Searching the archives

There are several ways of searching for information held in the Quaker Archives at Leeds.

Main Library Catalogue

There are "author" entries in the Catalogue under the names of the relevant Quaker body - eg Settle Monthly Meeting of the Society of Friends, or Leeds Beeston Hill Friends Adult School. Alternatively, records for Quaker-related material may be found through a more informal Keyword search - eg for the words Skipton Quaker.

Handlists

You can consult the detailed handlists to the contents of the Carlton Hill and Clifford Street archives. Both handlists contain indexes, mainly of place names and topics. Both handlists are available online: Carlton Hill (PDF) and Clifford Street (PDF).

Database

The Quaker Archives database has been compiled from indexes of (mainly) personal names occurring within some of the most important documents in the Carlton Hill archive. There is no corresponding database for the Clifford Street archives, but many volumes have original handwritten indexes. Typescript indexes to other Carlton Hill documents are also available.

Yorkshire Quaker Heritage Project

Searching the YQHP location register (but not the name index) may well bring up records for documents held in the Carlton Hill and Clifford Street archives. The YQHP printed research guide is available for consultation within Special Collections at Leeds University Library.