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Brotherton Collection158
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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)50
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Blades, Jim11
Sitwell, Edith (1887-1964)11
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Gouldman, Francis9

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Archive Item

Financing of Student Residences, Group on the

1985-1987

Agenda, minutes, supporting papers and correspondence. [Correspondence on membership, May 1985-July 1987; supporting papers, including financial reports, resignation of Student Union President, and su...

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Bio auto graphic

Nicholson, Michael C (1962-)

2006

Artist's book. Text and image laid out in a manner reminiscent of a comic strip, based around the artist's life and experiences (in this case reading and observing others reading mainly on public tran...

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Stagecoach

[1970s]

Photographic postcard from the West Yorkshire Folk Museum, Shibden Hall, Halifax. The postcard shows a stagecoach drawn by a team of four horses, which dates from around 1820. Men and women in period ...

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Photographs of Cecil Roth, Irene Roth, Emmanuel Mané-Katz and Horace Richter

[c 1926–c 1966]

Photograph 1: "Irene Roth at the age of 18 in London" (in pencil on verso). Photograph 2: "Irene Roth as a young women" (in pencil on verso) holding Cecil Roth's dog Bix in her arms. Photograph 3: "...

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The humble representation of some officers of the Army, to the Right Honourable Lieutenant General Fleetwood : November 1. 1659

Morley, Herbert (1616-1667); Great Britain. Army

[1659]

Signed by Col. Herbert Morley and others. Petition that the Parliament "may sit in safety." Errors in paging: 7-8 repeated in numbering.

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Hortus vitae : essays on the gardening of life

Lee, Vernon (1856-1935)

1904

Contents: Dedication.--The garden of life.--In praise of governesses.--On going to the play.--Reading books.--Hearing music.--Receiving letters.--New friends and old.--Other friendships.--A hotel sitt...

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Censura celebriorum authorum: sive Tractatus in quo varia virorum doctorum de clarissimis cujusque seculi scriptoribus judicia traduntur

Blount, Sir Thomas Pope (1649-1697)

1690

Remainder of title: "Unde facillimo negotio lector dignoscere queat quid in singulis quibusque istorum authorum maximè memorabile sit, & quonam in pretio apud eruditos semper habiti fuerint." T.p. ...

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His Majesties answer to the petition which accompanied the declaration of the House of Commons: presented to him at Hampton-Court, the first of December. 1641

Charles king of England (1600-1649); Great Britain. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)

1641

Indexed in: Wing(2) C2138.

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Student Literature, Minutes and Papers

c.1968-1969

Box of student literature, minutes and papers compiled by an ex-student. Includes:

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