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Total number of records: 4034
Count of Record type
Top 10: Collection group
| Collection group | Count |
|---|---|
| Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society | 1259 |
| Brotherton Collection | 852 |
| English Literature | 311 |
| Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture | 302 |
| Art and Antique Market | 224 |
| Herbert Read Collection | 216 |
| Liddle Collection | 216 |
| John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History | 213 |
| Leeds Poetry | 201 |
| Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society | 155 |
Top 10: Subject
Top 10: Place
Top 10: People and organisations
| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Silkin, Jon (1930-1997) | 47 |
| Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016) | 40 |
| Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvieres De La Motte (1648-1717) | 28 |
| Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968) | 28 |
| Church of England | 26 |
| Sanderson, Stewart (1924-) | 21 |
| Great Britain | 20 |
| Great Britain. Parliament | 17 |
| Baron, Alec | 16 |
| National Women'S Aid Federation | 16 |
Count of Earliest date
Memorandum regarding assignment
16 Aug 1687
1. Robert Holdsworth of Mirfield county York yeoman administrator of the goods and chattels of his father Robert Holdsworth late of Mirfield Milne 2. William Walker late of Little Liversedge yeoman...
Letter regarding election
16 Dec 1848
Letter from West Riding Election, Sir Culling Eardley's Committee Room concerning arrangement of the loan of a carriage horse to take T Carbutt to Wakefield in time for the declaration of the poll
Document regarding Tollerston
20 Dec 1601 [?]
[Sale of the manor of Tollerston from Gervais Hatfield to John Pendock de Gamston. Relating to property in Tollerston
Document regarding wharfage
12th Jan 1765
Dean of York sent malt to Sprotbrough boat house to be warfed from thence to York. Other warfage Jan 16th; Jan 17th; Jan 21st.
Note regarding money
31st Aug 1694
Money for Lionell Copley, son of Colonel Copley late governor of Maryland for himself, brother and sister.
Document regarding property
1646
Document referring to Copley and Stapleton families. Possibly referring to sale of manor(s) in Yorkshire (and Nottinghamshire?) for 2000. See also DD38/769 and 772.
Papers regarding the Building Fund
1860
(i) Printed appeal for the Building Fund, 9th August 1860 (ii) Printed notice of a meeting of proprietary members to be held 24th January 1861 in connection with the building project [Annotat...