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Add. MS b/37/390
Title
Copy letter from Macleod Yearsley to J. G. Frazer
Date(s)
- c 1947-c 1955 (Creation)
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1 item; typescript copy
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40 Portland Court, w.1. Dated Sept. 5. 1920 - Has been reading 'The Golden Bough' and shares stories of the survival of folk customs in the present day, stories relating to the magic of knots, shooting stars, and the passing of evil, sins and diseases to other animals.
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Existence and location of originals
The original letter, with an additional section on superstitions relating to menstruous women, is housed as ADD.Ms.c.61/50.