Correspondence and notes relating to Gypsies, Travellers & Roma, collected by Sir Angus Fraser
Details
Type of record: Archive
Title: Correspondence and notes relating to Gypsies, Travellers & Roma, collected by Sir Angus Fraser
Classmark: BC MS Rom/Fraser/B/2
Original reference: BC MS Rom/Fraser 2
Creator(s): Fraser, Angus M
Date(s): 1752-1976
Language: English; German
Size and medium: 1 box
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/611598
Collection group(s): Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections
Description
Mainly comprises [handwritten] autograph signed letters [ALS], typescript signed letters [TLS] and notes relating to the research and publication of journal articles by various officers of the Gypsy Lore Society. [Many include Fraser's typed transcripts and labels].
Also includes postcards, photographs and a watercolour sketch.
Correspondents include leading members [presidents, honorary secretaries, treasurer and editors] of the Gypsy Lore Society and its journal; R.A. Scott Macfie ('Andreas'); John Sampson; David Macritchie; H.T [Henry Thomas] Crofton; C. G. Leland; Augustus John; T.W Thompson and Dora E Yates.
Subjects include; publication of articles for the Journal of Gypsy Lore Society; work of various members such a Rev. George Hall [collecting pedigrees/genealogies of Gypsy and Traveller families] and linguistic/philologist work of Bernard Gilliat Smith.
Files listed individually.
Provenance
These were originally described as "Manuscripts relating to gypsies and other travellers, collected by Sir Angus Fraser, " - however most are autograph signed letters - so the title has been changed accordingly to better decsribe them, [2017]. Contents were based on lists provided by Fraser and reproduced in Handlist 130 (2011) which for many years was the primary finding aid. This catalogue now supercedes that handlist.
A number of these letters appear to have been bought at auction [there is a list of items concerning T.W Thompson, that was enclosed with the original binder from seller "Cottage Books," of Gelsmoor, Leicestershire. The list is dated Sept 1986].
It is not clear how the other letters/items came into Angus Fraser's possession; whether they were acquired privately for research or in the course of his work for the Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society.
Fraser has included a typescript label for each describing their contents, [descriptions have been taken from these labels- details have not been verified].
System of arrangement
Arranged chronologically and held within a ring binder, [as per the original order and lists that Angus Fraser provided].
Access and usage
Reproduction
Access
This material is not subject to restrictions under Data Protection or other relevant legislation that might limit access. However, other protections, such as donor conditions or conservation considerations, may still apply where advised.
Some parts of this collection are in copyright. Photocopies or digital images of the material in copyright can be supplied for private study purposes only. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain the copyright holder’s permission for reproduction of copyright material for purposes other than research or private study. Guidance is available on tracing copyright status and ownership.