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Total number of records: 97911
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Top 10: Collection group
| Collection group | Count |
|---|---|
| Brotherton Collection | 97911 |
| English Literature | 17676 |
| Herbert Read Collection | 16256 |
| Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse | 7151 |
| Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections | 4691 |
| Leeds Poetry | 4257 |
| Incunabula | 1350 |
| Novello Cowden Clarke Collection | 1257 |
| Rudolf Laban Collections | 944 |
| Medieval Manuscripts | 642 |
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Top 10: People and organisations
| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Anonymous | 2647 |
| Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) | 1370 |
| Read, Sir Herbert Edward (1893-1968) | 1081 |
| Hill, Geoffrey (1932-2016) | 941 |
| Silkin, Jon (1930-1997) | 751 |
| Wodehouse, Sir Philip | 631 |
| Sala, George Augustus | 505 |
| Amsterdam (Netherlands). Stedelijk Museum | 442 |
| Great Britain | 439 |
| Amsterdam (Netherlands) | 400 |
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Ralph Abercrombie correspondence
Abercrombie Family
1928-1969
Contains: (1) Letters of condolence to Catherine and Ralph Abercrombie on the death of Lascelles Abercrombie, Oct./Nov. 1938; (2) Abercrombie family letters, from various correspondents chiefly to Ral...
Alan Bennett, draft of the introduction written for the dramatisation of 'The Wind in the Willows' at the National Theatre in 1991.
Bennett, Alan
1991
Comprises the typescript draft of Bennett's introduction for the Faber version of the dramatisation of Kenneth Grahame's 'The Wind in the Willows', produced at the National Theatre in December 1991. T...
Michael Millgate correspondence
Millgate, Professor Michael (1929-); Thwaite, Dr Ann (1932-); Thwaite, Anthony (1930-)
1986-2011
Comprises mainly Professor Michael Millgate's correspondence with Dr. Ann Thwaite. Also includes some correspondence with Dr. Anthony Thwaite.
1890's Literature (Brotherton Collection)
1890s
Literary works published in the final decade of the 19th century. The collection also contains a small number of more recent works surveying the literary and artistic movements and ideas of the closin...
George Crabbe correspondence and papers
1726-1816
Additional items listed Sep 2017: 'Letter and Watercolour' [BC MS 19c Crabbe/6].
Leeds University Library Handlist of 'Bronteana'
19th - 20th century
A collection of pamphlets and offprints on Brontë subjects.
Juliette Drouet Letters to Victor Hugo
1833-1903
Letters from Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo. 440 letters, partially covering the years 1833 - 1851. Also included are two letters (1903 - 1906) relating to the collection whilst in the care of John El...
George Borrow, literary manuscripts with related material
Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)
c.1840-1913
Brotherton Collection items: Autograph manuscripts of two folktales, one beginning "Sigurd son of Volsun", the other entitled "The pisgey and midwife"; autograph manuscripts of four poems, "Grasach Ab...
'Fairy Tales in Verse from Grimm' manuscript volume
Ellis, Frederick Startridge (1830-1901)
08 Oct 1894
Unpublished volume of poetry by Frederick Startridge Ellis, who was primarily known as William Morris's bookseller. This manuscript is primarily fair copy with occasional additions and revisions, al...
Arnold Family Archive
Arnold Family
1810-1894
Correspondence: Series I, Letters of Thomas Arnold: 107 letters to family members and friends. Series II, Letters of Mary Arnold: 45 letters to family members and friends. Series III, Miscellaneous fa...