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✨ On May 12, 1857, Mrs. Cora Hatch gave a lecture In Syracuse, NY. Cora was one of the most famous Spiritualist mediums of the 19th century! 🌟🌙 (NYSL MSC 133.9013 H361 96-9481) #SpookyStateLibrarySaturday #CreepyCollections #SpookySpecialCollections #Halloween
The Book of Hallowe'en by Ruth E. Kelley (1919) is a perfect read to dive deep into the origins of our favorite spooky holiday! 👻 Looking for some Halloween history? This one's a must-read! 🎃 #SpookyStateLibrarySaturday #CreepyCollections #SpookySpecialCollections
Sounds like an adventure, right? But...some of the illustrations from the book gave us serious chills. 😬 #SpookyStateLibrarySaturday #CreepyCollections #SpookySpecialCollections #Halloween #VintageCreepy #NightmareFuel #ClassicLit #SpookyArt 2/2
Was this "Papa" saying "hello"? *shrug* but needless to say say it scared the CRAP out of me. #spookyspecialcollections (yes this project and summer were very cool, highly recommend)
Alright, we're entering spooooooky Halloween season and I just got seriously creeped out while re-shelving in our windowless, very cold vault. PUSC isn't haunted (I don't think, *gulp*), but in honor of: tell me your spooky SC stories. I'll go first. #spookyspecialcollections
@HistLibForum A colony of bats from @RHSLibraries. These (not so) terrifying Chiroptera appear in Thomas Bewick's A general history of quadrupeds [591 BEW]. #HistLibChallenge #SpookySpecialCollections #BeastlyBooks
@HistLibForum Lambeth Palace Library has an extensive collection of books on magic and witchcraft including the only surviving copy of this 1589 pamphlet, ‘The apprehension and confession of three notorious witches’ [ZZ]1597.15.03 #HistLibChallenge #SpookySpecialCollections
@HistLibForum Here we have variations of a traditional English folk ballad of a ghost that haunts its lover, 'Margaret's Ghost', 'Sweet William's Ghost', 'Fair Margaret & Sweet William'. From Thomas Percy's "Reliques of Ancient English Poetry" (1765) #HistLibChallenge #SpookySpecialCollections
@HistLibForum We can start off with some dead man’s hair! Isaac Newton’s, in a nice little frame #SpookySpecialCollections #libhistchallenge #halloween2019
Happy Halloween from @HistLibForum! On this spine-tingling All Hallows’ Eve, we challenge you to share images of your #SpookySpecialCollections, your #MonstrousManuscripts, #BeastlyBooks, #Arcanearchives & any of your frightening finds! Don’t forget to add #HistLibChallenge!
Q: Why do witches ride brooms? A: Vacuum cleaners are too heavy #MiniMonday #HappyHalloweek #SpookySpecialCollections [Monster Laffs, Collins 0207]
