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Total number of records: 277
Top 10: Collection group
| Collection group | Count |
|---|---|
| Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society | 96 |
| Liddle Collection | 30 |
| Business Archives | 26 |
| Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture | 24 |
| Brotherton Collection | 22 |
| English Literature | 12 |
| Leeds Russian Archive | 8 |
| University Archive | 8 |
| Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections | 7 |
| Womens Aid Federation of England Archive | 5 |
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Top 10: Place
| Place | Count |
|---|---|
| Yorkshire | 5 |
| Eshton; Gargrave; Yorkshire West Riding | 2 |
| Scriven; Knaresborough; Yorkshire West Riding | 2 |
| Ackworth; Yorkshire West Riding | 1 |
| Askrigg; Aysgarth; Yorkshire North Riding | 1 |
| Barforth; Gilling West; Yorkshire North Riding | 1 |
| Buckden; Arncliffe; Yorkshire West Riding | 1 |
| Burghwallis; Yorkshire West Riding | 1 |
| Burley In Wharfedale; Otley; Yorkshire West Riding | 1 |
| Calton; Kirkby Malham; Yorkshire West Riding | 1 |
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WILLIAM RADCLIFFE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION: YORKSHIRE COLLECTIONS
1827
Comprising a small book lettered "Radcliffe, Yorkshire Collections". It contains a number of extracts from Dodsworth's mss, monumental inscriptions in Featherstone Church and extracts from the pari...
Carlton Hill Collection
17th-20th century
The Carlton Hill collection of archives contains records of meetings of the Society of Friends for the mid-part of the old West Riding of Yorkshire (now divided between West and North Yorkshire), and ...
SKIPTON CASTLE COLLECTION
13th century-20th century
Papers of the Clifford family, Earls of Cumberland and of their successors, Earls of Thanet relating to the honour of Skipton and their Craven estates 13th-20th century. Includes deeds and settlement...
THELLUSSON OF BRODSWORTH COLLECTION
1561 - 1902
Deeds and papers of the estate of Peter Thellusson of Brodsworth, banker, relating to Adwick le Street, Amotherby, Barnby Dun, Barnsley, Bentley, Brodsworth, Hampole, Hooton Pagnell, Marr, Moss, Owsto...
FAWKES OF FARNLEY COLLECTION
11th century-20th century
Relating to the Fawkes family of Farnley Hall's estates in Wharfedale, mainly at Arthington, Burley, Caley, Castley, Farnley, Hawkesworth, Leathley, Lindley, Menston, Otley, Pool, Rigton and Stainburn...
LEGARD OF GANTON COLLECTION
1341-1768
Deeds relating to Legard family estates at Binnington 1555-1721, Ganton 1341-1755 and Wykeham 1605-1768, some of which are published in Yorkshire Record Series 120 (1953).
WENTWORTH OF WOOLLEY COLLECTION
19th century-20th century
Includes deeds etc relating to the manor of Woolley and to Chevet, Cold Hiendley, Darton, Notton, Royston and Staincross 19th-20th century; deeds and papers relating to coal mining in the Barnsley are...
Opera North Collection
Opera North
1978-2020
The collection covers the musical activities of Opera North for over forty years from 1978. The company was established in 1977 as English National Opera North. The collection contains material rela...
J A WILSON COLLECTION
1960s-1990s
Papers, notes, correspondence, slides and card index relating to archaeological excavations, mostly in North Yorkshire
Clifford Street Collection
17th century-21st century
The Clifford Street, York, collection of archives contains records of the meetings of the Society of Friends in Yorkshire at two levels. First, Records of the county-wide Quarterly Meeting (since 1...
Czesław Lejewski Collection
Lejewski, Czesław (1913-2001)
1932-1995
The collection includes Lejewski's manuscript notes and formulae created during his research together with drafts and typescripts of his published works. It contains typescript drafts and reprints of...