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Total number of records: 136

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items120
Archives15
Objects1

Count of Collection group

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Brotherton Collection136
Herbert Read Collection22
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections18
English Literature12
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
history, ancient19
greek literature4
biography3
military art and science3
education, greek3
classical dictionaries3
mistaken identity2
classical biography2
brothers2
abolitionists2

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PlaceCount
Greece136
Rome22
Athens (Greece)4
Turkey3
France2
Spain2
Germany2
Thebes2
Thessaly2
Switzerland2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Grote, George (1794-1871)23
Polybius11
Thucydides10
Mcgrigor Phillips, Noel8
Casaubon, Isaac (1559-1614)8
Herodotus8
Schweighauser, Johann (1742-1830)5
Smith, William4
Finlay, George (1799-1875)4
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)3

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From 180056
From 190061

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Up to 189955
Up to 199962

Archive Sub-series

Yates, (Dora Esther) “Paspati’s Greek Folk-Songs"

1948

Manuscript, (handwritten) entitled, “Folk songs of the Tchingianes: Extracted from the Etudes of Dr A.G Paspati [Alexandras Georgios Paspates]. Edited, with notes and English translation, by the la...

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Starkie (Walter Fitzwilliam), “The Invasion of the Roumanian Coppersmiths.”

1929-1940

Autograph manuscript,(handwritten) article for Journal of Gypsy Lore Society. 25 pages of loose sheets. Corrected and edited, partly in the hand of Dora E. Yates. Portions are marked for omission from...

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Archive File

Starkie (Walter Fitzwilliam), Letter to Mrs McGrigor Phillips.

Starkie, Walter (1894-1976)

03/03/1950

Typed and signed letter on letterhead of the Instituto Britanico en Espana, (Calle de Almagro 5, Madrid). With envelope.

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Archive Object File

Printing blocks (3) of photographs for the Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society.

c.1938

3 copper photographic/printing plates mounted on wooden blocks of images used for articles in the Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society.

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BC MS rom 1/4/1/9
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Photograph of "Gypsy woman at Metsova."

McGrigor Phillips, Noel

c.1940

Photograph of woman with caption, "Gypsy woman at Metsova. Northern Greece." Written underneath, "N.Mcg.P" [Likely taken by Noel Mc Grigor Phillips]

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BC MS Rom 1/4/1/12
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Photograph of "Armenian Gypsy Coppersmith."

McGrigor Phillips, Noel

c.1940

Photograph of man with caption, "Armenian [originally read, "Greek," but this is crossed out] Gypsy Coppersmith. Near Larissa, Thessaly." Initialled, "N.Mc.P" [Noel McGriogor Phillips].

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BC MS Rom 1/4/1/13
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Photograph of "Ursari and performing bear."

McGrigor Phillips, Noel

c.1940

Photograph of man and performing bear. Caption reads: "Ursari and performing bear. Northern Greece."

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BC MS Rom 1/4/1/38
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Photograph, "Gypsies at Thebes" 1938

McGrigor Phillips, Noel

1938

Photograph labelled, "Gypsies at Thebes Spring 1938. N. Mcg. P"

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BC MS Rom 1/4/1/39
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Photograph of "Gypsies in the Upper Eurotas Valley Lacedaemon (or Laconia)"

McGrigor Phillips, Noel

c.1938

Photograph of 2 men and 2 boys outside a tent. Labelled, "Gypsies in the Upper Eurotas Valley Lacedaemon (or Laconia). Old British Army tent pitched in an Olive Orchard. N.P."

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BC MS Rom 1/4/1/40
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Photograph "Armenian Gypsy Woman. Thessaly."

McGrigor Phillips, Noel

c.1938

Photograph labelled, "Armenian Gypsy Woman. Thessaly. N.Mcg. P."

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BC MS Rom 1/4/1/41
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Photograph "Gypsies on the outskirts of Thebes."

McGrigor Phillips, Noel

c.1938

Photograph of two women and a man (one carrying sticks).

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BC MS Rom 1/4/1/42
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Photograph "Armenian Gypsy in N.Greece."

McGrigor Phillips, Noel

c.1938

Photograph of a woman labelled, "An Armenian [originally read Greek but crossed out] Gypsy in N. Greece. N.Mcg. P."

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