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Total number of records: 25

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Archives22
Books and printed items3

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Brotherton Collection25
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections25

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
England5
Appleby2
Cumbria2
Camargue, France1
Finland1
Leeds1
London1
Perth and Kinross1
Perthshire1
Romania1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Dorothy Una Clough5
Dorothy Una Mcgrigor Phillips5
Dorothy Una Phillips5
Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)5
Mcgrigor Phillips, Noel2
Bairacli-Levy, Juliette De1
Cavelt, Joe1
Daettwyler, Otto1
Giono, Jean1
Giono, Jean (1895-1970)1

Archive Sub-series

"Robert McDougall Romany Gypsies Photographic Collection."

McDougall, Robert

1988-1992

Photographs of mainly fortune tellers/palmists taken by Robert McDougall Also includes photographs of Gypsy Traveller wagons, horses and fairs. Most are stamped on the reverse that they are part of...

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Tsiganes : Wanderndes Volk auf endloser Strasse

Daettwyler, Otto; Maximoff, Matéo (1917-)

1959

Photos und Legenden: Otto Daettwyler; text: Matéo Maximoff.

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Photograph of the hill, Appleby. 1949

Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)

1939-1949

Photograph of a caravan labelled, "The Hill, Appleby 1949. Photo by D.U.R."

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Magie des Bohémiens

Serge pseud

1950

Cover: "Texte, dessins, litho en couleurs et photos de l'auteur".

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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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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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Papers relating to the British Gypsy Mission

c.1955

Correspondence between William Webb and Mrs McGrigor Phillips [DUR] concerning his estasblishment of the British Gypsy Mission (BGM). 1) Letter 9/Aug/1955 2) Letter 15/Aug/1955 requesting Mr or Mr...

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Yates (Dora Esther), Copies of 'Glasul Romilor'

Aug/1935

4 small photo copies of plates from the Romanian newspaper publication "Glasul Romilor." (The voice of the Rom)[Roma]

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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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Camargue

Silvester, Hans Walter; Giono, Jean (1895-1970); Cavelt, Joe

1960

Illustrations numbered 1-100. These are followed by a blank and a folding leaf carrying publisher's notes and Bildlegenden (5 pp.). "Aus dem Französischen übertragen von Joe Cavelt".

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BC MS Rom 1/4/1/44 (1 of 2)
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Photographs (2) the Hill, Appleby. 1939

McGrigor Phillips, Noel

Jun 1939

2 photographs of families outside caravans mounted on page (loose) from album. Labelled, " The Hill, Appleby June 1939. Photo by N.P."

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Photograph postcard of "Gypsy Palace Kirk Yetholm"

9th May 1960

Loose image, photographic post card, marked: Gypsy Palace, Kirk-Yetholm, front. On the back: "Photo by Stimpson, Library House, Kelso. "

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