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Total number of records: 74

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Books and printed items41
Archives33

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Collection groupCount
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society38
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture30
Janina and Zygmunt Bauman2
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1
Leeds Russian Archive1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
education74
poor39
charity laws and legislation38
poor laws38
community life30
culture30
english language - dialects30
administration of justice1
community1
community (jewish)1

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PlaceCount
England74
Great Britain39
Northumberland29
Embleton11
Lowick11
London2
Allendale1
Earsdon1
Ellington1
Haltwhistle1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Great Britain. Commissioners Appointed To Inquire Into the Education of the Poor38
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)29
Alexander8
Lowrie, Alec8
Pitt, Willie7
John Lyall5
Lyall, Jack5
Wade, Alec5
Lowrie, Mrs2
Allen, Diana (1916-2007)1

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From 180038
From 190033
From 20002

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Up to 189938
Up to 199932
Up to latest3

Archive Collection

Papers of Diana Allen, Gypsy and Traveller Rights Campaigner.

Allen, Diana (1916-2007)

c.1967-2007

Includes correspondence, newspaper cuttings, research papers, reports, copies of minutes and publications relating to Gypsies and Travellers collected by Diana Allen.

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Mar, 2002, London (declined)

Feb 2002 - Mar 2002

Correspondence concerning Zygmunt Bauman to deliver a lecture titled “Exploring our General Context: The Impact of National and Global Trends on British Identity, Community and Education” on 4th M...

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Archive File

2002, London

Jan 2002

Correspondence inviting Zygmunt Bauman to contribute to a seminar series at Brunel University for the Department of Education with the theme of "Critical Professional Education" in early 2002.

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Lowick Response Book - 1Nb1

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

25/Mar/1953 - 1/Apr/1953

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Embleton Response Book - 1Nb2
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Embleton Response Book - 1Nb2

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

18/Jan/1953 - 22/Jan/1953

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Thropton Response Book - 1Nb3

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

28/Jan/1953 - 31/Jan/1953

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Ellington Response Book - 1Nb4

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

4/Sep/1953 - 29/Sep/1953

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Wark Response Book - 1Nb5

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

2/Feb/1953 - 7/Feb/1953

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Earsdon Response Book - 1Nb6
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Earsdon Response Book - 1Nb6

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

30/Nov/1954 - 6/Dec/1954

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Haltwhistle Response Book - 1Nb7

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

10/Jan/1953 - 27/Feb/1953

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Heddon-on-the-Wall Response Book - 1Nb8

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

6/Mar/1953 - 20/Mar/1953

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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