James Dennon collection of Shalam Colony materials, 1984-1985.

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James Dennon collection of Shalam Colony materials, 1984-1985.

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The collection consists of research notes of James Dennon regarding Dr. John Newbrough, the Faithists and the Shalam Colony in New Mexico. Shalam was founded by a New York dentist and doctor named John B. Newbrough and a group of his religious followers called Faithists. Newbrough claimed to have written a new Bible, called "Oahspe," while under spirit control. Included in the collection are the correspondence files between Dennon and the first processor of the materials at the Archives and Special Collections detailing how the materials came to the department.

6 linear in.

New Mexico State University

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SNAC Resource ID: 7788997

New Mexico State University

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Newbrough, John Ballou, 1828-1891

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Medical doctor, dentist, spiritualist who claimed to have written "a new bible," Oahspe, with spiritual guidance. Newbrough founded the Shalam Colony in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. From the description of John Ballou Newbrough collection, 1882-[1885?]. (New Mexico State University). WorldCat record id: 45400595 ...

Dennon, Jim, 1932-

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James L. Dennon was born June 24, 1932. His interest in Faithists, the Faithist bible 'Oahpse' and the Faithist founder Dr. John Newbrough began in the 1950s. Dennon worked as a computer systems analyst but has been considered an Oahspe historian since he wrote his first manuscript on the Faithists in 1965. His published works on the subject include: "Dr. Newbrough and Oahspe" and "The Oahspe Story" and his annotations of Faithist works include "More of Oahspe : new era, Kosmon revelation in the...