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Total number of records: 2083

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items1058
Archives962
Indexes42
Textiles11
People and organisations5
Art items3
Objects2

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture459
Brotherton Collection455
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History146
Art and Antique Market139
Cookery Collection112
Feminist Archive North62
Leeds Russian Archive50
Liddle Collection43
Letters Database38
Quaker Collection37

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
occupations439
metal trade237
culture213
implements, utensils etc176
community life164
buildings154
nature144
food143
food industry and trade136
industries118

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain67
England42
Soviet Union18
United States8
Germany6
United Kingdom6
China5
London, United Kingdom5
Russia5
Ireland4

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)235
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)103
Independent Labour Party (Great Britain)38
Snaith, Eric37
Brunk, Wille34
Langhorne, Richard30
Labour Party (Great Britain)26
Upton, Clive S26
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)24
Trades Union Congress22

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 19001959
From 2000124

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 10991
Up to 19991785
Up to latest295

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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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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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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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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Trade cookery

James, Hilda; Seton, Dora

1954

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Trade cookery

James, Hilda; Seton, Dora

1954

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