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Total number of records: 144

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items80
Archives63
Art items1

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection144
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections144

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
romanies11
irish language2
romani poetry2
songs, english2
arts1
begging1
camping1
cant1
children of minorities1
children's poetry1

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Spain6
Alcala De Henares2
England2
Norway2
Bergen1
Farnham1
Great Britain1
Hungary1
Madrid1
Norwood1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)8
Acton, T A3
Leland, Charles Godfrey (1824-1903)3
Macalister, Robert Alexander Stewart (1870-1950)3
Macfie, R A Scott (1868-1935)3
National Gypsy Education Council3
Sampson, John (1862-1931)3
Yates, Dora Esther3
Yates, Dora Esther (1879-1974)3
Ackerley, Frederick George2

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From 15004
From 16006
From 17008
From 180027
From 190095
From 20003

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Up to 189923
Up to 1999104
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Books, periodicals and reports

1600-1993

Fiction and non-fiction books, guides, periodicals/journals and published reports with reference to Gypsies,Travellers and Roma. Also included are a number of documents that were historically catalogu...

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The book of vagabonds and beggars

Luther, Martin (1483-1546); Hotten, John Camden (1832-1873); Thomas, David Biron

1932

"The German text now printed is from the British museum copy of the 1529 edition."--p. xiv. German text and English translation on opposite pages. "The Liber vagatorum; bibliography": p. 19-36; "Sel...

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The book of Sandy Stewart

Stewart, Sandy (1920-); Leitch, Roger

1988

Bibliography: p120. - Includes index.

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The child's book of verse (Book 2)

Yardley, M D; Bright, Elizabeth

[1931]

Includes index.

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Seago (Edward), "Caravan." [Book]

1937

[95]. 29 x 23 cm. London, Collins, 1937. Drawings of “different kinds of ‘wandering folk’ ” with commentary, and some quoted verses. Much on Gypsy life and superstition. With a glossary.

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Illustrated book covers/sleeves

c.1900 - c.1970

A selection of illustrated book sleeve covers [removed] from books referencing or featuring Gypsies, Travellers and Roma. Undated.

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The Penguin book of English folktales

Philip, Neil (1955-)

1992

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The book of Boswell : autobiography of a gypsy

Boswell, Silvester Gordon (1895-); Seymour, John (1914-2004)

1970

Genealogy of the Boswells on endpapers.

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Freda's fortune : a book for girls

Imlach, G M

1907

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The Romano Drom song book

Stanley, Denise; Acton, T A

1986

Previous ed.: Oxford, 1971, edited by Thomas Acton. Notes beginning p. 37 headed "The Romano drom song book 2".

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The Jubilee book of the Philosophical Institution

Philosophical Institution (Edinburgh, Scotland)

1897

Contains: A greeting from "Hans Breitmann", by C.G. Leland (p. 9); A theatrical causerie, by Francis Hindes Groome (pp. 80-81); Vagrom verses, by John Sampson (pp. 81-85); Recollections of a Romany ry...

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