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Total number of records: 6616

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Books and printed items3823
Archives2691
Indexes83
Art items13
Objects4

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection6616
English Literature2165
Leeds Poetry1171
Herbert Read Collection772
Medieval Manuscripts626
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections338
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse139
Incunabula65
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection46
ApIvor Collection11

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SubjectCount
english poetry305
saints177
art169
clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)133
correspondence130
anarchism123
christ110
letters102
virgin mary100
english literature91

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Great Britain220
England46
France29
Belgium22
Sheffield (England)20
Ireland13
United States12
London, United Kingdom10
Spain9
Europe8

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)369
De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)265
Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)183
Bridgen, John William118
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)97
Anarchy Collective (Great Britain)85
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)82
Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)75
Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)73
Arts Council of Great Britain69

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Archive Print Collection

Romany Collection (Brotherton Collection)

One of the outstanding resources in the United Kingdom for the study of Gypsies and Travellers. Originally assembled by Lord Brotherton's niece-in-law, Dorothy Una Ratcliffe (Mrs McGrigor Phillips), a...

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Archive Print Item

Collections

Greg, W W (1875-1959); Malone Society

1907-

v.1-2, pt.1. 1907-1913 Some issues also have distinctive titles. "It is proposed to issue the Society's Collections in parts with continuous pagination. When sufficient parts have appeared to form...

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Archive Print Collection

Archive Print Sub-collection

Archive Print Collection

Civil War and Commonwealth Collection (Brotherton Collection)

Collection of political tracts published between the years 1639 and 1660. Places of publication include both London and the regions; several were printed in York and Hull. The tracts include petitions...

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Archive Sub-collection

Laban Collection

Hodgson, John (1927-1997); Laban, Rudolf von (1879-1958)

1891-2001

The Laban Collection includes papers and artworks by Laban and interviews with Laban's pupils and colleagues. The archives also include notes made by John Hodgson and publications relating to Laban a...

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Archive Sub-collection

Poetry Collections

Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016)

1953-2007

This subfonds comprises items relating to published collections of Geoffrey Hill's poetry, covering the period from prior to the publication of his first major collection, 'For the Unfallen' (1959) to...

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Archive File

Draft Collection

2001

Typescript draft of The Universal Home Doctor accompanied by a cc ts letter from Simon Armitage to “Paul” at Faber and Faber (2 July 2001). The draft includes an ms list of contents/poems for incl...

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Archive Series

Poetry Collections

1960-2001

(ca. 1960-2001); 5 boxes. This series comprises papers relating to published collections of Rodney Pybus’s poetry, including In Memoriam Milena (1973), Bridging Loans (1976), At the Stone Junction (...

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Archive Sub-collection

Poetry collections

2001-2010

This sub-collection comprises items relating to published collections of Antony Rowland's poetry. It includes a proof copies of Rowland's publications 'I am a Magenta Stick', 'Birkenau' and 'The Land...

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Archive File

Collected Poems

Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968)

1965-1966

1 book-length typescript copy with 'Collected Poems 1965 by Herbert Read' written on the front. Contains directions to the printer and manuscript corrections.

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