Theos Casimir Bernard papers, 1926-1983.

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Theos Casimir Bernard papers, 1926-1983.

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Correspondence, newspaper clippings, research, photographs and school records pertaining to life and times of Theos Casimir Bernard (The White Lama). Collected by J.M. Mahar and assistant, Carol Lingham. Collection contains little original material. Clippings cover span of 1926-1965; correspondence centers on early to mid-1980s; photos are of Bernard and Dragoon Range outside Tombstone, Ariz.; interviews with relatives or acquaintances, May 1982-1983.

1 linear ft. (2 boxes).

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Mahar, James Michael, 1929-

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Professor James Michael Mahar, Professor at the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona, is compiler of biographical research collection on Theos Casimir Bernard, graduate of University of Arizona and Columbia University. Bernard was a significant contributor to South Asia religious studies; first Caucasian man admitted to sacred city of Lhasa as well as first initiated into Tibetan-Buddhist priesthood. From the description of Theos Casimir Bernard papers, 19...

Lingham, Carol.

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Bernard, Theos, 1908-....

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Theos Casimir Bernard (1908-1947), explorer and scholar of religion. From the description of Theos Bernard papers, 1884-1998 (bulk 1935-1947). (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 77548262 Biographical note: Theos Casimir Bernard, known as the White Lama, was born Dec. 10, 1908 in Los Angeles, CA. He attended the University of Arizona and received a degree in 1934. He received a MA degree from Columbia University in Philosophy in 1936 and a PhD in 1943. ...