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Total number of records: 286

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Archives265
Books and printed items21

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture264
Brotherton Collection4
Leeds Russian Archive3
Herbert Read Collection2
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive1

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clothing and dress274
persons264
occupations186
culture138
textile industry135
community life83
manners and customs80
english language - dialects76
implements, utensils etc69
buildings67

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Russia2
France1
Great Britain1

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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)40
Walkley, F.40
Outhwaite, T. G.27
Upton, Clive S13
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)7
Harrop, Peter K6
Bryon, Fiona5
Shaw, David H5
Baldwin, John R4
Dinsdale, Elizabeth4

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From 1900281
From 20005

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Up to latest6

Archive Item

Knitwear label

c. 1950

Undated red and white cardboard label for Turbo Orlon knitwear, with a white string.

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French provincial costumes : paper dolls

Rogers, Dorothy; Laver, James (1899-1975); De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)

1944

"The illustrations [p.9-32] are from figures which were designed for an exhibition, "The spirit of France," circulated in Great Britain during 1943 and 1944 by the information service of the Fighting ...

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The deluge of time : an illustrated history of The Clothworkers' Company (v.1)

Wickham, D E; Worshipful Company of Clothworkers

2001

'Of this edition... one thousand copies were printed in 2001' - tp. verso. 2 volumes in slipcase.

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The deluge of time : an illustrated history of The Clothworkers' Company (v.2)

Wickham, D E; Worshipful Company of Clothworkers

2001

'Of this edition... one thousand copies were printed in 2001' - tp. verso. 2 volumes in slipcase.

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The thread is strong : the memoirs and reflections of Bernard Lyons

Lyons, Bernard (1913-)

1981

Limited edition of 300 copies.

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Historic costume : a chronicle of fashion in Western Europe, 1490-1790

Kelly, Francis Michael (1879-1945); Schwabe, Randolph (1885-1948)

1925

Bibliography: pages 279-281.

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Jewish costume

Rubens, Alfred (1903-1998)

1965

Reprinted from: Quest, 1965.

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Jewish costume

Rubens, Alfred (1903-1998)

1965

Reprinted from: Quest, 1965.

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Archive Sub-series

Dress

1966-1975

This subseries contains items relating to costume and dress. The subject matter includes traditional and occupational clothing and footwear; the collection of footwear; and headwear and related access...

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