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Total number of records: 65

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Archives59
Art items3
Books and printed items2

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture17
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society17
Brotherton Collection9
University Archive7
Student Newspapers6
English Literature4
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections4
Business Archives3
Womens Aid Federation of England Archive2
Leeds Russian Archive1

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community life16
culture14
education10
english language - dialects10
occupations10
agriculture9
animals9
nature9
food7
brewing6

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Bentham; Yorkshire West Riding1
Blubberhouses; Fewston; Yorkshire West Riding1
Eshton; Gargrave; Yorkshire West Riding1
Leeds; Yorkshire West Riding1
Mirfield; Yorkshire West Riding1
Yorkshire1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Wright, John T14
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)4
Kylstra, Henk E3
Lawson, Fred3
Orchard, Bill3
Tyler, William (1893-1893)3
William3
Barry, Michael V (1935-)2
Beckwith, Frank (1904-1977)2
Ernest2

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Archive Collection

T. Berry (Bradford Limited), Business Archive

T. Berry Limited, Bradford

1906-1922

Comprises a cash book and several purchase, sales, and trade ledgers.

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Archive Collection

J. T. Clay and Sons Limited, Business Archive

J.T. Clay and Sons Limited

1812-1928

Stock account book and scrapbook of newspaper cuttings, letters and notices. The stock book is lettered on spine: 'Clay & Earnshaw Stock 1812 and 1814, and on the front cover: 'Clay & Earnshaw Crow...

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Archive Collection

MATERIAL COLLECTED FOR A HISTORY OF THE FIELD FAMILY OF SKELMANTHORPE BY T E FIELD

18th century-20th century

Including a few deeds of the Jebson and Blacker families 18th-20th century, valuation of Clayton West township 1807, family photographs 19th-20th century, family tree with notes and correspondence 19...

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Archive Collection

PAPERS OF DR R T SPENCE RELATING TO PUBLICATION 'EARLY GRASSINGTON'

1990s

Includes notes, photographs, copies of historical documents, correspondence and proof copies of publication.

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Archive Collection

NUSSEY FAMILY RECORDS AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL COMPILED BY J T M NUSSEY

1980s

Including pedigrees and historical notes regarding Ingham, Clapam, Taylor, Wooler, Greene, Greenwood and Burton families. Also includes Healey family bible.

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J W WALKER COLLECTION: LETTERS FROM J T MICKLETHWAITE, J H LUPTON AND J FOWLER TO J W WALKER

1888-1891

Letters to Dr Walker from J.T. Micklethwaite (13) 1888-91. " " J.H. Lupton (3) 1888-9.

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Archive Collection

Archive Print Item

Espejo fiel de vidas que contiene los Psalmos de David en verso. Obra devota, util y deleytable

Lopez Laguna, Daniel Israel; Roth, Cecil (1899-1970); Valentine, David Enriques

5480[1720]

With the signature of David Enriques Valentine dated 6 May 1725 -- t.p. verso.

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More, Hannah to Pringle, Thomas
Archive Item

More, Hannah to Pringle, Thomas

19 August c.1830

Attached to five signatures including R. Morehead, M. Napier and T Brown

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Archive File

Papers and blocks of illustrations relating to the early history of cinematography and of the steam engine and locomotive, compiled by E. Kilburn Scott

Scott, E Kilburn

c. 1920

Includes correspondence from Merritt Crawford, T. Bedding, R.W. Paul & A. Docker, Will Day, Metz, Le Prince, George Baxter, T.W. Crosland, Matthew Murray, J.F. Stirling, E. Kilburn Scott and others. A...

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PAPERS OF JANE TAYLOR OF KNOWLE HOUSE, MIRFIELD

1837-20th century

Mainly from Louisa L Mortlock of Dorset Square, London, with notes, correspondence, transcripts etc by J T M Nussey on the background to the collection 1977-1992

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George Byron, correspondence and manuscripts, together with related materials

Byron, George Gordon Byron Baron (1788-1824)

c.1811-1938

Comprises a collection of autograph poetry, letters and other writings by Byron; manuscripts of his poetry and other writings in the hand of others (including Mary Shelley), including copies of his 'E...

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