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Total number of records: 87191

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Archives34644
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Books and printed items20789
Textiles80
Objects37
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Letters Database28247
Brotherton Collection17893
English Literature6761
Liddle Collection6668
Business Archives4555
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society4365
Leeds Russian Archive2111
Quaker Collection1930
Leeds Poetry1901
Herbert Read Collection1771

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letters1765
letter writing1479
world war, 1914-1918796
poets, english701
letter663
pre-raphaelites660
english poetry571
english literature413
art education378
english drama326

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France254
England204
Genoa, Italy142
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Italy103
Europe102
Yorkshire (England)92
Ireland66

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People and organisationsCount
Shorter, Clement King2138
Stoner, Edmund Clifton, 1899-19682060
Gosse, Edmund1757
Crossley-Holland, Kevin1308
Ransome, Arthur936
Thwaite, Anthony757
Clodd, Edward732
Great Britain. Parliament551
Bathurst, Lilias Margaret Frances, Countess Bathurst (Nee Borthwick)525
Church of England515

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Archive Sub-collection

Letter and copy letter

1782-3

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Archive Item

Letter and copy letter

15th Oct 1818

Letter and copy letter to Sir Joseph Copley signed by Richard Lee. Regarding arrears of rent.

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Archive Item

Letter and copy letter

23rd Feb 1820

Letter from Mr Keast to Mr Bligh regarding property dispute. Additional copy letter signed by Bligh to Sir Joseph Copley II regarding Mr Keast, dated 26th February 1820. Bligh very indignant.

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Archive Series

Letters

1927-1976

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Archive Item

Archive Series

Letters

13 May, 1990

Two letters addressed to ELWW thanking them for their help.

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Archive File

Letter

1914-1918

Landgirl 'Robinson' letter to Miss Needer, bailiff on Corbett Ashby farms. Taken from Corbett Ashby papers.

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Archive File

Letter

1914-1918

Letter to Rachel from her mother (August 11th, no year given). Rachel in Women’s Land Army. Donor: Mrs Ann Fanshaw (sister-in-law of Rachel), see Res.Corresp.

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Archive File

Letter

1914-1918

Letter (undated) from Dame Margery Corbett Ashby re shelling of with Zeppelins (See DF Files).

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Archive File

Letters

1914-1918

Letters from S.Magen & M.Magen (8.7.17) re Gotha raid (7.7.16, London). Originals & one xerox copy of each.

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Archive File

Letter

1914-1918

Letter from J.C.W.Francis (3.10.17) re Gotha raid (1.10.17.) at Folkestone. See letter '17/50' under Francis (GS)

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Archive File

Letter

1914-1918

Letter from Miss Walden 6.6.17 re Aeroplane raid (Southend-on-Sea, 3.6.17). See Southend Air Raids file, DF, also Mrs. Chandler, Research File.

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