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Total number of records: 12

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Brotherton Collection4
English Literature4
Leeds Poetry2
Liddle Collection2
Business Archives1
Cookery Collection1

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scrapbooks12
english poetry3
economic history2
english literature2
letters2
world war, 1914-19182
authors, english1
clubs1
cooking1
crushed stone industry1

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Dobree, Bonamy (1891-1974)1
Drinkwater, John (1882-1937)1
Heppenstall, Rayner (1911-1981)1
Jeffreys, W Gwyn1
John Crabtree and Sons Limited1
Miserly Old Bachelor1
Redgrove, Peter (1932-2003)1

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Archive Collection

Rayner Heppenstall, literary manuscripts, journals, press cuttings, and correspondence

Heppenstall, Rayner (1911-1981)

1933-1987

Comprises: (Box 1) 12 autograph manuscript diaries compiled by Rayner Heppenstall between 1969 and 1981; (Box 2) 6 scrapbook volumes of news cuttings compiled by him between 1947 and his death, includ...

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ORLEBAR, ERICA

1915-1917

Manuscript poem 'Home Thoughts from Abroad', by Lance Corporal F Dobson, 4th Battalion, Coldstream Guards, with photocopy (nd); Autograph and scrap album (1915-1917).

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Liberal living for men of limited means, by a Miserly Old Bachelor
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Liberal living for men of limited means, by a Miserly Old Bachelor

Miserly Old Bachelor

c.1876

A scrapbook of press-cuttings containing culinary recipes and household hints, interspersed with further recipes in manuscript and preceded by an essay on eating houses in London and notes on kitchen ...

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Peter Redgrove Archive

Redgrove, Peter (1932-2003)

1961 - 13 Dec 1987

This collection comprises autograph manuscript notebooks, scrapbooks and other literary papers of the poet Peter Redgrove. Includes proofs and example of published works, papers relating to a student ...

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Letter to Colin Huggett

30 March 1974

A letter from Peter Redgrove to Colin Huggett enclosing 'Words: Broadsheet 8' featuring Redgrove's poem 'From the Reflections of Mr Glass' [inscribed to Huggett and dated 30 March 1974]; a copy of a b...

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GIBSON, MARGARET ANNABELLA CAMPBELL

1917-1920

Press cutting from 'The Times' reporting the death of Florence Nightingale (15 Aug 1910); Photograph and scrap album (1917-1919); 2 photographs (nd); Ration book (20 Oct 1918); Manuscript notes and ve...

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John Crabtree and Sons Limited, Business Archive

John Crabtree and Sons Limited

1882-1940

One volume contains a few newspaper cuttings from November 1887 about the death of John Crabtree to 1940, the centenary of the company. Manuscript notes on the history of Bradford written in 1882 ha...

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Scrapbook of annotated press cuttings concerning stone breaking machinery, compiled by W.H. Baxter Ltd of Leeds.

1891-1904

Comprises many dozens of press cuttings concerning the work and products of W.H. Baxter Ltd between 1891 and 1904, with full manuscript annotations of the sources and dates of each cutting up to p. 10...

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A scrapbook of press-cuttings and other documents on economic affairs, mainly social credit, collected by Bonamy Dobrée

Dobrée, Bonamy (1891-1974)

c.1933 - 1935

Contents include: (1) [Bonamy Dobrée], 'Draft of a "ten minute address"', n.d., typescript carbon (ff. 41-5); (2) Clifford Hugh Douglas, 'Breakdown of the employment system', London: New Age Press, n...

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Leeds Luncheon Club papers

1913-2000

Comprises: (1) Administrative papers and correspondence of the Leeds Luncheon Club between 1938 and 2000, with fuller coverage of the years 1955-1986, including statements of the annual accounts, form...

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John Drinkwater, literary papers with related material

Drinkwater, John (1882-1937)

1906-1939

Comprises: (a) 11 large decorated folders containing reviews of his poetry, plays, prose works, lectures, films, and acting, and reports of national events and obituaries on him; (b) 1 box containing ...

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Scrapbook entitled Stray leaves from the book of nature

1860-1900

Comprises principally press-cuttings from the "Leeds Mercury", 1860-1873, the "Yorkshire Post", supplements to the "Mercury", etc. Includes the following: "Cassells illustrated family paper", 23 Apri...

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