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American Spiritual Awakening, 1941

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 18

Content Description

From the Collection:

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: 1941

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 8 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Description

The American Spiritual Awakening was launched in Los Angeles in September 1941. Robinson and Ernest Holmes, Dean of the Institute of Religious Science and Philosophy, Los Angeles, shared the stage for the five talks. Robinson returned in October to deliver yet another lecture. Folder one contains the typescripts, both original and carbon, of Robinson's speeches on September 22 (9 pages), September 24 (7 pages) and October 12 (9 pages). The second folder contains the heavily corrected typescripts of Holmes's speeches on September 21 (7 pages), September 23 (14 pages) and September 25 (8 pages); Robinson's introductory remarks are also included. A note attached to the first speech reads "The original transcription of this first meeting was destroyed--so this is only about half of what was taken down."

Repository Details

Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository