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Total number of records: 533342

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items238230
Archives187107
People and organisations53060
Indexes46460
Textiles3540
Coins1905
Art items1843
Objects1192

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection97987
Liddle Collection33460
English Literature33004
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society24107
Letters Database22964
Leeds Russian Archive16868
Herbert Read Collection16429
University Archive13799
Godfrey Bingley Photographic Archive12770
Quaker Collection11999

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
world war, 1914-19185895
culture3280
occupations2592
english poetry2582
english language - dialects1988
society of friends1848
community life1845
agriculture1722
nature1689
jews1681

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain8519
England6043
France3580
Soviet Union1647
London, United Kingdom1351
Rome1205
Europe1116
Russia1011
United Kingdom909
Greece872

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)4832
Bingley, Godfrey (1842-1927)4527
Anonymous2647
Great Britain2377
Church of England2123
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)1701
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1534
Opera North1496
English National Opera North1496
Catholic Church1440

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 80050
From 900164
From 1000330
From 1100595
From 1200929
From 13001541
From 14003826
From 15007881
From 160032033
From 170061060
From 1800131977
From 1900276064
From 200016825

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 996
Up to 1991
Up to 29941
Up to 3991
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Up to 99969
Up to 1099270
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Up to 13991390
Up to 14992854
Up to 15996230
Up to 169928695
Up to 179953296
Up to 1899109796
Up to 1999274647
Up to latest42233

Archive Collection

SHERIFF'S TOURN FOR HEDON

1457-8

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WILLIAM RADCLIFFE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION: PEDIGREES

1800-1819

Comprising several pedigrees of the Beaumont family, tricks and quarterings of arms with a number of original letters to Radcliffe from R H and J Beaumont of Whitley Hall, Kirkheaton

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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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