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Total number of records: 437

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives385
Books and printed items52

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture312
Business Archives57
Brotherton Collection3
Leeds Russian Archive1
Herbert Read Collection1
Quaker Collection1
English Literature1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
textile industry437
occupations311
persons141
clothing and dress135
community life103
play103
implements, utensils etc100
nature96
culture91
material culture88

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain1
Bradford (England)1
France1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)88
Walkley, F.40
Outhwaite, T. G.27
Bradford Textile Society20
Witton, Lesley A19
Taylor, Harry17
Murphy, William S12
Malden, John12
Upton, Clive S11
Aston, Michael Geoffrey9

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 16006
From 170011
From 180049
From 1900345
From 20001

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 16991
Up to 17996
Up to 189919
Up to 1999384
Up to latest2

Archive Collection

Thomas Boyd (Leeds) Limited, Business Archive

Thomas Boyd Limited Leeds

1889-1932

Summary of Contents: I. Cash Books. 1889-1932. II. Ledgers. 1896-1923. III. Finishing Books. 1893—1913. IV. Employment and Wages Records. 1891-1917. I. CASHBOOKS. 1889-1932 These ...

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William and Jonn Clarkson Limited, Business Archive

William and Jonn Clarkson Limited

1855-1862

William & Jonathan Clarkson, Ltd Smale Well Mill, Pudsey. Woollen cloth manufacturers,

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J. T. Clay and Sons Limited, Business Archive

J.T. Clay and Sons Limited

1812-1928

Stock account book and scrapbook of newspaper cuttings, letters and notices. The stock book is lettered on spine: 'Clay & Earnshaw Stock 1812 and 1814, and on the front cover: 'Clay & Earnshaw Crow...

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Robert Clough (Keighley) Limited, Business Archive

Robert Clough Limited, Keighley

1806-1939

Comprises: (1) Day books; (2) Sales and purchase ledgers; (3) Wages books; (4) Miscellaneous ledgers; (5) Letters; (6) Cash and account books; (7) Plans

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John Crabtree and Sons Limited, Business Archive

John Crabtree and Sons Limited

1882-1940

One volume contains a few newspaper cuttings from November 1887 about the death of John Crabtree to 1940, the centenary of the company. Manuscript notes on the history of Bradford written in 1882 ha...

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George Crowther and Company Limited, Business Archive

George Crowther and Company

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...

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W. and E. Crowther Limited, Business Archive

W. and E. Crowther Limited

1872-1977

Comprises: (1) Miscellaneous cash, wage, trade, and private ledgers; (2) Inventory and valuation records; (3) Miscellaneous invoice, stock-taking, in-letter, counter-foil, lot, and company minu...

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John Foster and Son, Business Archive

John Foster and Son

c.1820-1950

----------- Please see the attached Concordance.pdf to ascertain the relationship between the numeration of the records and the shelf numbers used by Special Collections. ----------- Black Dyke ...

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E. Fox and Sons Limited, Business Archive

E. Fox and Sons Limited

1896-1913

Comprises: (1) Sales and purchase books, 1896-1913;

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James France and Company Limited, Business Archive

James France and Company Limited

1838-1913

Miscellaneous records recording work done: 1) Day Book. June 1838—April 1849. Apparently a daily record of the yarn spun possibly giving the names of customers (‘France’s & Fox’s), the type...

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William Hanson and Company Limited, Business Archive

William Hanson and Company Limited

1924-1954

Comprises: 1) Credit ledgers, 1931-1951; 2) Debit ledgers, 1927-1950; 3) Invoice day-books for payments, 1929-1951; 4) Day-book for receipts, 1943-1951; 5) Wage books, 1924-1950; 6) Purcha...

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George Hattersley and Sons Limited, Business Archive

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 ...

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