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Total number of records: 47038
Count of Record type
Top 10: Collection group
| Collection group | Count |
|---|---|
| Brotherton Collection | 11805 |
| Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society | 5502 |
| English Literature | 4954 |
| Quaker Collection | 4212 |
| Letters Database | 2562 |
| Herbert Read Collection | 805 |
| Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse | 794 |
| Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture | 770 |
| Liddle Collection | 747 |
| Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society | 635 |
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Top 10: People and organisations
| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) | 1719 |
| Bridgen, John William | 509 |
| Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 | 491 |
| Great Britain | 441 |
| Church of England | 406 |
| Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019) | 400 |
| Penn, William (1644-1718) | 337 |
| Society of Friends | 314 |
| Tipping, William ? | 301 |
| Rolfe, Frederick William (1860-1913) | 288 |
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WILLIAMS, WILLIAM E
1914-1919
Pencil sketch of mosque (nd); 2 watercolour sketches (nd); German postcard (nd); Typescript verse 'The Motor-Lorry Man' by AL Jones (1918); Photograph of Princess Mary (nd); Overseas service stripes (...
Elizabeth Williams Collection
1800-1950
Elizabeth Williams (1938-2012) studied at Bedford College, London, and came to Leeds as an assistant lecturer in English Language and Medieval English Literature in 1965, after working for a year in t...
Saville, William to Scruton, William
Saville, William
17 Jun 1910 - 13 Apr 1911; 1 n.d.
1) Reference to Scruton's work in "Yorkshire Weekly Post"; seeks a piece from Scruton for his dialect almanac. Signed pseudonymously "Bob [Stubbs]". 2) Seeks a dialect contribution for a forthcomi...
Sender: Gamble, William
Recipient: Carr, William
Letters: 1
Date(s): 7 Nov 1815
Location: SC MS 646/28
Note: Concerning alleged fee farm rents due upon property at Birstall. 2 ff. Endorsed with Carr's draft reply.