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Total number of records: 211

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection105
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society42
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections12
Quaker Collection3
Herbert Read Collection2
Leeds Russian Archive2
Ripon Cathedral1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
poor laws137
poor122
education40
charity laws and legislation38
public welfare11
working class11
romanies7
almshouses6
jews6
charities4

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain58
England38
Boston (Mass.)1
Donegal (Ireland : County)1
Dublin (Ireland)1
Haiti1
Ireland1
London (England)1
Nigeria1
Scotland1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Roberts, Samuel (1763-1848)44
Great Britain. Commissioners Appointed To Inquire Into the Education of the Poor38
Great Britain15
Fabian Society (Great Britain)12
Sheffield Union. Board of Guardians6
Webb, Sidney (1859-1947)5
Beaumont, G of Norwich4
Parker, Hugh, D. 18614
Beaumont, G. (George (Of Norwich))3
Bowles, William Lisle (1762-1850)3

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 1800171
From 190038
From 20002

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 1899169
Up to 199938
Up to latest4

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Discourse on the poor laws of England and Scotland, on the state of the poor of Ireland, and on emigration

Strickland, George (1782-1874)

1830

Half title: On the poor laws of England, &c.&c. Includes bibliographical references.

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Pauperism and poor laws

Pashley, Robert (1805-1859)

1852

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Doctors and guardians of the poor

Roberts, Samuel (1763-1848)

[1844]

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Doctors and guardians of the poor

Roberts, Samuel (1763-1848)

[1844]

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Considerations on the poor laws

Davison, John (1777-1834)

1817

Indexed in: Kress Lib B.6907.

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Considerations on the poor laws

Davison, John (1777-1834)

1818

Indexed in: Kress Lib C.48.

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The Poor Law Bill : to the Right Honourable The Earl of Malmesbury

Forwood, George; Malmesbury, James Howard Harris 3d Earl of (1807-1889)

[1834]

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English Poor Law policy

Webb, Sidney (1859-1947); Webb, Beatrice (1858-1943)

1910

"The task was undertaken at the suggestion of the Royal Commission on the Poor Law; and it formed the subject of a report circulated to the Commission in July 1907."--Pref.

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The abolition of Poor Law guardians

Pease, Edward R (1857-); Fabian Society (Great Britain)

1906

"The report of the committee of the Society appointed to consider the reporm of the Poor law, presented to the Society on 8th December, 1905, by Edward R. Pease, the secretary of the committee, and su...

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