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Total number of records: 24

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives22
Books and printed items1

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection6
University Archive4
English Literature4
Student Newspapers4
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society2
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection1
Leeds Poetry1
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
lgbtq+4
letters4
homophobia3
english literature2
trans2
qtipoc2
non-binary1
painting1
natural history1
music publishing1

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Rome, Italy1
London, United Kingdom1
Florence, Italy1
Fermo, Italy1
Genoa, Italy1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Pybus, Rodney (1938-)2
Bomford, Philip2
Clay, Charles Travis (1885-1978)2
Silkin, Jon (1930-1997)2
Richardson, Robert (Artist)1
The London Magazine1
William Robson, Baron Robson1
Robson, William Snowden (1852-1918)1
Ross, Alan (1922-2001)1
Ruskin, John James (1785-1864)1

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From 16001
From 17001
From 18004
From 190015
From 20003

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Up to 18992
Up to 199915
Up to latest7

Archive Sub-collection

Part 3: Picture loan scheme (Formerly Handlist 84)

1964-1978

This part of the archive refers to a picture loan scheme which the Gallery maintained for a number of years. The arrangement of the papers largely follows that devised by Mrs Gilchrist: papers relatin...

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Novello Cowden Clarke

1739-1966

The Novello Cowden Clarkes were a well known Anglo-Italian family of musicians, writers, artists, singers and actors, with a wide and influential literary and artistic circle. Based in London and lat...

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Queen Square (Park Square) Gallery Leeds Archive

1964-1978

Mrs Sarah Gilchrist opened her commercial gallery in Queen Square, Leeds, in 1964; the enterprise flourished and she moved it to new premises in Park Square, Leeds, in 1968. She retired in 1978 though...

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Archive File

Archive File

The Ernest Bradbury Archive 1965

1965

GUIDE TO THE ERNEST BRADBURY ARCHIVE 1965 Those wishing to discover the most outstanding events of 1965 should refer to the cutting of 31.12.65. Owing to limitations, producers and designers consist...

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The Ernest Bradbury Archive 1982

1982

GUIDE TO THE ERNEST BRADBURY ARCHIVE 1982 Approaching the official end of working for the Yorkshire Post, Ernest Bradbury is still educating readers and encouraging them how to listen to music, draw...

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The Ernest Bradbury Archive 1968

1968

GUIDE TO THE 1968 ERNEST BRADBURY ARCHIVE "Beethoven’s Choral Symphony is a hard, massive rock on whose unyielding surface conductors often try in vain to chisel their own image".."wrong notes as ...

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Leeds Student
Archive Item

Leeds Student

04/12/1987

p.10-11: 'Art is Gay' - article of lesbian and gay culture, stereotypes and list of gay and lesbian artists and actors and authors; p.16: Lesbian and Gay Soc trip to Manchester, Lesbian and Gay Soc me...

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The Ernest Bradbury Archive 1953

1953

GUIDE TO THE ERNEST BRADBURY ARCHIVE 1953 It so happens that this is the last year of the archive I am preparing: I have waited, so far in vain, for photocopies of missing material and once again th...

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The green van, Leyburn, Watercolour.
Archive Item

"The green van, Leyburn," Watercolour.

Frederick Lawson

1925

Watercolour of a green Gypsy Traveller wagon. Street behind with church, to left; van with washing, seated adults, children. Signed, "Fred Lawson."

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