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Total number of records: 5539

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items4270
Archives1100
Art items153
Objects11

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections5539
Brotherton Collection5289

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
romanies1200
nomads221
civil and political rights210
legal decisions207
protest movements207
social justice207
romani language105
letters40
romani poetry35
folklore34

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
England125
Spain46
Hungary43
Great Britain38
Cumbria26
Romania26
Scotland21
Europe19
Greece18
United States18

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Lawson, Fred67
Glover, Stephen (1813-1870)61
Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)59
Nelson, S (1800-1862)48
Dorothy Una Clough45
Dorothy Una Phillips45
Dorothy Una Mcgrigor Phillips45
Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)45
National Gypsy Education Council40
Gypsy Lore Society39

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Earliest dateCount
From 150014
From 160059
From 1700149
From 18001139
From 19003539
From 200041

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Up to 15994
Up to 169930
Up to 1799115
Up to 18991042
Up to 19993302
Up to latest448

Archive Collection

Papers of Diana Allen, Gypsy and Traveller Rights Campaigner.

Allen, Diana (1916-2007)

c.1967-2007

Includes correspondence, newspaper cuttings, research papers, reports, copies of minutes and publications relating to Gypsies and Travellers collected by Diana Allen.

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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, (...

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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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Archive Print Collection

Romany Collection (Brotherton Collection)

One of the outstanding resources in the United Kingdom for the study of Gypsies and Travellers. Originally assembled by Lord Brotherton's niece-in-law, Dorothy Una Ratcliffe (Mrs McGrigor Phillips), a...

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Archive Collection

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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Romany Collection

Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)

c.1551 - c.2007

Archive and print items referencing the history, culture and representation of Gypsies, Travellers and Roma in the UK, Europe and worldwide. Consists of three sub-collections; 1) Romany 1: The col...

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Archive Sub-collection

Romany Collection (1)

c.1551 - 1971

Items collected by Dorothy Una Ratcliffe (DUR) as part of her "Gypsy Library/Romany Collection." Includes a wide range of manuscripts, letters, typescripts, press cuttings, photographs, music, objec...

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Archive Sub-collection

Romany Collection (2)

c.1558 -2007

Consists of archive material donated or purchased by the University post 1962. Is mainly made up of a selection of press cuttings bought from Durrants's Press Cutting Agency. Features (UK) nationa...

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