Tiffany Thayer papers, ca. 1914 - ca. 1956.

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Tiffany Thayer papers, ca. 1914 - ca. 1956.

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.

26 linear feet (30 boxes, 36 card trays)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6791234

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Skinner, T. Chas

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Koshkin, Simeon J.

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Barley, Alfred H.

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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 ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

Gillette, George Francis

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