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Revolutionary Monument in Cluj (Romania)
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
December 1974
Monument to three agrarian revolutionaries near the Hotel Napoca, Cluj, Romania. Mounted on Photo File card.
"Gypsies"
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
[1960s]
Typed captions which accompany photographs of Gypsy Traveller and Roma communities collected by Sanderson during the course of his research into Gypsy Traveller and Roma life and lore. The photographs...
Ireland's Ancient Monuments
Irish Tourist Board
[1970s]
Photocopy of a leaflet issued by the Irish Tourist Board outlining the range of ancient monuments in Ireland.
Relics of the Past
1965-1976
This sub-subseries contains items relating to prehistoric and historic sites, chiefly within the United Kingdom.
Folk Tales
1964-1981
This subseries contains items relating to aspects and types of folktales. The subject matter includes folk tales generally, Maori folk literature, African folktales, Gaelic storytelling and folktales,...
J: Mythical Tradition
1955-1978
This series contains items relating to mythical traditions, including supernatural beings, ghostly apparitions and legends.
K: Historical Tradition (Legend)
1961-1979
This series contains items on legends based on historical tradition. The subject matter includes pagan and church legends, legends linked with historical events, legends about historical figures, and ...
Anglo-Saxon Homeland Map
[1950s-1960s]
Map from an unidentified publication, titled 'The Home of the English', showing the traditional view (i.e. according to Bede) of the original homelands of the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes.
Map of the Viking Raids on England
[1950s-1960s]
Map from an unidentified publication, showing the Viking raids on England between 793 and 860.
Map of 10th Century England
[1950s-1960s]
Map, completed in ms. and typescript, with title 'England in the Tenth Century', showing areas of Norse and Danish settlement, and the southern boundary of the kingdom of King Guthram. The map is afte...
"Gypsy Couple"
Hartley, Dorothy
[1970s]
Copy of a photograph taken ca. 1920 of a Gypsy Traveller couple, sitting on the grass under a tree with a food hamper and kettle, at an unknown (English) location. Mounted on Photo File card.
Q: Folk Art
1970-1979
This series contains items relating to popular art traditions. The subject matter includes English naive painting of the 18th and 19th centuries; decorative arts including carving in ivory and bone, a...