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Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections7
Brotherton Collection4

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gypsies6
romany language2
traditional societies2
genealogy2
human rights2
civil and political rights2
roma1
social justice1
administration of justice1
urban planning1

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Wales2
France2
Scotland1
United States1
West Yorkshire1
Lincolnshire1
Somerset1
Gloucestershire1
Canada1

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Smith Family2
Boswell Family2
Lee Family2
Allen, Diana (1916-2007)1
Robert M Dawson1
Puxon, Grattan1
Purches, Samuel Leslie (1898-1955)1
Smith, Jenny1
Thompson, Thomas William1
Woods Family1

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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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