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Total number of records: 1228
Count of Record type
Top 10: Collection group
| Collection group | Count |
|---|---|
| Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture | 278 |
| Brotherton Collection | 199 |
| Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society | 92 |
| International Textile Collection | 85 |
| University Archive | 83 |
| Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society | 70 |
| Liddle Collection | 70 |
| Feminist Archive North | 22 |
| English Literature | 16 |
| Cookery Collection | 14 |
Top 10: Subject
Top 10: Place
Top 10: People and organisations
| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Kissling, Werner (1895-1988) | 124 |
| Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009) | 31 |
| Socialist League (Founded 1932) | 15 |
| Society For Socialist Inquiry and Propaganda | 15 |
| Sorby, Henry Clifton (1826-1908) | 13 |
| Miners' Federation of Great Britain | 12 |
| Cole, G D H (1889-1959) | 11 |
| Short, Thomas (1690?-1772) | 11 |
| Sullivan, Keith Frederick | 11 |
| White, William (1799-) | 11 |
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The miner
Miners' Federation of Great Britain
no.1-134 4 June 1926 - 22 Dec. 1928. Vol.1 wrongly dated on spine 1925 From no.12 (21 August 1926) there is a sub-title: "The weekly (-the official weekly) paper of the Miners' Federation of Great...
Miners
[1970s]
Group of miners sitting outside the Harris Shaft at the Craven Moor Lead Mines, Greenhow ( Wharfedale) in the late-19th century.
On the mines, minerals, and miners of the United Kingdom
Hunt, Robert (1807-1887)
[1862?]
Reprinted from the Journal of the Society of Arts. Printed in double columns. "A paper read before the Society of Arts, December 17th, 1862". "Appended is a list of 260 British minerals, and the...
Miner's Candle
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
1966
Miner's candle, Gunnerside ( Swaledale). The candle sits in a container comprised of zinc sheet nailed to a wooden top and base with a leather carrying strap. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/...
Solidarity with the Miners
Sep 1984
Newspaper produced by the workers at the News of the World and the Sun
Minerals and Mineralogists
c.1950 - c.2017
Cuttings and articles from various periodicals, press and auction catalogues referencing geological displays, fossils, stones and mineral samples.
Miner's Cottage
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)
July 1965
Back of miner's cottage, Castle Bolton ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1674. With ms. note.
Notebook of minerals
c.1850
Contains: (1) ff.3v-13v, Earthy minerals; (2) ff.14v-16v, Alkaline earthy minerals; (3) ff.17v-20v, Acidiferous earthy minerals; (4) f.21v, Acidiferous alkaline minerals; (5) f.22v, Acidiferous alkali...