Papers of Elliott Coues, 1820-1914 (bulk 1820-1898).

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Papers of Elliott Coues, 1820-1914 (bulk 1820-1898).

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Correspondence, writings, and printed material relating primarily to Coues' activities in the theosophical movement and the Gnostic Theosophical Society of Washington, D.C., and to personal and family matters. Also includes correspondence (1820-1829) of Coues' mother, Charlotte Haven Ladd Coues, and correspondence (1832-1860) of his father, Samuel Elliott Coues (1797-1867), relating to efforts in the 1830s to establish the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane, and Samuel's work (1840-1846) as president of the American Peace Society. Correspondents include Luther V. Bell, Helena Blavatsky, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., William Ladd, and Seba Smith.

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Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891) was born in Russia and was one of the most influential writers in the occult world. In 1875, along with Henry Olcott and William Quan Judge, she founded the Theosophical Society to promote universal brotherhood, investigate laws of nature and latent human powers, and study comparative religion, philosophy, and science. Madame Blavatsky, as she is known, studied the occult for nearly 25 years and claimed to be able to perform mental and physical feats such as...