Elsie Spicer Eells | |
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![]() Elsie Spicer Eels (1920) | |
Born | West Winfield, New York | September 21, 1880
Died | May 24, 1963 Volusia County, Florida | (aged 82)
Resting place | Walton Cemetery |
Citizenship | United States |
Spouse | Burr Gould Eells |
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Elsie Spicer Eells (September 21, 1880 – May 24, 1963) was an American researcher of folklore with Iberian roots and a writer who traveled in the early years of the twentieth century across the Atlantic basin. She is noted for the publication of several collections of short stories and legends based on the oral tradition of various regions she visited, including Brazil and the Azores.[1][2][3]