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Total number of records: 256

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Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections256
Brotherton Collection246

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romanies23
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Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)10
Carew, Bampfylde Moore, 1693-1770?9
Goadby, Robert (1721-1778)9
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Goadby, Mrs Robert7
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Child, Francis James (1825-1896)5
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Kittredge, George Lyman (1860-1941)5
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Music : a four part song

Elliott, J W (1833-1915); Elliott, M L

[1858]

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Press Cuttings (1958) in 2 parts

1958

Cuttings from press and other printed material referencing Gypsy and Traveller related subjects from 1958. Arranged in chronological order. They were split into two seperate folders marked: B4489 ...

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Part of chapter 5 (Fragment 1)

c.1851- c.1857

1) Autograph (handwritten) manuscript fragment (1) of Chapter 5 on blue paper. Begins: “Many, too many of his countrymen” and ends with 5 lines of verse concluding: “sheard me naked”; ( 3 p...

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Part of chapter 6 (Fragment 2)

c.1851- c.1857

1) Autograph (handwritten) manuscript fragment (2) from Chap. 6. Begins “Here some people will exclaim” to "principles of my fathers." 3 pp., blue paper; at head in another hand: “Copied”...

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Part of chapter 7 (Fragment 3)

c.1851- c.1857

1) Autograph (handwritten) manuscript fragment (3) of two sections from Chap. 7. Written on blue paper. At the head of p. 1 in another hand: “Copied” 1st section extends from “So, owing to his ...

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The dawn of day : four part song

Reay, Samuel

[18--]

Caption title.

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Her last words, at parting : a ballad

Moore, Thomas (1779-1852)

[1835]

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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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A small part of time : essays on literature, art, and travel

Swan, Michael

1957

Chapter 1, "Lorca's gipsy" is expanded from his article in the London magazine, vol.1, no.2.

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A small part of time : essays on literature, art, and travel

Swan, Michael

1957

Chapter 1, "Lorca's gipsy" is expanded from his article in the London magazine, vol.1, no.2.

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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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