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Diaries, logs and papers of Sir William Strickland and his son Eustachius Strickland. Includes:
-William Strickland's diaries and log of his voyage to America
-Strickland Family Papers - papers of William and Eustachius Strickland on a wide variety of subjects - history, agriculture, botany, law, and religion. Compiled or written in the 18th and early 19th centuries, but the subject matter dealt with covers a historical period from 921BC-1830.

Items relating to the will and bequests of Eustachius Strickland.

Extract from Eustachius Strickland's will stating his bequest to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society.

Extract fripm Eustachius Strickland's will stating his bequest to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society.

Various antiquarian documents collected by Eustachius Strickland, including notes on the various world histories, extracts from people's memoirs, and correspondence.

Tables showing decent of the early peerages, including William the Conquerer. Includes 2 separate pieces of paper containing numbered lists.

Extracts from Rymer's 'Foedera', Volume 1, Part 1.

Historical notea on themes including the English Constitution after the Norman Conquest, the Constitution of the Heptarchy, the Constitution of England Under the Saxons, the Substance of King Stephen's Charter, Oxford Provisions (1258), and a Plan of the Government established by the Barons after the Battle of Lewes (1264). Also includes loose papers of lists and tables.

Index to manuscripts in the British Museum, Harleian Collection, Parts I and II.

Booklet including genealogical tables and detailed notes.

Genealogical Table of Pedigree of the Ever Family (now Iver in the County of Buckingham).

Anecdotes of the Lacys, Lords of Pontifract, Bradford etc with an account of the Foundation Endowments etc of Kirkstall Abbey. Includes 2 loose pages.

Cases from the year books and Assizes re Fitzherbert family and property (Edward I to Charles I).

Notes on the reign of Edward II relating to court proceedings, includes newspaper article celebrating and commemorating British Victories.

List of Mayors, Baliffs and Sheriffs of the City of York, with historial and local anecdotes.

Inspeximus of Henry VI, re rights of monastery (Whitby) to market. Also includes letter from G. Charlady.

Essay on the prerogatives of the Crown under the House of Tudor, read before the Speculative Society. Includes a rough copy of the essay.

Essay on the prerogatives of the Crown 1485 - 1603 under the House of Tudor, read before the Academic Society.

Parliamentary Surveys Material from Lambeth Library. Includes correspondence and notes.

Cut outs of newspaper advertisements including books being published and sold, and the sale of antiquities. Also includes piece of paper containing a "List of Heavne's Publications".

Extracts from Sir William Dugdale's Diary. Also includes correspondence from William Hamper.

"A Rental of the Fee Farm Rents and other rents agreed for by the Honarable Charles Lord St John of Baring and others with the Trustees of the Crown for the sale of those by virtue of Letters Patents and the Acts of Parliament". Also includes "Index of the Second Places".

List of Illustrations of the volumes of the Beauties of England etc (containing Yorkshire), illustrated by Mr. Miller (bookseller of London).

An account of the Charity Schools errected in Great Britain and Ireland, and the benefactions thereto and the methods whereby they were set up and governed.

Account of number of inhabitants in Italy taken from Barelli's account of Italy printed in 1768, and Extract from a Survey of the Dutchy of Tuscany, taken from Sharp's letters from Italy

Anecdotes of the ancient English Mint by Taylor Combe Esq. Includes loose notes.

Proposals for Printing by Subscription the Picturesque Views and Scenery of Edinburgh, of its environs and of the River Forth, from the Sea to some Miles above Stirling; with separate views of the principle ruins; the whole upon a scale of 25inches by 18. By John Knox.

Anecdotes of the ancient English Mint by Taylor Combe Esq. Includes loose notes.

Extracts on various historical subjects, including Horseley, bridges in Northamptonshire and Drake's Eboracum.

"A List of tenants in the Capita under the Crown according to Doomsday Book, arranged under the Counties in which their names first appear in that record and enumerating the other counties in which each held lands".

Press cutting from the Observer relating to the exhumation of remains of John Hampden (died 24 June 1643) from churchyard of Hampden, Bucks on 21 July 1828 to ascertain cause of death.

Handwritten notes for lectures on various topics, including the history of the Norman Conquest and religion.

Various items relating to the history of St. Mary's Abbey.

History of St. Mary's Abbey from the beginning of the reign of William II, and 1205 - 1275 AD.

Documents containing information on botany and flowers.

Documents on various themes, from estate management to Arthur Young's Easter Tour.