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Total number of records: 311

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Books and printed items298
Archives13

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Brotherton Collection182
Leeds Russian Archive16
Herbert Read Collection10
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection8
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society8
English Literature5
Liddle Collection4
Business Archives2
Cookery Collection2
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture2

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working class300
socialism41
labor26
labor movement20
labor unions18
poor11
world war, 1914-191811
culture of work8
education8
vocal music8

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Great Britain33
Soviet Union10
England5
Iceland4
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China1
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France1

Top 10: People and organisations

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Fabian Society (Great Britain)10
Great Britain. Poor Law Commission9
Labour Party (Great Britain)8
Cobbett, William (1763-1835)7
Great Britain7
Cole, G D H (1889-1959)6
Tolstoy, Leo Nikolaevitch Graf (1828-1910)6
Chadwick, Edwin (1800-1890)5
Kydd, Samuel5
Communist Party of Great Britain4

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From 17004
From 1800131
From 1900173
From 20003

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Up to 1899119
Up to 1999182
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The Condition of the workers in Great Britain, Germany and the Soviet Union, 1932-1938

Kuczynski, Jürgen; Left Book Club (London, England)

1939

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The future of the working classes

Marshall, Alfred (1842-1924)

[1873?]

Caption title. "A paper read at a Conversazione of the Cambridge 'Reform Club, ' Nov. 25, 1873."

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The ancient world at work

Mossé, Claude; Lloyd, Janet (1934-)

1969

Originally published et 'Le Travail en Grèce at à Rome'. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 1966.

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Second report of the commissioners for inquiring into the state of large towns and populous districts (v.2)

Buccleuch, Walter Francis Montagu-Douglas-Scott 5th Duke of (1806-1884); Great Britain. Commissioners for Inquiring into the State of Large Towns and Populous Districts

1845

The Duke of Buccleuch, chairman.

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First report of the commissioners for inquiring into the state of large towns and populous districts (v.1)

Buccleuch, Walter Francis Montagu-Douglas-Scott 5th Duke of (1806-1884); Great Britain. Commissioners for Inquiring into the State of Large Towns and Populous Districts

1844

An abbreviated edition in which the plans are reduced. Pub. also in an ed. of 3 v. folio cf. King, Catalogue of parliamentary papers, 1801-1900, p. 122. The Duke of Buccleuch, chairman.

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Labour in the commonwealth : a book for the younger generation

Cole, G D H (1889-1959)

[1918]

"A note on books": 1 p. at end.

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The rights of industry : addressed to the working-men of the United Kingdom

Knight, Charles (1791-1873); Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge

1831

At head of title: "Under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge." Series statement precedes main title on title page. On title page, preceding edition statement: ...

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Report on labour colonies

Mavor, James (1854-1925); Association for Improving the Condition of the People. Committee of Labour Centres

1892

At head of title: The Association for Improving the Condition of the People. (A.I.C.P.)... Committee on Labour Centres.

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