A Guide to the Papers of the Fortean Society, 1927-1952 Fortean Society, Papers of the 7657

A Guide to the Papers of the Fortean Society, 1927-1952

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 7657


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
7657
Title
Papers of the Fortean Society, 1927-1952
Physical Characteristics
This collection consists of 23 items.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Papers of the Fortean Society, Accession #7657, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was deposited on 1964 August 20.

Scope and Content Information

Collection divided into three sections: Emma Goldman group, Fortean group, and Nietzsche group. The Emma Goldman group includes letters about Goldman including contributions by Theodore Dreiser, Eugene O'Neill, and Havelock Ellis to a fund to help her finance her memoirs.

The Fortean group letters are primarily concerned with society business, particularly problems with Tiffany Thayer and his prohibiting access to Charles Fort's notes and papers. The purpose and continued existence of the society is discussed.

In a letter to Arthur Leonard Ross, dated January 26, 1938, and not connected with the affairs of Fort or the Fortean Society, Edgar Lee Masters expresses surprise that he has been translated into Hebrew although Spoon River has been translated into Japanese.

The Nietzsche group includes correspondence about Nietzsche including discussions of copyright problems with Bennett Cerf. Also included is a printed page from "The Nation" of a book review by Alfred Werner of Nietzche's "My Sister and I" which discusses the probability it is a forgery.

Correspondents include Harry Elmer Barnes; Theodore Dreiser; Havelock Ellis; Charles Fort; Rockwell Kent; Edgar Lee Masters; H. L. Mencken; Eugene O'Neill; John Cowper Powys; Arthur Leonard Ross; Walter Starret; Booth Tarkington; W. S. Van Valkenburg; Alexander Woollcott; Tiffany Thayer and Burton Rascoe.

Contents List

Emma Goldman Group
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Fortean Group
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Nietzsche Group
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