Quiet Talks With God (1-101)
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 1942 Dr. Frank Robinson wrote a series of 101 newspaper columns entitled "Quiet Talks With God." Each column also had an individual title. They exist in several forms in this collection. In the folder labeled "Quiet Talks (1)" number one is printed on a piece of newsprint 9" x 12"; numbers two through six are printed of 9" x 12" glossy paper with corrections marked in pencil; numbers 7-101 are typescripts, each one being two pages, double spaced. Numbers seven, eight, and nine were mis-titled "Quiet Talks About God." Many of the typescripts have corrections in green ink or red pencil. The folder labeled "Quiet Talks (2)" contains mimeographed copies of all 101 columns, each on a single 91/2" x 12" sheet of paper. There is also a single 14" x 19" sheet of newspaper layout containing the first six talks.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository