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Total number of records: 1117

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Quaker Collection562
Brotherton Collection115
Womens Aid Federation of England Archive51
English Literature47
Janina and Zygmunt Bauman36
University Archive27
Leeds Russian Archive25
Letters Database20
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society20
Herbert Read Collection12

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People and organisationsCount
National Women'S Aid Federation51
Women'S Aid51
Women'S Aid Federation England51
Women'S Aid Federation of England51
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)19
De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)9
Naylor, James (1617?-1660)8
Chevrieres, Jean Guillaume De7
Burton, John (1710-1771)6
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)6

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Archive File

Leather laboratory lecture notes kept by Ernest R. Swale in the University of Leeds Department of Leather Industries

Swale, Ernest R

c.1900

Bound with leather. The front board has gilt lettering thus: Yorkshire College, Leeds

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195-224: Benjamin Gott & Sons; Miscellaneous records. 1817-1863. [Bound into Volume 6 of letters uniess otherwise stated]

1817-1863

202-209: Memoranda relating to employees and wages. 1819 -1857 203-206: Memoranda prepared by Jno. Dixon relating to the strike of 1831.

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Archive File

Various items

1969-1971

1 An Order for Holy Communion. Booklet. 2 Photocopied MS in letter form to the Rev. Norman McDermid, Kirby Overblow, from DAC, 8 July 1969 The Communion Service. 55 ff. 3 Letter from Rev McDermid to...

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Textile

Collection Homo [pattern book]

Chanay & Pupat (1926)

late 19th-early 20th Century

Hardback with mottled black covers and white spine. Book no. 1. Contains woven fabric samples in varied colours and patterns includes brocades and gauze. Samples unnumbered

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Textile

Draperie Deuxième Saison 1957 Envoi B

Société des Nouveautés Textiles

1957

Softback with blue covers. Black text on cover. Sample book for the fashion industry of menswear fabric, issued 5th September 1957. Contains woven fabric samples with polychrome patterning. Most sa...

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sampler
Textile

sampler

before 1947

Small oblong sample of a repeating design composed of a stylised peacock in the centre with stylised flowers on either side embroidered onto a plain woven, natural coloured linen ground. A border of a...

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Design
Textile

Design

Marchini, Guido (1929-2008)

1950-2008

Painted stylised organic design with a pattern of pink flowers and pink, orange and green circles in a diagonal stripe layout on a green background

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rose motif fragment
Textile

rose motif fragment

late 16th-17th Century

cut out embroidered applique of a rose motif in greens, white, blue and reds with blue, gold edged, ribbon on yellow silk ground. Detailed satin embroidery shows veining of leaves.

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oval panel
Textile

oval panel

early 20th Century

This oval embroidered panel in shades of blues and cream. The central part is embroidered in blues, yellow and red with a raised middle section depicting a butterfly and foliage, flowers and fruits. T...

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angklung batik tulis
Textile

angklung batik tulis

late 20th Century

A batik tulis, mostly in black, depicting angklung :a musical instrument made from bamboo. Each set consisting of 5 short pieces of hollow bamboo held together in a bamboo frame. Also seen are bamboo...

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