These data set summaries comes from the responses to the data set survey sent out by Jamie Unwin and John Stack at the beginning of the project.
https://www.saltairecollection.org/
| Data Set: | Saltaire Collections |
|---|---|
| Brief description: | The Saltaire Collection was created by the people of Saltaire to tell the unique story of the World Heritage Site. The collection covers the time period from the origins of Saltaire in the 1850’s, commencing with initial plans for building the village, to the present day |
| Holder organisation | Saltaire World Heritage Education Association |
| Organisation type | Community / Society |
| Types of material | Key texts; articles; documents; maps; plans; art; objects |
| Number of records | 5,400 catalogued |
| 200 uncatalogued | |
| Data content keywords | Titus Salt and family; |
| Sir James Roberts; | |
| Mill workers; | |
| Saltaire residents; | |
| Architecture; | |
| Town planning; | |
| Public services; | |
| Global textile trade; | |
| Migration; | |
| Social life; | |
| Preservation of industries; | |
| Saltaire; | |
| West Yorkshire |
https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Main_Page
| Data Set: | Grace’s Guide |
|---|---|
| Brief description: | The leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in the UK. The scope is gradually being extended to include non-UK businesses and biographies. |
| Holder organisation | Grace’s Guide to British Industrial History |
| Organisation type | Community / Society |
| Types of material | Records connected with companies; persons; products and images |
| Number of records | 150,00 records |
| 235,000 images | |
| Data content keywords | Industry; |
| Persons; | |
| Companies; | |
| Businesses; | |
| Engineering; | |
| Products; | |
| United Kingdom |
https://www.historyoftechnology.org/
| Data Set: | Technology and Culture bibliography |
|---|---|
| Brief description: | A bibliography of the history of technology from the 1960s to 2000s. |
| Holder organisation | Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) |
| Organisation type | Community / Society |
| Types of material | Bibliographic records; annual reports |
| Number of records | c. 22,000 |
| Data content keywords | Technology; |
| Culture; |
http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4
| Data Set: | University of Leicester Trade Directories |
|---|---|
| Brief description: | Around 675 trade directories covering the period 1850-1919 covering England and Wales. |
| The collection includes undigitized trade directories from the inter-war period, not formally included in this data set. | |
| Holder organisation | University of Leicester |
| Organisation type | Institution |
| Types of material | Records; images; trade directories |
| Number of records | c. 350,000 individual pages |
| Data content keywords | Tradespeople; |
| Residents; | |
| Topography; | |
| Transport; | |
| Infrastructure; | |
| Roads; | |
| Rail; | |
| Canals; | |
| Shipping |
