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Total number of records: 4523

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items2562
Archives1755
Indexes110
People and organisations66
Textiles15
Art items11
Coins2
Objects2

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection936
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History705
Art and Antique Market675
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture459
Cookery Collection131
Quaker Collection131
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society102
Feminist Archive North95
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society74
Business Archives73

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
occupations444
metal trade237
culture213
implements, utensils etc176
community life164
buildings154
food144
nature144
industries141
food industry and trade139

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
England277
Great Britain256
London (England)190
France32
Soviet Union22
United States17
Birmingham (England)16
India14
Ireland13
Scotland13

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)636
Great Britain. Post Office175
Guildhall Library (London, England)172
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)103
Great Britain68
Great Britain. Parliament47
Independent Labour Party (Great Britain)43
Labour Party (Great Britain)43
Trades Union Congress40
Snaith, Eric37

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From earliest1
From 14001
From 15005
From 1600158
From 1700421
From 18001455
From 19001959
From 2000124

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 10991
Up to 15993
Up to 1699123
Up to 1799376
Up to 18991257
Up to 19992045
Up to latest318

Archive Sub-series

Trade

1964-1976

This subseries contains items relating to different aspects of trade. The subject matter largely includes trading and dealing, and fairs and markets. Alongside general items relating to trade, the sub...

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Name: Trade

Reference: Carlton Hill Q7

Meeting: Brighouse MM 1778-86

Pages: 51

Name: "Trade"

Reference: Carlton Hill R4

Meeting: Brighouse MM 1823-1827

Pages: 200


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Free trade versus fair trade

Farrer, Thomas Henry Farrer Baron (1819-1899); Cobden Club (London, England)

1882

Issued by the Cobden Club.

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Archive Print Item

Medieval trade

Yaxley, Susan; Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)

1977

Includes bibliographical references (page 49) and index.

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Archive Print Item

Trade letter

Rawsterne, Mick; Samuel, Zack

[197-?]

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Archive Print Item

On combinations of trades

1831

Kress Lib C.2900.

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Archive File

Trade - General

1964-1976

This file contains items relating to aspects of trading, including a typed paper by Ted Spiegel on Handslag, or striking a bargain, by farmers ([2] leaves); a typed extract listing bad luck beliefs in...

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Archive File

Miscellaneous Trades

c.1812- c.1944

Containing billheads relating to various miscellaneous trades including carvers, decorators and window blind makers.

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Archive File

China Trade

c.1950 - c.2017

Cuttings from various periodicals, press and auction catalogues referencing trade of various items such as ceramics, silver, porcelain between China and countries including the UK and USA.

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Archive File

Trade Labels

c.1950 - c.2017

Mainly photocopies of furniture trade labels and trade cards. [Original Trade card and Billheads are held elsewhere in the Collection].

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Trade-off

NGO newspaper for Unctad VII conference in Geneva

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