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Letters to Gratton Puxon (L-Z)

Archive File: MS 2077/1/2/2

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Letters to Gratton Puxon (L-Z)

Level: File

Classmark: MS 2077/1/2/2

Original reference: BC MS Rom 2/4/Box 1/2

Date(s): May/1964 - Apr/1971

Language: English; Romany; French

Size and medium: 1 file; 32 items

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/505152

Collection group(s): Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections

Description

Letters from various correspondents (L-Z) to Gratton Puxon [and others] as Secretary of the (National) Gypsy Council. [Some correspondents do not mention surname and are undated].


Correspondents include Lycke Oscar [Centre International Tzigane Evangelique]; The Society of Travelling People, [Leeds]; brothers Vanko and Leulea Rouda [Comité International Tsigane - CIT]; Severige Radio; Derek Tipler [Romany linguist] Gypsy Williams; Des Wilson [Shelter]

TOC [international christian movement] and the Vatican.


Subjects include work of the Gypsy council; expenditure; its international affiliation with the Comité International Tsigane and campaign work at a European and International level.


Also include typescript signed letters and papers of Ronald Lee [World Romany Community, Canada] and some unidentified correspondents.

System of arrangement

These appear to represent the original order having been arranged alphabetically (A-K) by named correspondent or the organisation that they represent.

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