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Archive Item: LAVC/SRE/A583r

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Type of record: Archive

Title: Sound Recording

Level: Item

Classmark: LAVC/SRE/A583r

Creator(s): British Broadcasting Corporation

Site Location(s): Subject - Cottingley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom( 53.7679, -1.5876 )

Date(s): 1976

Size and medium: 1 x 12.7cm open reel spool; Duration: 17' 15".

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/414634

Collection group(s): Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture

Description

Interviews with various people regarding the Cottingley Fairies [possibly a copy of the soundtrack from the television programme 'Nationwide', broadcast on 25 November 1976]; the presenter [ Martin Young] gives background information, including details of the Wright family, Elsie (daughter) and her cousin Frances, the involvement of Edward L. Gardner and Arthur Conan Doyle in authenticating the photographs of the fairies; male informant relates recollections of Elsie Wright; female informant talks about Edward Gardner; interview with Elsie Wright, in the glen where the photographs were taken (she explains the chain of events leading to the taking of the photographs); interview with cousin Frances re. fairy belief; interview at Kodak laboratories re. the original plates and the camera used, the composition of the photographs; Elsie Wright talks about her father's involvement.

Access and usage

Reproduction

Access

This material is not listed in detail and has not yet been assessed for access. Access will be subject to review by Special Collections staff. Access to parts of it may be protected under Data Protection and/or other relevant legislation.

This material is in copyright. Photocopies or digital images can be supplied by the Library for research or private study. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain the copyright holder's permission to reproduce for any other purpose. Guidance is available on tracing copyright status and ownership.

Physical and technical conditions

9.5cm/sec. High recording level. Adjusted on AC copy.

Related subjects / tags

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Cottingley

Culture

England

Fairies

Folklore

Manners and Customs

Supernatural

Superstition

Trick photography

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