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Total number of records: 1203

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items1093
Archives84
Art items25

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection1203
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1203

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
romanies240
english language19
cant16
scottish poetry16
romani poetry12
letters10
romani language9
jews8
ballads, english7
songs, english7

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Hungary21
Spain19
England16
Transylvania (Romania)10
United States7
Scotland5
Town Yetholm (Scotland)5
Wales5
Borders Region (Scotland)4
France4

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Glover, Stephen (1813-1870)55
Nelson, S (1800-1862)45
Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)34
Leland, Charles Godfrey (1824-1903)31
Jefferys, Charles26
Jefferys, Charles (1807-1865)26
Canning, Elizabeth, 1734-177322
Carpenter, J E (1813-1885)22
Carpenter, J. E22
Carew, Bampfylde Moore, 1693-1770?21

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 15006
From 160043
From 1700149
From 18001005

Count of Latest date

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Up to 15994
Up to 169930
Up to 1799121
Up to 18991048

Archive Series

Official Documents

1558-1827

Legal/offical documents containing references to Gypsies, Travellers and Roma in Spain and Italy.

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Joseph Charles Louis, Archduke of Austria and Hungary, “Eredeti Cziganylevelek.”

1890

57 page ring bound notebook containing typed transcript of “Eredeti Cziganylevelek,” by Joseph Charles Louis, (Archduke of Austria and Hungary).

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Chamers (Patrick), “A preacheing chamber”.

23/10/1728 to 12/02/1732

Bound notebook containing 178 page (handwritten) manuscript, " “A preacheing chamber.” Inserted is a typed note from Davidson Cook that reads, "MS paged 56 (in pencil) line 37 begins the passage...

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Hoffmann (Frantz), [Zigeuner-Friedel.] "Fred the Gypsy."

1874

Translation of text into English by Charles Watson. Translator’s autograph (handwritten) manuscript. Includes a presentation letter to the translator’s nephews and nieces on the last page.Carlsr...

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Spanish Official Documents

1727-1827

Legal/offical documents containing references to "Gitanos," [Gypsies, Travellers and Roma] in Spain.

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Official documents relating to Gypsies, Travellers & Roma in Spain, collected by Sir Angus Fraser

Fraser, Angus M

1630-1798

Comprises official documents of Spanish origin "affecting Gypsies," [Roma] including, prematica/pragmatica; real cedula; real provision; real orden; carta orden; real instruccion; real decreto and ind...

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German Official Documents

1614-1724

German legal/official documents thatwere collected for their inclusion of references to Gypsies [Travellers & Roma]

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Spanish and Catalonia Official Documents

1727-1827

[Possibly certified copies of] Spanish legal/offical documents concerning, "Gitanos" [Gypsies Travellers & Roma]

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Plays collected by Sir Angus Fraser

c.1834 -c.1852

Set of 5 original complete editions of [John] Dicks' one penny "Standard plays," that reference Gypsies or Travellers. 1) "Esmeralda," by Edward Fitzball (No.346) 2) "Zarah, the Gipsy," by George ...

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Italian Official Documents

1558-1697

Printed Italian documents referencing Gypsies and Travellers [Roma] in Italy. Some with manuscript annotations.

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British Official Documents

c.1707

Printed copy of extract from summary of edicts titled "The Reign of Queen Anne."

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