The Inside Story of the Elizabeth Nesbitt Room
Cap and Gown

12) This cap and gown came to us from the estate of Dr. Katharine Briggs, British folklorist of international reputation. She lectured several times in Pittsburgh and became our friend. I remember that once when she was asked by a British interviewer whether she believed in fairies, she said, "With regard to fairies, I am an agnostic." She received the doctoral degree from Oxford University. Tom Pears personally supervised the work of inscribing the citation on the glass case.