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Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society30
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Feminist Archive North1
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture1
Liddle Collection1
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Clay, Charles Travis (1885-1978)2
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)2
Alderson, David1
Alice Violet Robson1
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Andrews, Linton (1886-1972)1
Arthurs, Jack1
Astley, Neil1
Ayton, Michael1
Barker, George (1913-1991)1

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Archive Collection

Tolkien-Gordon Collection

Tolkien, J R R (1892-1973)

1921-2013

Includes letters, poems and songs by J. R. R. Tolkien sent to Eric Valentine Gordon, Ida Gordon and Bridget MacKenzie. Gordon was a philologist at the University of Leeds who became a close friend...

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Archive Collection

Association of Engineers, Leeds, Archive

1865-1999

Comprises: 1) Minutes of the various council, open, special and annual general meetings of the Association, 1865-1997, with printed notices of these forthcoming meetings pasted into the volumes at the...

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John Masefield, letters to Greta Stevens, 1952-1966, with associated material.

Masefield, John (1878-1967)

1925-1967

Comprises: (1) Autograph letters from John Masefield to Greta Stevens, March 1952 - ca. 1965, many discussing the work of W. B. Yeats and a Yeats commemorative event in 1964. (2) Four signed photograp...

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ADDITIONAL DEPOSIT OF SLINGSBY FAMILY PAPERS

14th-19th century

Deeds, letters patent, accounts, surveys etc, 14th-19th century. Includes various accounts for the castle, manor, forest and honour of Knaresborough 1393-1472

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RECORDS OF LEEDS FREEMASONS, LEODIENSIS CHAPTER, ROSE CROIX NO. 77 (ADDITIONAL DEPOSIT)

1904-198

Minute book 1904-1952 and treasurer's register 1940-1988

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J W WALKER COLLECTION: PAPERS RELATING TO THE BLACKER FAMILY COLLECTED BY J W WALKER

1901-1952

LCM Blacker 'A History of the Family of Blacker in Carrickblacker, Ireland' [printed], correspondence and a manuscript history of the Blacker family by LVS Blacker 1952

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Lister and Company Limited, Business Archive

Lister and Company Limited

1889-1952

Comprises: (1) Prospectus including Memorandum of Association of Lister and Company Limited, 1889; (2) Annual reports of the Directors, and statements of accounts, 1889-1948, 1952

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Archive Print Collection

Stand Magazine Archive

Silkin, Jon (1930-1997); Baro, Gene; Smith, Ken (1938-2003); Lamb, Catherine; Brown, Merle E (1925-); Gardner, Raymond; Brunner, Edward; Rudolph, Anthony - Menard Press; Marshall, Brenda; Tracy, Lorna; Fink, Howard; Wilding, Michael (1942-); Ober, Robert; Gardner, Val; Heal, David; Wedde, Ian; Kureczko, Victor; Pybus, Rodney (1938-); Jones, Ag; Astley, Neil; Bradshaw, David C A; Wise, David; Keen, John; McDuff, David (1945-); Kates, Jim; Blackburn, Michael (1954-); Cleary, Brendan; Morgan, Richard; Joseph, Lawrence; Kingsbury, Jack; Evans, Lynn; Kingsbury, Pam; Alderson, David; Paterson, Evangeline; Emerson, Jessie; Schenker, Daniel; Kay, Amanda; Hinton, Brian; Robinson, Peter (1953-); Arthurs, Jack; Lewis, Peter; Ayton, Michael; Bennet, Peter (1942-); Mitchell, Adrian (1932-2008); Quick, Margaret; Davies, Ioan; N Coe, Richard; Harrison, Tony (1937-); Matthews, Geoffrey (1920-1984); Rex, John

1952-2012

This collection represents the archives of Jon Silkin's Stand magazine, from early days in London from 1952 to 1957, through its relaunch from Leeds in 1960 and move to Newcastle in 1965, through to i...

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College of Preceptors papers

c.1847-1985

Comprises: (1) Minute books for 1847-1923; (2) Policy documents for 1944-1952 and 1968-1971; (3) Selected pages from the Educational Times for 1848-1923; (4) Various other materials used in research f...

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Frank Maudsley Parsons Archive

Parsons, Frank Maudsley (1918-1989)

1942-1987

Contains papers and correspondence spanning the course of Frank Maudsley Parsons' career in renal medicine, and his work with the artificial kidney, at the Leeds General Infirmary.

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DEEDS RELATING TO CAWTON

12th century-18th century

Court rolls for the manor of Cawton 1348-1640 [for deed see YRS 'Extra Series' 7 (1952)] Further deeds relate to Dalton, Gilling, Kilham, East Marton, township of Martons Both, Pockthorpe, parish of N...

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