It is a multimedia collection of folklore, customs, traditional music, dance and song from around the world. Its strength is in the English tradition particularly of the south west. There are over 3,000 items consisting of books, pamphlets, journals, cassettes, records, CD’s, DVD’s, videos, artifacts, archives, the William Winter manuscript of tunes and the Ruth Tongue collection. An alphabetical index to the Winter MSS is available to download from here.
We also have an index to the William Winter Manuscript available.
The stock of the library has been entered onto a database and extensively key worded. The author and subject printed catalogues are on display in the library and can be downloaded from the Publications page. The subject catalogue is under broad subject headings that are only intended as a guide. For example, American Dance might also be found under the more general heading Folk Dance.
You can search the whole stock by author, title, song, dance and subject key words on the library computer. It is now possible to find the words of a song in the books, play a recording on the record, cassette, CD player and perhaps read articles about it in the journals and archives. The library computer with its connection to the Internet also allows users of the library to search the web for information, songs and dances.
Author Catalogue Subject Catalogue
To use the library and for information enquiries it is best to ring the Manor (Tel. 01984 618274) to arrange a visit. There is no charge for using the Library but donations towards running costs are appreciated. The Library welcomes donations on the understanding that if they are not added to the stock they can be sold to raise money for Halsway Manor Society.
We have now sorted out spare copies of EFDSS Magazines and Journals which we can offer for sale. Contact us to see what is available
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