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Total number of records: 200299

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items122976
Archives39514
People and organisations22679
Indexes13019
Coins1123
Textiles516
Art items356
Objects115

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection45513
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society19361
English Literature14800
Quaker Collection8717
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse7149
Letters Database6054
Godfrey Bingley Photographic Archive3669
Ripon Cathedral3231
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society2428
Cookery Collection2240

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
society of friends1748
sermons, english1388
english poetry945
english language758
letters666
theology646
natural history638
law reports, digests, etc573
cooking, english547
letter539

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain5648
France2392
England970
Rome739
Europe713
Greece530
Italy443
Yorkshire (England)403
Scotland358
Ireland322

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Anonymous2647
Church of England2015
Great Britain1794
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)1466
Bingley, Godfrey (1842-1927)1279
Catholic Church1211
Great Britain. Parliament1135
Society of Friends1032
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)975
Roth, Cecil (1899-1970)712

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From 15007732
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From 180096693
From 19006
From 200083

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Archive Art Collection:
ART 090
1735-1873
Japanese Ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Two sets depicting Kabuki plays: 'Chushingura' by Utagawa Hiroshige and 'The Sugawara Tragedy' by Utagawa Sadahide. Also a singular print: 'View of a Dramatic Perfor...
Archive Collection:
YAS/MS1
1695-1724
Also includes a list of books, and a copy of the "Answer to Priestcraft" written by Thoresby's friend Richard Thornton (see Ducatus Leodiensis p536).
Archive Collection:
MS Dep. 1973/1
1862-1866
Papers relating to the fund raised in Leeds for relief of distress in the Lancashire cotton districts caused by the American civil war In the autumn of 1862, the American Civil War began to affect t...
Archive Collection:
YAS/DD10
15th-19th century
Deeds and copyhold admittances, mainly relating to Eggborough, Kelfield, Kellington, Sherwood and Whitley and the families of Awnby [or Anby], Girlington, Jackson, Laycock and Morritt 15th-19th centur...
Archive Collection:
YAS/MD285/10
1795
1. Annie Davison Bland and others 2. Charles Smith of Scolcoates and John Clayton of Kippax
Archive Collection:
YAS/MS10
1716-1723
Microfilm copy available.
Archive Collection:
YAS/MD100
1457-8
Archive Collection:
YAS/MS100
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
Archive Collection:
YAS/MS1000
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...
Archive Collection:
YAS/MS1001
Early 18th century
Also includes pamphlets, 18th century, correspondence, and transcripts 20th century
Archive Collection:
YAS/DD101
8 Jul 1609
1. John Towneley of Hyrstwood, Lancashire 2. John Brooke of Littlecargreene of Dalton, chapman
Archive Collection:
YAS/MD101
28 Aug 1599-17th century
1. John Hyndesley of Foggthorpe and his son John 2. John Clarke of Warter and his son Robert