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| Collection group | Count |
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| Quaker Collection | 113 |
| Coin Collection | 57 |
| Janina and Zygmunt Bauman | 28 |
| International Textile Collection | 17 |
| Brotherton Collection | 11 |
| Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society | 5 |
| Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections | 4 |
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The thirde & last part of conny-catching : with the new devised knauish art of foole-taking : the like cosenages and villenies neuer before discouered; A dispvtation betweene a hee conny-catcher and a shee conny-catcher
Greene, Robert (1558?-1592); Harrison, G B (1894-1991)
[1923]
Facsimile reprint. Originally published, London: Thomas Scarlet, 1592. With facsimile reproductions of original title-pages.
The blacke bookes messenger, 1592
Greene, Robert (1558-1592); Conny-catcher, Cuthbert pseud
[1924]
Facsimile reprint. Originally published, London: Iohn Danter, 1592, and London: A.I., 1592. "This reprint first published in 1924."
May-day: or, The original of garlands : A poem
1720
References: Foxon M153. Signatures: A-D4. A1v bears frontispiece. A poem recounting the origins of 'London-Spaw'. Head-pieces; initials. Anon.
Sheet of paper from Napoleon's carriage from Waterloo
c. 1815
One sheet of folded paper with the following inscription: 'This paper was taken out of the secretary fixed in the carriage of Bonaparte, shown in London after the battle of Waterloo, given by Lord Byr...
Scrapbook with historical costumes
1846
A scrapbook given to Mary Sabilla Novello by her husband Vincent Novello on 16 April 1846. It contains notes, sketches and pasted lithographic prints of historical costumes.
St Paul's Cray
9/Feb/1950
Photograph of Gypsy Traveller camp. St Paul's Cray.Kent.1950 Written in pen are the following index terms: "F: Housing-houses-permanent brick. X: Tents-National characters-Gipsies" There are also...
"Britain's their backyard," [Gypsy/Traveller women washing and drying clothes]
12/Mar/1951
Women washing clothes in Coulsdon, [then Surrey, now Greater London].
Gypsy and Traveller site at St Pauls Kray, Kent.
5/May/1953
Photograph of a Gypsy and Traveller site with typed caption [likely from the original newspaper article] on reverse. Caption reads, ""Position of Gypsies being reconsidered. St. Paul’s Kray, Kent...
The story of Covent Garden
Borer, Mary Irene Cathcart; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)
1984
Includes bibliographical references (page 183) and index.