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Hereward Carrington Papers, 1899-1973 (bulk 1908-1932): Finding Aid
C1159
Undated photograph of Hereward Carrington demonstrating a yoga position
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Summary Information
- Creator:
- Carrington, Hereward, 1880-1959.
- Title and dates:
- Hereward Carrington Papers, 1899-1973 (bulk 1908/1932)
- Abstract:
- Consists of papers of Hereward Carrington, a British spiritualist and investigator of psychic phenomena, including correspondence with other notable figures in his field, photographs of mediums and psychic phenomena, and several manuscripts.
- Size:
- 1.4 linear feet (3 archival boxes, 1 half-size archival box)
- Call number:
- C1159
- Location:
- Princeton University Library. Department of Rare Books and Special Collections.
Manuscripts Division.
Princeton, New Jersey 08544 USA - Language(s) of material:
- English.
- Storage note:
- This collection is stored onsite at Firestone Library.
Biography of Hereward Carrington
Hereward Carrington was a well-known British investigator of psychic phenomena. Born in 1880, he joined the Society for Psychical Research in 1900, later working as assistant to James Hyslop with the American Society for Psychical Research until 1908. In 1921, Carrington was the American delegate to the first International Psychical Congress in Denmark. In the same year, he founded the American Psychical Institute and Laboratory, which operated for two years and was reconstituted in 1933 in New York City. His best known investigations were in the case of Mina Stinson Crandon ("Margery") in 1924 by the Committee of The Scientific American (Carrington, Harry Houdini, Malcolm Bird, William McDougall, Walter Franklin Prince, and Daniel Frost Comstock) and that of Eusapia Palladino in 1908.
Carrington's published works include The Physical Phenomena of Spiritualism (1907), Eusapia Palladino and her Phenomena (1909), and The Problems of Psychical Research (1914). Carrington died in 1959.
Description
This collection consists of Carrington’s papers on spiritualism, including correspondence with literary and scientific figures of the day, such as William Barrett, Ernesto Bozzano, Gustave Geley, Stanley Hall, Joseph Jastrow, Sinclair Lewis, Eusapia Palladino, and Mrs. A. W. Verrall. Also included are photographic documentation of psychic phenomena, stills from the film series "The Mysteries of Myra," and several short Carrington manuscripts.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- Series 1: Manuscripts, undated
- Series 2: Correspondence, 1899-1959
- Series 3: Photographs, 1892-1955
- Series 4: Miscellaneous Materials, 1903-1973
Access and Use
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Processing and Other Information
Works Cited
Biography at SurvivalAfterDeath.org consulted during preparation of biographical note.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Traci Ballou and Danielle Ford in February 2007. Finding aid written by Danielle Ford on March 15, 2007.
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Encoding
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Finding aid written in English.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Hereward Carrington Papers, Box and Folder Number; Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Subject Headings
These materials have been indexed in the Princeton University Library online catalog using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
- Margery, 1888-1941.
- Palladino, Eusapia, 1854-1918.
- Parapsychology -- Research -- 20th century.
- Parapsychologists -- Great Britain -- 20th century -- Correspondence.
- Spiritualism.
- Correspondence--20th century.
- Manuscripts--20th century.
- Photographs--20th century.
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Contents List
Series 1: Manuscripts, undated
Series Description
Includes four manuscripts by Carrington concerning the investigation of mediums, as well as manuscripts by unidentified writers, some of which consist of notes on séances and psychic phenomena.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Box 1 Chronology of Mrs. Gray's Thumb Prints, undated
TMs relating to a cousin of Mina Stinson Crandon ("Margery").
Box 1, Folder 1 Note on the Sittings Held at Columbia University, undated
Incomplete TMs relating to Eusapia Palladino.
Box 1, Folder 2 On Sleep, undated
AMsS by Carrington
Box 1, Folder 3 Reincarnation: Fact or Phantasy, undated
TMs by Carrington
Box 1, Folder 4 Unidentified Manuscripts, undated
Box 1, Folder 5 Series 2: Correspondence, 1899-1959
Series Description
Consists of correspondence between Carrington and a variety of notable spiritualists, psychic researchers, and others.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Box 1-2 Addis, H. A. Noureddin, 1919
Box 1, Folder 6 Aims, Laura Q., 1907
Box 1, Folder 7 American Psychical Institute, undated
Box 1, Folder 8 Ansonia Electrical Co., 1938
Box 1, Folder 9 Aron, George Huntley, 1929
Box 1, Folder 10 Baker, E. Monroe, 1931
Box 1, Folder 11 Barret, William, 1908
Box 1, Folder 12 Beers, Clifford W., 1908-1921
Box 1, Folder 13 Besterman, Theodore, 1928-1930
Box 1, Folder 14 Bisson, J., 1914-1922
Box 1, Folder 15 Bozzano, E., 1908
Box 1, Folder 16 Browne, W. S., 1920-1922
Box 1, Folder 17 C., W. W., 1933
Box 1, Folder 18 Carrgrewe, Celia, undated
Box 1, Folder 18a Carrington, Herbert, undated
Box 1, Folder 19 Carrington, Hereward, undated
Box 1, Folder 20 Carrel, Alexis, 1931
Box 1, Folder 21 Cassel, Eli, 1916
Box 1, Folder 21a Cavanaugh, R. E., 1913
Box 1, Folder 22 Colquhoun, Kathryn, 1944
Box 1, Folder 23 Cooley, Georgia, 1910
Box 1, Folder 24 Coover, John E., 1915-1916
Box 1, Folder 25 Cram, Ralph Adams, undated
Box 1, Folder 26 Cumberland, Lewis W., undated
Box 1, Folder 27 Curie, Marie, 1932
Box 1, Folder 28 Curran, John H., 1919
Box 1, Folder 29 Dearborn, George Van Ness, 1921
Box 1, Folder 30 Dennis, Mrs. N. G., 1924
Box 1, Folder 31 Densmore, Emmet, 1904
Box 1, Folder 32 Dessoir, Max, 1908-1921
Box 1, Folder 33 Dewey, John, 1932
Box 1, Folder 34 Dewey, Edward Hooker, 1903-1905
Box 1, Folder 35 Dai Nippon Bummei Kyokwai, 1912
Box 1, Folder 36 Dorr, George B., 1908
Box 1, Folder 37 Dudds, Susanna W., 1905
Box 1, Folder 38 Edmunds, Lucy, 1907-1921
Box 1, Folder 39 Edwards, ?, 1910
Box 1, Folder 40 F., E. W., 1915
Box 1, Folder 41 Falconer, M., 1921
Box 1, Folder 42 Flammarion, Camille, 1922
Box 1, Folder 43 Fletcher, Horace, 1909
Box 1, Folder 44 Flournoy, Theodor, 1908-1914
Box 1, Folder 45 Fodor, Nandor, 1939-1949
Box 1, Folder 46 Ford, D. A., 1921
Box 1, Folder 47 Garrett Publications, 1954
Box 1, Folder 48 Geley, Gustave, 1920-1922
Box 1, Folder 49 Gifford, Kittie, undated
Box 1, Folder 50 Graham, R. Lincoln, 1916
Box 1, Folder 51 Gray, [Leonard], 1928
Box 1, Folder 52 Greaves, R. H., 1917
Box 1, Folder 53 Grottendieck, W. G., 1913
Box 1, Folder 54 Hall, G. Stanley, 1909-1914
Box 1, Folder 55 Haskell, Charles C., 1905
Box 1, Folder 56 Hirsch, Nathan, 1926
Box 1, Folder 57 Hodgson, Richard, 1903-1904
Box 1, Folder 58 Hoskins, ?, undated
Box 1, Folder 59 Huxley, Julian Sorell, 1932
Box 1, Folder 60 Institut Métapsychique, 1929
Box 1, Folder 61 Jastrow, Joseph, 1909
Box 1, Folder 62 Johnstone, Edward O., 1920
Box 1, Folder 63 Joire, P., 1921
Box 1, Folder 64 Jordan, David Starr, 1907
Box 1, Folder 65 Kaempffert, Waldemar, 1933
Box 2, Folder 1 King, John S., 1909
Box 2, Folder 2 Kuhu, Alfred, 1911
Box 2, Folder 3 Landis, Carney, 1932-1933
Box 2, Folder 4 LeBlanc, Thomas J., 1931
Box 2, Folder 5 Levanzin, Agostino, 1911-1912
Box 2, Folder 6 Lewis, Franklin, 1959
Box 2, Folder 7 Lewis, Margaret Cameron, 1920-1922
Box 2, Folder 8 Lewis, Sinclair, undated
Box 2, Folder 9 Lombroso, Cesare, undated
Box 2, Folder 10 Long, Max Freedom, 1947
Box 2, Folder 11 Maguin, ?, 1922
Box 2, Folder 12 Maxim, Hudson, 1909
Box 2, Folder 13 McCorwel, May, undated
Box 2, Folder 14 McDougall, William, undated
Box 2, Folder 15 Michelson, Albert, 1932
Box 2, Folder 16 Morselli, Enrico, 1908-1921
Box 2, Folder 17 Murray, Mary, 1921-1932
Box 2, Folder 18 Newbold, William Romaine, 1908-1921
Box 2, Folder 19 Newton, I., 1910-1920
Box 2, Folder 20 Ochorowicz, Julian, 1911
Box 2, Folder 21 Ortiz, Julien, 1914
Box 2, Folder 22 Osterhout, W. J. V., 1932
Box 2, Folder 23 Palladino, Eusapia, 1909-1910
Box 2, Folder 24 Piddington, J., 1909
Box 2, Folder 25 Prince, Morton, 1921
Box 2, Folder 26 Pupin, Michael, 1932
Box 2, Folder 27 Rabagliati, A., 1904-1912
Box 2, Folder 28 Randall, Edward C., 1931
Box 2, Folder 29 Review of Reviews, 1899-1909
Box 2, Folder 30 Rhine, Joseph Banks, 1947
Box 2, Folder 31 Richet, C., 1920
Box 2, Folder 32 Ruge, Arnold, 1921
Box 2, Folder 33 Salter, W. H., 1924-1927
Box 2, Folder 34 Schrenck-Notzing, Baron von, 1913-1921
Box 2, Folder 35 Scott, R. T. M., 1932
Box 2, Folder 36 Seki, T. Masasuke, 1923-1925
Box 2, Folder 37 Selskabet for Psykisk Forskning, 1921
Box 2, Folder 38 Shaw, J. Austin [ Florists' Review], 1902-1905
Box 2, Folder 39 Shipley, J. B., 1910
Box 2, Folder 40 Short, Wilfred, 1907
Box 2, Folder 41 Sidgwick, Eleanor, 1921
Box 2, Folder 42 Sinclair, Ada L., 1920
Box 2, Folder 43 Solovovo, Mikhail Perovsky-Petrovo, 1917, undated
Box 2, Folder 44 Starr, Ernest, 1911
Box 2, Folder 45 Stead, William Thomas, 1908-1909
Box 2, Folder 46 Stewart, Ceil, undated
Box 2, Folder 47 Tanner, Amy, 1911
Box 2, Folder 48 Tanner, Henry S., 1908
Box 2, Folder 49 Trowbridge, Augustus, 1909-1921
Box 2, Folder 50 van Eeden, Frederik, 1921
Box 2, Folder 51 Verrall, Mrs. A. W., 1908
Box 2, Folder 52 Vesme, C. de, 1911-1915
Box 2, Folder 52a Whatley-Smith, [W.], 1920-1921
Box 2, Folder 53 White, Stewart Edward, 1945
Box 2, Folder 54 Whyte, W. E., 1913
Box 2, Folder 55 Wickland, Carl A., 1913-1924
Box 2, Folder 56 Winterstein, Alfred Baron, 1933
Box 2, Folder 57 Wood, R. W., 1909
Box 2, Folder 58 Woolley,V., 1932
Box 2, Folder 59 Zancig, Julius, undated
Box 2, Folder 60 Unidentifed Correspondence and Envelopes, 1913-1920, undated
Box 2, Folder 61 Series 3: Photographs, 1892-1955
Series Description
This series includes photographs of mediums and demonstrations of psychic phenomena, as well as stills from the film series "The Mysteries of Myra," written by Carrington, and autographed pictures inscribed to Carrington by the principal actors.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
Box 3-4 Baker, Leroy, 1916
Signed photograph inscribed to Hereward Carrington.
Box 3, Folder 1 Bey, Rahman, undated
Box 3, Folder 2 Carrington, Hereward, undated
Includes photographs of Carrington demonstrating various yoga positions.
Box 3, Folder 3 "Chakras", undated
Box 3, Folder 4 Crandon, Mina Stinson ("Margery"), 1932, undated
Includes photographs from séances.
Box 3, Folder 5 Dennis, Miss Gene, 1922, undated
Includes several prints of signed photograph.
Box 3, Folder 6 Estabrook, Howard, 1916
Signed photograph inscribed to Hereward Carrington.
Box 3, Folder 7 Flammarion, Camille, undated
Box 3, Folder 8 "Florence", undated
Box 3, Folder 9 Garrett, Eileen, 1936, undated
Includes photographs from séances.
Box 3, Folder 10 Geley, Gustave, undated
Box 3, Folder 11 Grunewald, Fritz, undated
Box 3, Folder 12 Hodgson, Richard, undated
Box 3, Folder 13 Kimura, Professor & Madame, undated
Box 3, Folder 14 Liederman, Earle E., 1948, undated
Includes signed photograph inscribed to Carrington.
Box 3, Folder 15 Lombroso, Cesare, undated
Box 3, Folder 16 McKenzie, James Hewatt, undated
Signed photograph inscribed to "Mr. and Mrs. Carrington."
Box 3, Folder 17 McKinstry, Carol E., 1948
Signed photograph inscribed to Hereward Carrington.
Box 3, Folder 18 Morrell, Edward H., undated
Box 3, Folder 19 Mysteries of Myra, The, 1916
Still photographs from the filming of the serial.
Box 3, Folder 20 Palladino, Eusapia, 1909, undated
Includes photographs of experimental apparatus and drawings of phenomena reported during séances.
Box 3, Folder 21 Pearson, Virginia, undated
Signed photograph inscribed to Hereward Carrington.
Box 3, Folder 22 "Phantom Monk", undated
Box 3, Folder 23 Prince, Walter Franklin, undated
Signed photograph.
Box 3, Folder 24 Rale, Michael W., 1916
Two signed photographs inscribed to Hereward Carrington.
Box 3, Folder 25 Schrenck-Notzing, Baron von, undated
Box 3, Folder 26 Society for Psychical Research, The, 1921, undated
Box 3, Folder 27 Sothern, Jean, undated
Box 3, Folder 28 Wallace, Abraham, 1919, undated
One photograph signed on reverse; other includes Harry Houdini.
Box 3, Folder 29 Unidentified Photographs, 1892-1955
Box 4, Folder 1 Unidentified Photographs, 1900-1927, undated
Box 4, Folder 2 Series 4: Miscellaneous Materials, 1903-1973
Series Description
This series consists of postcards and various pamphlets, membership cards, and other printed items.
Box 4 Postcards, undated
Box 4, Folder 3 Printed Materials, 1903-1973
Box 4, Folder 4
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