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Total number of records: 3292

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Archives3207
Art items66
Objects13
Books and printed items2

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection3218
English Literature1611
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection225
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections77
Leeds Poetry36
Medieval Manuscripts13
Herbert Read Collection12
Rudolf Laban Collections4
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse2

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letters718
letter663
pre-raphaelites661
poets, english660
portraits71
women71
photographs71
family36
english poetry34
print media33

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London, United Kingdom29
Genoa, Italy26
Nice, France9
Rome, Italy5
Turin, Italy4
Boston, Usa3
Birmingham, United Kingdom3
Bath, United Kingdom3
York, United Kingdom3
Leipzig, Germany2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Sala, George Augustus505
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882)234
Rossetti, William Michael (1829-1919)155
Lawson, Fred58
Sala, Bessie (Mrs George Sala)53
Patrick Branwell Bronte25
Finlay, F.D.16
Sala, Mrs13
Sala, Bessie (Mrs George Sala)13
Sala, Harriet (Mrs George Sala)9

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Archive File

Scrapbooks

1882-1892

Three scrapbooks complied by members of the Novello Cowden Clarke family, containing examples of greetings cards and engravings.

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George Crabbe correspondence and papers

1726-1816

Additional items listed Sep 2017: 'Letter and Watercolour' [BC MS 19c Crabbe/6].

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Leeds University Library Handlist of 'Bronteana'

19th - 20th century

A collection of pamphlets and offprints on Brontë subjects.

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Juliette Drouet Letters to Victor Hugo

1833-1903

Letters from Juliette Drouet to Victor Hugo. 440 letters, partially covering the years 1833 - 1851. Also included are two letters (1903 - 1906) relating to the collection whilst in the care of John El...

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George Borrow, literary manuscripts with related material

Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)

c.1840-1913

Brotherton Collection items: Autograph manuscripts of two folktales, one beginning "Sigurd son of Volsun", the other entitled "The pisgey and midwife"; autograph manuscripts of four poems, "Grasach Ab...

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The Disguise. A Comedy. In five acts.

Early 19th century

The original manuscript, probably autograph, of an unpublished early 19th century comedy. The identity of the author is unknown. The play features characters such as Lord Montrose, Sir Charles Lu...

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'Fairy Tales in Verse from Grimm' manuscript volume

Ellis, Frederick Startridge (1830-1901)

08 Oct 1894

Unpublished volume of poetry by Frederick Startridge Ellis, who was primarily known as William Morris's bookseller. This manuscript is primarily fair copy with occasional additions and revisions, al...

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Arnold Family Archive

Arnold Family

1810-1894

Correspondence: Series I, Letters of Thomas Arnold: 107 letters to family members and friends. Series II, Letters of Mary Arnold: 45 letters to family members and friends. Series III, Miscellaneous fa...

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Father Thomas Dawson Correspondence

Dawson, Thomas

1856-1937

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Albert Edward Tebb correspondence

Tebb, Albert Edward

c.1873-1898

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James A. Manson, correspondence

Manson, James Alexander

c.1873-1920

Consists almost entirely of letters received by Manson

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George Augustus Sala, correspondence

Sala, George Augustus (1828-1895)

c.1830-1913

Consists almost entirely of letters received by Sala. Some letters are undated.

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