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Total number of records: 347

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Archives183
Books and printed items149
Art items12
Objects1

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Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections347
Brotherton Collection338

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SubjectCount
romanies35
gypsies11
civil and political rights6
ballads, english5
ballads, scottish5
romany language5
cant4
genealogy4
legal decisions4
nomads4

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England25
Cumbria5
France5
Wales4
Appleby3
Germany3
Scotland3
Spain3
West Yorkshire3
Derbyshire2

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Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)11
Binns, Dennis10
Dorothy Una Clough7
Dorothy Una Mcgrigor Phillips7
Dorothy Una Phillips7
Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)7
De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)6
Lawson, Fred6
Child, Francis James (1825-1896)5
Kittredge, George Lyman (1860-1941)5

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From 1900216
From 20004

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Up to 189949
Up to 1999240
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Archive Print Collection

Romany Collection (Brotherton Collection)

One of the outstanding resources in the United Kingdom for the study of Gypsies and Travellers. Originally assembled by Lord Brotherton's niece-in-law, Dorothy Una Ratcliffe (Mrs McGrigor Phillips), a...

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Archive Print Item

Collected poems

Lindsay, Vachel (1879-1931)

1925

Illustrated lining-papers.

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Archive Collection

Romany Collection

Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)

c.1551 - c.2007

Archive and print items referencing the history, culture and representation of Gypsies, Travellers and Roma in the UK, Europe and worldwide. Consists of three sub-collections; 1) Romany 1: The col...

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Archive Sub-collection

Romany Collection (1)

c.1551 - 1971

Items collected by Dorothy Una Ratcliffe (DUR) as part of her "Gypsy Library/Romany Collection." Includes a wide range of manuscripts, letters, typescripts, press cuttings, photographs, music, objec...

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Archive Sub-collection

Romany Collection (2)

c.1558 -2007

Consists of archive material donated or purchased by the University post 1962. Is mainly made up of a selection of press cuttings bought from Durrants's Press Cutting Agency. Features (UK) nationa...

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Archive Collection

The Selborne Mission Collection

Purches, Samuel Leslie (1898-1955)

1931-1955

The collection relates to the Selborne Hop Mission to members of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community on the Selborne Estate, Hampshire, in 1931. The Mission may have been requested by Lord Selbor...

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Archive Print Item

The Romany Collection at Leeds

Andrews, John S

[1959]

"Reprinted from 'The Library Association record', vol. 61, no. 1, January 1959".

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Archive Print Item

Catalogue of the Romany collection

Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967); Brotherton Library

1962

On spine: Leeds University Romany catalogue.

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Archive Print Item

Catalogue of the Romany collection

Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967); Brotherton Library

1962

On spine: Leeds University Romany catalogue.

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Archive Sub-sub-series

Catalogue of Romany Collection DUR

c.1920- c.1950

Papers taken from a ring-bound volume of A-Z index of items, with a title page that reads "Catalogue of Romany Catalogue. DUR" Also includes re-produced print of Albert Rutherston's "Granada Gypsies...

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Archive Series

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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Archive Series