Maurice Nicoll papers 1914-1996

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Maurice Nicoll papers 1914-1996

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1348

The papers consist of correspondence, writings, research materials, scrapbooks and photographs documenting Maurice Nicoll's involvement with the ideas of P. D. Ouspensky and G. I. Gurdjieff. Included are manuscripts of an unpublished novel and short stories, seven scrapbooks, and a copy of Nicoll's five volume work . The scrapbooks contain clippings and photographs showing Gurdjieff with his group at the Prieuré Fontainbleu, as well as Nicoll's group which he formed in London. Three of the scrapbooks contain quotations from Gurdjieff's with accompanying artwork, probably by a disciple of Nicoll's. Psychological Commentaries on the Teaching of G. I. Gurdjieff and P. D. Ouspensky All and Everything

8.02 linear feet (15 boxes)

eng,

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6351286

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Gurdjieff, Georges Ivanovitch, 1872-1949

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Uspenskiĭ, P. D. (Petr Demʹi︠a︡novich), 1878-1947.

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P. D. Ouspensky was a journalist based in Russia, and travelled extensively in Europe and the Near East. He met George I. Gurdjieff in 1915 and became his follower. Ouspensky broke with Gurdjieff in 1918, left Russia in 1920 and went to Constantinople, and then went to London in 1921 where he founded the Historico-Psychological Society. From the description of P. D. Ouspensky memorial collection, 1913-2003 (inclusive), 1913-1992 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702179352 ...

Pogson, Beryl, 1895-

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Nicoll, Maurice, 1884-1953

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Maurice Nicoll, a psychologist, received his B.A., M.B., and B.C. degrees from Cambridge. He served as a medical officer for nervous system injuries at Empire Hospital, was a lecturer in medical psychology at Birmingham University, and was a member of the editorial staff of the Journal of Neurology and Psychopathology. Nicoll was the author of Psychological Commentaries on the Teaching of G. I. Gurdjieff and P. D. Ouspensky. From the description of Maurice Nicoll papers, 1914-1996 (i...