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home60
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Slinn, Gillian A9
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)5
Malden, John5
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)4
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Pasanen, Leena3
Scott, Mrs M. E.3
Dorsey, Jean Muir2
Dorsey, Jean Muir (1890-)2
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Archive File

Women's Domestic Crafts in Thornaby

Schrut, Judith Lynne

1977

M.A. thesis written in four parts. The first provides background material to the study, including introductory remarks, some historical background to women's domestic crafts and a discussion of method...

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Archive Sub-series

Housekeeping and Associated Customs

1961-1982

This subseries contains items on housekeeping and domestic customs. The subjects represented include general housekeeping and domestic arrangements, fires and ovens, lighting, milk foods (i.e. butter ...

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Archive Print Item

Management in family living

Nickell, Paulena; Dorsey, Jean Muir (1890-)

[1967]

Includes bibliographies.

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Archive Print Item

Management in family living

Nickell, Paulena; Dorsey, Jean Muir (1890-)

[c1950]

Includes Index.

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Posser (Laundry)
Archive Item

Posser (Laundry)

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1964

Mrs. Chapman with posser and tub for washing clothes, outside her home, Sedbusk ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1151.

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Dolly (Laundry)
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Dolly (Laundry)

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1964

Mrs. Chapman and Mr. Chapman with dolly and tub for washing clothes, outside their home, Sedbusk ( Wensleydale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1150.

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Lace Specimens
Archive Item

Lace Specimens

Slinn, Gillian A

3 June 1964

Specimens of Nottingham lace. Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P1391 and LAVC/PHO/P1392.

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Lace Specimens
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Lace Specimens

Slinn, Gillian A

[1963-1964]

Specimens of Nottingham lacework.

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Lace Specimens
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Lace Specimens

Slinn, Gillian A

[1963-1964]

Specimens of Nottingham lacework.

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Archive Series

B: Livelihood and Household Support

1951-1982

This series contains items largely relating to traditional occupations and industries, and home economics.

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Clothes Washing
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Clothes Washing

[1970s]

Copy of a photograph dating from the late-19th/early-20th century of four women seated around a metal wash-tub washing clothes. A young girl stands with them.

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Archive File

Women of the Rhondda Valleys Between the Wars

Crook, Rosemary

1980

M.A. study of the women of the Rhondda Valleys and their roles as wife, mother and neighbour, on both a practical level in terms of physical comfort and support, and on an abstract level in terms of p...

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