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Total number of records: 48

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
University Archive16
Quaker Collection11
Business Archives10
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society4
Brotherton Collection2
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture2
Feminist Archive North1

Count of Subject

SubjectCount
culture2
english language - dialects2
community life1
education1
language and languages1

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Ellis, William (1658-1709)2
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)2
Backhouse, James (1794-1869)1
Fox, George (1624-1691)1
Haworth, Caleb1
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)1
Society of Friends. Yorkshire Quarterly Meeting1
Thorp, Joseph (1803-1873)1

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 15002
From 16008
From 17006
From 180016
From 190016

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 17991
Up to 18997
Up to 199929
Up to latest11

Archive Series

Archive Series

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

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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.

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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,...

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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...

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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: ...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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