COLLECTION
Identifier: bMS 34
Blavatsky, H. P. (Helena Petrovna). Letters, 1885-1890.
Correspondence between occult writer, Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, and William Quan Judge. The correspondence spans 1885-1890.
Dates
- 1885-1890
Extent
1 box
Collection includes correspondence between Madame Blavatsky and William Quan Judge, who was general secretary of the American Section of the Theosophical Society. Background information about these letters appeared in the October-January, 1992-1993, double issue of Theosophical History, and the letters themselves were transcribed and published in volumes 5-6, 1994-1996, of this publication. The collection was microfilmed and the microfilm is included in this collection.
Biographical / Historical
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1831-1891) was born in Russia and was one of the most influential writers in the occult world. In 1875, along with Henry Olcott and William Quan Judge, she founded the Theosophical Society to promote universal brotherhood, investigate laws of nature and latent human powers, and study comparative religion, philosophy, and science. Madame Blavatsky, as she is known, studied the occult for nearly 25 years and claimed to be able to perform mental and physical feats such as levitation, clairvoyance, and telepathy. The primary text of the Theosophical Society, Isis Unveiled, was written by Blavatsky in 1877.
Acquisition Information
Gift of the Genevieve L. Griscom Charitable Trust, 1968.
- Title
- Blavatsky, H. P. (Helena Petrovna), 1885-1890. Letters: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- EAD ID
- div00034
Repository Details
Part of the Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School Repository
Special Collections at Andover-Harvard Theological Library preserves and makes accessible primary source materials documenting the history of religion and theology, with particular historical emphasis on American liberal religious traditions. Though the historical strengths of the collections have been in the field of Christianity, other religious traditions are increasingly reflected, in step with Harvard Divinity School's evolving focus on global religious studies.
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Cambridge MA 02138-1911 USA
(617) 384-7904
617-496-4111 (Fax)
archives@hds.harvard.edu