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Total number of records: 1390

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textile industry13
business records11
commercial correspondence4
teachers1
woollen and worsted manufacture1
dyes and dyeing1
diaries1
letters1
samples (commerce)1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Oates, Arthur Donald1
Messrs Rhodes and Kitchener Limited1
Lupton, William1
Rider Armitage & Co.1
Marriner, William Lister (1825-1906)1
Samuel Cockcroft and Company Limited1
William Willans and Company Limited1
William and Jonn Clarkson Limited1
William Ackroyd Limited1
Willans, William (1800-1863)1

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Archive Collection:
MS 158
c.1772-1802
Lane Head, Ovenden, near Halifax. Clothier, in partnership until c. 1782 with his younger brother James, founder of James Akroyd & Sons, stuff manufacturers, worsted spinners and merchants, 49 North...
Archive Collection:
MS 301
1639-c.1768
These papers mainly concern the renewal of the Broadcloth Acts in 1733 and 1741. They were given to the Library in 1922 by Mr Clarke-Thornhill. With one exception, they are listed here in chronologica...
Archive Collection:
MS 327
c.1831-1885
The collection has been divided into four groups: pattern books (numbers 1-4); recipe books (numbers 5-19); day books (numbers 20-27); and miscellaneous items (numbers 28-30). The pattern books con...
Archive Collection:
BUS/Clarkson
1855-1862
William & Jonathan Clarkson, Ltd Smale Well Mill, Pudsey. Woollen cloth manufacturers,
Archive Collection:
BUS/Cockroft
1881-1897
Samuel Cockroft & Co, Ltd. Barkerend Mills, Bradford. Established 1852. Worsted spinners
Archive Collection:
BUS/Crowther (G)
1833-1883
----------- Please see the attached Concordance.pdf to ascertain the relationship between the numeration of the records and the shelf numbers used by Special Collections. ----------- Chronologic...
Archive Collection:
BUS/Hattersley
1845-1888
----------- Please see the attached Concordance.pdf to ascertain the relationship between the numeration of the records and the shelf numbers used by Special Collections. ----------- Summary of ...
Archive Collection:
BUS/Hobson
1876-1889
Comprises: (1) Personal letters including a letter to 'Jonas' from B.L.' expressing displeasure at the way business had been conducted in his absence, dated 1876. Three letters, dated 1877, to the ...
Archive Collection:
BUS/Lee
1675-c.1834
A volume used for different purposes at various periods and by a merchant concern (1675-92) previous to its use by Lee,1675-92. Invoices of cloths (plus a few skins) bought and sent to Mr John Sykes (...
Archive Collection:
BUS/Raistrick
1864-1893
Comprises: (1) Order book, 1864-77, with a few other papers inserted; (2) Correspondence, in a letter book, with W.H. Chard and Company, Sydney, and W. Pearce and Company, Durban, 1875-90, together wi...
Archive Collection:
BUS/Willans
1825-1836
Comprises: (1) Journal, 1825-26, and wool sales, 1831-36; (2) Cash book, 1825-30; (3) General ledger, 1825-30; (4) Scrapbook of invoices and correspondence, 1825-31.