Richmond Haunts long-form
Haunted Libraries: Marsh’s, Willard and the Harry Price Collection
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About this episode
| Libraries preserve more than books. Their old buildings, special collections and generations of staff and visitors can also inspire stories of lingering presences. This episode travels from Europe and India to the United States for a survey of haunted library lore.
International stops include Marsh’s Library in Dublin, the library at Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk, the Harry Price Library of Magical Literature at Senate House Library in London and the National Library of India in Kolkata. In the United States, the route visits Hutchinson Public Library in Kansas, Willard Library in Indiana and Saline County Library in Arkansas. The final locations are Bernardsville Library in New Jersey, Sacramento Public Library and the California State Library. Some stories are tied to identified people, while others grew from staff experiences or institutional folklore; the episode keeps those claims distinct from the documented histories of the collections and buildings. |