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Total number of records: 1572

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items998
Archives445
Art items117
Objects9

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection1572
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1572

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
romanies247
romani language25
circus12
folklore10
irish travellers (nomadic people)10
natural history10
country life7
romani poetry7
tales7
tinkers7

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
England76
Cumbria22
Greece18
Appleby15
Spain14
Hungary12
Romania11
Great Britain10
Scotland10
Ireland9

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Lawson, Fred60
Dorothy Una Clough30
Dorothy Una Mcgrigor Phillips30
Dorothy Una Phillips30
Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)30
National Gypsy Education Council22
Sampson, John (1862-1931)20
Borrow, George Henry, 1803-188118
Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)17
Alfred C Phillips14

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 19001548
From 200024

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 19991496
Up to latest76

Archive Sub-sub-series

Papers concerning Leeds University Romany Catalogue (published 1962)

1960-1971

Records relating to the complilation, promotion and sales of the 'Leeds University Romany Catalogue,' published for the Brotherton Collection in 1962 by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, Edinburgh.

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Draft index notes for Leeds University Romany Catalogue (published 1962)

c.1960

Paper index notecards likely used in the process of drafting and arranging the contents of the 'Leeds University Romany Catalogue,' published for the Brotherton Collection in 1962. [Descriptions o...

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Catalogue of Romany Collection DUR

c.1920- c.1950

Papers taken from a ring-bound volume of A-Z index of items, with a title page that reads "Catalogue of Romany Catalogue. DUR" Also includes re-produced print of Albert Rutherston's "Granada Gypsies...

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Legacy Catalogues (superceded)

c.1920 - c.1971

A-Z index of material in Dorothy Una Ratcliffe's Collection referencing Gypsies, Travellers and Roma.

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Music

c.1954- c.1956

A selection of longplaying records, mainly of spanish/flamenco tradition.

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Administration

c.1920 - c.1971

Papers relating to the purchase/collection and arrangement (cataloguing) of items in the Romany Collection whilst in the custody of Dorothy Una Ratcliffe (DUR) and following its transfer to the Univer...

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Manuscripts (including typescripts) and transcriptions.

c.1950 - 2007

A series of (handwritten) manuscripts and (typed) typescripts of UK and European works with references to Gypsies, Travellers and Roma. These include original works, reviews of works and transcript ...

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Press Cuttings & Extracts

1958-1999

A selection of press cuttings mainly from (UK) national and regional press/publications of articles where reference is made to Gypsies, Travellers or Roma.

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Photographs

1946-1992

Black and white and colour photographs featuring Gypsies, Travellers, Roma and related subjects. 1) Press Photopgraphs 2) Photographs from Robert McDougall's Romany Gypsies Collection.

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Blakeborough (Richard Fairfax-), “Topcliffe fair”.

Fairfax Blakeborough, Richard

16/11/1956

1) 3 page typed transcription of broadcast, “Letter from the North Riding” in “The Northcountry-man”, B.B.C. Home Service.

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Carmichael (Alexander), “The Crucifixion”.

c.1940

2 page typescript copy of two notes entitled “The bellows” and “The whitesmith” from Carmina Gadelica, by Alexander Carmichael, second edition, vol. 3 (1940) p. 261. Details an account abou...

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Medven (Antun), “Romani vocabulary.”

05/11/1947

Typed copy of Romani Vocabulary as collected by Antun Medven prior to the outbreak of World War 2 and copied/edited by Rade Uhlik (to include missing German translations). Includes (English translat...

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