Believest Thou This (3) - Carbon
Content Description
In August 1955 Alfred Robinson and Pearl Robinson gave the University of Idaho Library many Psychiana related items including four large boxes which were to remain sealed for 25 years. These boxes were opened in January 1980 and the contents sorted; the material is now contained in seven file boxes. Included in the three boxes of correspondence are letters between Psychiana headquarters and students in eighteen countries. Carbon copies of Psychiana's replies are attached to most of the original letters from students. The letters from students which Robinson used in his publications are marked with quotation marks; occasionally words were changed or sentences rearranged. The remaining boxes contain copies of all the Psychiana lessons, copies of Psychiana Weekly and other similar publications, typescripts of speeches and articles by Frank Robinson, broadsides used in advertising, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, a scrapbook of clippings kept by Robinson, and photographs.
This is a very important collection not only for those researching Dr. Frank B. Robinson and the impact of Psychiana, but also for those interested in non-orthodox religion. Anyone interested in effective advertising methods would also find this collection useful.
The contents of each section of this collection are described in the following Description of Series.
Dates
- Creation: 1929-1951
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 8 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Description
In its third form "Believest Thou This" is similar in style to Robinson's other published works. It was written in 1946 while he was visiting with Alfred and Annette in their home in Los Trancos Woods, near Palo Alto, California. It too, exists in both original and carbon typescript, although chapter one of the carbon copy is missing. The entire manuscript is six chapters, 104 pages, in length.Many of the statements on comparative religion, the operation of the 'God-Law' and manifestations of healing are found in his other writings. Robinson's theories of eternal life on this earth, hinted at in the previous versions of "Believest Thou This" are more fully developed in this version. On page 31 of the typescript he states: "To subscribe to a religion which offers less than eternal life on this earth is to subscribe to a religion that limits God. Any religion which limits God is a false system of religion."Chapter 5 deals with attacks on Psychiana by organized religion and the Better Business Bureau. The incidents involving the Lutheran Pastor Oliver and the Presbyterian Church's return of his check for a window for the new church are also related in the manuscript "Amazing Story."
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository