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• Shipley College

  Shipley College is a college of further and adult education based in several buildings in Saltaire. Opening in 1969, it was a successor to the Technical School based in the Exhibition Building. As well as this building the College also uses the former Salt High School and Dining Hall premises on Victoria Road, parts of Victoria Hall, and the new, purpose-built Jonathan Silver Building on Exhibition Road.
• Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition Collection
• Saltaire Archive Exhibition Advertising Collection
• 2019.46.34.1: Shipley College photos 1950s

  Black and white photo shows an exhibition of craft work, pottery, textiles, embroidery, cushions etc on a table covered with cloths against exhibition boards. Four punched holes are on the left handside
• 2019.46.34.22: Shipley College photos 1950s

  Black and white photo showing basketry items made in a class and shown as an exhibition. items include 2 dog baskets, 3 trays, a laundry basket, plant holders, a lamp shade and a sewing basket. 2 baskets are hung on the wall behind together with 3 hanging baskets for plants. Reverse states ' Shipley institute of Further Education. J. Fawcett No.16 Basketry Class Exhibition'
• 2019.46.34.23: Shipley College photos 1950s

  Black and white photo showing a display of photographs from photography class exhibition. 33 photos displayed showing various scenes, (animals, people, buildings etc). Also 3 small slide displays stood on table in front of display. Reverse states 'J. Fawcett No.13. Shipley Institute of Further Education, Photography Class Exhibition.
• 2019.46.35.5: Shipley College Photos 1960s and 70s/ visual aids exhibition

  Black and white photo of tape recorders, radio and record players on display with labels
• 2019.46.35.1: Shipley College Photos 1960s and 70s/ visual aids exhibition

  Black and white photo of film equipment /projectors with labels
• 2019.46.35.2: Shipley College Photos 1960s and 70s/ visual aids exhibition

  Black and white photo of man in suit looking at booklet at College display of projectors
• 2019.46.35.3: Shipley College Photos 1960s and 70s/ visual aids exhibition

  Black and white photo of college display of projectors and screen (with labels). Also School Museum Service material
• 2019.46.35.4: Shipley College Photos 1960s and 70s/ visual aids exhibition

  Black and white photo of two men in suits standing next to Episcope. Also a Slide Projector and Microprojector Attachment on display with labels
• E2b-026a: Shipley Technical School viewed from Caroline Street

  Photograph of Shipley Technical School on Exhibition Road in Saltaire taken from nearby Caroline Street. The image appears in the Technical School prospectus for 1915-1916. The Technical School was originally named the School of Art and Science. It is now part of Shipley College.
• E2b-089: Greenhouses at Shipley College

  3 colour photographs of greenhouses at north side of the Exhibition Building of Shipley College in summer 1986
• A3-005/5/1-5: Salt Family: Royal Visits

  Letter from local school teacher at Bingley School to Mrs Salt (plus laminated copies of: 1 transcript + 2 part copies + 1 envelope)
• 2025.23: The Bradford Antiquary 2012

  The Bradford Antiquary The Journal of the Bradford Historical and Antiquarian Society Third series No.16 2012. Contains chapter entitled 'The Royal Yorkshire Jubilee Exhibition, Saltaire, 1887' by Letitia Lawson and a review of 'The Land Acquisitions of Titus Salt in Shipley and Baildon ' by Ian Watson
• 2018.3.25: Princess Breatrice

  Signed photograph of Princess Beatrice dressed in a fur-trimmed coat over an embroidered dress with a train. She is stood with one glove off lent on a chair. This was given to the Salt Family during the royal visit.
• 2018.45.1: Shipley Technical School, Textile Department, student book, Spinning

  The book is a student work book, which has been beautifully written in Copper plate writing. It has been used to record the lesson on Spinning, detailing the process with images, that the student learnt at Shipley Technical School, which later became Shipley College. Many students at the college went to work in the Mill and then attended classes in the evening.
• 2020.2.14: Textile Department note book

  Shipley Technical School - Textile Department note book. With 'Students Name' 'Harold Kendall' handwritten in ink. This exercise book was used by Harold Kendall while a student at the Technical School, now Shipley College. The book includes notes from his 'Woollen, Worsted and Spinning' classes. In depth notes on: Spinning different wools, yarns and how different breedsof sheep produce different wools. At the end of the book are notes on the personal expenses of Harold Kendall including his expenses on his poultry keeping and his private bank account expenses for April/My 1918.
• 2020.2.15: Student notebook

  Probably made at Shipley Technical School - Textile Department by Harold Kendall. The notes handwritten in ink on the first page are in the same handwritting as other Harold Kendall notebooks. First page: 'Woollen and Worsted Spinning Notes . Commernced to write these notes Sept 8th 1914. Completed same'. The notes are on 'wool and hair', softness, fineness and length. principles of spinning, spinning frame, twisting and winding yarn, spinning formulae etc.
• 2020.2.16: School exercise book for Textile department for 1912-1913 session

  Shipley Technical School - Textile Department note book. With'Students Name' 'Harold Kendall' 'Session 1912-1913' 'Subject: 3rd Year Woollen and Worsted Spinning' handwritten in ink. This exercise book was used by Harold Kendall while a student at the Technical School, now Shipley College. The book includes notes from his 'Woollen, Worsted and Spinning' classes. The exercise book icludes notes on: Textile Fabrics, Mineral Fibres, Sketches of rollers, physical properties of wool and other materials, Sketches of machines to clean and wash wool. How different countries climates etc. produce different wools. The quality and use of wools. Sketch maps of the different sheep in different countries, and the different yarns from sheep. Trade terms and names, wool values. 'Gret details for anyone studying the history of wool textile production.'