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Total number of records: 4770

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Books and printed items3065
Archives1198
People and organisations406
Indexes86
Art items9
Textiles3
Coins2
Objects1

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Brotherton Collection823
Liddle Collection797
Leeds Russian Archive458
English Literature342
Herbert Read Collection293
University Archive170
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections78
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society63
Cookery Collection52
Letters Database51

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world war, 1939-19451104
world war, 1914-1918203
english poetry54
french poetry48
holocaust, jewish (1939-1945)45
jews45
manners and customs32
letters28
romanies28
russians27

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Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Sheppard, Thomas (1876-1945)172
Lloyd George, David (1863-1945)80
Symons, Arthur (1865-1945)61
Great Britain51
De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)50
Mackail, J W (1859-1945)37
Valery, Paul (1871-1945)36
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)34
Churchill, Winston (1874-1965)33
Great Britain. Ministry of Information33

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1945

1945

Documents relating to Maurice de Sausmarez's building society, the payment of ground rent for 16 Leaside Avenue, invoices for household repairs, documents relating to income tax, payment of water rate...

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[Diary, 1945]

1945

(1945) (entries) 1f; MS; Russian

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Hiroshima 1945

Maruki, Iri (1901-1995); Maruki, Toshi (1912-2000); Museum van Oudheden (Groningen, Netherlands)

[1957]

Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Museum van Oudheden, Groningen, 19 January - 18 February; Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam, 26 January - 19 February; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 22 February - 25 Mar...

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The Most-favoured nation; Montreal; 1945; 149pp, ; 1945

1945

38 of a limited edition for private circulation.

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Hampstead, 1939-1945

Hampstead, England. Borough Council

1977

Reprint of 1947 ed. published by Hampstead Borough Council, London under title: Hampstead at war.

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Chilwell 1939-1945

Great Britain. Army; Great Britain. Auxiliary Territorial Service

[1945?]

Cover title.

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Examination Papers: 1945

1945

2) Science & Technology

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1945 (St. Ives)
Drawing

1945 (St. Ives)

Nicholson, Ben (1894-1982)

1945

Framed, glazed.

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1945 (still life)
Painting