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'''T. W. Thompson''' (1888–1968) was an English collector of [[folklore]], specialising in the 'Gypsy' people of the [[Lake District]]. His papers were read before the [[Folklore Society]] and published in the journal of the [[Gypsy Lore Society]]. |
'''T. W. Thompson''' (1888–1968) was an English collector of [[folklore]], specialising in the 'Gypsy' people of the [[Lake District]]. His papers were read before the [[Folklore Society]] and published in the journal of the [[Gypsy Lore Society]]. |
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Describing himself as a 'gypsiologist', his interest in language and genealogy of this field began at [[Cambridge]]. He took a position in [[Repton]] as a teacher and began collecting folktales of the [[Romani people]]. Thompson made careful and extensive notes during his research, using multiple sources to determine the persistent elements from the variations. His records accounted for the creation of new tales by his informants and the reworking of elements in their telling.<ref>{{cite book|last=Acton|first=Thomas Alan|title=Romani culture and Gypsy identity|editor=Thomas Alan Acton, Gary Mundy|publisher=Univ of Hertfordshire Press |
Describing himself as a 'gypsiologist', his interest in language and genealogy of this field began at [[Cambridge]]. He took a position in [[Repton]] as a teacher and began collecting folktales of the [[Romani people]]. Thompson made careful and extensive notes during his research, using multiple sources to determine the persistent elements from the variations. His records accounted for the creation of new tales by his informants and the reworking of elements in their telling.<ref>{{cite book|last=Acton|first=Thomas Alan|title=Romani culture and Gypsy identity|editor=Thomas Alan Acton, Gary Mundy|publisher=Univ of Hertfordshire Press|year=1997|edition=illustrated|isbn=9780900458767|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h9H1Cb_4nTcC&pg=PA23}}</ref> His large and mostly unpublished records are now held at the [[Bodleian Library]] and regarded as significant resource for Romani studies.<ref>Archives Hub [http://archiveshub.ac.uk/features/jun06.shtml Romanies and Gypsiologists]</ref> |
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* Archival Material at [https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/505067/tw_thompson_collection_gypsy_and_traveller_rela Leeds University Library] |
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Latest revision as of 15:08, 6 August 2023
T. W. Thompson (1888–1968) was an English collector of folklore, specialising in the 'Gypsy' people of the Lake District. His papers were read before the Folklore Society and published in the journal of the Gypsy Lore Society.
Describing himself as a 'gypsiologist', his interest in language and genealogy of this field began at Cambridge. He took a position in Repton as a teacher and began collecting folktales of the Romani people. Thompson made careful and extensive notes during his research, using multiple sources to determine the persistent elements from the variations. His records accounted for the creation of new tales by his informants and the reworking of elements in their telling.[1] His large and mostly unpublished records are now held at the Bodleian Library and regarded as significant resource for Romani studies.[2]
External links
[edit]- Archival Material at Leeds University Library
References
[edit]- ^ Acton, Thomas Alan (1997). Thomas Alan Acton, Gary Mundy (ed.). Romani culture and Gypsy identity (illustrated ed.). Univ of Hertfordshire Press. ISBN 9780900458767.
- ^ Archives Hub Romanies and Gypsiologists
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