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Total number of records: 1122

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items1064
Archives58

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection1116
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1100
English Literature1
Herbert Read Collection1
Quaker Collection1
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
romanies1122
letters33
romani language25
tales18
world war, 1939-194517
jews14
folk music11
spanish language11
romani poetry10
irish travellers (nomadic people)9

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Hungary12
Europe10
Great Britain10
Romania9
Bulgaria7
Europe, Eastern6
Spain6
Germany5
Andalusia (Spain)3
Austria3

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Acton, T A16
Simson, James (1826-)14
Hancock, Ian F13
Kenrick, Donald13
Leland, Charles Godfrey (1824-1903)13
Macfie, R A Scott (1868-1935)13
Puxon, Grattan12
Roberts, Samuel (1763-1848)12
Black, George Fraser (1866-1948)11
Groome, Francis Hindes (1851-1902)11

Count of Earliest date

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From 1800223
From 1900880
From 200019

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 1899218
Up to 1999768
Up to latest136

Archive Collection

George Borrow, literary manuscripts with related material

Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)

c.1840-1913

Brotherton Collection items: Autograph manuscripts of two folktales, one beginning "Sigurd son of Volsun", the other entitled "The pisgey and midwife"; autograph manuscripts of four poems, "Grasach Ab...

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Archive Series

Multi-media

c.1954 - c.1995

Commercial and personal recordings of songs and radio/tv programmes referencing Gypsies, Travellers and Roma, collected by Sir Angus M. Fraser.

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Folktracks audio recordings [Gyspy, Traveller and Roma related subjects]

Kennedy, Peter (1922-2006)

c.1975 -1982

Folktracks recordings [Gypsy, Traveller and Roma related subjects] made by Peter Kennedy.

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Audio recordings [Various]

c.1954 - c.1995

Audio recordings by various creators referencing Gypsies, Traveller and Roma as collected by Sir Angus M Fraser.

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(VHS) Video recording of programmes referencing Gypsies, Traveller and Roma.

1988-1992

Personal VHS video recordings from UK and GermanTV programmes referencing Gypsies, Traveller and Roma. Some include press cuttings referencing the programmes.

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G. Notes relating to documents listed in A-F

c. 1990

1) Copy of list from bookseller (Antonio Castro) and copy of this with pencil annotations reflecting Fraser's comments and arrangement of documents. 2) Typescript notes on documents listed A-F includ...

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ALS from Leland to John Sampson, with transcript of "The Tinker and the Beggar."

13/Jun/1899

ALS of 13 June 1899 from Leland to John Sampson, with transcript of The Tinker and the Beggar. 10 pp. + 3 pp.

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ALS from Theodore Watts-Dunton to FL Leipnik

12/Feb/1907

ALS of 12 February 1907 from Theodore Watts-Dunton to FL Leipnik, seeking Hungarian Gypsy background for his never-published novel, Carniola. 5 pp.

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ALSs and postcards from R A Scott Macfie to W E A Axon

30/April/1907-16/Oct/1913

33 ALSs and 9 postcards from R A Scott Macfie to W E A Axon. 30 April 1907-16 October 1913.

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Postcards from R A S Macfie to George Hall

1/Jul/1908 - 6/Aug/1914

14 postcards from R A S Macfie to George Hall, 1 July 1908-6 August 1914.

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Letters from R A S Macfie to George Hall.

29/Jun/1909 - 26/Jan/1910

4 ALSs (29 June, 5 and 15 October 1909, 26 January 1910) from R A S Macfie to George Hall. 2 pp. + 2 pp. + 1 p. + 2 pp.

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ALS John Sampson to Augustus John

27/Jan/1910

ALS of 27 January 1910 from John Sampson to Augustus John.

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