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Total number of records: 45

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection44
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections44
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society1

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SubjectCount
folklore1
gypsies1
traditional societies1

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
England7
France4
Cannes2
Cumbria2
Derbyshire2
Lancashire2
Lincolnshire2
Oswaldtwistle2
Wales2
Anglesey1

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People and organisationsCount
Bataillard, Paul (1816-)4
Boswell Family4
De Gubernatis, E F4
Lock Family3
Woods Family2
Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)1
Lee Family1
Smith Family1
Thompson, Thomas William1

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From 17001
From 18006
From 190038

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Up to 199944

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T.W. Thompson Collection (Gypsy and Traveller related tales and research material)

Thompson, Thomas William

c.1890 -1964

Manuscript and research notes made by T. W Thompson of tales recounted by Gypsies and Travellers and information gathered during these encounters, (notes on language, customs, familial connections, bi...

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Notebook Series 1 (Black notebooks)

c.1890 -1964

Handwritten (pencil) notebooks kept by T. W Thompson whilst based in Gainsborough, (Notebooks 2-11) and Repton, (Notebooks 12 -16). Notebooks 2-10 contain tales recounted by members of the Gray Fami...

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Notebook Series 2

c.1890 - 1964

Handwritten notebooks and some (loose) papers containing notes of T. W Thompson. Items A-O comprises mostly traditional tales as reccounted by Gypsies and Travellers. Notes include location and biog...

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I. "Gypsying 1908 - June 1909”

1908-1909

Handwritten notes on Gypsy Traveller related subjects (including language, stopping places). Containing largely extracts from letters written to ‘F.S.A.’ [? F.S. Atkinson], extracts from other not...

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Numbered (2)

c.1914

Handwritten (pencil) account of Gypsy Traveller related tales. Some recorded from Gus Gray, Cleethorpes. Names, dates and locations of other contributors are sometimes also listed.

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Numbered (3)

Oct/1914

Handwritten (pencil) account of Gypsy Traveller related tales. Recorded from Gus Gray, Cleethorpes. Names, dates and locations of other contributors are sometimes also listed

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Numbered (4)

Nov/1914

Handwritten (pencil) account of Gypsy Traveller related tales. Some recorded from Eva Gray, Grimsby. Names, dates and locations of other contributors are sometimes also listed

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Numbered (5)

c.1914

Handwritten (pencil) continuation of account of Gypsy Traveller related tales. Names, dates and locations of other contributors are sometimes also listed.Inside reads, " T.W Thompson, The Grammar Scho...

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Numbered (6)

Dec/1914

Handwritten (pencil) accounts of Gypsy Traveller related tales. Told by various (including Shanny Gray at Grimsby). Names, dates and locations of other contributors are sometimes also listed.Inside r...

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Numbered (7)

c.1914

Handwritten (pencil) continuation of account of Gypsy Traveller related tales. Names, dates and locations of other contributors are sometimes also listed.Inside reads, " T.W Thompson, The Grammar Scho...

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Numbered (8)

c.1914

Handwritten (pencil) continuation of account of Gypsy Traveller related tales. Names, dates and locations of other contributors are sometimes also listed.Inside reads, " T.W Thompson, The Grammar Scho...

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Numbered (9)

c.1914

Handwritten (pencil) continuation of account of Gypsy Traveller related tales. Names, dates and locations of other contributors are sometimes also listed.Inside reads, " T.W Thompson, The Grammar Scho...

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