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A Study of Thomas the Rhymer and Tam Lin in Literature and Tradition
Lyle, Emily Buchanan (1932-)
1967
A bound copy of this Ph.D. thesis is held in Store in the Brotherton Library, classmark BL STORE - BL Theses A LYL.
A Collection of Folk Tales from Upper Nidderdale
Cook, Catherine
1971
M.A. dissertation on folktales recorded by the collector in Nidderdale in 1970-1971 (some of the tales are, however, set in locations beyond Nidderdale, e.g. Swaledale, Arkengarthdale and Merryfield)....
Children's Stories
Thomson, Sydney
1972
This file contains items relating to a survey of children's stories, both written and oral, undertaken by Sydney Thomson at two primary schools in West Leeds in 1972. This includes a typed outline of ...
Cottingley Fairies
1967-1977
This file contains items relating to the Cottingley Fairy photographs, and includes a photocopy of an article from the 'Times' (3 March 1921); a photocopy of a page from Harry Houdini's 'A Magician Am...
Legends, Folktales, and Witches
[1971-1974]
This file includes a photocopy of questionnaires from the University College Dublin Department of Irish Folklore questionnaire, including sections on banshees, beverages, bonfires, local songs and wel...
Mythical Beings
1955-1978
This subseries contains items relating to mythical and supernatural beings. The subject matter includes pagan and Christian mythological beings; and fairies, in particular the Cottingley Fairy photogr...
Apparitions and Legends
1961-1972
This subseries contains items relating to supernatural apparitions and legends. The subject matter includes phantom sounds and smells, treasure and legends, including legends from Mount Kilimanjaro an...
Superstitions Concerning Luck: A Structural Analysis
Holliday, Thurza Elizabeth Anne
1977
An analysis of beliefs concerning good and bad luck, gathered through letters to two Manchester newspapers, the Leeds 'Evening Post' and 'The Yorkshire Post', and interviews with those readers who res...
Divination
1966-1967
This file contains items relating to aspects of divination, and includes photocopies of 19th century ms. horoscopes for Betty Snowden, Isaac Pearson, William Pearson and Elizabeth Pearson; a photocopy...
The Cottingley Fairy Photographs
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
1973
This file contains an offprint copy of Sanderson's Presidential Address to the Folklore Society at their Annual General Meeting, 21 March 1973. Entitled 'The Cottingley Fairy Photographs: A Re-Apprais...
Fairy Papers
Sanderson, Stewart (1924-)
1964-1973
This file contains two papers by Stewart Sanderson on fairies and fairy belief. These comprise 'A Prospect of Fairyland', a paper on Robert Kirk's 17th-century treatise 'The Secret Common-wealth', on ...
The Irrelevance of Conan Doyle
Gardner, Martin
[1970s]
This file contains a photocopy of Martin Gardner's typed paper (with ms. corrections) on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's spiritualism, including his involvement in the publication and investigation of the Co...