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Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society5
International Textile Collection3
Brotherton Collection3
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection2
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Henry VII of England2
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Riego De La Branchardiere, Mademoiselle1
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James VI and I1
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Archive Collection

REVEREND JOSEPH HUNTER MANUSCRIPTS: NOTES AND EPHEMERA

1822-1851

Collection of notes and printed ephemera relating to Southwark London and Middlesex including:

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Archive Collection

REVEREND JOSEPH HUNTER MANUSCRIPTS: NOTES RELATING TO LONDON AND MIDDLESEX

19th century

Made by Hunter. Includes unusual, unsourced, 'Account Book of the Keeper of a Bagnio in London 1725'

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Archive Collection

ACCOUNT OF SEARCHES MADE IN THE TOWER OF LONDON ARCHIVES 1775-1803

19th century

An account of all the searches made in the Record Office in the Tower of London, 21 March 1775 - 29 September 1803, accounts made up regularly by Robert Lemon, Chief Clerk, and returned to Thomas Astl...

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Archive Collection

ARCHAEOLOGICAL NOTES BY T M FALLOW

1809-1890

An Index to archaeological notes by Thomas McAll Fallow, with a list of London goldsmiths and pewterers from a Directory, 1809

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Archive Sub-collection

London and other non-Yorkshire deeds

15th century-18th century

Including will of William de Comberton, citizen and skinner of London 1410

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The Crochet Book
Textile

The Crochet Book

1867

A white softback publication with black text on the cover, and black and white fold-out illustrations, 36 pages.

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Laboratory Notes (Various)
Textile

Laboratory Notes (Various)

Green, Professor Arthur George - University of Leeds (1864-1941)

1890-1892

A hardback note book with red marbled boards and hand written label: Laboratory notes (Various), originally bought from Whitehead, Morrris & Lowe stationers (London). This book belonged to A. G. Gree...

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The Dyer, calico printer, bleacher, finisher, and textile review
Textile

The Dyer, calico printer, bleacher, finisher, and textile review

Heywood and Co.; Hurst, George H

1897

This hardback publication is Volume 22, published in 1897 and contains188 pages. It includes an index, black and white illustrations and 11 sample pages, each with 16 small cloth or yarn samples illus...

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Archive Item

Sheet of paper from Napoleon's carriage from Waterloo

c. 1815

One sheet of folded paper with the following inscription: 'This paper was taken out of the secretary fixed in the carriage of Bonaparte, shown in London after the battle of Waterloo, given by Lord Byr...

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groat
Coin

Denomination: groat

Date(s): 1485 - 1509

Issuer/creator: Henry VII of England

Place: London

Material: silver alloy

groat
Coin

Denomination: groat

Date(s): 1505 - 1509

Issuer/creator: Henry VII of England

Place: London

Material: silver alloy


Archive Item

Scrapbook with historical costumes

1846

A scrapbook given to Mary Sabilla Novello by her husband Vincent Novello on 16 April 1846. It contains notes, sketches and pasted lithographic prints of historical costumes.

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