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Total number of records: 96795

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items64667
Archives21178
Indexes5622
People and organisations4360
Textiles395
Art items277
Coins194
Objects102

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection21132
English Literature5691
Letters Database5580
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society5144
Godfrey Bingley Photographic Archive3669
Quaker Collection3382
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society2273
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History1629
Art and Antique Market1625
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection1567

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
sermons, english769
letters618
letter539
letter writing508
english language506
poets, english485
english poetry475
pre-raphaelites440
hymns, english355
latin language353

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain2104
France1052
England731
Greece392
Rome359
Yorkshire (England)303
Genoa, Italy277
London, United Kingdom277
Europe274
Iceland268

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Bingley, Godfrey (1842-1927)1279
Church of England1028
Great Britain864
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)738
Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)595
Catholic Church477
Sala, George Augustus431
Gosse, Edmund390
Society of Friends376
Great Britain. Parliament355

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From 180096693
From 19006
From 200083

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Up to 1991
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Archive Collection

Lancashire Cotton Districts Relief Fund, Leeds, Archive

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...

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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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WILLIAM RADCLIFFE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS: INQUISITIONS

1808-1811

Comprising a volume of copies of Inquisitions relating to the Roos, Salvain and Aldburgh families, (Edward I to Henry VI 1306-1443), original letters from Robert Surtees, pedigrees of Hilton, Conyer...

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WILLIAM RADCLIFFE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION: PEDIGREES

nd [19th century]

Comprising a volume of pedigrees of Ashton, Sherwood, Rockley, Saville, Gascoigne and Blakeston some with branches. Index in volume, but the last 10 pedigrees are missing.

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PRINT OF A TRACING OF THE HEADINGLEY TITHE MAP AND TRANSCRIPT OF THE AWARD

(1846)

Transcript of the award omitts acreages and tithes paid

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WILLIAM RADCLIFFE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION: PEDIGREES

1810-1820

Comprising a volume of pedigrees with notes, including Ryther, Suger; Hoghton, Langton; Gerard, Butler, Clitheroe, Balderston, Gascoigne, Tate, Radcliffe, Fitzwilliam, with descent of the Constables ...

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SOKES, THE LEEDS BAKEHOUSE

19th century

Unpublished article by John Holmes

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ANCIENT IRON-STONE PITS

1884

Unpublished article by John Holmes

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THE VICE-ROY EARLS OF NORTHUMBRIA

nd [19th century]

Unpublished article by Frederick Ross

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CIVIL WAR PROCEEDINGS IN YORKSHIRE

19th century

Unpublished transcripts of civil war tracts

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C B NORCLIFFE COLLECTION: PEDIGREES OF VARIOUS YORKSHIRE FAMILIES BY ANN NORCLIFFE

Early 19th century

With index at the back. Pedigrees of the following families: Thompson of Hambleton, Vavasour of Copmanthorpe, Fairfax, Yarborough of Yarborough, Best of Middleton, Overend of Fangfoss, Fawsett of Hu...

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C B NORCLIFFE COLLECTION: BRIEF EXTRACTS FROM REGISTERS OF YORK PARISHES BY CHARLES BEST NORCLIFFE

nd [19th century]

Including, St Helen 1566-1811, St Mary Bishophill Senior 1598-1782, St Saviour 1567-1780, Holy Trinity, Micklegate 1586-1824, St Martin, Micklegate 1539-1833, All Saints, Pavement 1554-1807 and St Mar...

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C B NORCLIFFE COLLECTION: BRIEF EXTRACTS FROM PARISH REGISTERS BY CHARLES BEST NORCLIFFE

19th century

Inluding Alne 1680-1765, Appleton-Le-Street 1715-1858, Barton 1632-1744, Burneston 1566-1755, Ellerburn 1670-1704, Eston 1590-1778, Gilling 1573-1763, Hackness 1567-1732, Helmsley 1575-1761, Hudswel...

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C B NORCLIFFE COLLECTION: BRIEF EXTRACTS FROM PARISH REGISTERS BY CHARLES BEST NORCLIFFE

19th century

Including Acaster Malbis 1693-1809, Birdsall 1562-1778, Bossall 1611-1770, Burton Agnes 1707-1784, Burythorpe 1720-1810, Dunnington 1583-1775, Escrick 1619-1860, Fulford 1653-1861, Gate Helmsley 169...

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J W CLAY'S PRINTED TEXT FOR DOMESDAY BOOK FOR YORKSHIRE, REARRANGED BY WAPENTAKE, WITH ADDITIONAL NOTES BY RH SKAIFE

1895-1898

North Riding: Allerton and Hallikeld, Ryedale, Pickering and Lyth East Riding: Buckrose and Dickering, Harthill, Ouse and Derwent and Howdenshire, Holderness

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WILLIAM RADCLIFFE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION: PEDIGREES

1809-1816

Comprising a volume of pedigrees of the Radcliffe family. Some letters and documents are inserted.

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ON EPISCOPAL RINGS BY EDMUND WATERTON

1863

Includes nine pages of watercolour drawings of rings, presumably from Waterton's collection

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WILLIAM RADCLIFFE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION: BEAUMONT PEDIGREE

1806

Comprising "Proofs to the Pedigree of Beaumont of Whitley Beaumont and Beaumont and Wentworth of Bretton, in the County of York" (1806), with extracts of wills and deeds. Indexed

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