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American newspaperman and author who gathered amazing stories of strange and apparently inexplicable happenings to show that science was limited in its ability to explain certain phenomena.
From the description of Papers of Charles Fort [manuscript], 1920-1951. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806510Babbitt, Irving, 1865-1933.Bloch, Donald Beaty.Bond, Nelson Slade, 1908-Curtis Brown Ltd.,D'Agostino, Ruth,Fortean Society.Hubbard, L. Ron (La Fayette Ron), 1911-1986.Kamin, MartinKendall, Claude,MacLean, Charles Agnew, 1880-1928.Reichenbach, Karl, Freiherr von, 1788-1869.Stern, Julius David, 1886-1971.Street & Smith.Sussman, AaronThayer, Tiffany, 1902-1959,Upton, Morton,Victor Gollancz Ltd.Wallack, Nathan N.,Fort, Charles, 1874-1932Thayer, Tiffany, 1902-1959. Tiffany Thayer papers, ca. 1914 - ca. 1956.Thayer, Tiffany, 1902-1959.Barley, Alfred H.Fort, Charles, 1874-1932.Gillette, George F.Koshkin, Simeon J.Skinner, T. C.Stratton, F. J. M.Fortean Society.Tiffany Thayer papers, ca. 1914 - ca. 1956.26 linear feet (30 boxes, 36 card trays)Collection contains manuscripts, typescripts and research notes for Thayer's writings; papers of George F. Gillette and Alfred H. Barley relating to astronomy and astrology; and notes and other materials collected by Charles Fort on occult phenomena. New York Public Library System, NYPLFortean Society. Papers of the Fortean Society [manuscript], 1927-1952.Fortean Society.Barnes, Harry Elmer, 1889-1968.Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945.Ellis, Havelock, 1859-1939.Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971.Mencken, H. L. 1880-1956.O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953.Powys, John Cowper, 1872-1963.Rascoe, Burton, 1892-1957.Ross, Arthur Leonard.Starret, Walter.Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946.Van Valkenburgh, W. S.Woollcott, Alexander, 1887-1943.Papers of the Fortean Society [manuscript], 1927-1952.23 items.Collection divided into three sections: Emma Goldman group, Fortean group, and Nietzsche group. The Emma Goldman group includes letters about Goldman including contributions by Theodore Dreiser, Eugene O'Neill, and Havelock Ellis to a fund to help her finance her memoirs. The Fortean group letters are primarily concerned with society business, particularly problems with Tiffany Thayer and his prohibiting access to Charles Fort's notes and papers. The purpose and continued existence of the society is discussed. In a letter to Arthur Leonard Ross, dated January 26, 1938, and not connected with the affairs of Fort or the Fortean Society, Edgar Lee Masters expresses surprise that he has been translated into Hebrew although Spoon River has been translated into Japanese. The Nietzsche group includes correspondence about Nietzsche including discussions of copyright problems with Bennett Cerf. Also included is a printed page from "The Nation" of a book review by Alfred Werner of Nietzche's "My sister and I" which discusses the probability it is a forgery. Correspondents include Harry Elmer Barnes; Theodore Dreiser; Havelock Ellis; Charles Fort; Rockwell Kent; Edgar Lee Masters; H. L. Mencken; Eugene O'Neill; John Cowper Powys; Arthur Leonard Ross; Walter Starret; Booth Tarkington; W. S. Van Valkenburg; Alexander Woollcott; Tiffany Thayer and Burton Rascoe. University of Virginia. LibraryFort, Charles, 1874-1932. Correspondence file, 1928, from Horace Liveright, Inc.Fort, Charles, 1874-1932.Correspondence file, 1928, from Horace Liveright, Inc.2 items (2 l.).University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt LibraryFort, Charles. Office files of The American Poetry Review, 1993-1995.Fort, Charles.Office files of The American Poetry Review, 1993-1995.1 folder.Comprises 7 items, 7 leaves correspondence plus manuscripts for publication. Oversize galleys in folder 5229. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt LibraryFort, Charles, 1874-1932. Papers of Charles Fort [manuscript], 1920-1951.Fort, Charles, 1874-1932.Bond, Nelson Slade, 1908-Curtis Brown Ltd.,D'Agostino, Ruth,Kamin, MartinKendall, Claude,Sussman, AaronThayer, Tiffany, 1902-1959,Upton, Morton,Wallack, Nathan N.,Papers of Charles Fort [manuscript], 1920-1951.ca. 835 items.Fort's correspondence discusses the submission of "God and the fishmonger" to his publishers, and Victor Gollancz's rejection of "Wild talents"; the founding of the Fortean society; "Lo!" and the reviews it has received; and research into occult powers. Tiffany Thayer comments on dianetics and L. Ron Hubbard; Fort comments on Irving Babbitt and Baron Karl Von Reichenbach. Collection also includes clippings from American and foreign newspapers and magazines re "Book of the damned," "New lands," "Lo!," and "Wild talents"; printed letters and circulars re "Lo!" and "Wild talents"; pamphlets and application forms for the Fortean Society; and a typescript with corrections of "Lo!". Correspondents include Curtis Brown, Ltd.; Nelson Bond; Ruth D'Agostino; Martin Kamin; Claude Kendall; Aaron Sussman; Monroe Upton; Nathan Wallack; and Tiffany Thayer. University of Virginia. LibraryFort, Charles, 1874-1932. Correspondence with Theodore and Helen Dreiser, 1905-1932.Fort, Charles, 1874-1932.MacLean, Charles Agnew, 1880-1928.Street & Smith.Correspondence with Theodore and Helen Dreiser, 1905-1932.113 items (185 leaves).This correspondence includes several items from various periodicals or firms to Charles Fort, concerning his writing. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt LibraryTiffany Thayer papers, ca. 1914 - ca. 1956Thayer, Tiffany, 1902-1959Tiffany Thayer papers ca. 1914 - ca. 195626 linear feet (30 boxes, 36 card trays)Tiffany Ellsworth Thayer (1902-1959) was an American actor, reporter, motion picture scenarist, and author of thirteen novels. He founded the Fortean Society, an organization dedicated to continuing the work of Charles Fort (1874-1932), a journalist, writer and investigator of occult phenomena. Collection contains manuscripts, typescripts and research notes for Thayer's writings; papers of George F. Gillette and Alfred H. Barley relating to astronomy and astrology; and notes and other materials collected by Charles Fort on occult phenomena. Literary manuscripts and typescripts consist of drafts of Thayer's novels and short stories. Gillette's papers include letters, 1934-1936, from librarians acknowledging receipt of his works and correspondence relating to astronomical theory. Barley's papers contain his correspondence, 1914-1930, and manuscripts and notes by Barley on astronomy and astrology. Papers of Charles Fort consist of his notes on occult phenomena, clippings and some letters from the 1920s to ca. 1932. Also, printers' blocks belonging to Thayer.New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives DivisionDonald Beaty Bloch papers, 1942-1967Bloch, Donald BeatyDonald Beaty Bloch papers 1942-19671 linear foot (3 boxes)Donald Beaty Bloch was employed by the Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the Interior. He participated in the founding of the Fortean Society (dedicated to continuing the work of Charles Fort (1874-1932)) and corresponded during the 1940s and 1950s with its secretary, Tiffany Thayer. Collection consists of letters received by Bloch, clippings, ephemera, and other printed matter. Principal correspondents are Tiffany Thayer and Alvin F. Harlow. Some of the correspondence mentions literary figures including H.L. Mencken and Ezra Pound. Included are letters to Bloch from other persons, mainly Forteans, and printed ephemera issued by the Fortean Society.New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStern, Julius David, 1886-1971. Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1921-1929.Stern, Julius David, 1886-1971.Fort, Charles, 1874-1932.Correspondence with Theodore Dreiser, 1921-1929.4 items (5 leaves).This correspondence concerns the whereabouts of Charles Fort and contains a copy of a letter from Fort to Stern. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt LibraryBloch, Donald Beaty. Donald Beaty Bloch papers, 1942-1967.Bloch, Donald Beaty.Harlow, Alvin F. (Alvin Fay), 1875-1963.Thayer, Tiffany, 1902-1959.Donald Beaty Bloch papers, 1942-1967.1 linear foot (3 boxes)Collection consists of letters received by Bloch, clippings, ephemera, and other printed matter. New York Public Library System, NYPL[North Carolina authors literary ephemera : F].Fort, Charles.[North Carolina authors literary ephemera : F].Items in box.University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill