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Total number of records: 34

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Archives18
Books and printed items15
Art items1

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Brotherton Collection34
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections34

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arts1
country life1
cultural anthropology1
english poetry1
genealogy1
gypsies1
literature1
mass media1
missionary work1
religion1

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Greece3
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Cumbria1
Dingle1
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Marathon1
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Dorothy Una Clough34
Dorothy Una Mcgrigor Phillips34
Dorothy Una Phillips34
Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)34
Lawson, Fred4
Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una3
Appleyard, Joseph1
Austen, John1
Gypsy Williams1
Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una, 1887-19671

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Archive Collection

Romany Collection

Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)

c.1551 - c.2007

Archive and print items referencing the history, culture and representation of Gypsies, Travellers and Roma in the UK, Europe and worldwide. Consists of three sub-collections; 1) Romany 1: The col...

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Archive Sub-collection

Romany Collection (1)

c.1551 - 1971

Items collected by Dorothy Una Ratcliffe (DUR) as part of her "Gypsy Library/Romany Collection." Includes a wide range of manuscripts, letters, typescripts, press cuttings, photographs, music, objec...

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Archive Sub-series

National & International Missions to Gypsies, Travellers & Roma; the papers of William Webb

c.1948 - 1958

Papers relating to the work and establishment of national and international religious missions working with [Gypsy, Travellers & Roma] communities. These include but are not limited to; The Church of ...

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Archive File

Ratcliffe (Dorothy Una) Letter to the Editor of The Cumberland and Westmorland Herald.

Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)

05/02/1940

Two typed carbon copies enquiring about the reason for the closure of Brough Hill Fair during wartime.

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Archive File

Album of photographs and prints collected by DUR.

Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)

1904-1960

Album containing black and white photographs (originals and reproduction prints) collected by Dorothy Una Ratcliffe of Gypsies/Travellers/Roma in the UK, Ireland, Europe, (Greece, France Hungary) and ...

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Archive Art Item

"Fairings"

Frederick Lawson; Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)

1928

Bound volume of, "Fairings," - a selection of poems by Dorothy Una Ratcliffe. The original copy (No. 178 of an edition limited to 1000 copies) has been separated page by page with the original illu...

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Photographs (3) and negatives (5) of caravans at Brough Hill Fair. 1949

Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)

1949

Photographs (3) and negatives (5) of caravans inside an envelope with note written on it that reads, "Photos by DUR Brough Hill Fair. 1949"

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Negative [only] of camp. Carcossonne.

Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)

c.1940

Negative of a camp in front of City/castle walls. Inside an envelope marked, " Negative of Gypsies at Carcossonne. DUR." [South of France] Undated. Possibly taken by DUR.

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Photographs (2) of Gypsy Travellers on the Isle of Skye.1939

Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)

Aug 1939

2 photographs of Gypsy Travellers outside a tent.

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Archive Item

Photographs (2) and negatives(3) of "Armenian Gypsy Group"

Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)

1938

2 photographs of Armenian Gypsy Group and 3 negatives. Inside an envelope that notes, "Negatives of Armenian Gypsy Group taken by DUR near Marathon. Spring 1938. Attica."

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Archive Item

Photographs Brough Hill Fair and Appleby.

Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)

1948

10 (passport size) photographs of Gypsy Traveller caravans and tents.

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Photographs (3) and negatives (3) of the Brown Family. Blair Atholl. Scotland.

Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)

14th Apr 1955

3 black and white photographs of a family, (children and parents) outside a tent in Blair Atholl and surrounding areas, Scotland. Each mounted onto a piece of paper with the following typed descriptio...

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