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Total number of records: 474761

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items230035
Archives152491
Indexes46452
People and organisations38709
Textiles3018
Art items1721
Coins1175
Objects1155

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection94158
Liddle Collection33075
English Literature30840
Letters Database22959
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society21991
Herbert Read Collection16282
Leeds Russian Archive15163
Godfrey Bingley Photographic Archive12770
University Archive11664
Quaker Collection11528

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
world war, 1914-19185642
culture3228
occupations2592
english poetry2460
english language - dialects1986
society of friends1839
community life1834
agriculture1718
nature1688
jews1603

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain8142
England5713
France3523
Soviet Union1479
London, United Kingdom1338
Rome1172
Europe1076
United Kingdom900
Greece860
Russia848

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Bingley, Godfrey (1842-1927)4527
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)4075
Anonymous2647
Great Britain2364
Church of England2122
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)1685
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)1533
Catholic Church1423
Shorter, Clement King1412
Gosse, Edmund1327

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 14003800
From 15007795
From 160031811
From 170060797
From 1800126378
From 1900244043
From 2000122

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 996
Up to 1991
Up to 29941
Up to 3991
Up to 59911
Up to 8992
Up to 9991
Up to 10992
Up to 13991
Up to 14992646
Up to 15996152
Up to 169928636
Up to 179953244
Up to 1899109559
Up to 1999274458

Archive Collection

Alan Bennett, draft of the introduction written for the dramatisation of 'The Wind in the Willows' at the National Theatre in 1991.

Bennett, Alan

1991

Comprises the typescript draft of Bennett's introduction for the Faber version of the dramatisation of Kenneth Grahame's 'The Wind in the Willows', produced at the National Theatre in December 1991. T...

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DEEDS AND COPYHOLD ADMITTANCES

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...

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Lease for 20 years

1795

1. Annie Davison Bland and others 2. Charles Smith of Scolcoates and John Clayton of Kippax

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RALPH THORESBY'S CORRESPONDENCE, VOLUME 5

1716-1723

Microfilm copy available.

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PAPERS RELATING TO THE HALL FAMILY OF DUNNINGTON, LILLING AND LEVENTHORPE

[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...

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SHERIFF'S TOURN FOR HEDON

1457-8

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WILLIAM RADCLIFFE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION: PEDIGREES

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

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George Walker's The Costume of Yorkshire

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...

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COPIES OF SATIRICAL POEMS BY GEORGE PLAXTON, RECTOR OF BARWICK IN ELMET

Early 18th century

Also includes pamphlets, 18th century, correspondence, and transcripts 20th century

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INCOMPLETE TRANSCRIPT OF THE REGISTER OF ARCHBISHOP [CARDINAL] WOLSEY BY A HAMILTON THOMPSON,

20th century

Original is at Borthwick Institute, York

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