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Revolutionary Monument in Cluj (Romania)
Archive Item

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.

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Archive Sub-sub-series

"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...

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Archive File

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.

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Archive Sub-sub-series

Relics of the Past

1965-1976

This sub-subseries contains items relating to prehistoric and historic sites, chiefly within the United Kingdom.

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Archive Sub-series

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,...

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Archive Series

J: Mythical Tradition

1955-1978

This series contains items relating to mythical traditions, including supernatural beings, ghostly apparitions and legends.

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Archive Series

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 ...

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Anglo-Saxon Homeland Map
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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.

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Map of the Viking Raids on England
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Map of the Viking Raids on England

[1950s-1960s]

Map from an unidentified publication, showing the Viking raids on England between 793 and 860.

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Map of 10th Century England
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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...

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"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.

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Archive Series

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...

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