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Total number of records: 4123

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items2282
Archives1725
Indexes83
Textiles14
People and organisations10
Art items6
Objects2
Coins1

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection911
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History705
Art and Antique Market675
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture459
Cookery Collection126
Quaker Collection105
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society99
Business Archives73
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society73
English Literature64

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
occupations444
metal trade237
culture213
implements, utensils etc176
community life164
buildings154
food144
nature144
industries141
food industry and trade137

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain253
England105
France32
Soviet Union22
London (England)19
United States17
Birmingham (England)16
India14
Ireland13
Scotland13

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)440
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)103
Great Britain68
Great Britain. Parliament47
Independent Labour Party (Great Britain)43
Labour Party (Great Britain)38
Snaith, Eric37
Brunk, Wille34
Langhorne, Richard30
Trades Union Congress30

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 14001
From 15005
From 1600158
From 1700421
From 18001455
From 19001959
From 2000124

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 10991
Up to 15993
Up to 1699123
Up to 1799376
Up to 18991257
Up to 19992043
Up to latest318

Archive Sub-series

Trade

1964-1976

This subseries contains items relating to different aspects of trade. The subject matter largely includes trading and dealing, and fairs and markets. Alongside general items relating to trade, the sub...

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Free trade versus fair trade

Farrer, Thomas Henry Farrer Baron (1819-1899); Cobden Club (London, England)

1882

Issued by the Cobden Club.

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Medieval trade

Yaxley, Susan; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1977

Includes bibliographical references (page 49) and index.

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Trade letter

Rawsterne, Mick; Samuel, Zack

[197-?]

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On combinations of trades

1831

Kress Lib C.2900.

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Archive File

Trade - General

1964-1976

This file contains items relating to aspects of trading, including a typed paper by Ted Spiegel on Handslag, or striking a bargain, by farmers ([2] leaves); a typed extract listing bad luck beliefs in...

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Miscellaneous Trades

c.1812- c.1944

Containing billheads relating to various miscellaneous trades including carvers, decorators and window blind makers.

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Archive File

China Trade

c.1950 - c.2017

Cuttings from various periodicals, press and auction catalogues referencing trade of various items such as ceramics, silver, porcelain between China and countries including the UK and USA.

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Trade Labels

c.1950 - c.2017

Mainly photocopies of furniture trade labels and trade cards. [Original Trade card and Billheads are held elsewhere in the Collection].

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Trade directories

c.1950-c.2017

Lists of business from trade directories from London for years 1790, 1806, 1813, 1834, 1837, 1838-1840 and 1855, from Derby for 1827, 1828 and 1829 and from the Western Counties for 1840 plus a sectio...

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Industry and trade

1920s-1950s

Includes notes on mining and inns and article by Lt Col T R Nevin.

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The drugs trade

Dellow, R W; Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Conflict Studies Research Centre

1995

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