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Total number of records: 38

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Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture33
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections5
Brotherton Collection4

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administration of justice1
education1
gypsies1
human rights1
letters1
romanies1
urban planning1

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England38
Hertfordshire38
Codicote11
Therfield11
Wheathampstead11
Birmingham1
Colney Heath1
Essendon1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)22
Haslam, Marie11
Amos Males8
Moles, Amos8
Bullard, Mr7
(Willie)6
Lyles, Jesse6
Watson, Mr William6
Bracey5
Freeman5

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Up to latest1

Archive Item

Jenkinson (A, Stephen). Letter to Miss Marian Wood

22/04/1941

Typed and signed letter referencing changes to Gypsy and Traveller lives during wartime and reference to relatives of Gypsy Lee of Brighton, resident on his caravan site.

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Jenkinson (A, Stephen). Letter to Mrs Phillips,

29/04/1941

Typed and signed letter referencing wartime, a member of the Lee family previously referenced and literary works on Gypsies and Travellers.

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Papers of Diana Allen, Gypsy and Traveller Rights Campaigner.

Allen, Diana (1916-2007)

c.1967-2007

Includes correspondence, newspaper cuttings, research papers, reports, copies of minutes and publications relating to Gypsies and Travellers collected by Diana Allen.

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ALS Fred Shaw to H J Francis, with two of Shaw's photographs

c.1927

ALS of 23 January 1927 from Fred Shaw to H J Francis, with two of Shaw's photographs of Gypsy/Travellers. 2 pp. Photograph 1 - Stankovic famliy member [male] - Colney Heath.

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Therfield Response Book - 28Herts1

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

15 May 1958 - 9 Jun 1958

Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...

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Book I: The Farm [Therfield Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

15 May 1958 - 9 Jun 1958

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the farm. The answers of informant William Watson recorded by fieldworker Stanley Ellis in the Internationa...

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Book II: Farming [Therfield Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

15 May 1958 - 9 Jun 1958

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to farming.

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Book III: Animals [Therfield Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

15 May 1958 - 9 Jun 1958

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to animals.

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Book IV: Nature [Therfield Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

15 May 1958 - 9 Jun 1958

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to nature.

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Book V: The House and Housekeeping [Therfield Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

15 May 1958 - 9 Jun 1958

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the house and housekeeping.

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Book VI: The Human Body [Therfield Response Book]

Ellis, Stanley (1926-2009)

15 May 1958 - 9 Jun 1958

Words and phrases that answer the questions from the Survey of English Dialect relating to the human body.

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