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Brotherton Collection13
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections12
English Literature1

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folk literature2
gypsies2
traditional societies2
arts1
cultural anthropology1
english literature1
folklore1
genealogy1
roma1
romanies1

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Wales2
Cumbria1
Derbyshire1
England1
France1
Lincolnshire1
Mafra1
Portugal1
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Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)13
Bataillard, Paul (1816-)1
Boswell Family1
De Gubernatis, E F1
Dorothy Una Clough1
Dorothy Una Mcgrigor Phillips1
Dorothy Una Phillips1
Fraser, Angus M1
Gilliat-Smith, Bernard1
Lee Family1

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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), 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) Various works.

Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)

c.1830 - c.1950

Manuscript works by George Borrow

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Borrow (George Henry) The Welsh and their literature (8) fragments and proof,

Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)

c.1830-1861

Autograph (handwritten) manuscript drafts for sections of Borrow’s anonymous review so entitled, published in (1861) concerning his own English version of E[l]lis Wyn[ne], The sleeping bard, 1860.

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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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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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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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Borrow (George Henry) “Vocabulary of the Gypsy language as spoken in Hungary and Transylvania, compiled during an intercourse of some months with the Gypsies of those parts in the year 1844”.

Lyster, M Eileen

c.1930

2 notebooks containing manuscript (handwritten) transcription of Borrow's 24 sheet manuscript titled, " “Vocabulary of the Gypsy language as spoken in Hungary and Transylvania, compiled during an in...

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Borrow (George Henry), Letter to Dawson Turner enclosing letter from Salazar.

Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881); Salazar, António

22/Jan 1837 -15/Feb/1842

1) Letter from George Borrow (15 February 1842), from Oulton, Lowestoft to Dawson Turner concerning the enclosed letter from Salazar ( "the Gypsy of Cordova."). Includes an english transcription. 2)...

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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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