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Total number of records: 3299

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Archives3263
Books and printed items30
Art items3
Objects3

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Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society2523
Brotherton Collection231
English Literature212
Feminist Archive North100
Business Archives54
Leeds Poetry22
Medical Collections13
Art and Antique Market10
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections9
Cookery Collection6

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letters122
english poetry79
business records48
textile industry46
english literature41
english fiction24
english drama21
commercial correspondence14
diaries12
education8

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Yorkshire56
York; Yorkshire30
Leeds; Yorkshire West Riding30
Burton Constable; West Newton; Swine; Yorkshire East Riding16
Wakefield; Yorkshire West Riding13
England7
Yorkshire West Riding6
Halifax; Yorkshire West Riding6
Doncaster; Yorkshire West Riding6
Mirfield; Yorkshire West Riding6

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Radcliffe Family10
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)5
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Dorothy Una Phillips4
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Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)4
Wise, Thomas James (1859-1937)4
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Archive Collection

George Walker's The Costume of Yorkshire

c1810-1885

The original watercolours for the images published as engravings in 'The Costume of Yorkshire' 1814 in one volume, a volume of engravings from the first edition and an edition of 'The Costume of Yorks...

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COPIES OF SATIRICAL POEMS BY GEORGE PLAXTON, RECTOR OF BARWICK IN ELMET

Early 18th century

Also includes pamphlets, 18th century, correspondence, and transcripts 20th century

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INCOMPLETE TRANSCRIPT OF THE REGISTER OF ARCHBISHOP [CARDINAL] WOLSEY BY A HAMILTON THOMPSON,

20th century

Original is at Borthwick Institute, York

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Archive Collection

PAPERS OF B W J KENT: PLANS AND ELEVATIONS OF AN UNIDENTIFIED BUILDING AT BECKWITHSHAW

20th century

Probably a conjectural reconstruction of Tatefield Hall

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COUNTERPART LEASE FOR 21 YEARS

8 Jul 1609

1. John Towneley of Hyrstwood, Lancashire 2. John Brooke of Littlecargreene of Dalton, chapman

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GRANT AND PRECEPT

28 Aug 1599-17th century

1. John Hyndesley of Foggthorpe and his son John 2. John Clarke of Warter and his son Robert

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