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Papers of Jenny Smith, (Gypsy and Traveller Rights Campaigner)
Smith, Jenny
c.1985 - c.2017
Papers created and reference material collected in the course of Jenny Smith's work campaigning on behalf of Gypsies and Travellers in Bristol area and nationally (UK). Concerns various UK laws, (...
Phillips (Alfred Charles). “Fern Picking Gypsies." “Fern-picking Gypsies”
Vowles, Alfred Charles
31/Mar/1955
Typescript (6 page) account of “Fern-picking Gypsies” -an account of events in mid 1940s of some Gypsy/Travellers picking ferns from National Trust land at Dunkery, Exmoor for sale to fishmongers ...
The Somerset electoral register, Eastern Division 1832
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society
1996
"Reproduced from an original in the possession of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society"--Title page verso.
The Somerset electoral register, Western Division 1832
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society.
1996
"Reproduced from an original in the possession of the Somerset Archaeological and Natural History Society"--Title page verso.
Yates (Dora Esther), Letter to Mr A.C. Phillips.
29/01/1951
1) Cardboard notice/sign, stencilled: “no gipsies served here”. 2) On headed notepaper of the Gypsy Lore Society letter to AC Phillips regarding his account of the notice and where it was found/...
Phillips (Alfred Cowles) "Exmoor Gypsy Note"
Vowles, Alfred Charles
9/Jul/1949
Handwritten account of a place known as 'Gypsy Corner,' Winsford, (Somerset) as told to the author by a member of the Williams Family. Written in Kinnarstadir, Iceland, 9 July 1949, holograph manusc...
"Romany Tradition in Somerset."
26/Nov/1960
Photograph of people gathered at a Gypsy/Traveller wagon on fire. On the reverse is the following: Typed transcript: " Romany Tradition in Somerset. The ceremonial burning, in true Romany traditio...
Weston Response Book - 31So1
Wright, John T
30 Sep 1955 - 15 Oct 1955
Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...
Stoke St Gregory Response Book - 31So10
Wright, John T
24 Apr 1956 - 27 Apr 1956
Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...
Horsington Response Book - 31So11
Wright, John T
17 Mar 1956 - 23 Mar 1956
Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...
Pitminster Response Book - 31So12
Wright, John T
29 Apr 1956 - 3 May 1956
Response book recording the answers given by informants during the Survey of English Dialect. It includes 9 sections that cover a range of topics relating to work, domestic and social life. Answers ar...