Discover 400 years of Leeds’ history through the inspiring collections of Leeds Libraries – from 17th century manuscripts to football fanzines, via rare maps, photographs, film footage, memoirs, newspapers, pamphlets, and, of course, books. Explore some of the city’s richest treasures and learn more about how Leeds Libraries have preserved historically significant archives for past,…
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Joan Hassall and the Tree of Knowledge
This week on the Secret Library Leeds, Library and Digital Assistant Philip Wilde celebrates the life and enduring legacy of a little-known artist – with a surprising connection to Leeds and Leeds Libraries…. Going through the correspondence of former Leeds City Librarian, F. G. B. Hutchings – Frederick George Baxendale, usually known as Fred or…
The Charter of 1626 and Leeds in the seventeenth century
This week on the Secret Library we mark the 400th anniversary of the Leeds Charter of 1626 with a new research guide covering resources at our Central Library for exploring this important century… On July 13 Leeds will celebrate 400 years since the signing of the town’s first Charter in 1626 – a historically significant…
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