Tiffany Thayer papers ca. 1914 - ca. 1956

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Tiffany Thayer papers ca. 1914 - ca. 1956

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/2971

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.

26 linear feet (30 boxes, 36 card trays)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6312948

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Thayer, Tiffany, 1902-1959

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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. From the description of Tiffany Thayer papers, ca. 1914 - ca. 1956. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122615928 From the guide to the Tiffany Thayer papers, ca. 1914 - ca...

Koshkin, Simeon J

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Skinner, T. C

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Fort, Charles, 1874-1932

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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: 647806510 ...

Gillette, George Francis

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Stratton, F. J. M.

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Epithet: Master of Gonville and Caius College Cambridge British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x0000a2 ...

Fortean Society

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Society organized in 1931 by admirers of journalist Charles Fort; founders included Tiffany Thayer, Booth Tarkington, Theodore Dreiser, and Alexander Woollcott; society dedicated to "the frustration of science." From the description of Papers of the Fortean Society [manuscript], 1927-1952. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647805117 ...

Barley, Alfred H.

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