Santa Barbara Parapsychology collection, circa 1955-1987, bulk 1970-1980

Summary

Abstract:

This collection contains various textual and graphic ephemera as well as records and correspondence collected by Dr. David T. Phillips related to parapsychology-related groups, studies, and issues in Santa Barbara, California and elsewhere in the United States.

Extent:

6.6 Linear Feet (4 cartons, 1 document box, and 1 half-sized document box)

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

Santa Barbara Parapsychology Collection. ARC Mss 48. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains newsletters, magazines, catalogs, flyers, articles, records of experiments, correspondence, subject files, and other material, mainly printed, collected by Santa Barbara resident Dr. David T. Phillips and primarily pertaining to parapsychology-related groups, studies, and issues in Santa Barbara, southern California, and elsewhere in the United States.

Acquisition information:

Donor unknown; donated via Gordon Melton, 9/29/05.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into the following sections:

• Research - by subject area; notes, test data, etc. Includes materials on Phillips' Glendan Company and their product the Acupointer.
• Subject files - includes articles, clippings, etc. on parapsychology and related areas.
• Organizations - flyers, brochures, some newsletters, etc.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related resources

Related material:

Have transferred large runs of serials like Rosicrucian Forum to ARC Serials. These can be searched in the library catalog.

See also:

• Records relating to parapsychology in the American Religions Collection, ARC Mss 1.
• File on the parapsychology program at UCSB in the UCSB College of Letters and Science Records, UArch 66.
• Books and serials on parapsychology in the American Religions Collection, searchable in the library catalog.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Metaphysics
Psychics
Parapsychology

Places:

California

Restrictions:

The bulk of this collection is open for research. Box 6 restricted pending staff review.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

Preferred citation:

Santa Barbara Parapsychology Collection. ARC Mss 48. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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