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Total number of records: 186

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Books and printed items157
Archives18
Art items10
Objects1

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Brotherton Collection186
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections186

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England3
Abingdon1
Appleby1
Berkshire1
Cumbria1
Greece1
Harrogate1
North Yorkshire1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Glover, Stephen (1813-1870)58
Nelson, S (1800-1862)45
Carpenter, J E (1813-1885)24
Carpenter, J. E24
Jefferys, Charles23
Jefferys, Charles (1807-1865)23
Gill, Edward J9
Lake, J W6
Lake, J. W6
Bayly, Thomas Haynes5

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From 15001
From 17001
From 1800161
From 190023

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Up to 15991
Up to 1899148
Up to 199937

Archive Art File

Appleyard (Joseph), Yorkshire (& Cumbria) Pencil drawings (21) of Gypsies & Travellers.

Appleyard, Joseph

1943-1960

Pencil drawings: 21. Various sizes, [c. 1943-1960.] Each drawing is initialled; many are placed and dated. Originally titled, "Yorkshire Gypsy drawings, " as per published catalogue, (1962), - the ...

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Spur (Endre) Correspondence with Miss Marian Wood, 21 July 1937.

21/07/1937

Typed and signed letter referencing the postponement of the Gypsy Congress in in 1937. From Budapest IV.(, Petofi Sandor-utca 2).

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Archive Piece

Photograph of roadside camp

Vowles, Alfred Charles

1955

Photograph of caravans on roadside with a caption that reads, "Roadside camp (on the outskirts of Harrogate) of James Hall and Joe Cannon. 1955. By A.G.P".

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Gipsies on the roadside.The Ring Road, Alwoodley, Leeds.1960.
Archive Art Item

"Gipsies on the roadside.The Ring Road, Alwoodley, Leeds.1960."

1960

Pencil drawing of caravans, (vardos) and tent.Titled, "Gipsies on the roadside.The Ring Road, Alwoodley, Leeds.1960."

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Archive Item

Photographs (2) of caravans and William Webb

c.1955

Two black and white photographs mounted on (loose) page of album.

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Archive Sub-series

Starkie (Walter Fitzwilliam), “The Invasion of the Roumanian Coppersmiths.”

1929-1940

Autograph manuscript,(handwritten) article for Journal of Gypsy Lore Society. 25 pages of loose sheets. Corrected and edited, partly in the hand of Dora E. Yates. Portions are marked for omission from...

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Macfie and Prideaux correspondence. Bound volume.

Macfie, R A Scott (1868-1935)

29/11/1909 - 30/08/1910

Bound volume[so entitled] of correspondence with Colonel William Francis Prideaux; Consists of: 1)5 postcards from Scott Macfie [Gypsy Lore Society letterhead] 2)7 letters from from Scott Macfie [...

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Archive Art File

Leslie (Charles Robert), “Sir Roger de Coverley and the Gypsies.”

2/Mar/1840

Print from engraving by Charles Rolls after the painting by CR Leslie. Titled, “Sir Roger de Coverley and the Gypsies.”

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Archive Piece

Photograph of William Webb

c.1955

Photograph of people gathered with a caption that reads "Willie Web at work among his own people." Undated.

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Huth, (Ferdinand Gerard) [Fred] letters and notes

1963 - 1965

Letters from F.G Huth to Derek Tipler, [many addressed with Romany greeting]. Referencing Gypsy and Traveller families in the UK and their genealogies. Most dated. Some inclusion of notes made on fami...

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Archive File

Loose Press Cuttings & Extracts (1958-1976)

21/Oct/1958 - 4/Sep/1976

8 loose cuttings with references to Gypsies, Travellers and/or Roma. Mainly from UK press.

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Durrant's Press Cuttings (1990)

1990

Cuttings that have been arranged in envelopes by category. Categories include; "Camp/sites, including locations [counties and countries] and topics such as crime, health and education, rites/customs, ...

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