Records for Travellers, Romany and Canal folk can be difficult to trace due to the inherent nature of this lifestyle. These records may cover barge workers and other itinerant workers too.
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk |
| Title: | Circus Historical Society |
| Link: | https://circushistory.org/ |
| Description: | Circus Historical Society - 250 years of circus. |
| Extra Info: | A major resource for the history of the circus, although it mainly covers the US. |
| Classification: | Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk |
| Title: | Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections |
| Link: | https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections/co... |
| Description: | Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections held by the University of Leeds |
| Classification: | Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk |
| Title: | Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society |
| Link: | https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000499763 |
| Description: | Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society held b ythe Hathi Trust |
| Classification: | Photographs / Pictures, Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk |
| Title: | Manners, J.E. Collection (photographic) |
| Link: | https://merl.reading.ac.uk/collections/manners-je-... |
| Description: | Manners, J.E. Collection (photographic) at the Museum of Rural Life |
| Extra Info: | Photographs and writings about rural crafts and other activities. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Photographs / Pictures, Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk |
| Title: | National Fairground and Circus Archive |
| Link: | https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/nfca |
| Description: | Collections at the National Fairground and Circus Archive |
| Extra Info: | The NFCA collection is one of the leading repositories in the world for material relating to all aspects of travelling popular entertainment. The Archive holds 150,000 photographic images, 4,000 books and journals and over 20,000 items of ephemera. |
| Classification: | Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk |
| Title: | Robert Dawson Romany History Collection |
| Link: | https://merl.reading.ac.uk/collections/robert-daws... |
| Description: | Robert Dawson Romany History Collection at the Museum of English Rural Life |
| Extra Info: | The collection consists of papers relating to Gypsies and Travellers including research and writings by Dawson, sheet music, and illustrative material. |
| Classification: | Occupations / Trades / Apprentices, Other Records, Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk |
| Title: | The Free Encyclopedia of the International Circus |
| Link: | http://www.circopedia.org/Main_Page |
| Description: | A unique ongoing historical archive of the art form of the circus and its development over the past 250 years of its history. |
| Classification: | Information, Photographs / Pictures, Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk |
| Title: | The Scottish Gypsies |
| Link: | https://web.archive.org/web/20170124121108/http://... |
| Description: | The Scottish Gypsies |
| Extra Info: | An archived copy of a site that is no longer active. Most information still seems to be available. |
| Classification: | Travellers / Romany / Canal Folk |
| Title: | Travellers' Times |
| Link: | https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/ |
| Description: | Travellers' Times |
| Extra Info: | See the Heritage section |
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