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Brotherton Collection34
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections34

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folklore34
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fasts and feasts2
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Thompson, Stith (1885-1976)6
Dorson, Richard M (1916-1981)3
Committee On Ulster Folklife and Traditions2
Crooke, William (1848-1923)2
Folklore Society (Great Britain)2
Gmelch, George2
Halliday, Sir William Reginald (1886-1966)2
Knobloch, Johann (1919-)2
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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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The British folklorists : a history

Dorson, Richard M (1916-1981)

[1968]

Bibliography: pages 442-460.

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The folklore calendar

Long, George (1800-1879)

1930

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The folklore calendar

Long, George (1800-1879)

1930

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Motif-index of folk-literature : a classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books and local legends (v.1)

Thompson, Stith (1885-1976)

1955-58

Contents: Vol.1. A-C. -- Vol.2. D-E. -- Vol.3. F-H. -- Vol.4. J-K. -- Vol.5. L-Z. -- Vol.6. Index.

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Motif-index of folk-literature : a classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books and local legends (v.2)

Thompson, Stith (1885-1976)

1955-58

Contents: Vol.1. A-C. -- Vol.2. D-E. -- Vol.3. F-H. -- Vol.4. J-K. -- Vol.5. L-Z. -- Vol.6. Index.

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Motif-index of folk-literature : a classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books and local legends (v.3)

Thompson, Stith (1885-1976)

1955-58

Contents: Vol.1. A-C. -- Vol.2. D-E. -- Vol.3. F-H. -- Vol.4. J-K. -- Vol.5. L-Z. -- Vol.6. Index.

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Motif-index of folk-literature : a classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books and local legends (v.4)

Thompson, Stith (1885-1976)

1955-58

Contents: Vol.1. A-C. -- Vol.2. D-E. -- Vol.3. F-H. -- Vol.4. J-K. -- Vol.5. L-Z. -- Vol.6. Index.

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Motif-index of folk-literature : a classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books and local legends (v.5)

Thompson, Stith (1885-1976)

1955-58

Contents: Vol.1. A-C. -- Vol.2. D-E. -- Vol.3. F-H. -- Vol.4. J-K. -- Vol.5. L-Z. -- Vol.6. Index.

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Motif-index of folk-literature : a classification of narrative elements in folktales, ballads, myths, fables, mediaeval romances, exempla, fabliaux, jest-books and local legends (v.6)

Thompson, Stith (1885-1976)

1955-58

Contents: Vol.1. A-C. -- Vol.2. D-E. -- Vol.3. F-H. -- Vol.4. J-K. -- Vol.5. L-Z. -- Vol.6. Index.

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Portugal : a book of folk-ways

Gallop, Rodney (1901-1948)

1936

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An introduction to folk-lore

Cox, Marian Emily Roalfe (1860-1916)

1904

Bibliography: p. 324-[348].

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