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Total number of records: 194

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Archives193
Books and printed items1

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Collection groupCount
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture56
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society49
Business Archives23
Brotherton Collection8
University Archive8
English Literature7
Leeds Russian Archive5
Student Newspapers4
Quaker Collection3
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1

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SubjectCount
community life51
culture49
education47
english language - dialects47
textile industry24
business records20
letters14
animals13
nature13
occupations13

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Yorkshire2
Batley; Yorkshire West Riding1
Beamsley; Skipton; Yorkshire West Riding1
Buckden; Arncliffe; Yorkshire West Riding1
Burley In Wharfedale; Otley; Yorkshire West Riding1
Danby; Yorkshire North Riding1
Dringhouses; York Holy Trinity Micklegate; Yorkshire West Riding1
East Riding of Yorkshire1
Escrick; Yorkshire East Riding1
Ethiopia1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)31
Barry, Michael V (1935-)12
Wright, Peter11
Wright, John T8
Sykes, Donald Richard4
Siporin, Rae Lee3
Wakelin, Martyn F3
Dyson, Wilsey2
Gott Family2
Lobb, Francis James2

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From 12006
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From 160013
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From 180040
From 1900105
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Up to 189925
Up to 1999153
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Minute book

1905-1914

A subject index has been compiled for this volume. A PDF of the index is attached to this record.

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Minute book

1914-1924

A subject index has been compiled for this volume. A PDF of the index is attached to this record.

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Minute book

1909-1921

A subject index has been compiled for this volume. A PDF of the index is attached to this record and can be accessed under the related material tab.

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Cash Books

1751-1927

Six cash books covering 1751-1768, 1769-1770, 1866-1876, 1910-1917, 1915-1927, 1917-1924

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Letter Books

1904-1921

Out letters of Walter Middleton, 26 July 1904-3 Jan 1907 Out letters of Walter Middleton, 3 Jan 1907-28 Apr 1909 Out letters from Cecil Fane 23 Jun 1905-30 Sep 1916, from Francis G. Partridge 6 Oct ...

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Northumberland Response Books

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1953-1955

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Northumberland to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses wer...

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Lincolnshire Response Books

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

1951-1960

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Lincolnshire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were ...

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Staffordshire Response Books

Gibson, Dr Peter H

1953-1954

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Staffordshire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were...

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Leicestershire Response Books

Playford, Averil H

1956

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Leicestershire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses wer...

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Rutland Response Books

Playford, Averil H

1956

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Rutland to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were recor...

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Herefordshire Response Books

Sykes, Donald Richard; Wright, Peter

1952-1955

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Herefordshire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses were...

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Worcestershire Response Books

Sykes, Donald Richard

1951-1955

Response books, completed in ms. phonetic script, recording the answers of informants from Survey of English Dialects (SED) localities in Worcestershire to the Dieth-Orton Questionnaire. Responses wer...

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