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Drawings and photographs of works, mostly on religious themes, by Emily Susan Ford
Ford, Emily Susan (1850-1930)
c.1900-1930
2 original drawings and 7 photographs of works, mostly on religious themes, with a list of contents
A pamflyt compiled of cheese, contayninge the differences, nature, qualities, and goodness, of the same
Fisher, Clement (1539-1619); Bayley, Walter (1529-1593); Willoughby, Edward (16th century-16th century); Stephens, Marly (17th century-17th century)
c.1580
Manuscript in Secretary hand on paper containing 'A pampflyt compiled of cheese'. Decoration: Undecorated; page frames ruled. Collation: [A-P4]. With one initial and two final flyleaves. Each quire is...
Letter from Branwell Brontë to Joseph Bentley Leyland
2 July 1846
Letter to Leyland enquiring on behalf of his sisters about whether a framed plaster relief portrait of Brontë in Leyland’s studio is a duplicate, and whether it can be obtained by the Brontës and ...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Reedham, Norfolk
14 Jan 1957
[Side 1] Bob talks about mare prone to biting when driven backwards, recalls incident when he ran and used whip to prevent mare from going into river when carting stone, describes occasion when horses...
Survey of English Dialects recording in Stogumber, Somerset
Jul 1956
[Side 1] Fred talks about making cider, reflects on impact of price of apples on farmer's willingness to make cider, discusses own orchard and smallholding, recalls pleasure of eating home-cured hams ...
BARKER, ARTHUR
1917-1929
The collection contains around 125 letters written by Arthur Barker to his wife Alice and a few postcards and telegrams. There are two sets of letters: 1. Those written while Arthur was training i...
"Rabbit skins"
Frederick Lawson
c.1927
Charcoal drawing of a rack built outside a Gypsy Traveller wagon to hang rabbits that had been hunted/killed. Labelled, "Rabbit skins [indecipherable word- possibly location]."
"The green van, Leyburn," Watercolour.
Frederick Lawson
1925
Watercolour of a green Gypsy Traveller wagon. Street behind with church, to left; van with washing, seated adults, children. Signed, "Fred Lawson."
Calverley papers : petitions, letters and other documents from Sir Walter Calverley and others, concerning the Broadcloth Acts of 1725, 1733, 1741 and 1765
Calverley family
1639-c.1768
These papers mainly concern the renewal of the Broadcloth Acts in 1733 and 1741. They were given to the Library in 1922 by Mr Clarke-Thornhill. With one exception, they are listed here in chronologica...