Photographs
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
There are many photographs in this series, most of which were used to illustrate magazine articles dealing with Psychiana. A few family photographs are included as are pictures of celebrities which Robinson requested. The photographs have been separated by subject; a brief description of each of the seven folders is given below. Each photograph contains two sets of numbers separated by a hyphen; the first number is the folder number., the second the number of the print within the folder. Since the Special Collections photograph collection contains a majority of these photographs, file cards were not made for the card catalog, however, a complete list of photographs will be found in the file cards maintained for the inventory of the Robinson papers.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository