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Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection2
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections2

Count of Subject

SubjectCount
traditional societies1
gypsies1
folklore1

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Derbyshire2
England2
Wales1
Lincolnshire1
France1
Cumbria1

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Lock Family1
Smith Family1
Thompson, Thomas William1
Woods Family1
Lee Family1
De Gubernatis, E F1
Bataillard, Paul (1816-)1
Borrow, George Henry (1803-1881)1
Boswell Family1

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Archive Collection

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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B. "Lying tales, drolls and Clods tales."

1919-1924

Exercise book of handwritten accounts of tales of Appy Boswell and Lander Lee, [Smith] collected from various sources, (Lee, Smith and Boswell families) mainly around the Derbyshire area during period...

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