Institutions:
THE
MUSEUM OF WITCHCRAFT, UK
Situated on the scenic North Cornwall coast, the Museum of
Witchcraft holds an increasing collection of rare or unique artefacts, books,
letters and other items relating to world magical history (not just historical
Witchcraft and modern Wicca). The
Museum is open to the public from roughly April to October each year, and the
special collections and libraries are open to researchers by prior
appointment only. Website
. An interview with the owner here
The
Folklore Society,
London, UK- a large collection of books, some on magic, many more on stories, which
members can borrow or consult, as well as receiving both Folklore and FLS News,
which regularly contain articles and notes on magic and witchcraft.
Warburg Insitute, London, UK. Internationally-reknowned collections on all aspects of
ancient and modern magic. Strictly controlled entry to bona fide researchers
only, with letters of introduction required for academics. Check this before
traveling.
Pitt-Rivers
Museum, Oxford, UK. Superb worldwide
anthropology, ethnography, etc., artefact collections.
Margaret Murray
Collection, University College, London, UK. The
papers of Murray, the Witchcraft historian and Egyptologist