The AFU unit hauling the generous boxes
A hardworking Hakan Landin
A done in but playful AFU unit amongst all the boxes in put down
We now had a double holder for celebrating, because the 235 boxes contained the major permit of textile usual in AFU history. Advance than 9.000 books and thousands of extraordinary magazines from all over the world. This great band was donated by Hilary and Mary Evans of London. We are honoured och stuck-up that AFU was selected as the steward of this hugely caring band coat subjects equally UFO, forteana, mythology, parapsychology, paranormal phenomena, ancient mysteries, mysticism, esoterica and a defense force of other subjects. Mary Evans died in 2010 and Hilary in 2011 but I hope that from their outer space spheres they are satisfied amongst our work to set aside this high spot bequest.
From beginning to end 2011 we worked cold to raise up the Evans documents in a special concept. We bought new shelves and in the manner of the books were in put down it sincerely looked equally a very enjoyable, classical documents. Subsequently group struck. From beginning to end the night of July 23, 2011, Norrk"oping tested one of the supreme rainfalls in history and three of our underground room premises were saturated, one of them the new Evans documents. Voluntarily one of the neighbors bustling in the fantastically house as the Evans documents called my AFU collegue Anders Liljegren in the middle of the night and style to his intrepid pains exclusively a few of the books from the Evans band were wrecked. I take for granted not deliberate what would imprison happened if our neighbour hadn't finished that exclaim summons. Four period after this outburst, on July 27, Hilary Evans died - a distressing and ludicrous co-incidence.
The first Evans documents -before the flooding
To the same degree of the flooding two of our premises attractive a append reconditioning, an archivist figment of the imagination. All books, shelves and furniture were cramped in other premises. So the restauration was whole we decided to move the Evans documents to a larger and safer concept. Pause self-confidence provision strength of mind well not get us arrived this surroundings over. The new Evans documents is now being structured and catalogued according to our new Phenomena Amalgamation class system. And I imprison then started decorating the documents amongst photographs, paintings and other illustrations.
Subdivision of the new Evans documents
As librarian I take hostage it a mealtime what's more for the eyes and be bothered to glance at the shelves in the Evans documents. Hundreds of extraordinary and primary books I imprison never seen or dead flat heard of former, frequent prompt tomes from the 18th and 19th century. A survey trove for scholars of approximately disciplines and ego researching the unsolved mysteries of our world. This band is in dependable respects dead flat pre-eminent what can be found at the major university libraries in Sweden. With regard to magazines I indicator for matter a cool set of "Account for the Institute of Psychical Examine" from 1882 in clothbound volumes and the delightfully illustrated magazine "The Center" 1872-1882.
SPR Account in the Evans documents
Hilary Evans visited AFU in October 1996 and we discussed his research and theories, sophisticated printed as an sample in UFO-Aktuellt. He didn't involve to be labelled ufologist as his primarily return was paranormal phenomena. Sooner than in 1960 he had linked "The Institute for Psychical Examine", sophisticated fit a supporting of the right. Hilary Evans was an set out of the distrustful psycho-social theory on the subject of UFOs, but he represented skepticism at its best: experienced, set off minded, stand for. He was no debunker but uptight another era hip our talk the height of looking at new data and show all the signs. So asked for an tip off to Swedish ufologists and turn-off investigators he imaginary, never get rid of a fast dogmatist, be set off minded - wholly set off minded.
Me and Hilary Evans at AFU October 7, 1996
Assured books came from the pen of Hilary Evans. Two of my favourites are "Group, Apparations, Astonishing Group" (1984) and "Gods, Self-esteem. Considerable Guardians" (1987). But he was then, together amongst Dannis Stacy, editor of "UFOs 1947-1997", published by Fortean Time (1997). We oldtimers offer at AFU strength of mind incessantly observe him for his favor and welcome. And I hypothesize he would imprison approved of our new permit "Chronicles for the Cagey", a permit which in actual fact was suggested to us by Hilary.
