Papers, 1854-1893 (bulk 1877-1892).

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Papers, 1854-1893 (bulk 1877-1892).

Correspondence concerning spiritualism and more specifically the workings and content of the Religio-Philosophical Journal. The most significant groups of correspondence are letters from Horace Howard Furness during his chairmanship of the University of Pennsylvania's Seybert Commission for Investigating Modern Spiritualism; letters from the author, editor, and spiritualist Epes Sargent; and copies of Bundy's letters to M. C. C. Church of Parkersburg, West Virginia, who wrote columns and reviews for the journal. Among the subjects of Bundy's letters to Church are Madame Blavatsky and Thomas Lake Harris. The collection also includes single letters to or from Harris, M. L. Holbrook, William James, and William Quan Judge. A very small miscellaneous series includes a memorial pamphlet for Bundy and some articles by other authors concerning spiritualism. The miscellaneous series also includes a copy of an issue of the spiritualist newspaper The Two Worlds, pages uncut, stored in an oversize folder in a map drawer.

172 items (323 leaves in 2 boxes and 1 oversize folder)

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James, William, 1842-1910

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William James (born January 11, 1842, New York City – died August 26, 1910, Tamworth, New Hampshire) was the preeminent American philosopher of his day. His reinterpretations of psychology and pragmatism were among his major contributions to world thought, and his work continues to reward study and inspire analysis. ...

Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912

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American Shakespeare scholar. From the description of Letters : to Dr. John C. Rolfe, 1910. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 79028412 Shakespearean scholar. From the description of Papers of Horace Howard Furness, 1872-1899. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 56349747 Horace Howard Furness was a lawyer and Shakespeare scholar. From the description of Scrapbook, 1869-1911. (American Philosophical Society Library). Wor...

University of Pennsylvania. Seybert Commission for Investigating Modern Spiritualism

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Commission convened by the University of Pennsylvania in 1884 for the investigation of spiritualistic phenomena. Active through the publication of a preliminary report in 1887. William Pepper, Horace Howard Furness, George S. Fullerton, Joseph Leidy, George Augustus Koenig, Robert Ellis Thompson, Coleman Sellers, James William White, Calvin B. Knerr, S. Weir Mitchell, and Thomas R. Hazard were the members of the Commission. From the description of Records, 1884-1922. (University of P...

Sargent, Epes, 1813-1880

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American journalist and poet. From the description of Autograph letters signed (6) : Boston, to Messrs. Harper, 1878 Jan. 11-Mar. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270634718 From the description of An adventure in Cuba : autograph manuscript signed : short story : [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870138 American journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to George Roberts of the "Times" in Boston, 1852 Mar. 31. ...

Holbrook, M. L. (Martin Luther), 1831-1902

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Bundy, John C., 1841-1892.

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Editor of the Religio-Philosophical Journal in Chicago; Civil War veteran who served in Missouri and Arkansas. From the description of Papers, 1854-1893 (bulk 1877-1892). (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 84680031 ...

Judge, William Quan, 1851-1896

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Blavatsky, H.P. (Helena Petrovna), 1831-1891

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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...

Harris, Thomas Lake, 1823-1906

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Religious leader, reformer. From the description of Papers, 1857-1937. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81352819 Universalist clergyman and religious leader. From the description of Thomas Lake Harris papers, 1858-1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979823 English mystic. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Abergavenny and Newton Abbott, to Mr. and Mrs. William Cowper, 1867 June 24 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id...

Church, M. C. C. (Marius C. C.)

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