Hilary Evans

Hilary Agard Evans ( born March 6, 1929 in Shrewsbury, † 27 July 2011) was a British image archivist, parapsychologist and author.

After studying at King's College, University of Cambridge and at the University of Birmingham he worked from 1953 as a copywriter at the agency Mather & Crowther.

Together with his wife Mary ( née Lander; 1936-2010 ), whom he had married in 1956, he founded in 1964 the Agency Mary Evans Picture Library, which specialized in illustrations from the 18th and 19th centuries. In 1981, he was among the founders of the Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena ( Assap ). He was also a member of the Society for Psychical Research (SPR ) and the British UFO Research Association ( BUFORA ).

In his nonfiction, he dealt with topics from the fields of art and social history, as well as paranormal phenomena such as UFOs, their socio- cultural background, he sought to capture. One of his research areas was the phenomenon of Street Lamp Interference (SLI; streetlights interference).

In December 2010, he donated his private collection to the Archives for UFO Research in Sweden.

Publications

  • With Mary Evans: Sources of illustration 1500-1900. Adams & Dart, 1971, ISBN 0239000951
  • With Mary Evans: The Victorians at Home and at Work: As Illustrated by Themselves. David & Charles, 1973, ISBN 0715358049
  • With Mary Evans: John Kay of Edinburgh: Barber, Miniaturist and Social Commentator 1742-1826. Impulse Publications, 1973, ISBN 0901311286
  • With Mary Evans: The Picture Researcher 's Handbook: An International Guide to Picture Sources and How to Use Them. David & Charles, 1975, ISBN 0715365878
  • With Mary Evans: The Party did Lasted 100 Days: The Late Victorian Season. Macdonald and Jane 's, 1976, ISBN 0356083632
  • The Art of Picture Research: A Guide to Current Practice, Procedure, Techniques, and Resources. David & Charles, 1979, ISBN 0715377639
  • The Oldest Profession: An Illustrated History of Prostitution. David & Charles, 1979, ISBN 0715377922
  • Picture librarianship. Saur, New York / Munich / Paris 1980, ISBN 0-89664-428-6
  • Intrusions: Society and the Paranormal. Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1982, ISBN 0710009275
  • The Evidence for UFOs. Aquarian Press, 1983, ISBN 0850303508 Evidence: UFOs. Earthscan, Munich 1988, ISBN 3-426-03779-3
  • Review by Bob Rickard in the Fortean Times, Issue 253, September 2009
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