * Kennedy-Grant Memorial Library [of the Halsway Manor Society - now holds the defunct Oral Traditions Library]
020 * Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture (LAVC) [Archives of the former Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies (IDFLS), and the Survey of English Dialects (SED) from which it was formed; in the Special Collections of the University of Leeds Library]
021 * National Sound Archive - including the Traditional Music in England Project [Search for 'Mummers', 'Mumming', etc. Also search under the keyword "traditional music in england project" for all their traditional material.]
022 * Vaughan Williams Memorial Library [of the English Folk Dance & Song Society (EFDSS)]
023 * ~ The H.Hurlbutt Albino Folk Music Collection (1913-38) [citation of Elaine Bradtke, in Folk Music Journal, Vol.7 No.2, 1996, pp.207, 211, 213]
024 * National Folklore Collection [Ireland]
025 * Ulster Folk & Transport Museum [Library]
026 * School of Scottish Studies Library, University of Edinburgh [Archives]
027 * Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA)
028 * New Hampshire Library of Traditional Music & Dance [holds the defunct library of the [American] Country Dance and Song Society (CDSS); in the Special Collections of the University of New Hampshire Library]
029 * Collections Picture Library [Brian Shuel Collection - Photo samples include Marshfield Paper Boys, 1966]
030 * Corbis [photos - Search for 'Mummers', 'Pace Eggers', etc.]
031 * Digital Video Research Archive of Morris, Sword, and Clog Dancing at Boston University [Video of Green Mountain Mummers; Handsworth Traditional Sword Dancers; Marlboro Morris & Sword; Monkseaton Morris Men]
032 * Doc Rowe Collection
033 * Hulton Picture Library [photos - Picture Post - Search for 'Mummers']
034 * Illustrated London News Picture Library [photos]
035 * Once a Year [Book for sale: by Homer Sykes, 1977]

Online Full Text

036 * Folk-Lore Record [Subscription required for JSTOR]
037 * Folk-Lore Journal [Subscription required for JSTOR]
038 * Folklore [Subscription required for JSTOR]
039 * [Manchester] Guardian [1821-1990 - Subscription required for the 'Digital Archive']
040 * Irish Times [1859-date - Subscription required for the 'Digital Archive']
041 * Journal of American Folklore [Subscription required for JSTOR]
042 * Notes and Queries [1849-1869]
043 * Notes and Queries [1849-date - Subscription required]
044 * Observer [1791-1990 - Subscription required for the 'Digital Archive']
045 * Scotsman [1817-1950 - Subscription required for the 'Digital Archive']
046 * Times Literary Supplement [1902-1990 - Subscription required for the 'Centenary Archive']
047 * Times [1785-1985 - Subscription required for the 'Digital Archive']
048 * Times [1785-1985 - Subscription required for the 'Digital Archive']
049 * English Ritual Drama [5 texts only] [by E.C. Cawte, Alex Helm & N. Peacock, 1967 - Subscription required for the 'English Verse Drama Database']
050 * Martin Collins - Mummers Plays Collection [31 texts from The Mummers' Play, by R.J.E. Tiddy, 1923; 4 from Six Mummers' Acts, by Alex Helm & E.C. Cawte, 1967; 2 from The English Mummers and their Plays, by Alan Brody, 1970; etc plus picture gallery]
051 * The Mummers' Play [by R.J.E. Tiddy, 1923 - Subscription required for Chadwyck-Healey: English Drama]

Organisations

The following organisations deal to a greater or lesser extent with folk plays, and although their websites may not refer to source material, they may have archives or libraries, and they may give useful contacts.

052 * National Centre for English Cultural Tradition (NATCECT), University of Sheffield [Englands' only academic institute for folklore studies]
053 * The Morris Ring [is for male sides]
054 * Morris Federation [was for female sides]
055 * Open Morris [was for mixed sides]
056 * Folklore Society (FLS)
057 * English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS)
058 * Department of Irish Folklore, University College Dublin [Ireland's main academic institute for folklore studies]
059 * Department of Celtic & Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh [Scotland's main academic institute for folklore studies]
060 * Center for Computer Research in the Humanities
061 * Records of Early English Drama (REED)

Others

062 * A2A - Access to Archives [English strand of the UK Archives Network - with search facility]
063 * Scottish Archive Network [Scottish strand of the UK Archives Network - with search facility]
064 * British Humanities Index [Subscription required]
065 * British Universities Newsreel Database
066 * COPAC
067 * Crockford's Clerical Directory [1540-1835 / 1835-1967]
068 * Index to Theses [Subscription required]
069 * Morris Dancing Discussion List [it occasionally discusses folk play topics.]
070 * Morris Dancing FAQs [for the Morris Dancing Discussion List (MDDL). It includes a section of links on "'Mumming/Ritual Drama".]
071 * NEWSPLAN
072 * Ordnance Survey
073 * Oxford Dictionary of National Biography [Subscription required]
074 * Placenames Database of Ireland
075 * Who Was Who [Subscription required]

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