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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture4
Brotherton Collection3
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society3
Womens Aid Federation of England Archive2
Business Archives1
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Leeds General Cemetery1

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National Women'S Aid Federation2
Women'S Aid2
Women'S Aid Federation England2
Women'S Aid Federation of England2
Aspley, William (1640)1
Baines, Edward (1774-1848)1
Baines, Sir Edward (1800-1890)1
Bedford, Francis (1799-1883)1
Blount, Edward (1588-1632)1
Condell, Henry (1627)1

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Archive Item

Statement in response to Andrew Tate being charged.docx

Women's Aid Federation of England

25 Jan 2024

FILE_PATH: D:\WAFE-transfer-2023\Media Brand Relationships\Archive Project 2023\External Communications\Statements\Statement in response to Andrew Tate being charged.docx SIZE: 22420 EXT: docx PUID: f...

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29.06.2023 - Rape charges update statement.docx

Women's Aid Federation of England

25 Jan 2024

FILE_PATH: D:\WAFE-transfer-2023\Media Brand Relationships\Archive Project 2023\External Communications\Statements\29.06.2023 - Rape charges update statement.docx SIZE: 22655 EXT: docx PUID: fmt/412 M...

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PAPERS RELATING TO THE FIRTH, FRYER AND OTHER QUAKER FAMILIES MAINLY IN THE HUDDERSFIELD AREA

c 1796-1916

Includes marriage certificates, wills, schedule of lands and securities, bills for sale of cloth (1796), particulars and conditions of sale of warehouse in Huddersfield (formerly Huddersfield Chronicl...

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Letter addressed from 'Haworth near Bradford'
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Letter from Branwell Brontë to Francis Henry Grundy

22 May 1846

Letter to an Francis Henry Grundy commenting on Brontë’s drinking habits, ill health, depression, and recovery. Letter also discusses his quiet life at the Parsonage in contrast to his poor behavio...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Alton, Staffordshire

04 Jan 1955

[Side 1] Lewis tells anecdotes about local farmer who had reputation for trying to fleece customers, describes how he tried to convince publican to pay him twice for delivery and recalls when he charg...

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Letter illustrated with two pen and ink sketches.
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Letter from Branwell Brontë to Joseph Bentley Leyland

January 1848

Letter to Leyland wishing him a happy new year; discussing Brontë’s conduct at his last meeting with Leyland at the Talbot Inn in Halifax the previous week, and requesting that Leyland return a man...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Skenfrith, Monmouthshire

10 Dec 1955

[Side 1] Jim comments on increase in value of own farm, talks about ploughing with horses, discusses purchase of Skenfrith Castle and subsequent renovation and introduction of entry charge, describes ...

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Sound Recordings, Cornwall

Wright, John T

24 November 1958

[Collector announcement]; William Rickards, recorded in Egloshayle; talks about farmwork on leaving school; wages; quarry work after World War One; working with his father in his flour mill, and then ...

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Sound Recording, Devon

Wakelin, Martyn F

1964

Mr. F. H. W. Small, recorded in Cornwood [interviewed by an unidentified female]; talks about fifty years' employment in the china-clay industry; describes the clay's consistency, according to its dep...

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Archive Collection

BROADSHEETS AND OTHER PAPERS RELATING TO SELBY

19th century

Including: File of papers relating to Selby Gas Company including accounts and papers relating to street lighting, 1832-1860 Selby Board of Health papers including c50 broadsheets and 'cholera fund'...

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George Crowther and Company Limited, Business Archive

George Crowther and Company

1833-1883

----------- Please see the attached Concordance.pdf to ascertain the relationship between the numeration of the records and the shelf numbers used by Special Collections. ----------- Chronologic...

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Great Cattal and Tockwith deeds

1435-1621

DD59/R/2/1 EXEMPLIFICATION OF ASSISE OF NOVEL DISSEISIN 8 Feb. 1435 Recites a writ of 3 Feb. 1435 from the King to the Treasurer ordering him to report on an assise of novel disseisin held at York on...

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