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  2. Leeds University Library's Gypsy, Traveller and Roma ...

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    Leeds University Library's Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections are one of the five Designated collections held by the Brotherton Library at the University of Leeds. The collections contain an extensive range of international books, manuscripts and archives relating to Gypsy, Traveller and Roma culture. The majority of the materials do not ...

  3. Brotherton Library - Wikipedia

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    Brotherton Library. /  53.8080°N 1.5534°W  / 53.8080; -1.5534. The Brotherton Library is a 1936 Grade II listed Neoclassical building with some art deco fittings, located on the main campus of the University of Leeds. It was designed by the firm of Lanchester & Lodge, and is named after Edward Brotherton, 1st Baron Brotherton, who in ...

  4. University of Leeds - Wikipedia

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    University of Leeds. /  53.80722°N 1.55167°W  / 53.80722; -1.55167. The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science.

  5. Leeds University Library's Cookery Collection - Wikipedia

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    UoL Library: Cookery Collection. Leeds University Library's Cookery Collection is one of the five Designated collections held by the Brotherton Library at the University of Leeds. It comprises an extensive collection of international books, manuscripts and archives relating to food, cooking and culinary culture.

  6. Leeds Library - Wikipedia

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    The Leeds Library is the oldest surviving subscription library of its type in the UK. It was founded in 1768, [1] following an advertisement placed in the Leeds Intelligencer earlier that year. The first secretary was Joseph Priestley. [2] In 1779, James Boswell wrote, "In Leeds, where one would not expect it, there is a very good public ...

  7. Leeds Central Library - Wikipedia

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    Leeds Central Library is a public library in Leeds.Situated in the city centre, on Calverley Street, it houses the city library service's single largest general lending and reference collection and hosts the Leeds Art Gallery.

  8. Dorothy Una Ratcliffe - Wikipedia

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    Dorothy Una Ratcliffe (20 April 1887 – 20 November 1967), often known as D.U.R., was a socialite, heiress and author. [1] She wrote in the Yorkshire dialect, despite being born in Sussex and brought up in Surrey. She published 49 books, edited a magazine called The Microcosm, travelled all over the world, and was a prolific collector of books ...

  9. Great Hall of the University of Leeds - Wikipedia

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    The Great Hall is a grade II listed [1] Gothic Revival building located at the University of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England. The building is primarily used for formal occasions such as graduation ceremonies and university students' examinations. Its undercroft was previously utilised to house the university library collections before the ...