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Total number of records: 4861

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items3859
Archives1002

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
paleontology107
botany94
geology79
birds72
learned institutions and societies71
zoology52
fishes49
lepidoptera40
natural history37
numismatics34

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain53
Egypt21
Yorkshire (England)15
Sweden14
Denmark13
Rome11
Greece10
England9
Finland9
United States9

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society99
British Museum (Natural History). Department of Zoology89
British Museum (Natural History). Department of Entomology85
Gray, John Edward (1800-1875)75
Hey, William (1736-1819)75
Gray, John Edward75
Hey, William (1772-1844)70
Walker, Francis (1809-1874)65
Walker, Francis65
Herschel, Sir John F W (1792-1871)60

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 160013
From 1700148
From 18002447
From 19002189
From 200064

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 16999
Up to 1799113
Up to 18992306
Up to 19992321
Up to latest112
Louis Le Prince Collection

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Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society Archive

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Agendas

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Minutes

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Internal Council Correspondence

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Retirement of Maynard Mitchell as Director of Museums

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Agreement on use of lecture theatre

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Administration of Transfer

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Papers relating to the transfer of the Society's assets to Leeds Corporation

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