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Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections28
Janina and Zygmunt Bauman7
Brotherton Collection7

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gypsies35
civil and political rights22
nomads20
legal decisions20
homeless20
protest movements20
social justice20
romany language5
roma5
traditional societies4

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France2
Sweden2
Wales2
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Helsinki2
Somerset1
Scotland1
Oslo1
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Boswell Family2
Smith Family2
Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)2
Lee Family2
Smith, Jenny1
Sir Angus Mckay Fraser1
Robert M Dawson1
Tampere Hall1
Puxon, Grattan1
Ratcliffe, Dorothy Una (1887-1967)1

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Up to latest25

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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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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Accrual to Jenny Smith Collection

c.1985 - c.2017

Includes papers relating to the Labour Campaign for Travellers’ Rights (minutes, reports, letters etc.), c.1987-1990s, casework papers, correspondence with Bristol City Council and others (letters a...

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Papers of Jenny Smith, (Gypsy and Traveller Rights Campaigner)

c.1985 - c.2017

Photographic prints and slides of Traveller/Gypsy/Roma vehicles, accommodation, and also site clearance and deterrent activity by landowners and others; postcards and circulars from Traveller/Gypsy/Ro...

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