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Total number of records: 5240

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items4334
Archives737
Art items153
Objects11

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection5240
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections5188
English Literature5
Herbert Read Collection2

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
romanies1200
romani language105
letters40
romani poetry35
folklore33
tales29
english language28
cant26
irish travellers (nomadic people)25
world war, 1939-194525

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
England108
Spain46
Hungary43
Great Britain39
Romania26
Cumbria24
Europe19
Greece18
Scotland18
Germany17

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Lawson, Fred67
Glover, Stephen (1813-1870)61
Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)58
Nelson, S (1800-1862)48
Dorothy Una Clough45
Dorothy Una Mcgrigor Phillips45
Dorothy Una Phillips45
Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)45
National Gypsy Education Council40
Gypsy Lore Society39

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 14001
From 150015
From 160091
From 1700162
From 18001140
From 19003201
From 200038

Count of Latest date

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Up to 15996
Up to 169961
Up to 1799123
Up to 18991057
Up to 19993130
Up to latest271

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A girl's wanderings in Hungary

Browning, H Ellen

1897

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The magnet of literary attractions

Cecil, Charles; Graves, Robert (1798-1873); Lawrence, Sir Thomas (1769-1830)

[1840?]

Dated from BL Catalogue.

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The beggars' brotherhood

Fuller, Ronald

1936

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Der Zigeuner : Kriminal-Roman

Samarow, Gregor (1829-1903)

[ca. 1890?]

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The Romano Drom song book 1

Acton, T A; Denaro, Rosy

[1973]

Catalogued from covers. Text, music and illustrations (some from photographs).

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The Romano Drom song book

Stanley, Denise; Acton, T A

1986

Previous ed.: Oxford, 1971, edited by Thomas Acton. Notes beginning p. 37 headed "The Romano drom song book 2".

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Membership card. Romany Guild, the all traveller organisation

Romany Guild

[1972?]

Specimen membership card, including aims of the Guild and branch addresses, etc.

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The Romano Drom song book

Stanley, Denise; Acton, T A

1986

Previous ed.: Oxford, 1971, edited by Thomas Acton. Notes beginning p. 37 headed "The Romano drom song book 2".

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The Romany Guild looks at the Caravan Sites Act - five years after

Romany Guild

1973

Catalogued from cover.

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Towards Gypsy power : policy documents from A.G.R.O., the N.G.E.C. & the Romani Insitute

Association of Gypsy and Romani Organisations; National Gypsy Education Council; Romani Institute

1977

Catalogued from cover. Duplicated typescript, illustrated cover.

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The Romany Guild. Information

Romany Guild

[1973]

Duplicated typescript information and proposal sheet, with 2 copies of the Guild's emblem designed by Denis Harvey.

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