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Total number of records: 21991

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives19824
Books and printed items2134
Art items32
Objects1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
heraldry60
antiquities49
sermons, english45
travel44
auction catalogs44
poor laws42
poor40
education39
charity laws and legislation38
english literature29

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain376
England281
Yorkshire (England)128
Yorkshire57
York (England)46
York; Yorkshire30
Leeds; Yorkshire West Riding29
Leeds (England)20
Wales19
Scotland18

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Church of England68
York Minster39
Great Britain. Commissioners Appointed To Inquire Into the Education of the Poor38
Great Britain38
Great Britain. Parliament37
Sotheby & Co. (London, England)36
Cole, John (1792-1848)29
Dodsworth, Roger (1585-1654)23
Great Britain. Record Commission21
Dugdale, Sir William (1605-1686)21

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From 15001753
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From 18005539
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Archive Collection:
YAS/MD476 (Add1)
19th-20th century
Includes family papers relating to the Crossley family including correspondence, valuations, insurance, wills etc. Papers relating to the Wheelwright Family. Papers relating to Mearclough Mill. Pap...
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:
YAS/MS1277/1-2
1960s-1970s
Card index of approximately 1000 individual photographic recordings of stone heads, mainly from the West Riding of Yorkshire. Each recording generally consists of the event date (eg of finding or reco...
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/DD100
[20th century]
Mainly extracts from registers and pedigrees etc; includes copy discharge and further mortgage on property of Joseph Fisher in Cumberworth, Soyland, Lighthazles, Lockwood, Almondbury and Crosland 1729...
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