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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Project / Collection Gypsy/Roma historical and cultural heritage in Bulgaria Level [32] Fonds

1. EAP285/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP285/1
Title:
Ekhipe collection [1945]
Scope & Content:
After a new government came into power, dominated by the Bulgarian Communist Party, on 9th September 1944, a new organization was created with the name Ekhipe (‘United’) - the United Joint Cultural and Enlightenment Organisation of Gypsy Minorities - under the leadership of Shakir Pashov on 6th ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bulgarian
Date Range:
1945
Extent:
1 file containing 5 TIFF images

2. EAP285/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP285/2
Title:
Zhelyov Family collection [20th century]
Scope & Content:
Documents reflecting the professional occupations and social lives of the men from the Zhelyov family. Includes: portrait photographs; family and wedding photographs; photographs form everyday life. Original material: poor/medium quality
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bulgarian
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
67 TIFF images

3. EAP285/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP285/3
Title:
Romanian gypsy newsletter entitled 'Glasul Romilor' [1939-1940]
Scope & Content:
Newspaper of the General Union of Roma in Romania, published in the period between the First and Second World Wars Original material: 2 issues; medium quality
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bulgarian
Date Range:
1939-1940
Extent:
2 files containing 8 TIFF images

4. EAP285/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP285/4
Title:
Documents collection, part 2 [1957-1958]
Scope & Content:
Draft documents created in preparation of decree number 1,216. In 1958 the Bulgarian government provided measures against the nomadism of gypsies, offering support and privileges in ensuring housing, employment, education, etc. of those who settle and will continue the nomadic way of life Origi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bulgarian
Date Range:
1957-1958
Extent:
4 files containing 10 TIFF images

5. EAP285/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP285/5
Title:
Videotape of a Roma wedding in Provadia [7 Oct 1990]
Scope & Content:
1 videotape of a wedding in a community of Muslim Turkish gypsies in Provadia, Bulgaria. The Roma wedding combines, in a very specific way, elements from Bulgarian and Turkish weddings in a unique Roma ceremony. The material shows methods of celebration, ritual elements and specifics of their tr...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bulgarian
Date Range:
Apr 2010
Extent:
1 DVD

6. EAP285/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP285/6
Title:
Lilyana Kovacheva collection [1970s]
Scope & Content:
Photographs reflecting the lives and rituals of the Makedontsi and Turtsi families from the Gypsy quarter in Kyustendil Original material: poor/medium quality
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bulgarian
Date Range:
1970s
Extent:
7 files containing 12 TIFF images

7. EAP285/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP285/7
Title:
Dimitar Gheorghiev collection [1940s-1980s]
Scope & Content:
Various documents reflecting the life of Roma in Sofia Roma quarters Original material: Old photographs, poor/medium quality
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bulgarian
Date Range:
1940s-1980s
Extent:
25 TIFF images

8. EAP285/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP285/8
Title:
Roma students collection [1912-1980s]
Scope & Content:
Various documents reflecting Roma life Original material: poor/medium quality
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bulgarian
Date Range:
1912-1980s
Extent:
16 TIFF images

9. EAP285/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP285/9
Title:
Ata Becheva collection on the creation and history of the Roma quarter in the town of Montana, Bulgaria [1970s-1980s]
Scope & Content:
Documents reflecting the life of Roma. The materials are handwritten in a school noticebook and typed descriptions of the creation and history of the Roma quarter in the town of Montana, Bulgaria. Material includes: images reflecting everyday life, customs and holidays of the Roma living there; ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bulgarian
Date Range:
1970s-1980s
Extent:
2 files containing 130 TIFF images

10. EAP285/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP285/10
Title:
Nikola Ivanov collection of old Roma songs and fairy tales [1980s]
Scope & Content:
Roma songs and fairy tales collected by a Rom, Nikola Ivanov, who belongs to a group of nomadic Roma from members of various others Roma groups he met during his travels Original material: 77 pages; handwritten text in a school noticebook; separate items stucked together with paper clamp
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bulgarian
Date Range:
1980s
Extent:
9 files containing 77 TIFF images