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Lectures by L.L. Price

Price, Langford Lovell Frederick Rice (1862-1950)

c.1880-1948

Lectures on economics and economic history, with extensive manuscript notes and alterations bringing the material in the lectures up to date

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Education and the training of teachers in Ghana, by David C. A. Bradshaw; with papers relating to Achimota College, Gold Coast, 1927-1941.

Bradshaw, David C A

1927-1975

Comprises: (1) Typescript of 'Education and the training of teachers in Ghana', by David C.A. Bradshaw, 1975. (2) Photocopies of: (a) Papers and newspaper cuttings relating to education in West Africa...

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Artefacts and figures : an account of stewardship: typescript draft, by Robert Rowe.

Rowe, Robert Stewart (2009)

1994

Comprises: Typescript draft of 'Artefacts and figures' by Robert Rowe, a history of the administration of Leeds City Art Galleries under his directorship, dated March 1994.

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Moulding sand: a lecture delivered before the Birmingham branch of the British Foundrymen's Association, Birmingham, March 12 1910, by J. Shaw

Shaw, J

1910

Ruled exercise book, with a carbon copy of a list entitled 'Important events' (relating to Birmingham, 1832-1925) inserted inside the front cover

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Lecture notes on philosophy and economics taken by A.N. Shimmin at the University of Manchester

Shimmin, Arnold Nixon

1907-1913

Contains: [1] Philosophy; [2]-[4] History of ancient philosopy, I-III, 1908-9; [5] Economic history, II, 1910-11; [6] Industry and commerce; [7] Public finance, 1913. Inserted are further loose leaves...

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Number of steam engines engaged in the different branches of manufactures in Leeds and its immediate vicinity, from a survey of them made by Wm. Lindley in March 1824

Lindley, William

c.1824

Notebook, with grey marbled paper over stiff card covers. Pencilled foliation (modern) 1-8; remaining leaves blank.

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Numbered series of lectures belonging to the Yorkshire Union of Mechanics' Institutes, made for the use of various centres

c.1845

Comprises lectures numbers 1, 10, 14-16, 18, 20-21, 23-24,26-27, 29-30, 36, 39, 43-44, 49-51, 55-57, 60-65, 67, 69-72, 74, 80, 87, 89-90, 95, 100-103, and 2 unnumbered lectures

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Two papers on the philosophy of music; read before the Philosophical & Literary Society of Leeds on the 17th February & 3rd March 1826 by William Hey, one of its vice-presidents

Hey, William (1772-1844)

1826

Not in William Hey's hand. Written on one side of the paper only, with occasional diagrams and notes on the other. The final 14 ff. are blank

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Report on library buildings in the United States and Canada made by Dr Richard Offor for the Library Association, based on a tour of North America in 1937

Offor, Richard (1882-1964)

1938

Contains: (1) Manuscript version (103 ff.); (2) Author's final copy. Carbon copy of typescript, with manuscript annotations and additions (112 ff. [numbered 1-95, but with several additional sheets in...

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Lectures on Plato's 'Republic', 1878-1879, given by John Marshall

Marshall, John (1878-1879)

1878-1879

Yorkshire College evening class lectures on Plato's 'Republic', given by John Marshall in session 1878-1879: notes and fuller reports by Benjamin Johnson, with reports of lectures 16, 18, and 20 based...

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