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Witchcraft in Early Modern England: Microforms

This is a guide to researching witchcraft in early modern England in the M.S.U. Libraries. It is also useful for researching American witchcraft in Salem, Mass. Last updated 06-28-2023

Microforms

Witchcraft in Europe and America, film set number 18785.  Remote Storage

To have it brought from Remote Storage do a Books and Media search by call number.  Enter the call number like this:  18785 Microfilm. Request it using the "Get This" button in the entry.  Or e-mail remote@msu.edu to request.  104 reels of rare and significant primary and secondary sources on witchcraft. Covers the subject from various perspectives, demonology, theology, canon and civil law, narratives, eyewitness accounts, history, literature, science, medicine, works by penologists (who administered torture), exposes of persecution, anti-persecution writings, transcripts of trials and exorcisms. Materials date from 15th-early 20th centuries, with emphasis on the 16th-18th centuries, including Salem. 

Use the guide to the set first to find which film reel to request.  The guide is also in Remote Storage Z 6878 W8 R47 1983.  Request it via Books and Media also, doing a call number search, Z6878.W8 R47 1983.