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Collection Summary | |
Creator: | Myers, Robert |
Collection Name: | Great Soul Trial collection, |
Inclusive Dates: | 1962-1981 |
Bulk Dates: | (bulk 1966-1974) |
Physical Description: | 16 Linear Feet |
Abstract: | The Great Soul Trial was first held in Phoenix, Arizona in 1967 and went to retrial in 1971. The purpose of the trial was to honor the will of James Kidd that left money to fund scientific research that provided proof of a human soul that leaves the body at the time of death. The collection contains correspondence, claimant materials, press clippings, photographs, audio recordings, and oversize materials. |
Collection Number: | MS 542 |
Language: | The bulk of the materials are in English, with some materials in German, Spanish, Portuguese, Tamil, Hindi, Japanese, French, Urdu, Dutch, Polish, Chinese, Arabic, Swahili, Hebrew, Russian, Persian, Korean, Tagalog, and Indonesian. |
Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu |
James Kidd was born on July 18, 1879 in Ogdensburgh, New York. He held residence on the outskirts of Phoenix, Arizona and was an employee of the Miami Company of Arizona. In November, 1949 Kidd went missing in the Superstition Mountains outside of Phoenix, Arizona. In 1954, he was declared missing and dead by the State of Arizona. In 1964, the State of Arizona took an inventory of a safety deposit box owned by James Kidd which contained a holograph will dating from 1930 stating his wishes that the balance of his estate go towards funding research that provided scientific proof of the existence of a soul that leaves the human body at the time of death. The value of the estate after expenses was in excess of $200,000. The estate went to trial between May – October, 1967 as James Kidd had no heirs or immediate family. The Honorable Justice Robert Myers of the Court of Maricopa County, Arizona presided over the case and heard from one hundred thirty three claimants over the course of the hearings. On October 20, 1967 the estate was awarded to the Barrow Neurological Institute located in Phoenix, Arizona. In 1971, The Arizona Supreme Court overturned the decision handed down by Justice Robert Myers, which resulted in the case going to retrial that year. Again, Justice Robert Myers presided over the case and awarded the estate to the American Society for Psychical Research based in New York City, New York.
This collection contains correspondence, claimant materials, press clippings, photographs, publications, and oversize materials collected by Justice Robert Myers who presided over The Great Soul Trial in 1967 and when the case went to retrial in 1971. The correspondence series comprises the bulk of the collection and is arranged alphabetically by country. The bulk of the correspondence is from the United States and is arranged alphabetically. This series consists of correspondence, essays, monographs, photographs, artwork, diagrams, etc. sent by individuals and organizations applying for claim on the James Kidd estate.
Use of original audio visual materials is restricted due to their fragile nature. Use of original audio visual materials is restricted due to their fragile nature.
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Great Soul Trial collection (MS 542). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
Processed by Trent S. Purdy.
Series 1: Correspondence, 1966-1979 | |||||||||||
Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
This series contains correspondence and is arranged alphabetically by country. The bulk of the materials originates from the United States which is arranged alphabetically. The miscellaneous folders located towards the end of the series contains materials from Bolivia, Spain, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, New Caledonia, Pakistan, Leeward Islands, Mauritius, Panama, Uruguay, Netherlands, Mozambique, Poland, Taiwan, Lebanon, Kenya, New Zealand, Israel, China, Puerto Rico, CCCP, Holland, Poland, Portugal, Iran, South Korea, Japan, Manila, Ghana, Togo, Liberia, and Indonesia. Anonymous folders located at the end of the series contain correspondence from unidentified individuals. Box 14 contains oversize materials and consists of correspondence from claimant applicants, a record album, and a list of correspondence arranged by country created by office of Justice Robert Myers. | |||||||||||
Materials within this series consists of correspondence, essays, monographs, photographs, artwork, diagrams, etc. sent by individuals and organizations applying for claim on the James Kidd estate. The materials discuss a myriad of spiritual beliefs and practices, including but not limited to Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhist, Islam, and Shintoism. Materials are in English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Tamil, Hindi, Japanese, French, Urdu, Dutch, Polish, Mandarin, Arabic, Swahili, Hebrew, Russian, Persian, Korean, Tagalog, and Indonesian. | |||||||||||
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1 | 1 | Argentina, 1966-1968 | |||||||||
1 | 2 | Australia, 1967 | |||||||||
1 | 3 | Austria (1 of 2), 1966-1974 | |||||||||
1 | 4 | Austria (2 of 2), 1966-1974 | |||||||||
1 | 4 | Austria (2 of 2), 1966-1974 | |||||||||
1 | 5 | Belgium, 1966-1969 | |||||||||
1 | 6 | Bolivia, 1966-1969 | |||||||||
1 | 7 | Brazil (1 of 3), 1966-1972 | |||||||||
1 | 8 | Brazil (2 of 3), 1966-1972 | |||||||||
1 | 9 | Brazil (3 of 3), 1966-1972 | |||||||||
1 | 10 | Canada (1 of 3), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
1 | 11 | Canada (2 of 3), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
1 | 12 | Canada (3 of 3), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
1 | 13 | Canada, 1971-1974 | |||||||||
1 | 14 | Chile, 1966-1967 | |||||||||
1 | 15 | Columbia (1 of 2), 1966-1969 | |||||||||
1 | 16 | Columbia (2 of 2), 1966-1969 | |||||||||
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2 | 1 | Costa Rica, 1966-1967 | |||||||||
2 | 2 | Czechoslovakia, 1966-1967 | |||||||||
2 | 3 | Denmark, 1966-1967 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Ecuador, 1966-1967 | |||||||||
2 | 5 | France (1 of 2), 1966-1967 | |||||||||
2 | 6 | France (2 of 2), 1966-1967 | |||||||||
2 | 7 | Germany (1 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
2 | 8 | Germany (2 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
2 | 9 | Germany (3 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
2 | 10 | Germany (4 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
2 | 11 | Germany (5 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
2 | 12 | Germany (6 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
2 | 13 | Germany (7 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
2 | 14 | Germany (8 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
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3 | 1 | Germany (9 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
3 | 2 | Germany (10 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
3 | 3 | Germany, 1970-1971 | |||||||||
3 | 4 | Greece, 1967-1968 | |||||||||
3 | 5 | Hungary, 1966-1969 | |||||||||
3 | 6 | India (1 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
3 | 7 | India (2 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
3 | 8 | India (3 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
3 | 9 | India (4 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
3 | 10 | India (5 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
3 | 11 | India (6 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
3 | 12 | India (7 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
3 | 13 | India (8 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
3 | 14 | India (9 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
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4 | 1 | India (10 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
4 | 2 | India (11 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
4 | 3 | India (12 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
4 | 4 | India (13 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
4 | 5 | India (14 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
4 | 6 | India (15 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
4 | 7 | India (16 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
4 | 8 | India (17 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
4 | 9 | India (18 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
4 | 10 | India (19 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
4 | 11 | India (20 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
4 | 12 | India (21 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
4 | 13 | India (22 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
4 | 14 | India (23 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
5 | 1 | India (24 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
5 | 2 | India (25 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
5 | 3 | India (26 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
5 | 4 | India (27 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
5 | 5 | India (28 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
5 | 6 | India (29 of 29), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
5 | 7 | India, 1969-1971 | |||||||||
5 | 8 | Italy (1 of 3), 1966-1967 | |||||||||
5 | 9 | Italy (2 of 3), 1966-1967 | |||||||||
5 | 10 | Italy (3 of 3), 1966-1967 | |||||||||
5 | 11 | Mexico, 1966-1967 | |||||||||
5 | 12 | Mexico, 1968-1970 | |||||||||
5 | 13 | Norway, 1966-1967 | |||||||||
5 | 14 | Peru, 1966-1967 | |||||||||
5 | 15 | Philippines, 1967-1968 | |||||||||
5 | 16 | South Africa, 1966-1968 | |||||||||
5 | 17 | Sweden, 1966-1969 | |||||||||
5 | 18 | Switzerland, 1966-1967 | |||||||||
5 | 19 | Turkey, 1966-1968 | |||||||||
5 | 20 | United Kingdom (1 of 3), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
5 | 21 | United Kingdom (2 of 3), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
5 | 22 | United Kingdom (3 of 3), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
5 | 23 | United Kingdom, 1970 | |||||||||
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6 | 1 | United States; A (1 of 3), 1966-1967 | |||||||||
6 | 2 | United States; A (2 of 3), 1966-1967 | |||||||||
6 | 3 | United States; A (3 of 3), 1966-1967 | |||||||||
6 | 4 | United States; A, 1969-1971 | |||||||||
6 | 5 | United States; B (1 of 6), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
6 | 6 | United States; B (2 of 6), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
6 | 7 | United States; B (3 of 6), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
6 | 8 | United States; B (4 of 6), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
6 | 9 | United States; B (5 of 6), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
6 | 10 | United States; B (6 of 6), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
6 | 11 | United States; B, 1969-1975 | |||||||||
6 | 12 | United States; C (1 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
6 | 13 | United States; C (2 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
6 | 14 | United States; C (3 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
6 | 15 | United States; C (4 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
6 | 16 | United States; C (5 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
7 | 1 | United States; C (6 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
7 | 2 | United States; C (7 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
7 | 3 | United States; C (8 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
7 | 4 | United States; C (9 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
7 | 5 | United States; C (10 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
7 | 6 | United States; C (1 of 2), 1969-1976 | |||||||||
7 | 7 | United States; C (2 of 2), 1969-1976 | |||||||||
7 | 8 | United States; D (1 of 3), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
7 | 9 | United States; D (2 of 3), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
7 | 10 | United States; D (3 of 3), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
7 | 11 | United States; D, 1969-1971 | |||||||||
7 | 12 | United States; E (1 of 2), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
7 | 13 | United States; E (2 of 2), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
7 | 14 | United States; E, 1970-1971 | |||||||||
7 | 15 | United States; F (1 of 4), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
8 | 1 | United States; F (2 of 4), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
8 | 2 | United States; F (3 of 4), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
8 | 3 | United States; F (4 of 4), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
8 | 4 | United States; F, 1969-1971 | |||||||||
8 | 5 | United States; G (1 of 4), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
8 | 6 | United States; G (2 of 4), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
8 | 7 | United States; G (3 of 4), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
8 | 8 | United States; G (4 of 4), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
8 | 9 | United States; G, 1971-1973 | |||||||||
8 | 10 | United States; H (1 of 5), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
8 | 11 | United States; H (2 of 5), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
8 | 12 | United States; H (3 of 5), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
8 | 13 | United States; H (4 of 5), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
8 | 14 | United States; H (5 of 5), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
8 | 15 | United States; H, 1969-1973 | |||||||||
8 | 16 | United States; I, 1966-1967 | |||||||||
8 | 17 | United States; J (1 of 3), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
9 | 1 | United States; J (2 of 3), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
9 | 2 | United States; J (3 of 3), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
9 | 3 | United States; J, 1971-1974 | |||||||||
9 | 4 | United States; K (1 of 4), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
9 | 5 | United States; K (2 of 4), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
9 | 6 | United States; K (3 of 4), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
9 | 7 | United States; K (4 of 4), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
9 | 8 | United States; K, 1969-1972 | |||||||||
9 | 9 | United States; L (1 of 4), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
9 | 10 | United States; L (2 of 4), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
9 | 11 | United States; L (3 of 4), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
9 | 12 | United States; L (4 of 4), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
9 | 13 | United States; L, 1971 | |||||||||
9 | 14 | United States; M (1 of 9), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
9 | 15 | United States; M (2 of 9), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
10 | 1 | United States; M (3 of 9), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
10 | 2 | United States; M (4 of 9), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
10 | 3 | United States; M (5 of 9), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
10 | 4 | United States; M (6 of 9), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
10 | 5 | United States; M (7 of 9), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
10 | 6 | United States; M (8 of 9), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
10 | 7 | United States; M (9 of 9), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
10 | 8 | United States; M, 1969-1971 | |||||||||
10 | 9 | United States; N, 1968-1968 | |||||||||
10 | 10 | United States; N, 1971 | |||||||||
10 | 11 | United States; O, 1966-1967 | |||||||||
10 | 12 | United States; O, 1969-1971 | |||||||||
10 | 13 | United States; P (1 of 3), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
10 | 14 | United States; P (2 of 3), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
10 | 15 | United States; P (3 of 3), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
10 | 16 | United States; P, 1970-1972 | |||||||||
10 | 17 | United States; Q, 1966-1967 | |||||||||
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11 | 1 | United States; R (1 of 7), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
11 | 2 | United States; R (2 of 7), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
11 | 3 | United States; R (3 of 7), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
11 | 4 | United States; R (4 of 7), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
11 | 5 | United States; R (5 of 7), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
11 | 6 | United States; R (6 of 7), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
11 | 7 | United States; R (7 of 7), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
11 | 8 | United States; R (1 of 2), 1969-1972 | |||||||||
11 | 9 | United States; R (2 of 2), 1969-1972 | |||||||||
11 | 10 | United States; S (1 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
11 | 11 | United States; S (2 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
11 | 12 | United States; S (3 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
11 | 13 | United States; S (4 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
11 | 14 | United States; S (5 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
12 | 1 | United States; S (6 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
12 | 2 | United States; S (7 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
12 | 3 | United States; S (8 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
12 | 4 | United States; S (9 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
12 | 5 | United States; S (10 of 10), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
12 | 6 | United States; S (1 of 2), 1969-1972 | |||||||||
12 | 7 | United States; S (2 of 2), 1969-1972 | |||||||||
12 | 8 | United States; T (1 of 3), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
12 | 9 | United States; T (2 of 3), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
12 | 10 | United States; T (3 of 3), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
12 | 11 | United States; T, 1969-1978 | |||||||||
12 | 12 | United States; U, 1967-1971 | |||||||||
12 | 13 | United States; V, 1966-1967 | |||||||||
12 | 14 | United States; V, 1970-1971 | |||||||||
12 | 15 | United States; W (1 of 7), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
12 | 16 | United States; W (2 of 7), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
12 | 17 | United States; W (3 of 7), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
13 | 1 | United States; W (4 of 7), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
13 | 2 | United States; W (5 of 7), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
13 | 3 | United States; W (6 of 7), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
13 | 4 | United States; W (7 of 7), 1966-1968 | |||||||||
13 | 5 | United States; W, 1969-1975 | |||||||||
13 | 6 | United States; X, Y, 1966-1971 | |||||||||
13 | 7 | United States; Z, 1966-1971 | |||||||||
13 | 8 | United States; Anonymous (1 of 2), 1966-1967 | |||||||||
13 | 9 | United States; Anonymous (2 of 2), 1966-1967 | |||||||||
13 | 10 | Venezuela, 1967-1969 | |||||||||
13 | 11 | Vietnam, 1967 | |||||||||
13 | 12 | Yugoslavia, 1966-1969 | |||||||||
13 | 13 | Miscellaneous (1 of 2), 1966-1971 | |||||||||
13 | 14 | Miscellaneous (2 of 2), 1966-1971 | |||||||||
box | item | ||||||||||
14 | 1 | Henry, Richard Eus Correspondence (1 of 3), 1967 | |||||||||
14 | 2 | Henry, Richard Eus Correspondence (2 of 3), 1967 | |||||||||
14 | 3 | Henry, Richard Eus Correspondence (3 of 3), 1967 | |||||||||
14 | 4 | Anonymous Correspondence on Wood Piece, undated | |||||||||
14 | 5 | Kittinger, Kenneth C., Ph.D., News: A Discovery of the Mind Record Album, undated | |||||||||
14 | 6 | McCullough, Forrest, Final Flight: A Dramatic Comparison to Death Record Album, 1965 | |||||||||
14 | 7 | Davis, Alvin W. Correspondence, undated | |||||||||
14 | 7 | List of Correspondence by Country, undated |
Series 2: Claimant Materials, 1966-1981 | |||||||||||
Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
This series contains correspondence from applicants that were selected to testify for claim on the James Kidd estate by the Court of Maricopa County, Arizona. This series also contains final accounting and petition for final distribution materials and a List of claimants and petitioners that were created by the staff of Justice Robert Myers. | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
15 | 1 | Correspondence (1 of 5), 1966-1979 | |||||||||
15 | 2 | Correspondence (2 of 5), 1966-1979 | |||||||||
15 | 3 | Correspondence (3 of 5), 1966-1979 | |||||||||
15 | 4 | Correspondence (4 of 5), 1966-1979 | |||||||||
15 | 5 | Correspondence (5 of 5), 1966-1979 | |||||||||
15 | 6 | Final Accounting and Petition for Final Distribution, 1967-1981 | |||||||||
15 | 7 | List of Claimants and Petitioners, 1967 |
Series 2: Press Clippings, 1966-1971 | |||||||||||
Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
This series contains newspaper clippings and magazine articles from publications based worldwide documenting the Great Soul Trial and its proceedings. | |||||||||||
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15 | 8 | 1966-1971 (1 of 3), | |||||||||
15 | 9 | 1966-1971 (2 of 3), | |||||||||
15 | 10 | 1966-1971 (3 of 3), |
Series 4: Photographs, 1967 | |||||||||||
Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
This series contains photographs of Justice Robert Meyers, his staff, and various claimants that testified during the Great Soul Trial. | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
15 | 11 | Photographs of Judge Myers, His Staff, and Various Claimants, 1967 |
Series 5: Publications, 1962-1970 | |||||||||||
Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
This series contains monographs and pamphlets that were sent by individuals applying for claim on the James Kidd estate. | |||||||||||
box | folder | ||||||||||
15 | 12 | Books, 1962-1970 | |||||||||
15 | 13 | Books and Pamphlets, 1962-1970 |
Series 6: Audio Recordings and Documents, 1966-1967 | |||||||||||
Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
This series contains audio recording on 1/4 inch audio tape and accompanying documents sent by individuals applying for claim on the James Kidd estate. | |||||||||||
Conditions Governing Access | |||||||||||
Use of original audio visual materials is restricted due to their fragile nature. | |||||||||||
Existence and Location of Copies | |||||||||||
The audio recordings in this collection have been digitized for research access. Please contact Special Collections for more information. | |||||||||||
box | tape | ||||||||||
16 | 1 | Padd, Chief, 1967 1 1/4 inch audio tapes 5 minutes, 54 seconds 3" reel, 3.75 ips | |||||||||
Existence and Location of Copies | |||||||||||
.mp3 access file available. | |||||||||||
Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
Chief Padd applying for claim on the James Kidd estate. Padd describes his experiences working with San Francisco youth and his views on the existence of the human soul. | |||||||||||
16 | 2 | Lynn, Rev. Walter, 1967 1 1/4 inch audio tapes 18 minutes, 20 seconds 3" reel, 1.875 ips | |||||||||
Existence and Location of Copies | |||||||||||
.mp3 access copy available. | |||||||||||
Separated Materials | |||||||||||
Correspondence stored in box has been removed and is held in box 16, folder 1. | |||||||||||
Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
Rev. Walter Lynn applying for claim on the James Kidd estate. Side 1 duplication of an original wire recording Lynn made of the spirit of Thomas Edison discussing the afterlife and nature of human spirit. Also on the original wire recording is a spirit playing a harmonica and another spirit discussing its nature and the spiritual world. | |||||||||||
16 | 3 | Thompson, G.E., 1967 1 1/4 inch audio tapes 28 minutes, 40 seconds 5" reel, 3.75 ips | |||||||||
Existence and Location of Copies | |||||||||||
.mp3 access file available. | |||||||||||
Separated Materials | |||||||||||
Correspondence stored in box has been removed and is held in box 16, folder 2. | |||||||||||
Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
G.E. Thompson applying for claim on the James Kidd estate. Side 1 Thompson channels the spirit of James Kidd who is questioned by G.E. Thompson's wife. The spirit discusses searching for gold in the Superstition Mountains in Arizona. The spirit also discusses conversations with Nancy Scofield in Johnson City, Ok about the existence of his soul. The spirit also discusses the death of James Kidd on October 21, 1964 and its after death experience. | |||||||||||
16 | 4 | Walters, Edith G., 1966 1 1/4 inch audio tapes 64 minutes, 52 seconds 7" reel, 3.75 ips | |||||||||
Existence and Location of Copies | |||||||||||
.mp3 access file avilable. | |||||||||||
Separated Materials | |||||||||||
Photographs stored in box have been removed and are held in box 16, folder 3. | |||||||||||
Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
Edith G. Walters applying for claim on the James Kidd estate. Side 1 Walters provides her definition of the human soul and provides explanation of human nature. She discusses the scientific versus the theological approach in defining the human soul. She also discusses human consciousness and the relationship between the mind and soul. Side 2 interview with Edith G. Walters conducted by Chuck Stevens for radio program on WHEC Radio, Rochester, NY. Walters discusses her book as well as her philosophies, and reincarnation. She discusses her experiences in past lives as Joan of Arc and abolitionist John Brown. She also discusses how she has manifested ESP capabilities and how she has used theses abilities to help people. She also discusses her experience as a teacher of concept therapy. | |||||||||||
16 | 5 | Collier, W.W., 1967 1 1/4 inch audio tapes 14 minutes, 15 seconds 7" reel, 7.5 ips | |||||||||
Existence and Location of Copies | |||||||||||
.mp3 access file available. | |||||||||||
Scope and Contents | |||||||||||
W.W. Collier applying for claim on the James Kidd estate. Side 1 Collier, Pastor of Delores Baptist Church, gives a sermon titled And Man Became a Living Soul which discusses the materialists' view of the human soul and consciousness and how this contrasts with the viewpoints of the spiritualists'. He also discusses the properties of the human soul and its effect on consciousness and its relationship with the human body. | |||||||||||
16 | 1 | Lynn, Rev. Walter Correspondence , 1967 | |||||||||
Separated Materials | |||||||||||
Correspondence removed from box 16, tape 2. | |||||||||||
16 | 2 | Thompson, G.E. Correspondence, 1967 | |||||||||
Separated Materials | |||||||||||
Correspondence removed from box 16, tape 3. | |||||||||||
16 | 3 | Walter, Edith G. Photographs , 1966 | |||||||||
Separated Materials | |||||||||||
Photographs removed from box 16, tape 4. | |||||||||||