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Total number of records: 375

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Leeds Russian Archive251
Brotherton Collection32
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society30
English Literature26
Leeds Poetry21
Medical Collections6
Quaker Collection6
University Archive5
Business Archives3
Feminist Archive North2

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
letters123
british89
russians53
photographs48
russian literature35
diaries15
english poetry13
postcards13
english fiction12
librettos12

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Grantley; Ripon; Yorkshire West Riding1
Hartwith; Kirkby Malzeard; Yorkshire West Riding1
Sawley; Ripon; Yorkshire West Riding1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)4
Beckwith, Frank (1904-1977)3
Harvey, John Wilfred (1889-1967)3
Pearson Family3
Thompson, Sir John Perronet (1873-1935)3
Andrews, Linton (1886-1972)2
Bithell, Jethro (1878-1962)2
Boyle of Handsworth, Edward Boyle Baron (1923-1981)2
Dobree, Bonamy (1891-1974)2
Gott Family2

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From 170021
From 1800126
From 1900217
From 20002

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
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Up to 189920
Up to 1999268
Up to latest81

Archive Sub-collection

Letter and copy letter

1782-3

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Three letters

1744

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Letters to Brother Paulinus

1951-1956

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Letters to Frank Beckwith

Beckwith, Frank (1904-1977)

1926-1977

Letters to Frank Beckwith, from scholars, clergy, librarians and others, 1926-1977. This collection of more than 1200 in-letters reflects his many interests. Perhaps the most interesting group of let...

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Personal letters and cards

1984-2013

Letters and cards sent to Helen John, catalogued by date.

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Prison letters and cards

1993-2008

3 boxes of cards and letters sent to Helen John and others whilst in HMPs Low Newton, Drake Hall, Askham Grange, Holloway and Cornton Vale between 1993 and 2008

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Letters and papers of Professor Arthur Smithells, with some letters to his widow

Smithells, Arthur (1860-1939)

1887-1955

This collection was presented to the Library by Professor P A Smithells of the University of Otago, New Zealand, in 1975. He is Professor Arthur Smithells' son.

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Letters and papers of Professor Bonamy Dobrée

Dobrée, Bonamy (1891-1974)

c.1918-c.1967

The papers of the late Professor Bonamy Dobrée, professor of English literature in the University of Leeds from 1936 to 1955, were very kindly presented to the Library in the session 1974-5, by his d...

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Letters and papers of Sir William Linton Andrews

Andrews, Linton (1886-1972)

1950-1965

These papers were presented to the Library in the session 1972-1973 through the generosity of Mrs E M Weir, Sir Linton's secretary. The following papers are divided into five sections. The first co...

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Further letters and papers of Sir William Linton Andrews

Andrews, Linton (1886-1972)

1876-1970

Comprises: (1)(a) 21 diaries, 1915-1970; (b) 8 travel diaries, 1934-1967; (c) Drawings by Joseph Grey and photographs, 1914-1918; (d) First World War memoir 'Stick it, Jock' by Sir Linton Andrews and ...

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