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Total number of records: 679

Count of Record type

Record type	Count
Archives	263
Indexes	209
Books and printed items	202
Coins	4
Textiles	1

Top 10: Collection group

Collection group	Count
Quaker Collection	208
Janina and Zygmunt Bauman	124
Brotherton Collection	54
University Archive	54
Leeds Russian Archive	23
English Literature	22
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society	12
Feminist Archive North	10
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections	7
Medical Collections	7

Top 10: Subject

Subject	Count
cities and towns	110
aesthetics	13
conduct of life	13
social problems	13
letters	10
russians	9
draperies	8
furniture	8
furniture design	8
seating (furniture)	8

Top 10: Place

Place	Count
Germany	110
Leeds	22
Bradford	15
Great Britain	14
Rawdon	12
Brighouse	8
Askwith	7
Halifax	6
Netherdale	6
Gildersome	5

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisations	Count
Andermahr, Heinz	110
Ennen, Edith	110
Flink, Klaus	110
Landschaftsverband Rheinland. Amt Fur Rheinische Landeskunde	110
Lvr-Institut Fur Landeskunde Und Regionalgeschichte	110
Muller, Martin (Cartographer)	110
Universitat Bonn. Institut Fur Geschichtliche Landeskunde Der Rheinlande	110
Ruskin, John (1819-1900)	13
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)	10
Martineau, Harriet (1802-1876)	10

Count of Earliest date

Earliest date	Count
From earliest	4
From 1300	2
From 1400	2
From 1500	5
From 1600	14
From 1700	24
From 1800	81
From 1900	317
From 2000	13

Count of Latest date

Latest date	Count
Up to 99	4
Up to 1399	1
Up to 1499	3
Up to 1599	2
Up to 1699	14
Up to 1799	23
Up to 1899	54
Up to 1999	80
Up to latest	280

Archive Item

Exeter, Old shop, Fore St. Devon

1884-1913

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Textile

crepe fragment

1840-1920

A piece of crepe [chirimen] with a purple ground and a multicoloured design of peonies, chrysanthemums and a third unknown type of flower. Patterning includes imitation tie dye effects. Both selvedg...

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