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Total number of records: 1788

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives1776
Art items7
Books and printed items4

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
University Archive700
Student Newspapers646
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society459
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture300
Liddle Collection61
Brotherton Collection52
Business Archives31
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections18
English Literature17
Leeds Russian Archive7

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
community life125
occupations105
lgbtq+105
gay98
culture83
agriculture83
nature80
education76
animals73
lesbian66

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Yorkshire11
Leeds; Yorkshire West Riding8
Ganton; Yorkshire East Riding5
Wakefield; Yorkshire West Riding5
Kirkby Malzeard; Yorkshire West Riding3
Aysgarth; Yorkshire North Riding3
Scriven; Knaresborough; Yorkshire West Riding3
Burley In Wharfedale; Otley; Yorkshire West Riding2
Burstwick; Yorkshire East Riding2
Eshton; Gargrave; Yorkshire West Riding2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)110
Barry, Michael V (1935-)22
Wright, John T14
Wright, Peter12
Wakelin, Martyn F9
Sykes, Donald Richard6
William6
Siporin, Rae Lee5
Dyson, Wilsey5
Orton, Harold (1898-1975)4

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 10003
From 11009
From 120027
From 130041
From 140011
From 150073
From 160097
From 170082
From 1800156
From 19001288
From 20001

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 12991
Up to 13993
Up to 14991
Up to 15993
Up to 169923
Up to 179968
Up to 1899212
Up to 19991477

Archive Collection

Carlton Hill Collection

17th-20th century

The Carlton Hill collection of archives contains records of meetings of the Society of Friends for the mid-part of the old West Riding of Yorkshire (now divided between West and North Yorkshire), and ...

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PAPERS RELATING TO ELLAND AND HALIFAX, MOSTLY IN CONNECTION WITH THE CROSSLEY AND WHEELWRIGHT FAMILIES

19th-20th century

Includes family papers relating to the Crossley family including correspondence, valuations, insurance, wills etc. Papers relating to the Wheelwright Family. Papers relating to Mearclough Mill. Pap...

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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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PAPERS OF B W J KENT: PAPERS OF KENT FAMILY OF TATEFIELD HALL

18th century-20th century

Including: farm account books of Isaac Denison of Dunkeswick and others 1809-1893 and diary of a farmer recording the weather, events on the farm, payments 1855-1893 (back of diary records accounts re...

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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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Archive Collection

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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COLLECTION OF PRESS CUTTINGS, AND ARTICLES ON ARCHAEOLOGICAL SUBJECTS COLLECTED BY B G CAMPBELL

20th century

Files, presscuttings, journal reviews, articles and private study notes relating to Europe, Africa, Far East, India, Anglo-Saxon Britain, pottery, querns, vikings

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