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Total number of records: 1161

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items1087
Archives74

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection1155
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1139
Quaker Collection1
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society1
English Literature1
Herbert Read Collection1

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SubjectCount
romanies1161
letters40
romani language26
tales18
world war, 1939-194517
jews14
cant14
folk music11
spanish language11
romani poetry10

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Hungary12
Europe10
Great Britain10
Romania9
United States8
Bulgaria7
Spain7
Europe, Eastern6
Germany5
Morocco3

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People and organisationsCount
Carew, Bampfylde Moore, 1693-1770?19
Acton, T A16
Goadby, Robert (1721-1778)16
Simson, James (1826-)14
Goadby, Mrs Robert14
Carew, Bampfylde Moore (1693-1770?)14
Hancock, Ian F13
Kenrick, Donald13
Macfie, R A Scott (1868-1935)13
Leland, Charles Godfrey (1824-1903)13

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From 16008
From 170031
From 1800223
From 1900880
From 200019

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Up to 179927
Up to 1899221
Up to 1999771
Up to latest139

Archive Collection

George Borrow, literary manuscripts with related material

Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)

c.1840-1913

Brotherton Collection items: Autograph manuscripts of two folktales, one beginning "Sigurd son of Volsun", the other entitled "The pisgey and midwife"; autograph manuscripts of four poems, "Grasach Ab...

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Archive Series

Multi-media

c.1954 - c.1995

Commercial and personal recordings of songs and radio/tv programmes referencing Gypsies, Travellers and Roma, collected by Sir Angus M. Fraser.

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Folktracks audio recordings [Gyspy, Traveller and Roma related subjects]

Kennedy, Peter (1922-2006)

c.1975 -1982

Folktracks recordings [Gypsy, Traveller and Roma related subjects] made by Peter Kennedy.

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Correspondence and notes relating to Gypsies, Travellers & Roma, collected by Sir Angus Fraser

Fraser, Angus M

1752-1976

Mainly comprises [handwritten] autograph signed letters [ALS], typescript signed letters [TLS] and notes relating to the research and publication of journal articles by various officers of the Gyp...

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Audio recordings [Various]

c.1954 - c.1995

Audio recordings by various creators referencing Gypsies, Traveller and Roma as collected by Sir Angus M Fraser.

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(VHS) Video recording of programmes referencing Gypsies, Traveller and Roma.

1988-1992

Personal VHS video recordings from UK and GermanTV programmes referencing Gypsies, Traveller and Roma. Some include press cuttings referencing the programmes.

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Archive File

A. Decrees etc. of general application

1633-1798

Spanish (mainly Castilian) decrees etc. of general application.

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Archive File

Archive File