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Leicester University Library: Special Collections
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University of Leicester
PO Box 248
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Leicester
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LE1 9QD
Telephone: 0116 252 2056
Fax: 0116 252 2066
Email: specialcollections@le.ac.uk
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Businesses (3)
- Australian Mercantile Land & Finance Co Ltd, land brokers and owners London
- Capital Guarantee Society Ltd London
- Leicester Mercury, newspaper publisher Leicester, Leicestershire
Organisations (15)
- 5th Northern General Hospital, military hospital, Leicester Leicester, Leicestershire
- Association of Independent Museums
- Centre for English Local History, University of Leicester Leicester, Leicestershire
- Ebro, Royal Mail Co steamer
- Expo Leicester '72 Leicester, Leicestershire
- London Society of Friends London
- Narborough Congregational Church Narborough, Leicestershire
- Norman Lockyer Observatory Salcombe Regis, Devon
- Social History Curators Group
- Spens Committee on Secondary Education
- Sudeley Committee
- University of Leicester Leicester, Leicestershire
- University of Leicester Senior Common Room Wine Club Leicester, Leicestershire
- Victoria County History of Leicestershire Leicestershire;Leicestershire
- Victorian Studies Centre, University of Leicester Leicester, Leicestershire
Persons (29)
- Brodie, Sir Benjamin Collins (1783-1862) 1st Baronet, surgeon
- Brodie, Sir Benjamin Collins (1817-1880) 2nd Baronet, chemist
- Brown, William Brett (fl 1845), antiquary
- Burgess, Robert George (b 1947), sociologist, University of Leicester Vice-Chancellor
- Burrows, Benjamin (1891-1966) Composer
- Cartwright, Reg (b1938), illustrator Leicester, Leicestershire
- Challis, Chris (1946-1997), poet and writer
- Dockray, Robert Benson (1811-1871) Railway Engineer
- Duncan, Annie (1926-2000), zoologist
- Ebert, Arthur Frank (1902-1984) Crime Writer as Frank Arthur
- Edward III, (1312-1377) King of England
- Englander, David (1949-1999), historian
- Ford, Thomas (1742-1821) Vicar of Melton Mowbray
- Greenfield, William (1799-1831) Philologist
- Henry, Matthew (1662-1714) Commentator
- Irons, Edward Arthur (1851-1923), Archdeacon of Oakham, antiquary
- Jackson, Laura Riding (1901-1991) American Poet and Literary Critic
- Jeffreys, Professor Alec (b 1950) Sir, geneticist
- Jones, Lawrence William (1942-1971) Writer
- Majut, Rudolf (1887-1981) German Literary Scholar
- Nevinson, Thomas Kaye Bonney (1851-1930) Rector of Lyndon
- Orton, John Kingsley (1930-1967) Playwright
- Reichel, Oswald Joseph (1840-1923), historian
- Thirsk, Irene Joan (1922-2013), economic and social historian
- Thomas, Gilbert Oliver (1891-1978), author and poet
- Townsend, Sue (1946-2014), author
- Vavasor, Sir Walter (d 1766) 5th Baronet
- Walker, Joan (1902-1995) Physician
- Wilson, Vicky (fl1950-2000), lab technician, University of Leicester
Diaries (12)
- Bacon, Charles (b1871) Trader And Haulier, Newbold Verdon Newbold Verdon, Leicestershire
- Cartwright, Ann (fl 1960-2013), author of Leicester Leicester, Leicestershire
- Dixon, Rebecca (fl 1804)
- Ellis, Isabel Clara (1863-1936), local historian of Leicester Leicester, Leicestershire
- Fry, William (1763-1849)
- Gorrie, Archibald (fl 1889-1909) Socialist, Leicester Leicester, Leicestershire
- Griffiths, Rose (fl1990-2013), mathematics lecturer and author of Leicester Leicester, Leicestershire
- Kelly, William (fl 1816-1850), Leicester Leicester, Leicestershire
- Kendall, George Ernest (fl 1916-1940) Local Historian Leicestershire;Leicestershire
- Mann, John (1767-1831), poet
- Turner, George Thomas (fl 1872-1873), Tonbridge Tonbridge, Kent
- Webb, William Arthur (fl 1913) Local Historian
Families (5)
- Edwards family of Bristol Bristol, Gloucestershire;Bitton, Gloucestershire;Horfield, Gloucestershire;Langford, Oxfordshire
- Edwards-Freeman family of Batsford Park Batsford Park, Gloucestershire;Durham, Durham;Bitton, Gloucestershire;Blockley, Gloucestershire;Bourton on the Hill, Gloucestershire;Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire;Langford, Oxfordshire;Great Wolford, Warwickshire;Little Wolford, Warwickshire
- Freeman family of Batsford Park Batsford Park, Gloucestershire;Durham, Durham;Blockley, Gloucestershire;Bourton on the Hill, Gloucestershire;Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire;Great Wolford, Warwickshire;Little Wolford, Warwickshire
- Freeman-Mitford family, Barons Redesdale Redesdale, Northumberland;Durham, Durham;Batsford, Gloucestershire;Blockley, Gloucestershire;Bourton on the Hill, Gloucestershire;Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire;Elsdon, Northumberland;Asthall, Oxfordshire;Swinbrook, Oxfordshire;Widford, Oxfordshire;Great Wolford, Warwickshire;Little Wolford, Warwickshire
- Vavasour family, baronets, of Hazlewood Hazlewood, Yorkshire
Paper catalogues available to view at The National Archives - (4)
- NRA 9991 Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, the younger: papers link to online catalogue
- NRA 28631 Business Archives Council: Company Archives Survey
- NRA 19924 Leicester University Library MS collection
- NRA 41381 Joe Orton, playwright: corresp and papers link to online catalogue
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