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Romany Collection (1)
c.1551 - 1971
Items collected by Dorothy Una Ratcliffe (DUR) as part of her "Gypsy Library/Romany Collection." Includes a wide range of manuscripts, letters, typescripts, press cuttings, photographs, music, objec...
Personal papers and Correspondence
15/02/1842 - 24/06/1956
Personal papers and correspondence of Dorothy Una Ratcliffe, (DUR) or of others - (bought by DUR,). References Gypsy,Traveller and Roma related subjects and/or the purchase of items for DUR's own Ro...
Manuscripts (including typescripts) and transcriptions.
c.1728 - c.1956
A series of (handwritten) manuscripts and (typed) typescripts of UK and European articles and works with references to Gypsies, Travellers and Roma. These include original works, reviews of works an...
Objects
c.1600- c.1957
Items collected by Dorothy Una Ratcliffe, (DUR) with references to Gypsy, Traveller and Roma related themes.
Photographs
c.1900 - c.1960
Photographs collected by Dorothy Una Ratcliffe of Gypsies, Travellers and Roma in the UK, Ireland, Europe, (Greece, France Hungary) and the USA.
Official Documents
c.1551-1958
Legal/offical documents containing references to Gypsies, Travellers and Roma in England, Germany and Spain.
Administration
c.1920 - c.1971
Papers relating to the purchase/collection and arrangement (cataloguing) of items in the Romany Collection whilst in the custody of Dorothy Una Ratcliffe (DUR) and following its transfer to the Univer...
Press Cuttings and Extracts
1693-1960
Press cuttings and other printed material referencing Gypsy and Travellers, as collected by Dorothy Una Ratcliffe, (DUR).
Blakeborough (Richard Fairfax-), “Topcliffe fair”.
Fairfax Blakeborough, Richard
16/11/1956
1) 3 page typed transcription of broadcast, “Letter from the North Riding” in “The Northcountry-man”, B.B.C. Home Service.
Carmichael (Alexander), “The Crucifixion”.
c.1940
2 page typescript copy of two notes entitled “The bellows” and “The whitesmith” from Carmina Gadelica, by Alexander Carmichael, second edition, vol. 3 (1940) p. 261. Details an account abou...