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Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection2
English Literature2
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1

Count of Subject

SubjectCount
folklore3
gypsies1
traditional societies1
mythology1
fairies1
animism1
anthropology1
english literature1

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Lincolnshire1
Wales1
France1
England1
Cumbria1
Derbyshire1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Lock Family1
Lee Family1
Shorter, Clement King (1857-1926)1
Smith Family1
Woods Family1
Thompson, Thomas William1
Hardy, Thomas1
De Gubernatis, E F1
Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)1
Bataillard, Paul (1816-)1

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From 18002
From 19001

Archive Collection

Katharine Mary Briggs, correspondence and papers

Briggs, Katharine M (1898-1980)

c.1900-1980

Katherine Mary Briggs was bom in London in 1898, the eldest of three surviving daughters of Ernest and Mary Briggs. The Briggs family had its origins in Yorkshire and had built up its fortune from the...

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Archive Collection

Edward Clodd, manuscripts, diaries and correspondence, with a collection of his printed books.

Clodd, Edward (1840-1930)

1875-1930

Comprises: (1) BOUND MSS of some of Clodd's books, comprising volumes entitled: Animism, Dreams, Evolution, The Evolution of Religion, Folklore, Jesus of Nazareth, Magic in Names, Miracle Plays, Myste...

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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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