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Papers of John Armitage, Yorkshire naturalist
Catalogue reference: LEEDSM.C.1993.1
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This record is about the Papers of John Armitage, Yorkshire naturalist dating from 1915-1989.
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- LEEDSM.C.1993.1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Papers of John Armitage, Yorkshire naturalist
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1915-1989
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Description (What the record is about)
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A series of over 100 diaries and field note-books, starting in 1915 and running through to 1989 with a gap from 1917 to 1927. Large numbers of letters including correspondence with H F Witherby, P C R Jourdain, P D Hollam, A E Ellis, A G Stubbs, Fred Taylor, Michael Blackmore, Harry Britten and many more. A large number of newspaper cuttings of articles published in the Oldham Chronicle under the name 'Moorcock', Daily Mirror, the Buxton Herald, the journal 'Photography' and the Yorkshire Evening Post. Leeds Museums also hold all his photographic negatives and many hundreds of photographic prints.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Leeds Museum Discovery Centre
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Armitage, John, 1900-1996, naturalist</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 100 items
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Open (by appointment)
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For obituary, see 'Naturalist' 122:27-28
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/fd153ac3-bd4f-4075-84b8-dee8b5a4d0b5/
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Papers of John Armitage, Yorkshire naturalist