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Total number of records: 9815

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People and organisations114
Art items91
Objects7

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Leeds Animation Workshop3099
Brotherton Collection2335
Rudolf Laban Collections1070
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture929
University Archive390
Herbert Read Collection144
Cookery Collection123
International Textile Collection122
Leeds Russian Archive105
Liddle Collection101

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culture472
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industries376
buildings365
community life297
implements, utensils etc295
nature270
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agriculture201

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France104
England90
Paris62
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Laban, Rudolf Von (1879-1958)264
Rudolf Laban264
Rudolf Jean-Baptiste Attila Von Laban264
Rudolf Johann Baptiste Attila264
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)242
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)232
Hodgson, John (1927-1997)103
Societe Des Nouveautes Textiles62
Academie Des Sciences45
Leeds Animation Workshop45

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Archive Sub-series

Industry

1914-1918

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Archive File

Industrial

1893 - 1968

This file contains photographs or other reproductions of industrial art.

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Archive Sub-series

Industry

1939-1945

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Category: Industry

See Mrs Blanco White

Category: Industry

Dawson (GS) for reference to Gresford Colliery and the employment of women as clerks there.

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Category: Industry

H. Hayhurst - General Aspects: Decorations - Distinguished Conduct: 1914 Star, Service & Victory Medals. Item 2. War Badge for service at Woolwich Dockyard 1914-19.

Category: Industry

See under Sunderland: Evans family

Category: Industry

H.S. Sweet (GS) re Daimler Car Company War Work in 1914 & welcome back for its workers after the war.

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Category: Industry

F.D.Day (EP) Letter 13 for description of Chatham Naval Dockyard.

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Category: Industry

See General Aspects: Love: Item 3 for photo of the making of has bags for airships (and photo of an airship) in Palace Ballroom, Douglas, Isle of Man.

Category: Industry

See J.W.Myers (GS) for typed instructions given to his factory when on leave.

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Category: Industry

G.M.Booth (DF) Letters 9, 1 and 12. Release of workers from non-essential labour for war work.

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