Skip to main content

Search Special Collections

Results

1 to 12 of 420 records

Total number of records: 420

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives405
Art items12
Books and printed items3

Count of Subject

SubjectCount
textile industry3
family archives2
letters2
textile industries2
cottage industries1
decoration and ornament1
sheep1
textile design1
wool industry1

Count of Place

PlaceCount
India1
Peru1

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Barker, Aldred F (1868-1964)4
Barker, Benjamin (1838-)2
Hart, Solomon Alexander (1806-1881)2

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 17002
From 1800124
From 1900294

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 17991
Up to 189941
Up to 1999378

Archive Collection

Aldred Farrer Barker correspondence and papers

Barker, Aldred F (1868-1964); Barker, Benjamin (1838-); Hart, Solomon Alexander (1806-1881)

1869-1931

The collection contains the professional and personal papers of Aldred Farrer Barker. These include papers and correspondence about his textile related interests and his work on sheep breeding and wo...

More details


Archive Collection

A HISTORY OF HAREWOOD AND DISTRICT BY ALBERT HODGKINSON

1993

Typescript and illustrated

More details


Archive File

Bound volume of artwork by Solomon Alexander Hart

Hart, Solomon Alexander (1806-1881); Barker, Benjamin (1838-)

1835-1902

Around 600 sketches by Hart mounted in a scrapbook which was owned by the Barker family. The artworks are in pencil and ink and wash, with some watercolours. The artworks have been allocated a conse...

More details


Archive Series

Personal and Family papers

c.1830-c.1930

A series containing personal and family papers, these include ephemera such as menus, invitations, dance cards and brochures collected during events. It also contains Aldred F. Barkers school books, a...

More details


Archive Series

Teaching Papers

c.1890-c.1930

Aldred Farrer Barker was the headmaster of the Textile department in Saltaire technical school until c.1892, in 1892 Aldred Farrer Barker was appointed professor of textile industries as Bradford Tech...

More details


Archive Series

Research, Articles, Cuttings and Reports

c.1908-c.1930

This series contains papers relating to Barkers professional work, both in textiles research and the practical aspects of producing textiles such as designing and setting up factories and mills. He ...

More details


Archive Series

Photographs

c.1890-1930

Aldred Farrer Barker was a keen photographer and this collection reflects this. There are a large number of photo albums, covering a wide variety of topics such as travel, family, research and referen...

More details


Archive Series

Archive Series

Artworks, Maps and Posters

c.1830-c.1930

More details


Archive Series

Event Ephemera

1884-1933

Ephemera collected relating to events Aldred Farrer Barker attended such as invitations, menus, dance cards. This series provides an insight into the social and professional events that Barker attende...

More details


Archive Item

The University of Leeds Report to the Worshipful Company of Clothworkers of the City of London

1913-1914

Report of the Advisory Committee on the Departments of Textile Industries Tinctorial Chemistry and Dyeing and Art

More details


Archive File

Bradford Technical College- Correspondence, Notes and Cuttings

1902-1920

A volume containing pages of pasted in cuttings, correspondence and documents relating to technical education, mainly Bradford Technical College. Includes meeting minutes relating to evening class pro...

More details