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1. Add MS 37168-37174

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Add MS 37168-37174
Title:
The following Nos., 37168-37174, form the manuscript part of a collection of MSS. and Printed Books relating to the Romany language and people, written or collected by Charles Godfrey Leland (d. 1903). Presented by his niece, Mrs. Joseph Pennell, with the condition that they shall be reserved from public use for twenty-five years. The printed books, to which no such condition attaches, are kept together in the Department of Printed Books.
Scope & Content:
Romany Language: C. G. Leland's collection relating to: 19th cent. Charles Godfrey Leland: Rommany collections: 19th cent. Gypsies: Collections by C. G. Leland relating to: 19th cent.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, German, Italian, and Romany
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:
7 items

2. Add MS 37170

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Add MS 37170
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Scope & Content:
C. G. LELAND COLLECTION. Vol. III. Journal of the author in Egypt, 19 Nov. 1872-23 Feb. 1873. Written, after the first few days, in Romany. Paper; ff. 134. Octavo. Egypt: Diary of C. G. Leland in,: 1872-1873.: Romany. Diaries and Memoranda: C. G. Leland in Egypt: 1872-1873.: Romany.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Romany
Date Range:
19 Nov 1872-23 Feb 1873
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 37173-37174

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Add MS 37173-37174
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C. G. LELAND COLLECTION. Vols. VI., VII. Correspondence of C. G. Leland with students of Romany, etc., and witli gypsies; 1867-1899, and undated. The writers, whose names are all given in the Index, include Alfred Tennyson [Lord Tenntson], George Borrow and many English and coiitinental scholars, but the most extensive correspondence is with Francis Hindes Groome, Edward Henry Palmer and David MacRitchie. Included are three photographic portraits, F. H. Groome, vol. i. f. 57, Esmeralda Lock ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, German, Italian, and Romany
Date Range:
1867-1899
Extent:
2 items

4. Add MS 37174

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Add MS 37174
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Scope & Content:
C. G. LELAND COLLECTION. Vol. VII. includes: ff. 1, 345 Gentilla Cooper, gypsy: Letters to C. G. Leland: 1875, 1878, n.d. ff. 3, 5 Robert Cust: Letters to C. G. Leland: 1878. f. 7 F- Drummond: Letter to R. Garnett: 1878. f. 9 Richard Garnett, LLD; Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Lette...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, German, Italian, and Romany
Date Range:
1867-1899
Extent:
1 item

5. Add MS 71006

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Add MS 71006
Title:
JOSETTE JONES CORRESPONDENCE: letters and related material from Augustus Edwin John (b.1878, d.1961), artist, and Sir Sacheverell Sitwell (b.1897, d.1988), poet and writer, to Violet Madeline Josette Jones ('Josette Jones') (b.1894, d.1989), artist, together with letters from Sitwell to Dr. George Tee, publisher; 1914-1985, n.d. Partly signed, partly typewritten, partly printed. The letters from John and Sitwell to Jones include discussion of their own work as well as hers; essays by all thr...
Scope & Content:
includes: ff. 1-115 Violet Madeline Josette Jones, painter: Augustus Edwin John, painter: Letters to Violet Madeline Josette Jones from Augustus Edwin John: 1914-1962, n.d.: Partly printed.f. 54 Dora Esther Yates, writer and Honorary Secretary to the Gypsy Lore Society: Augustus Edwin John,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Romany
Date Range:
1914-1985
Extent:
1 item

6. EAP067/3

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EAP067/3
Title:
Emilia Ormandzhieva and Zlatko Mladenov Collection of Gypsy Folklore Material
Scope & Content:
This collection consists of digital images of handwritten pages documenting traditional folklore songs. During the 1940's songs were created, and distributed in written form, to celebrate the "new life" inspired by communism. The songs express an expectation of a better life and faith in a bright...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Romany
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
Two electronic folders comprising five TIFF images

7. EAP067/3/1

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EAP067/3/1
Title:
Folklore Songs, c1970s
Scope & Content:
This folder contains the texts of three songs written out by Asan Ormandzhiev during c1970s. The original songs were composed during the 1940s as a way of celebrating the future and "new life" that the Gypsies expected under socialist rule. The original authors are unknown. The songs have been co...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Romany
Date Range:
1970s
Extent:
4 TIFF images

8. EAP067/3/2

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EAP067/3/2
Title:
Folklore 'Gergiovdensko' Song, 2006
Scope & Content:
This folder contains the text of a traditional ritual song sung by nomadic Gypsies on Saint George's Day. The text of the song was written out by Zlatko Mladenov in 2006. The original authors are unknown.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Romany
Date Range:
2006
Extent:
1 TIFF image

9. EAP067/4

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EAP067/4
Title:
Petko Romanov Collection of Stage Plays [1953-1959]
Scope & Content:
This collection consists of digital images of two plays written by Roma for Roma Theatre in Sofia, Bulgaria. The plays are dated 1953 and 1959. The originals are Xerox copies.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bulgarian and Romany
Date Range:
1953-1959
Extent:
Two electronic folders comprising 41 TIFF images

10. EAP067/4/1

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EAP067/4/1
Title:
Gypsy on the new way. A play in two parts, 1953
Scope & Content:
This is a play in two parts written by Sefidin Osmanov and Ismail Osmanov.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bulgarian and Romany
Date Range:
1953
Extent:
18 TIFF images