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Total number of records: 48
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Yorkshire Official and Administrative Records
1543-c1950
Miscellaneous items notably Howden parish register, Knaresborough township book and East Riding of Yorkshire estates valuation for charge of horse
Leases, Rentals and Sales relating to Addingham, Hemlington, York and Cleveland
17th century-20th century
Includes: Map of the township of Norton [parish of Campsall] 1813.
Annual Grants from Local Authorities in Yorkshire
1913-1974
General 1925-74 Barnsley 1940-49, 1974 Bradford 1930, 1973-74 Calderdale 1973-74 Dewsbury 1933-45, 1968-73 East Riding 1923-55, 1967-73 (from 1974 see Humberside County Council) Halifax 1947-58,...
Eurich's papers and publications
1911-1975
Includes manuscripts of papers given by Eurich, correspondence, copies of his published papers and newspaper cuttings. Many of these relate to anthrax and others to Eurich's interests including the r...
The Laidly Worm
1971-1975
Includes material relating to Kevin Crossley-Holland's play 'The Laidly Worm' (1971) commisioned by the University of Leeds Workshop theatre and performed at various West Riding schools , containing: ...
Hopkinson's Coats of Arms and Pedigrees for Yorkshire Families [copy]
[19th century]
'Collection of coats of arms and descents of the several families of the nobility and gentry from the manuscripts of John Hopkinson, gentleman, collected by Thomas Wilson of Leeds'. The copies held b...
VI. Letter Books. 1874-1916.
1874-1916
Items 74-6 contain copies of outgoing business letters referring to all aspects of the firm: purchases and sales (with price details), work done, rates, insurance, settlement of accounts and other ...
Over-sized Maps
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)
[1950s-1960s]
The series includes mounted Northern Counties word maps, some originally completed in ms. by Harold Orton, and some printed and headed Survey of English Dialects; mounted word maps of England and Wale...
I. LEDGERS. 1828-1841
c.1828-1841
(A rough ‘putting out* accounting system was used until 1841 giving control over stock in the hands of customers, debts due to and from the firm, and annual statements of affairs. From 1841 (see Sec...
VII. Information on other concerns. 1839-1913.
1839-1913
62.Account of failures in and connected with the wool and woollen trade. 1839-48. Gives the date the failure was announced, name of concern, location, trade, amount of liabilities, how settled, wha...