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| Collection group | Count |
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| Godfrey Bingley Photographic Archive | 12620 |
| Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture | 5392 |
| International Textile Collection | 3514 |
| University Art Collection | 2364 |
| Brotherton Collection | 2225 |
| Coin Collection | 2194 |
| Cookery Collection | 1759 |
| Liddle Collection | 1003 |
| University Archive | 954 |
| Student Newspapers | 780 |
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DOCUMENTS RELATING TO VARIOUS PROPERTIES
1631-1816
In Kirkby Malzeard, Grewelthorpe, Misses, Swetton, Patrick Brompton, East Appleton, Hudswell, Thirlby, Bowes, Thorp-under-Stone, Knayton, and Bewerley. There are also appointments of Gregory Elsley as...
Godfrey Bingley Photographic Archive
Bingley, Godfrey (1842-1927)
1887-1913
This extensive collection (about 10,000 images) was donated to the University in 1913 by Godfrey Bingley himself and is an archive of his life's work. The collection comprises black and white image...
Bennett Family Correspondence
Bennett family
c.1840-1866
The letters include 16 from the writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu to Bessie Pigott Bennett (whose younger sister, Susan, he married in 1844); 47 from Margaret Decluzeau to Bessie Pigott Bennett; and about 27...
Louis Compton Miall Collection
Miall, L C (1842-1921)
23 Jan 1860-May 1930
The collection includes works by Louis Compton Miall on science, Latin, gardening and education. It also encompasses some letters with one written by Charles Darwin and another from T. H. Huxley. It...
Poetry and Audience, typescript and manuscript drafts of poems by various authors originally published in 'Poetry and Audence'
c.1954-1972
This collection contains typescript and manuscript drafts of poems by 33 authors, submitted for publication in the Leeds student literary magazine 'Poetry and Audience.' Also included is a small amoun...
DEEDS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
1 Feb 1585 - 21 Sept 1928
Relating to Acomb, West Ayton, Burn [parish of Brayton], Carthorpe, Firby [parish of Westow], Gate Fulford, Hanlith, Harrogate, Knaresborough (especially the Donisthorpe family), Leeds, Rathmell, Scar...
DEEDS AND DOCUMENTS RELATING TO ECCLESHILL, IDLE, LEEDS AND WROSE
16th century-19th century
Includes a notebook with recipes for preserving shoe soles and for soup.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge manuscript verses on the slave trade
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834)
1792
Manuscript of ‘Sors misera servorum in insulis Indiae occidentalis’ (Ode on The West-Indian Slave Trade) submitted by Coleridge for the Browne Medal for classical composition in his first year at ...
Lyriques choisis de poètes français
Sangorski, Alberto (1932-); Verlaine, Paul (1844-1896); Vicaire, Louis Gabriel Charles (1900-); Watson, Thomas Edward (1851-1921); Watson, Geoffrey (1897-1961); Southwell, Daphne (1907-1998); Spittle, Stanley Denys Trevor
1917-1917
Manuscript in French in modern calligraphic Gothic bookhand on parchment, containing the poems of Paul-Marie Verlaine and Louis Gabriel Charles Vicaire in the hand of, and illuminated by, Alberto Sang...
Cosmographia
Pomponius Mela; Solinus, Gaius Julius; Servius, Petrus (1641-); Askew, Anthony (1722-1774); Woodhull, Michael (1816-); Ingram, Mary (1824-); Severne, Amy Samuel (1846-); Watson, Thomas Edward (1851-1921); Watson, Geoffrey (1897-1961); Southwell, Daphne (1907-1998); Spittle, Stanley Denys Trevor
1475
Manuscript in Latin in Humanistic bookhand on parchment, containing Pomponius Mela 'Cosmographia' [fols. 1-30r], the anonymous 'Descriptio Ligustice regionis', a description of Liguria and Genoa, [fol...
[Greek Gospels]
McLeish, Charles (1949-); Watson, Thomas Edward (1851-1921); Watson, Geoffrey (1897-1961); Southwell, Daphne (1907-1998); Spittle, Stanley Denys Trevor
10th century
Manuscript in Greek Minuscule on parchment, containing the text of the Gospels, with lectionary divisions in margins. Imperfect: wanting numerous leaves and with some sections of the text supplied lat...
Regiment of Princes
Hoccleve, Thomas (1369-1426); Selden (1420-); Robinson, John (16th century-16th century); Browne, Thomas (16th century-16th century); Gibbs, Frater (16th century-16th century); Pawson, Esther (17th century-17th century); Heber, Richard (1773-1833); Phillips, Sir Thomas (1792-1872); Watson, Thomas Edward (1851-1921); Watson, Geoffrey (1897-1961); Southwell, Daphne (1907-1998); Spittle, Stanley Denys Trevor
c.1420
Manuscript in Middle English in Anglicana Formata on parchment, copied by the 'Selden Scribe' [ex inf.: Professor Sebastian Sobecki] containing Thomas Hoccleve's ‘Regiment of Princes’. Marginal gl...
Brut Chronicle
Wolhouse, Anthony (1533-1587); Speed, W; Phillips, Sir Thomas (1792-1872); Watson, Thomas Edward (1851-1921); Watson, Geoffrey (1897-1961); Southwell, Daphne (1907-1998); Spittle, Stanley Denys Trevor
After 1430
Manuscript in Middle English in several Anglicana bookhands on parchment containing the text of the Brut Chronicle (Prose Brut). Contemporary scribal additions in Anglicana bookhand correcting omissio...
[Latin Bible]
Eden, Sir Robert Johnson (1774-1844); Watson, Thomas Edward (1851-1921); Watson, Geoffrey (1897-1961); Southwell, Daphne (1907-1998); Spittle, Stanley Denys Trevor; Sams, Joseph
13th century
Manuscript in Latin in Gothic bookhand (textura) on parchment, containing the text of the Old and New Testaments. Decoration: Minimal decoration, but occasional fine decorated capitals in red and blue...
A pamflyt compiled of cheese, contayninge the differences, nature, qualities, and goodness, of the same
Fisher, Clement (1539-1619); Bayley, Walter (1529-1593); Willoughby, Edward (16th century-16th century); Stephens, Marly (17th century-17th century)
c.1580
Manuscript in Secretary hand on paper containing 'A pampflyt compiled of cheese'. Decoration: Undecorated; page frames ruled. Collation: [A-P4]. With one initial and two final flyleaves. Each quire is...
DEEDS
17th century-18th century
Deeds relating to Barnsley, Ecclesfield, Greasbrough, Hemsworth, Horton [parish of Bradford], Rawmarsh, Ryhill [parish of Wragby], Thurnscoe and elsewhere 17th-18th century
Mattison Collection
Mattison, Alfred (1868-1944)
1790s-1963
The Alf Mattison collection is the archive of Leeds socialist and local historian Alf Mattison (1868-1944). His major achievement was to amass a collection documenting the development of British soci...
LOMBARD, Rev Bousfield Swan (1866-1951)
1900s-1990s, 2009
PHOTOGRAPHS (prints, copy prints, negatives, lantern slides, caption notes: British Embassy staff, Petrograd, 1918 /1-5/; British submariners, Russia, 1916 /6-7/; B S Lombard's wife and daughter (?) /...
ANDREEV, Vadim Leonidovich (1902-1976)
1890s-1980s
Books: (with S Liberman, A Prismanova, B Sosinskii, G Venus) "Most na vetru[: Pervyi sbornik '4+1']" (Berlin, 1924) /1/; "Svintsovyi chas" (Berlin, 1924) /2/; "Nedug bytiia: vtoraia kniga stikhotvoren...
SHOENBERG Collection
1900s-1910s, 1997
Photocopy of "Otkrytye pis'ma i drugie khudozhestvennye izdaniia Obshchiny sv Evgenii Krasnogo Kresta [...]: Spravochnyi ukazatel' khudozhestvennykh izdanii", 6th ed (Petrograd, 1915) /1/ (see also co...
ANDRONIKOVA-GAL'PERN, Salomeia Nikolaevna [i.e. Ivanovna] (HALPERN, Salomé)(1888-1982)
1914-1982, 1997-1998
Photograph (and negative) of S N Andronikova-Gal'pern, Paris, nd /1-2/. Cutting of G Vasil'ev, `Neizvestnyi portret', "Nedelia" (Moscow), no 24, 11-17 June 1979, p 21 /3/. Letters and postcards to S...
Bram Stoker correspondence
1866 - 1911
Correspondence addressed to Bram Stoker, generally dated between 1866 and 1911. Letters have been indexed by correspondent.
Rawes, Mary Varey
1945-1982
Biography: Mary Varey Rawes graduated from the University of Leeds with a B.A. in Geography in 1948 and with a Diploma of Education in 1949. 1: Letters and notices relating to admission to B.A. Hons...
View of a Dramatic Performance at the Three Theatres
1770-1790
Japanese woodblock print. Japanese title is 'San shibai kabuki kyogen no zu'. From the series 'New Perpsective Pictures' ('Shinpan uki-e'). Depicts the interior of a theatre with a full view of the...
John Thomas Whetton War Medals
Whetton, John Thomas (1894-1979)
1914-1945
WW1 and WW2 medal miniatures of John Thomas Whetton.
Recipes for cookery and household remedies
16--
Contemporary pagination (irregular) 3-4, 10-11, 19-20, 23-48, 51-68, 69-71, 76-99, 104-109, 112-115, 122-127, 130-143, 148-167, 170-180. Commencing from the other end, modern ink pagination (irregular...
v.
c 1987 - 2007
Originally labelled “V. – Channel 4, November 4 1987 + Theatre Adaptations: Eye-Level, Volcano, Birmingham Rep. Youth Workshop (May 1991)”
AKED, HENRY LESLIE CAUTLEY
1914-1918
Commission (Feb 1915); Reports, Leeds University School of Instruction for Officers (May-June 1915); 2 letters relating to being taken POW (Prisoner of War) (1916, 1919); 2 copies of the birth certifi...
The Yorkshire College Textile Design book: Examples in weaves and designing
1897-98
Student pattern book from the Yorkshire College owned by A. E. Brown, with Professor Roberts Beaumont signature. First year student notebook showing examples of weaves and designing. Illustrated with...
The Yorkshire College Textile Design book: Examples in weaves and designing
1898-1899
Second year student notebook owned by A. E. Brown, from the Department of Textile Industries of the Yorkshire College, showing examples of weaves and designing. Illustrated with point paper designs in...
The Analysis of Fabric
circa 1900
Student notebook owned by A. E. Brown, from the Department of Textile Industries of the Yorkshire College. Includes many woven samples, point pattern designs and calculations of yarn and fabric stru...
The Yorkshire CollegeTextile Design book: Lecture notes
1899-1900
Student notebook owned by A. E. Brown from the Department of Textile Industries of the Yorkshire College. Includes lecture notes, point pattern designs, loom illustrations and fabric samples for anal...
Lectures on colouring and cloth finishing
1897
Student pattern book from the Yorkshire College owned by A. E. Brown; with Professor Roberts Beaumont signiture. Includes coloured point pattern designs and example samples in colouring and blending w...
Department of Textile Industries notebook
Papp, Guido (2019)
circa 1950
Student notebook belonging to Guido Papp.
Sample of University of Leeds tartan
No date
A sample of red and green tartan with business card from Lochcarron Weavers.
The Textile Industries Dyeing and Art Departments of the University of Leeds
circa 1904
Album of photographs of interiors, exteriors and plans of Department of Textile Industries at the Yorkshire College (University of Leeds), funded by the Clothworkers Company. The Album contains 3 page...
Colour in Woven Design publication advertisement
circa 1912
12 page advertising leaflet for the publication Colour in Woven Design by Professor Roberts Beaumont. Second Edition, with inserted coloured plate of 'Spectral colouring of fabics'. Includes chapter d...
The Clothworkers' Departments of Textile Industries and Colour Chemistry and Dyeing in the University of Leeds Souvenir Booklet, 1928
1928
27 page publication bound in brown card with a green ribbon, containing five full page black and white photographs, details of the departments, the advisory committee and staff list. The booklet promo...
Photographs of interiors of the Textiles Department
Circa 1900
Seven reproduced published photographs of interiors of Textiles Department with captions, as seen in an early prospectus. Images captioned include The Testing and Analysis Laboratory, Cloth Finishing....
Print of extentions and tower, 1910
early 20th Century
Mounted photographic print of painting depicting the Clothworkers' extension and tower by the architect Paul Waterhouse. This section of the building was opened in 1912.
Photographs of Woven Fabrics and Design exhibition
1971
A group of 10 black and white press photographs and a small envelope of negatives, issued by the British Man-made Fibres Federation. Photographs have text on reverse, stating they show University of L...
Leeds University Union Textile Society Annual Ball
1963
Invitation for the Textile Society Annual Ball on Friday 8th March 1963. Brown card folder with aperture and inserted folded blue cloth with printed invitation to Annual Ball. Marine images includin...
Bound album of signatures
1933
Bound scrapbook of signatures given to the Librarian and Curator Miss Clara Benton by colleagues and students in the Department of Textile Industries on 20th December 1933 , including departmental pho...
Professor Beaumont's Examination papers 1890 - 1893
1890-1893
Bound collection of manuscript, reproduced manuscript and printed examination papers from the Department of Textile Industries from 1890 to 1893, with illustrations. Includes Professor Roberts Beaumon...
Photographic index volume 1
1874-1904
First of three original indexes of photographic glass plates produced by the Department of Textile Industries whilst under the leadership of Professor Roberts Beaumont. The index comprising a contents...
Session 1884-5 group photograph
1884-1885
Early mounted exterior group photograph of staff and students of the Yorkshire College Department of Textile Industries, Session 1884-1885. Cream mount has names of subjects printed below: Scholfield,...
The University of Leeds Photograph, Textile Dept. Students' Committee 1908-9
1909
Mounted exterior group photograph of the University of Leeds, Textile Department Students Committee, 1908-9. Photograph is double mounted with brown card and cream paper, with red University crest. Th...
The University of Leeds Photograph, Leeds Textile Department Student Committee, 1913-14
1914
Mounted black and white group photograph of the University of Leeds, Textile Department Students Committee, session 1913-14. Photograph is double mounted with brown card and cream paper, with corners ...
Album of group photographs 1892-1914
1892-1914
Album of group photographs of the Department of Textile Industries, University of Leeds, containing 18 mounted group photographs from 1892 to 1904 (excluding 1893, 1898-99, 1910-11, 1912-13). The phot...
The Department of Textile Industries photographs. 1919-1938
1919-1938
Album of group photographs of the Department of Textile Industries, University of Leeds, containing 19 mounted group photographs from 1919 to 1938 (excluding 1928-29). The photographs are taken outsid...
Album of group photographs 1939-1962
1939-1962
Album of group photographs of the Department of Textile Industries, University of Leeds, containing 19 mounted group photographs from 1919 to 1938 (excluding 1928-29). The photographs are taken outsid...