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Union News, issue 271
Archive Item

Union News, issue 271

22/01/1965

U.C. Fights Over Censure Motion

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Archive File

Archive Print piece

Timon of Athens. IV. iii. 271 - IV. iii. 389

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

1623

First Folio page number: (93)

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Archive File

Two Chorale Preludes for Passiontide

1944

1944 org The second piece is dated at the end, "Composed 4/4/44". Ink, in a music MS book. After an unused page, the book bears nine pages of cancelled pencil draft of a "Sonata", apparently for piano...

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Coin

Denomination: quadrans

Date(s): 150 BCE

Issuer/creator: Safra

Place: Rome

Material: copper alloy


Archive File

Material connected with the Yorkshire coal-mining area

c.1913-1961

Contains: (1) Survey of sections of strata in Yorkshire collieries, made ca.1913; (2) University of Sheffield, Department of Mining: Research on the geological characteristics of Yorkshire coal seams....

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shawl sample
Textile

shawl sample

19th century

Sample of twill woven fabric with fine stylised floral design woven within traditional shapes in shades of red, pink, yellow, green lilac, black and blue. The outline of the designs is embroidered in ...

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Archive Series

Astronomical Notebooks

Dec 1893 - Dec 1919

Collections of notes, drawings, diagrams, newspaper clippings and correspondence relating to astronomy.

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D Allan Crockatt’s Appointments and Commissions

1972-1990

(in separate folder) 1. Certificate of promotion to Temporary Midshipman, 4 December 1942 2. Freedom of the City of London, certificate, 2 July 1958 3. Appointment of Officer in Royal Nav...

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Textile

The Textile Institute, Lieut. Harry Dent Crompton Prize Fund Scheme, Design and Structure of Woven Fabrics, Reference Collection No.15

The Textile Institute

1933

String bound book with green covers with black text on front cover. Containing samples of patterned clothing, furnishing and household fabrics. 13 pages.

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