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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture11
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society7
Brotherton Collection1
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Leeds General Cemetery1
Womens Aid Federation of England Archive1

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Dunton, Mr W3
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)3
Clay, Charles Travis (1885-1978)2
Alice Violet Robson1
Allen, Charlie (1879-1879)1
Atkinson Family1
Baines, Edward (1774-1848)1
Baines, Sir Edward (1800-1890)1
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25.01.24 - W&E committee quote.docx

Women's Aid Federation of England

29 Feb 2024

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PAPERS OF B W J KENT: PAPERS OF KENT FAMILY OF TATEFIELD HALL

18th century-20th century

Including: farm account books of Isaac Denison of Dunkeswick and others 1809-1893 and diary of a farmer recording the weather, events on the farm, payments 1855-1893 (back of diary records accounts re...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Sheffield, Yorkshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

21 Dec 1952

[Side 1] Sid describes process of making steel, talks about role of melter, explains terms incl. 'fracture' [= sample of metal for analysis] and need to 'slag off' [= remove e.g. sulphur and phosphoro...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Kniveton, Derbyshire

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

May 1956

[Side 1] Tom recalls occasion when he played practical joke on new farm-hand by pretending to be ghost, farm-hand jittery all day and ran away from 'tit' [= small horse] that scared him while walking ...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Hathern, Leicestershire

Apr 1957

[Side 1] Mr Hunt reflects on his working life, recalls starting work aged 10 years, describes hours and wages at Hathern brickworks and later at sock mill, remembers 'kill' [= kiln] closing during Wor...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Lyddington, Rutland

Apr 1957

[Side 1] Mr Manton discusses hedge maintenance in detail, explains how to clear dead wood out with 'hatchet' [= light, short-handled axe] and how to handle occasional 'stoven' [= tree stump], describe...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Little Bentley, Essex

Oct 1959

[Side 1] Mr Dunton describes condition of roads in village in past, tells series of anecdotes about childhood pranks and practical jokes incl. regularly unharnessing donkey from cart outside village p...

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Survey of English Dialects recording in Little Bentley, Essex. Survey of English Dialects recording in East Mersea, Essex

Jun-Oct 1959

[Side 1] Mr Dunton recalls starting work aged 14 as 'stock-boy' [= farm worker helping to look after livestock] at Fordham Hall, describes long hours and gradual increase in wages to £7 before retiri...

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Aubrey Beardsley, autograph letters and other material, with other items relating to him

Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-1898)

1892-1898

Comprises the following items: (1) Autograph letter to George Scotson-Clark [1892]; (2) Proof copies of two grotesques, 1893; (3) Invitation card designed by Aubrey Beardsley for the opening of the Pr...

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PAPERS OF CHARLES TRAVIS CLAY

Clay, Charles Travis (1885-1978)

1642-1976

Consists mainly of photocopies and correspondence exchanged with historical scholars including P Aheir, W Paley Baildon, W Farrer, LC Loyd, WE Preston, FM Stenton and A Hamilton Thompson. Topics inclu...

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Edmund Gosse Archive

Gosse family

c.1823-1954

The Gosse collection includes material from five generations of the Gosse family, but is largely the archive of Sir Edmund William Gosse (1849-1928), the writer and literary critic. The collection hol...

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Norfolk Response Books

Francis, W Nelson (1910-2002)

1956-1957

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

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