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Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)7
Hey, William (1736-1819)1
Masson, Flora (1857-1937)1
Pyrah, Leslie Norman (1899-1995)1

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Archive Item

The Worshipful Company of Barbers Ladies' Dinner

3 Mar 1977

Menu from the dinner, held at the Barber-Surgeons' Hall, on 3 March 1977.

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With Lady Mountbatten at the Leeds General Infirmary Prize Day

1955-1956

Includes: - 3 photographs of the Leeds General Infirmary Prize Day, June 1955 with Lady Mounbatten. - 2 duplicate photographs with the Lord Mayor, Lady Mayoress and Chairman. - 1 group photograph...

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Archive Art Item

Lithograph print of Florence Nightingale and Mr Bracebridge on Cathcart's Hill, Crimea, on 8 May 1855, by Day & Son, Lithographers to the Queen, London

c.1855

Sketch of Nightingale and Bracebridge on horseback, overlooking a burial ground. Labelled with the print title in pencil.

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Printed sketch of Florence Nightingale

n.d. [19th century]

Small print of a sketch of Florence Nightingale. Underneath is attached a small press cutting with some biographical information on Nightingale.

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Lithograph print of Lea Hurst, Derbyshire, home of Florence Nightingale

n.d. [19th century]

Small print published by Richard Keene, Derby, from an original drawing. C & E Layton, engravers, printers and stationers of Fleet Street, London.

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Partial letter from Florence Nightingale to Lydia Leigh
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Partial letter from Florence Nightingale to Lydia Leigh

Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)

n.d. [c.1849-c.1893]

Final page of a letter from Florence Nightingale to Mrs Egerton Leigh [Lydia Leigh], the first part is missing. Mentions declining an invitation from Leigh 'to receive the offered gifts'. The botto...

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Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mrs Richard Morris
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Letter from Florence Nightingale to Mrs Richard Morris

Nightingale, Florence (1820-1910)

17 Aug 1866

Letter in response to Mrs Richard Morris, who had recommended or offered the service of a Mrs Brown to work as a maid for Florence Nightingale. The letter also refers to Mrs [Lydia] Egerton Leigh - ...

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Papers relating to reviews of various residential homes

1982-1986

File of papers, reports, meeting notes and correspondence relating to reviews of staffing and management at various residential nursing homes owned by the Distressed Gentlefolk's Aid Association, and ...

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Medical Case Histories: Volume 2
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Medical Case Histories: Volume 2

16 Feb 1875-1897

Bound, paginated manuscript volume, containing details for various medico-legal cases for which Thomas Scattergood conducted forensic testing. Pages are numbered: 1-160. Most of the cases are dated ...

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Letters from Annie Williams Raven to her son, John Mason Raven (known as Jack)

1952-1954

The letters are from Annie Williams Raven, Kathleen Raven's mother, to her son John Mason Raven, known as 'Jack'. They mainly consist of reports of family news. The details for each letter are as foll...

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Personalia: Volume VII

1939-1983

Guard book volume labelled "L.N. PYRAH Personalia VOL. VII", containing "various items" collated by Pyrah, including: - Papers relating to the University of Leeds, including: a booklet for the openi...

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Professor Leslie Norman Pyrah: Album 1

Pyrah, Leslie Norman (1899-1995)

1880-1976

Photographs of Leeds University: Professor Leslie Norman Pyrah Album 1. 1. Bertrand Park (no date) 2. Honorary Degree Ceremony 24th September 1976 (with names) 3. Presentation of Honary Gold Medal...

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