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Total number of records: 311

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Archives307
Art items2
Books and printed items2

Top 10: Collection group

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Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society247
Brotherton Collection35
University Archive9
Student Newspapers6
English Literature6
Business Archives5
University Art Collection2
Quaker Collection1
Ripon Cathedral1
Joseph Wood Collections1

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SubjectCount
textile industry5
letters5
business records3
manuscripts, english -- 17th century -- texts.1
jews -- england -- london -- history -- sources.1
lectures and lecturing1
politicians1
woollen and worsted manufacture1
thirty years' war, 1618-16481
textile workers1

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Yorkshire10
Ganton; Yorkshire East Riding5
Wakefield; Yorkshire West Riding5
Leeds; Yorkshire West Riding3
Aysgarth; Yorkshire North Riding3
Kirkby Malzeard; Yorkshire West Riding3
Great Ayton; Yorkshire North Riding2
Eshton; Gargrave; Yorkshire West Riding2
Gomersal; Birstall; Yorkshire West Riding2
Halifax; Yorkshire West Riding2

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Russell, John2
Northend Family, Fl 15th Century-19th Century1
Norcliffe Family of Leeds, West Yorkshire1
Nicholls Family, Fl 15th Century - 19th Century1
Oscar O'Flahertie Wills Wilde1
Pawson Family of Leeds, West Yorkshire1
Radcliffe Family1
Marshall, John (1765-1845)1
Ramsden Family, Fl 15th Century-19th Century1
Marshall Family1

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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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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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DEEDS RELATING TO HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE AND TO CATTLE GATES ON THE MOOR

1572-1861

Includes inventory of Oswald Clark of Horton 16th century; enclosure award for Horton [Selside, Shaw Park and Lamb Pasture] 1791; steward's account book, Thomas Heselden for the Rev Dr Thomas Wilson o...

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DEEDS RELATING MAINLY TO RAWMARSH AND ROTHERHAM

17th century-18th century

Includes nine deeds relating to Lamb Close, Rawmarsh 1783-1798 and probate of will of Mary Beale of Rotherham, 23 Feb 1714/5 and will of Francis Denner of Rawmarsh, 27 Aug 1770

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DEEDS MAINLY RELATING TO ASENBY

1720-1818

Also included deeds relating to Barnby, Bowes, Hardwick, Liverton, Leeds, Sigston, Topcliffe

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DEEDS, RENTALS, SURVEYS AND OTHER PAPERS RELATING TO CATTAL, COWTHORPE, SELBY, TOCKWITH AND WILSTROP

11th century-18th century

Including deeds relating to Tockwith windmill 1641-1683 and survey of manor of Wilsthorpe taken by Soloman Swale of Wetherby 1618

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DEEDS AND PAPERS RELATING TO COWTHORPE, TOCKWITH, WILSTROP AND MOOR MONKTON

(13th century)-18th century

Including copy documents relating to Tockwith windmill 1227 and inquisition post mortem of Guy de Wilstrop 1520

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STAVELEY OF NORTH STAINLEY COLLECTION

1558-1832

Relating to Austhorpe, Bingley, Carlton Miniott, Copt Hewick, Darley, Grewelthorpe, Kirkby Malzeard, Littlethorpe, Masham, Mickley, Ripon (hospital of St John the Baptist), North Stainley, Staveley, S...

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MISCELLANEOUS DEEDS AND PAPERS

1739-1814

Comprising petition from the citizens of Halifax against the repeal of the act establishing a court of requests for the collection of small debts n.d. [1776]; deeds of George Wood and John Broadhead r...

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DEEDS RELATING TO HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE

17th century-19th century

Relating to Heseldon or Heseltine family of Brackenbottom, Horton-in-Ribblesdale and Sothwell, Nottinghamshire

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CLARKE THORNHILL FAMILY OF FIXBY COLLECTION

13th century-20th century

DD12/I - Calverley papers, 13th-18th century Relate mainly to estates of the Calverley and Blackett families in Calverley, Eccleshill, Farsley, Otley and Pudsey. Includes deeds 13th-18th century, som...

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