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Total number of records: 5401

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Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society101
British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology89
British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology85
Gray, John Edward75
Gray, John Edward (1800-1875)75
Hey, William (1736-1819)75
Hey, William (1772-1844)70
Walker, Francis65
Walker, Francis (1809-1874)65
Herschel, Sir John F W (1792-1871)61

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Archive Collection

Louis Le Prince Collection

Le Prince, Louis Aime Augustin (1841-); Le Prince, Elizabeth (1846-); Le Prince, Adolphe (1872-1901)

26 Oct 1880-1 Apr 1900

The collection comprises papers relating to Louis Le Prince and his invention of a camera which took the first moving pictures on paper film. The papers include technical drawings and notes made by L...

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Archive Print Collection

Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society Printed Books

The book collection ranges widely over all the disciplines, especially scientific subjects, and does not confine itself to British research: there are, for example, many American and Canadian publicat...

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Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society Archive

Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society

1774-2005

The archive holds many of the Society's business records including its bye-laws, Council minute books and correspondence. The business papers are not comprehensive, but contain papers dating from the...

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Archive Sub-sub-series

Agendas

1905-1999

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Minutes

1819-1998

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Reports

1895-1998

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Memoranda

1868-2004

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Internal Council Correspondence

1871-2004

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External Correspondence

1819-2004

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Agreement on use of lecture theatre

Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society

1921-1980

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Administration of Transfer

Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society

1905-1921

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