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Total number of records: 178

Count of Record type

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Books and printed items154
Archives23
Art items1

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Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections178
Brotherton Collection176

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romanies5
civil and political rights2
gypsies2
legal decisions2
nomads2
protest movements2
romani language2
social justice2
chapbooks, english1
crime and criminals1

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England5
Cumbria3
Hungary3
Wales3
Appleby2
Anglesey1
Bulgaria1
Derbyshire1
France1
Greece1

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People and organisationsCount
Carpenter, J E (1813-1885)14
Carpenter, J. E14
Glover, Stephen (1813-1870)12
Dibdin, Thomas (1771-1841)11
Dibdin, Thomas10
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy7
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix (1809-1847)7
Nelson, S (1800-1862)5
Reeve, William (1757-1815)5
Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)4

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From 190025

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Up to 1899139
Up to 199929
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Archive Item

E. "Noah Lock’s tales" and letter

Aug/1914

Collection of tales (8 and fragment) told at Rhosneigr, Anglesey collected August1914 whilst, "camping with E.O.W [Eric Otto Winstedt]. With biographical notes.

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Summary possessions, evictions, S39 and squatting [and Criminal Justice Bill]

c.1994

Includes; 1) "E15. Summary possessions and evictions/s39/suatting and CJB [Criminal Justice Bill]." 2) "E15.1 Standing Committee Minutes Criminal Justice and Public Order Bill."

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Yates, (Dora Esther) “Paspati’s Greek Folk-Songs"

1948

Manuscript, (handwritten) entitled, “Folk songs of the Tchingianes: Extracted from the Etudes of Dr A.G Paspati [Alexandras Georgios Paspates]. Edited, with notes and English translation, by the la...

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Correspondence between Dora E.Yates and Leeds University Library

Mar 1961 - Feb 1963

Correspondence between Dora E. Yates (Secretary of the Gypsy Lore Society and Honorary Consultant to Brotherton Library) and librarian Mr B. S Page and Sub-librarian, Mr David. I Masson of University ...

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Criscote e majaró Lucas : chibado andré o romano, ó chipé es zincales de Sesé; El Evangelio segun S. Lucas

Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)

1872

Translated by George Borrow.

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Accrual to Jenny Smith Collection

c.1985 - c.2017

Includes papers relating to the Labour Campaign for Travellers’ Rights (minutes, reports, letters etc.), c.1987-1990s, casework papers, correspondence with Bristol City Council and others (letters a...

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Real cedula de S.M. y señores del consejo, por la qual se manda observar y guardar los capitulos insertos de la Real Pragmàtica sobre la extincion de los llamados Gitanos, y la Real resolucion que se cita dirigida à preservar de insultos los caminos y pueblos, con lo demas que se expresa

Charles King of Spain (1716-1788); Spain. Sovereign (1759-1788 : Charles III); Manresa (Spain). Governor

1784

Law dated 24 June 1784. Originally published "en Madris: en la imprenta de Don Pedro Marin". Quotes certain articles from the law of 19 September 1783.

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