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Total number of records: 14443

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items7571
Archives6355
Indexes450
People and organisations56
Objects6
Textiles3
Art items2

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Janina and Zygmunt Bauman4619
Brotherton Collection2930
English Literature2307
Herbert Read Collection726
Leeds Russian Archive615
Letters Database442
University Archive365
Leeds Poetry258
Liddle Collection228
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections217

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
authors, russian255
authors, english193
world war, 1914-1918191
english poetry137
cities and towns112
authors and publishers103
english literature83
russian literature82
jewish authors78
jews75

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain155
Germany127
England92
Soviet Union64
France52
Sweden51
Europe39
Russia36
Turkey22
Italy18

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Robertson, Robin At Penguin Books165
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)113
Andermahr, Heinz110
Ennen, Edith110
Flink, Klaus110
Landschaftsverband Rheinland. Amt Fur Rheinische Landeskunde110
Lvr-Institut Fur Landeskunde Und Regionalgeschichte110
Muller, Martin (Cartographer)110
Universitat Bonn. Institut Fur Geschichtliche Landeskunde Der Rheinlande110
Bridgen, John William83

Count of Earliest date

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From 190013936
From 2000507

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Up to 18991
Up to 19998748
Up to latest5669

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Contemporary Authors

1931-1994

Letter from M.E. Brown (Editor) asking Berry for details to be used in a biographical sketch in a forthcoming issue of Contemporary Authors.

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Society of Authors

1948-1959

Response to questions by Berry on copyright and fees in regard to reprinting articles.

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Antiques authors

c.1980- c.2017

Articles from Country Life and other magazines on antiques authors.

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Society of Authors

10 Sep 1920 - 12 May 1966

This file contains correspondence and associated material relating to the Society of Authors. Correspondence consists of manuscript and signed typescript letters from Herbert Read to G. Herbert Thr...

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Society of Authors

1970-1983

Correspondents include Victor Bonham-Carter, John Coleby, Richard Findlater, Michael Holroyd, Mark Le Fanu, and Philippa MacLiesh.

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Authors' Club

1953-1954

Printed prospectus for the Authors' Club, with inserted list of House Dinners, a completed membership form in Maurice de Sausmarez's hand and a printed compliments slip from the Professor of German at...

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Authors at work

Taylor, Robert H; Liebert, Herman W; Grolier Club

1957

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Archive Print Item

The authors' book

Macmillan (firm) (publishers) (New York)

1944

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Proof (Author's Copy)

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)

1961

Author's proof copy of 'The Re-Ordering of the Stones' in brown paper wrappers, with Jon Silkin's autograph signature on the title-page. The proof includes ms corrections in Silkin's hand, including r...

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First Aid for Authors

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1915 - 1968

Galley proof with manuscript corrections of 'First Aid for Authors' by Herbert Read.

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The problem of authority in religion

Grubb, Edward (1854-1939)

[1912]

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International Festival of Authors

2001

This file contains material related to Kevin Crossley-Holland's reading for the International Festival of Authors (2001), that includes, but is not limited to: publicity material; programme; advertisi...

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