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Total number of records: 5

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections5
Brotherton Collection4

Count of Subject

SubjectCount
gypsies4
romany language2
genealogy2
traditional societies2
roma1
folklore1
civil and political rights1
human rights1

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
England4
Wales2
France2
United States1
Canada1
West Yorkshire1
Scotland1
Lincolnshire1
Cumbria1
Derbyshire1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Lee Family2
Boswell Family2
Smith Family2
Purches, Samuel Leslie (1898-1955)1
Lock Family1
Woods Family1
Puxon, Grattan1
Robert M Dawson1
Tom Paht1
Leslie Purches1

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Earliest dateCount
From 18001
From 19004

Archive Collection

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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Rev George Hall Collection

Hall, Rev George

1908-1918

Correspondence, notebooks, diaries and reports/loose notes documenting Hall's research and information gathering.Mainly concerned with (UK) Gypsy and Traveller biographies and genealogical details.

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Robert M.Dawson Collection

Dawson, Robert (1944-)

c.1947-1970

Press cuttings and card indexes relating to Gypsies and Travellers.

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Donald Kenrick Collection (Papers of the National Gypsy Council)

c.1963- c.1971

Papers (mainly relating to the establishment and work of the Gypsy Council) and print items referencing Gypsies, Travellers and Roma as deposited by Donald Kenrick.

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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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