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Total number of records: 118

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Books and printed items101
Archives17

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Brotherton Collection115
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections59
English Literature4
Herbert Read Collection3

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romanies9
authors, english6
romani poetry3
english poetry2
folk literature2
gypsies2
traditional societies2
arts1
cultural anthropology1
english literature1

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Spain8
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Derbyshire1
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Lincolnshire1
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Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)118
Borrow, George Henry10
Borrow, George Henry, 1803-18819
Fraser, Angus M4
Sir Angus Mckay Fraser4
Wise, Thomas James (1859-1937)4
Burke, Ulick Ralph3
Burke, Ulick Ralph (1845-1895)3
Rouse, W H D (1863-1950)3
Rouse, W. H. D3

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Archive Collection

George Borrow, literary manuscripts with related material

Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)

c.1840-1913

Brotherton Collection items: Autograph manuscripts of two folktales, one beginning "Sigurd son of Volsun", the other entitled "The pisgey and midwife"; autograph manuscripts of four poems, "Grasach Ab...

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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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Sir Angus (McKay) Fraser Collection

Fraser, Angus M

1562 - 2001

Personal papers, printed works, manuscripts, correspondence and research material referencing Gypsies, Travellers and Roma in UK and Europe as collected by Sir Angus (McKay) Fraser in the course of h...

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Archive Sub-series

Borrow, (George Henry) Various works.

Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)

c.1830 - c.1950

Manuscript works by George Borrow

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Archive File

Cort Adeler

Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881); Ingemann, Bernhard Severin (1798-1862)

c1825

Original autograph manuscript of 'Cort Adeler' translated from 'Cort Adeler var sig in Helt saa steerk' by Ingemann. It is a translation of the original poem by the Danish writer Bernhard Severin Ing...

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Borrow (George Henry), The Bible in Spain, (parts) English-Romany vocabulary and letter.

Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)

June 1839

Autograph (handwritten) manuscript notebook containing the following: 1) "The Bible in Spain;" Chapter 14 entire, and fragments of Chapters 16, 52 and 53. [ ff. 1-15;] 2) draft of a letter rejecti...

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Borrow (George Henry) Lavengro, chapter 14, part.

Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)

c.1845

1) Double sided 1 page autograph (handwritten) manuscript from Lavengro, chapter 14. [This is referred to on a note as 'the immortal dialogue between Lavengro's mother and father as to the future of...

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Borrow (George Henry) Miscellaneous notes (Iberian peninsula, including The Bible in Spain; Manchu Testament; poems, etc.

Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)

c.1840

1) Undated leather bound notebook containing autograph (handwritten) manuscript, chiefly in pencil. Includes notes/drafts of parts for, "The Bible in Spain;" "Manchu Testament;" notes on his expens...

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Borrow (George Henry) Place-names: (3) fragment manuscripts

Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)

c.1830-1940

2 Holograph (handwritten) manuscript fragments with typed transcriptions and 1 file of correspondence and catalogue fragments concerning their purchase. Undated

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Borrow (George Henry) Romano lavo-lil: (5) fragments from various chapters

Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)

c.1864

Autograph (handwritten) manuscripts, of chapters from Romano lavo-lil. Including, "The English Gypsy Language," "Gypsy Names," "Metropolitan Gypsyries" and "Ryley Bosvil." Also some miscellaneous not...

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Borrow (George Henry) The Romany Rye, (3) Fragments inc. chapter 5-7

Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)

c.1851- c.1857

Autograph manucripts of 3 sections from The Romany Rye. Details of fragments are individually listed.

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Borrow (George Henry) Fragment about son of a thief

Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)

c.1870

1)Autograph (handwritten) manuscript of a note on a folk-tale with reference to seventh sons of seventh sons. [Possibly for Romano lavo-lil] Blue paper. 2)With typed transcript

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