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Total number of records: 6632

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Archives54
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Brotherton Collection2174
Quaker Collection744
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society397
Ripon Cathedral351
English Literature306
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections220
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society107
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture51
Herbert Read Collection48
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world war, 1914-1918116
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socialism102
churches, quaker87
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persecution28

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Society of Friends434
Church of England165
Great Britain159
Fox, George (1624-1691)144
Great Britain. Parliament124
C F Lawler73
Burrough, Edward (1634-1662)71
Independent Labour Party (Great Britain)62
Pindar, Peter (1738-1819)62
Glover, Stephen (1813-1870)61

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Calendar: October (fol. 10r)
Archive Piece

Calendar: October (fol. 10r)

[ca. 1490]

The main miniature shows two men sowing and ploughing, and the border miniature has the zodiacal sign for October, Scorpio (the scorpion).

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Floral border and initial (fol. 72r)
Archive Piece

Floral border and initial (fol. 72r)

[ca. 1480-1500]

4-line initial in blue and gold, infilled with a pink flower, with white penwork decoration. Three-sided border of flowers, leaves and gold discs with concentric penwork tendrils.

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Old Bolingbroke Response Book - 10L8
Archive Piece

Notes [Old Bolingbroke Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

26 Aug 1951 - 29 Aug 1951

Notes section at the rear of the response book.

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Beckingham Response Book - 10L10
Archive Piece

Book VIII: Social Activities [Beckingham Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

15 Jul 1952 - 19 Jul 1952

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to social activities.

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Old Bolingbroke Response Book - 10L8
Archive Piece

Book VIII: Social Activities [Old Bolingbroke Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

26 Aug 1951 - 29 Aug 1951

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to social activities.

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Heddon-on-the-Wall Response Book - 1Nb8
Archive Piece

Notes [Heddon-on-the-Wall Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

6 Mar 1953 - 20 Mar 1953

Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical informationfor E. Meek. Includes phonetic notes on the dialect of the locality.

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Charlesworth Response Book - 8Db1
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Notes [Charlesworth Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

12 Oct 1955 - 18 Oct 1955

Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes notes on the locality.

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Eastoft Response Book - 10L1
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Book VIII: Social Activities [Eastoft Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

20 Nov 1951 - 22 Nov 1951

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to social activities.

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Old Bolingbroke Response Book - 10L8
Archive Piece

Book I: The Farm [Old Bolingbroke Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

26 Aug 1951 - 29 Aug 1951

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant Arthur Parker recorded by fieldworker Stanley Ellis in the International...

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Ribchester Response Book - 5La8
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Notes [Ribchester Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

11 Mar 1954 - 17 Mar 1954

Notes section at the rear of the response book. Includes biographical information about the informants. Includes notes on the locality. Includes phonetic notes on the dialect of the locality. ...

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Marshside Response Book - 5La10
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Book VIII: Social Activities [Marshside Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

8 Apr 1954 - 14 Apr 1954

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to social activities.

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