Financial
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 only two items which give any indication of the financial aspects of Psychiana. The sheet which is included in an envelope containing three broadsides mailed to Robinson when he was in California, gives a breakdown of income by source for the date of February 23, 1947, and includes the income for the day, the month, and the year to the date of the sheet. Also included is a similar sheet for February 23, 1946. The second item is a copy for an advertisement in the Spokane Press entitled "A Suggestion For Those Not Quite Sure Where to Place Their Surplus Funds," with the recommendation they invest in Psychiana. An accountant's statement of Psychiana income, profit and loss for the nine months ended September 1932 is part of the advertisement.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository