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Total number of records: 565

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Archives260
Books and printed items238
Indexes55
Textiles7
Coins2
Art items1
Objects1
People and organisations1

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Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection106
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society52
Letters Database44
University Archive35
English Literature34
Leeds Russian Archive27
Liddle Collection27
Quaker Collection27
Herbert Read Collection15
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture14

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letters12
culture11
english language - dialects10
manners and customs8
holidays7
rites and ceremonies7
society of friends7
clothing and dress6
folk dancing6
manuscripts, hebrew -- 17th century -- texts.6

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France5
Rome3
United States3
Europe2
India2
United Kingdom2
Yemen2
America1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Society of Friends16
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)14
Elys, Edmund (1634-1707)7
George I, King of Great Britain, 1660-17275
Smithells, Arthur5
Whitehead, George (1636?-1723)5
Anon.4
Barclay, John (1797-1838)4
Barclay, Robert (1648-1690)4
Church of England4

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From 1900272
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Archive Item

University Television Services (Box 169)

1958-1974

General 1973-74; Audio-Visual Aids 1963-67; Closed Circuit Television 1960-66; Drama Teaching Programmes 1967; Five Universities Research Unit: Report 1966. Granada Television Research Unit- General ...

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Peas and blueberries (fol. 169v)
Archive Piece

Peas and blueberries (fol. 169v)

[ca. 1440-1460]

The border is decorated with a design of peas in pods, blueberries, campanulas and curved acanthus leaves. There is a 2-line initial 'P' in blue and red with white penwork on a gold ground.

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Resurrection of Christ (fol. 169v)
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Resurrection of Christ (fol. 169v)

[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]

The full-page miniaiture shows Christ risen from the dead standing on his tomb, blessing, and holding a tall cross. He is surrounded by astonished guards and soldiers. The three Maries are on the righ...

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Letter from Niels Lund, 169 Adelaide Road, London; to Ernest Briggs.

18 Aug 1907

Thanking Ernest for his generous financial support. MS, signed. 2ff.

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Archive File

Letter from Ernest Briggs, 169 Adelaide Road, London; to Winifred Briggs.

29 May 1912

About his exhibitions. MS, signed. 1f.

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Letter from Niels Lund, 169 Adelaide Road NW London; to Ernest Briggs.

21 Jan 1912

Concerning paintings for an exhibition. MS, signed. 2ff.

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