Skip to main content

Search Special Collections

Results

13 to 24 of 2403 records

Total number of records: 2403

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives1155
Books and printed items974
Indexes180
People and organisations74
Textiles11
Art items4
Coins3
Objects2

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Liddle Collection677
Brotherton Collection616
Ripon Cathedral138
Incunabula137
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society126
English Literature108
Herbert Read Collection75
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture55
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections47
University Archive43

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
world war, 1914-191899
letters44
culture42
photographs37
english language - dialects30
community life29
english poetry23
manners and customs18
art17
folk music17

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain61
France21
London (England)14
England10
London, United Kingdom8
Verona (Italy)8
China7
Africa5
Genoa, Italy5
Germany5

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)129
Baron Brotherton79
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton79
Colonel Edward Allen Brotherton79
Lord Brotherton79
Sir Edward Allen Brotherton79
Beethoven, Ludwig Van (1770-1827)53
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)37
Great Britain26
Great Britain. Parliament22

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From earliest1
From 2001
From 7001
From 10001
From 11002
From 12003
From 13003
From 1400146
From 150012
From 1600142
From 1700149
From 1800508
From 19001295
From 200041

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 2991
Up to 3991
Up to 12992
Up to 13991
Up to 1499143
Up to 159914
Up to 1699111
Up to 1799139
Up to 1899440
Up to 19991330
Up to latest118

Archive Print Item

Atalantis Major

Defoe, Daniel (1661?-1731)

Anno mundi 1711

A prose satire, occasioned by the oath demanded from the sixteen Scottish peers elected as members of the British Parliament. Anon., by Daniel Defoe. Includes bibliographical references.

More details


Archive Print Item

About Llantwit Major

Thomas, T H

1882

"Reprinted from the October number of the "Red dragon," the national magazine of Wales" - Title p.

More details


Archive File
Major trade card
Archive Item

Major trade card

Major; Thomas Roper

1833-1837

Embossed 19th century engraved trade card of Major, depicting various metalware items (clockwise from left) saw, urn, range, stove and wood plane.

More details and larger image


Archive File

Order of Major Coperthwaite

20 Oct 1646

“whereas there is some controversy about the unregnal sessings of the lead mines at marrickthe Lead mines and demesne of Marrick shall bear at every 40s charged upon the township 16s”

More details