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Total number of records: 10453

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives9595
Books and printed items854
Objects4

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
culture3194
occupations2581
english language - dialects1988
community life1842
nature1661
agriculture1213
buildings1158
animals1113
implements, utensils etc978
manners and customs928

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
England3446
Yorkshire374
Lincolnshire165
Essex165
Lancashire154
Norfolk143
Somerset143
Staffordshire121
Devon121
Salop (Shropshire)121

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1534
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)1198
Wright, John T572
Wright, Peter445
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)376
Sykes, Donald Richard358
Barry, Michael V (1935-)353
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)294
Brunk, Wille170
Francis, W Nelson (1910-2002)149

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 180089
From 190010264
From 20004

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 189974
Up to 199910248
Up to latest35