Skip to main content

Search Special Collections

Results

1 to 12 of 29 records

Total number of records: 29

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 18006
From 190023

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 18991
Up to 199928

Archive File

Original indexes to the archive and additional notes written by Colonel Ewart Clay

1875-1986

1. John Crockatt’s early history as Apprentice and Journeyman 1814-1875 2. John Crockatt as Master 1875-1910 with (a) note by DAC on period when family lived in Horsforth 11.5.1985 (b) note b...

More details


Archive File

Diairies

1949-1962

a)MS Travel diaries for holidays in the UK "(7 items). Pages are numbered in pencil. 1. Haweswater, Sept 24 - Oct 2 1949, ff 27 In Ella Crockatt’s hand 2. Skye, 22 June - 10 July, 1949, ff 40 3...

More details


Archive File

Shops’ Barometers

1936-1972

MS ledgers: 1. Branch: 65 Street Lane, Roundhay, Leeds, 1936 - 1941 2. January 1936- Dec 1940. Loose in back: compensation Summary January to December 1938. Compensation summary July 1st - De...

More details


Archive File

No. 5 labelled University of Leeds 1969 onwards

1959-1997

Photograph album contains photographs of Honorary degree days, swan-upping and a Civic Banquet in Johannesburg, 1959 Various press-cuttings regarding the University, swan-upping, Duchess of Kent’s ...

More details


Archive File

No.7 labelled 1977 retirement from Leeds Permanent

1920-1978

Green photograph album containing various press cuttings concerning Yorkshire cricket and cricketers, Johnson Group and individuals concerned. Appended items: 1 Speech by the President of Leeds Perm...

More details


Archive File

Condolence letters received by D Allan Crockatt after the death of Ella Crockatt

1981

see also Crockatt Chronicle, 1981, No. 29. Notes on Ella Crockatt by Ewart Clay, TS photocopy 1 Meg Oakley, Ilkley, to John and Allan Crockatt, 11 February 1981. MS. 2 Harry Goodwin, London, 23 Febr...

More details


Archive File

LETTERS Letters of condolence sent after John Crockatt’s death.

1927-1928

(see Ewart Clay’s note on these Condolences) a) Rev. Prof. J. B. Allan of Yorkshire United (Congregational) and Rawdon Baptist Church, Bradford to Mrs Agnes Crockatt, 10 December 1927. MS. b) ? Ni...

More details


Archive File

Miscellaneous

1975

Other correspondence relating to centenary. a) Crockatt pensioners who received a piece of centenary cake, writing to say “thank you”: 1. S. Klimas, Leeds to Mrs Thompson of Crockatts, 9 May 197...

More details


Archive File

The Begg Bequest

1949-1968

11 letters concerning Mr David Begg, former resident director and general manager of Stevensons (Dundee) Ltd, who wished to make some provision in his will to benefit Stevenson’s pensioners in times...

More details


Archive File

Photographs - Works, shops and employees 1950s and 1960s

1930-1979

1 B/w photograph of the Board of Johnson Group Cleaners , May 1969 2 B/w photograph of the construction of the Works extension, 1930s. Mounted on card. 3 B/w photograph of the Works in 1966. Mounted...

More details


Archive File

No. 2. The Dyers’ Company 1965-66. Prime Warden year.

1964-1966

Green photograph album. Appended items: 1 Dyers’ Company, Christmas card, Christmas 1964 2 Two congratulatory telegrams, one from Council of N.F.D.C., and one from Molly, Ralph and Alison (Crock...

More details


Archive File

Pullars of Perth

1824-1949

See comments on the Pullar papers by Ewart Clay. TS 107/1 Pullars of Perth, 1824-1924. The Romance of cleaning and Dyeing by Sir John Foster Fraser. An illustrated book (second edition) on the work o...

More details