The Sierra Leone papers relate to the activities of George Rickards, who came to Freetown aged 13 in 1802, was engaged as a clerk in the Sierra Leone Company, appointed Secretary to the Governor an
Over 500 estate papers including wills and inventories, household and estate bills
With the generous assistance of the Friends of the National Libraries, the National Gallery Resea
This is a small but varied collection mostly relating to Miss Moyra Goff (1897-1990) and her family, of The Courts, Holt, near Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire.
Wendy Walker, County Archivist, writes: West Sussex Record Office (WSRO) is extremely grateful to the Fr
In 1831 a recently formed Union of Northumberland Miners struck for a wage increase and a shortening of their working hours of 17-18 a day.
Lady Ottoline Morrell (1873-1928) was the half-sister of the 6th Duke of Portland.
10 vellum pages, coat of arms emblazoned in full colour; a fine example of a legal document of the Holy Roman Empire. Presented by WL Wood
Comprises a case book of male pauper lunatics 1873 - 75, and three volumes of post-mortem notes 1884 - 89, 1889 - 93 and 1900 - 02.
Rare edition of Ds work on the Materia Medica, presented by the Senior Master of the Supreme Court, Royal Courts of Justice
Sarah Prescott, Literary Archivist writes: Peepal Tree Press is an independent company based in Leeds and is the world’s leading publisher of Caribbean and Black
