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Hartmann S International Directory of Psychic Science and Spiritualism Hartmann s International Directory of Psychic Science and Spiritualism 1931 THE ONLY BOOK OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD Edited by WILLIAM C. HARTMANN Author of " Who's Who in O ccultism etc. Member, American Society for Psychical Research; Member, National Laboratory of Psychical Research (London); Founder, The Survival League of America. SECOND EDITION Issued Under the Auspices of The Survival League of America PRICE, $1.00 THE OCCULT PRESS Jamaica, N. Y. U. S. A. Copyright. 1931 ’'a ' 1 ..Mil till CONTENT S Abbreviations ......................... 2 Meetings and Church Services....... 69 Advertising, Classified .............. 157 National Societies .................... 130 Advertising, Display .................. 159 Periodicals .............................121 Alexander, His Imperial Highness, Photographs of Churches.............. 88 The Grand Duke of Russia.........154 Portrait Register ......................109 Application Form, Survival League of Professional Register ................ 67 America .............................. 185 Prominent Societies, United States... 130 Books, Advertisements of............. 162 Prominent Societies, Other Countries.136 Books, Recent, Received...............149 Publishers ..............................113 Books, For Sale........................ 153 Psychic Science Comes Into Its Own.. 92 Books Worth Reading............... ..151 Reading Rooms ........................105 Catalogue of Books (Announcement). 4 Recent Books Received................149 Camps, Spiritualist ................... 89 Services, Churches, and Meetings___ 69 Church Edifices ....................... 87 Societies, General, United States.....71 Church Services and Meetings....... 69 “ General, Other Countries... 93 Churches, Spiritualist, United States. 71 “ International ................129 “ 44 Other Countries 92 44 National and Prominent,U.S.130 Definitions Adopted by N. S. A....... 156 Directory of Mediums (In preparation) 5 Other Countries. 136 Doyle Memorial........................ 6 Spiritualist Camps .................... 89 Endowment Wanted .................. 52 Survival League, The.................. 8 Foreign, Churches, Spiritualist....... 93 Survival League of America........... 9 “ Individual Names ......... 53 44 Application ............185 “ Libraries ..................... 106 United States, Camps ................. 89 44 Periodicals ................... 122 44 44 Church Edifices ...... 87 “ Portrait Register ......... 109 44 44 Church Services ..... 69 44 Publishers ....................118 “ Churches, Spiritualist. 71 “ Societies, General ......... 93 “ Individual Names .... 11 “ Societies, National and 44 “ Libraries .............. 105 Prominent ................ 136 44 44 Meetings .............. 69 Foreword .............................. 3 44 44 Periodicals ............ 121 If, a poem by B. F. Austin............ 108 “ Portrait Register . 109 Individual Names, United States...... 11 44 Professional Register.. 67 Individual Names, Other Countries... 53 “ 44 Publishers .............113 International Societies ................129 44 “ Societies, General .... 71 Libraries and Reading Rooms.........105 44 “ Societies, Prominent. .130 Magazine Announcements ............ 172 What Spiritualism Is and Does.......156 ABBREVIATIONS A. S.P.R.—American Society for Psychical N.S.A.—National Spiritualist Association of Research (New York). the United States. B. C.P.S.—British College of Psychic Science, N.S.Alliance—The National Spiritual Alliance Ltd. (London). of the United States of America. B.M.H.A.—British Magnetic Healers’ Associ­ N.S.A. of Canada—National Spiritualist As­ ation. sociation of Canada. B.M.U.— B ritish M edium s' Union. N.S.C. — The National Spiritualist College B.S.L.U. — British Spiritualists' Lyceum (England). Union. N.L.P.R.—National Laboratory of Psychical B. S.P.R.—Boston Society for Psychic Re­ Research (London). search. P.S.A.—The progressive Spiritualists Alliance C. S.S.A.—California State Spiritualists Asso­ o f th e U. S. A. ciation. S.L.A.—Survival League of America (New York). F. S.I.—Federation Spirlte Internationale. S.M.A.—Spiritualist Mediums’ Alliance, Sag­ L.S.A. — The London ‘Spiritualist Alliance, inaw, Mich. Ltd. S.N.U. — Spiritualists National Union, Ltd. G. A.S. — General A ssem b ly o f Spiritualists, (England). State of New York. S. P.R. — Society for Psychical Research 1.5. A.—The Independent Spiritualist Associa­ (London). tion (Grand Rapids, Mich.). T. N.S.A.—The National Spiritual Alliance of 1.5. C.A. — The Independent Spiritualist the United States of America. Churches of America (Kalamazoo, Mich.). T.S.L.—The Survival League (International). N.F.S. & P.S.C. — N ational F ederation of T.S.S.A.—Texas State Spiritualists Associa­ Spiritual and Psychic Science Churches. tion. N.F.S.S.—National Federation of Spiritual W.D.G.O.—Deutsche Gesellschaft filr Wissen- Science Church. schaftlichen Okkultismus. 2 FOREWORD This is the second edition of Hartmann’s International Directory of Psychic Science and Spiritualism. The compilation of this book repre­ sents just what its name implies. It is a Directory and a Book of Reference on activities in Psychic and Spiritualistic Fields. No endorsement as to qualifications of individuals or activities of any society listed in this Directory is to be assumed by the publication thereof; such information being merely given to indicate how such individuals and organizations are reported to function in their respec­ tive activities. No guarantee attaches to any representation made in this book. It should be the aim of every Society and Individual Worker in the fields covered herein to bring the Directory to the attention of the general public. All those who desire to aid in the greater distribution of the Direc­ tory are invited to communicate with us, and suitable arrangements will be made for the handling of these books. We will furnish a “For Sale” card to display at meetings to those who wish to take orders for the Directory. It would not be necessary to carry a stock of the books. We will fill orders direct and pay postage, allowing a fair discount on sales made. This Directory circulates in upwards of thirty different countries, and reflects the activities in Psychic and Spiritualistic fields as no other publication ever attempted to do. The Directory creates a common meeting ground for all those who are interested in the philosophy or practice of Psychic Science and Spiritualism. Correspondents are desired in all countries and key cities. Agents throughout the world desiring to handle the Directory for sale are invited to communicate. Before publication every individual name, church and society is circularized by us, and all post office returns marked “Undelivered” are eliminated from our lists. It is to be hoped that those who failed to respond to our question­ naires, in consequence of which their activities may not be as fully represented as they might wish, will not inflict their complaints upon us, as happened in a number of instances last year, but immediately file their material for the next issue. This Directory is not selective. All are welcome to make use of its pages within the scope of the subjects covered therein. All changes of addresses should be reported promptly, and new material should be submitted to us without delay. All material and advertising must be forwarded to us not later than December 1st, to insure insertion in the following issue. Forms will close on December 15th to enable us to bring out future issues of the Directory promptly on the first of each year. THE OCCULT PRESS. March, 1931. 3 4 HARTMANN’S DIRECTORY OF PSYCHIC SCIENCE Coming HARTMANN’S 1931 CATALOGUE OF ALL BOOKS ON PSYCHIC SCIENCE, SPIRITUALISM, THE FUTURE LIFE and WITCHCRAFT Contents SECTION 1—Authors and Their Works. Authors names in alphabetical formation with individual list of works following. (Upwards of 800 authors.) SECTION 2—Titles of Books alphabetically arranged wdth Name of Author, Publisher, Year of Publication and Price, where available. (Upwards of 2,000 volumes.) SECTION 3—Chronological list of old publications and outstanding Books of more recent issue. SECTION 4—Classified lists of books under various subject headings. SECTION 5—Display Advertising of Authors, Writers, Teachers. Publishers and strictly Membership Organizations. Classified Subjects covered by Section 4. 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C r o s s I n d e x o f A l l M e d iu m s , U n d e r R e s p e c ­ t i v e C i t i e s , A lphabetically A r r a n g e d w it h I n d iv id u a l A d d r e s s , I n d i c a t i n g S p e c i a l P s y ­ c h i c o r S p i r i t u a l G i f t s o f t h e I n d iv id u a l M e d i u m .
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