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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...
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.
Taylor (Harold Douglas)
25/Feb/1955
1)Letter from poet Harold D Taylor (Middlesborough) to unknown recipient, [possibly John Fairfax Blakeborough -see archivist note] referencing his correspondecne with the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh...
A." Mossycoat," as told by Taimi Boswell
1915
Handwritten account of tale" Mossycoat" as " told by Taimi Boswell at Oswal[d]twistle, 9/1/1915."
G. "Bui Boswell's shoes and what was in them," told by Noah Young
1914
Tale told by Noah Young, Preston, Lancs, 13/Jan/1914. Also includes corrections and additions to ‘The Gypsy Grays as tale-tellers’, [Journal of Gypsy Lore Society 3rd. ser., vol.1, pp.118-137].
H. Tales from Taimi Boswell
Jan/1915
6 handwritten accounts of tales and summary of another told by Taimi Boswell. Collected Oswaldtwistle, Jan/1915. [Many dated]. 1)The clever little taylor 2) Fairies down the lane 3)Lousy Jacj and ...