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Total number of records: 2592

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Archives2582
Books and printed items8
Objects2

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture2582
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive2
Ripon Cathedral2
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
occupations2592
nature1096
agriculture1058
culture1002
community life894
implements, utensils etc824
animals739
buildings672
food522
english language - dialects493

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Great Britain1
Leeds, United Kingdom1
London, United Kingdom1
United States1

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People and organisationsCount
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)890
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)190
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)126
Brunk, Wille78
Liman, Ingemar (1938-)77
Langhorne, Richard71
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)61
Outhwaite, T. G.51
Fothergill, George William49
Dunn, Ginette43

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The panorama of professions and trades, or, Every man's book

Hazen, Edward; Hunt, Uriah; Hazen, Edward; Fagan, J; Burton, Charles; Gimber, Stephen Henry (1810-1862); Hoyle, Raphael (1804-1838); Morton, John Ludlow (1792-1871); Gilbert, Reuben S; Mason, Abraham John (1794-1858); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Rupp, Adin; Haswell and Barrington

1836

"The following work has been written for the use of schools and families"--Preface, p. [vii]. Frontispiece engraved title page by Morton and R. S. Gilbert with title: Hazen's panorama of professions ...

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The book of trades : or Library of the useful arts (v.1)

1807-10

Volumes 1-2 the fourth edition, 1810; volume 3, 'A new edition, corrected', 1807.

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The book of trades : or Library of the useful arts (v.2)

1807-10

Volumes 1-2 the fourth edition, 1810; volume 3, 'A new edition, corrected', 1807.

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The book of trades : or Library of the useful arts (v.3)

1807-10

Volumes 1-2 the fourth edition, 1810; volume 3, 'A new edition, corrected', 1807.

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The cabinet of arts, or general instructor in arts, science, trade, practical machinery, the means of preserving human life, and political economy, including a variety of important subjects

Clarke, Hewson (1787-1832?); Dougall, John (1760-1822)

1817

The chapters on architecture, painting and engraving are for the most part the same as books 2-4 of The cabinet of the arts, being a new and universal drawing book, edited by T. Hodson, in l805.

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Internal Correspondence - Bursar, Miss Stead etc.

1981

Typed sheets relating to the employment of a Research Assistant in the School of English, to work on the English Dialect Survey's dictionary project. This was to be a two-year project, commencing Octo...

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Gardening Questionnaire Correspondence

Whitfield, Jean

1962-1963

Letters sent to Jean Whitfield from newspapers, journals and magazine editors regarding her research, and from individuals responding to her requests for help posted through these channels. This relat...

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School of English Departments

University of Leeds. School of English

[1965-1980]

This diagram shows the departments and research institutes within the School of English at the University of Leeds, and the publications they produce and/or contribute to. It also lists the postgradua...

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Archive File

Exhibition Photographs and Related Papers

[1960s-1970s]

The photographs in this file have been mounted in groups according to particular subjects. Thus, there are two sheets of eight prints showing the construction and use of a hay creel (including duplica...

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British Association Exhibition

Wakelin, Martyn F

1967

This file contains Martyn Wakelin's correspondence with Henry Douch of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, and Broundand S. Tonkin, Chief Fishery Officer for Cornwall, regarding the availability of a p...

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Photographs of Traditional Work Techniques and Implements

[1960s]

The photographs in this file show farming scenes (hay gathering, PC1022, PC1053, PC1060), stone barn and cow shed constructions (PC0268, PC0269, PC0275, PC0277), cheesemaking (PC1519), buttermaking (P...

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Studies in Folk Life Exhibition

[1960s]

This file contains a photograph (LAVC/PHO/P2077) of part of a display board, showing the caption Studies in Folk Life: From Fieldwork to Publication and a selection of photographs and captions. It is ...

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