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Total number of records: 5144

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Archives3924
Books and printed items1197
Art items23

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SubjectCount
poor laws41
travel41
poor39
charity laws and legislation38
education38
heraldry33
english literature28
antiquities20
english language18
manuscripts16

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PlaceCount
England201
Great Britain172
Yorkshire (England)64
York (England)23
Scarborough (England)16
Leeds (England)15
Scotland12
Wales12
Wakefield (England)10
York; Yorkshire10

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People and organisationsCount
Great Britain. Commissioners Appointed To Inquire Into the Education of the Poor38
Great Britain29
Cole, John (1792-1848)29
Great Britain. Record Commission21
Whitaker, Thomas Dunham (1759-1821)20
York Minster20
Church of England19
Hone, William (1780-1842)18
Hunter, Joseph (1783-1861)17
Oastler, Richard (1789-1861)17

Archive Collection

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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