Folk Play Links - Information Resources

Compiled by Chris Little

Online Full-text Collections

001 - Martin Collins - Mummers Plays Collection [31 texts from R.J.E. Tiddy (1923); 4 from Alex Helm (1967), 2 from Alex Brody (1970); etc plus picture gallery]
002 - Notes and Queries [1849-1869]
003 - Notes and Queries [1849-date - Subscription required]New
004 - The [Manchester] Guardian [1821-1990 - Subscription required for the 'Digital Archive']New
005 - The Irish Times [1859-date - Subscription required for the 'Digital Archive']New
006 - The Observer [1791-1990 - Subscription required for the 'Digital Archive']New
007 - The Scotsman [1817-1950 - Subscription required for the 'Digital Archive']New
008 - The Times Literary Supplement [1902-1990 - Subscription required for the 'Centenary Archive']
009 - The Times [1785-1985 - Subscription required for the 'Digital Archive']
010 - English Ritual Drama [5 texts only] [by Cawte, Helm & Peacock, 1967 - subscription required for the 'English Verse Drama Database']

Online Catalogues

011 - A2A - Access to Archives [English strand of the UK Archives Network - with search facility]
012 - Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture [A project to index the archives of the Survey of English Dialects and the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies, School of English; held by the Brotherton Library at the University of Leeds]
013 - Museum of English Rural Life [Online catalogues include folk plays, and collections include folk play photos]
014 - National Centre for English Cultural Tradition Library [which includes a list of the important collections held the archives]
015 - National Sound Archive - including the Traditional Music in England Project [Catalogue includes over a hundred entries under Mummers, Mumming, and other relevant terms. Also search under the keyword "traditional music in england project" for all their traditional material.]
016 - North West Film Archive [Culture and Traditions Search page - Try searching for 'Pace Egg' or Mummers]
017 - Papers of Maurice W. Barley (1909-1991), Professor of Archaeology, University of Nottingham - MSS - University of Nottingham [Collection-level description. The papers include Barley's collection of East Midlands Plough Plays, with additional plays collected by Peter Millington]
018 - University of Reading: Rural History Centre: Photographs [Summary Guide: Photograph Collections - The Long Collection includes pictures of Mummers in the 1930s and 1940s]
019 - Vaughan Williams Memorial Library
020 - Scottish Archive Network [Scottish strand of the UK Archives Network - with search facility]
021 - James Madison Carpenter Collection [Library of Congress Guide : The Collection includes many English folk plays]
022 - The Carpenter Collection [citation of Roy Palmer, in Folk Music Journal, Vol.5 No.5, 1989, pp.620-623]New
023 - BBC - Keeping Mummers traditions alive, 13th Dec. 2005 [Video of Ron Shuttleworth]New
024 - British Humanities Index [subscription required]
025 - British Universities Newsreel Database
026 - Collections Picture Library (Brian Shuel Collection) [Photos of British folk customs - Samples include Marshfield Paper Boys, 1966]
027 - COPAC
028 - Corbis [Photos under the search terms 'Mummers', 'Pace Eggers', etc.]
029 - Hulton Archive Picture Library
030 - Illustrated London News Picture Library
031 - Index to Theses [subscription required]
032 - Morris Bibliography [Compiled by: Tom Keays from MLA Bibliography, Humanities Abstracts, and ERIC - Includes many folk play references]
033 - Oral Traditions Library
034 - UnityWeb [ubscription required]

Archives and Libraries - without Online Catalogues

035 - Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive
036 - BBC Written Archives Centre
037 - Dave Bathe Collection of Traditional Dance and Drama
038 - North West Sound Archive
039 - Russell Wortley Collection of Traditional Dance, Song and Calendar Custom
040 - The Morris Ring Archive [Includes The Morris Ring Mumming Archive]
041 - Ulster Folk and Transport Museum
042 - New Hampshire Library of Traditional Music & Dance: The Country Dance and Song Society Collection [Archive and repository of the defunct CDSS Library - US equivalent of the English Folk Dance and Song Society]
043 - National Museums & Galleries of Wales: Collections & Research [Museum of Welsh Life, St. Fagans - Archives and Library include folk 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.

044 - English Folk Dance and Song Society [The society's headquarters, Cecil Sharp House, is also the home of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library.]
045 - Folklore Society [Located at University College London, the Society's archives include the important Ordish Papers.]
046 - National Centre for English Cultural Tradition, University of Shefield [Englands' only academic institute dedicated to folklore studies]
047 - Traditional Arts Projects - One World Band [Community theatre project featuring folk plays]
048 - Department of Irish Folklore, University College Dublin [The Department's archives include extensive coverage of mumming plays and customs]
049 - Celtic & Scottish Studies SE Class Book 2002 - 2003 SE3 and 4 Honours Traditiona; Drama
050 - University of Edinburgh: School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures, Celtic and Scottish Studies [Scotland's main academic institute for folklore studies.]
051 - Center for Computer Research in the Humanities
052 - Records of Early English Drama

Others - Internet Directories, Discussion Lists, etc.

053 - Morris Dancing Discussion List [Morris Dancing Discussion List MORRIS@IUPUI.EDU, based in the US, it occasionally discusses folk play topics.]
054 - Morris Dancing FAQs [The official FAQ (Frequently Asked/Anticipated Questions) sheet for the Morris Dancing Discussion List (MDDL). It includes a section of links on "'Mumming/Ritual Drama".]
055 - NEWSPLAN New
056 - Ordnance Survey
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