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Description of the Collection

Most of the materials in this collection relate to the life of Fritz Kunz; they were collected and preserved by his sisters Alma and Minna; by Fritz himself; and by his son John. Small portions of the collection reflect the life and activities of Dora van Gelder Kunz and John Kunz; and one box relates to the life of a friend, Basil Hodgson-Smith, whose papers Fritz Kunz collected.

Biography of Fritz Kunz

Fritz Kunz was a lecturer and writer who advocated education in which modern scientific principles are integrated with theosophical concepts. He was heavily involved in the founding or operation of many important Theosophical institutions, and was intimately acquainted with Annie Besant, Charles Leadbeater, C. Jinarājadāsa, George Arundale, Weller Van Hook, A. P. Warrington, J. Krishnamurti, and other prominent members of the Society. His wife was Dora van Gelder, who became President of the American Section.

Frederick L. Kunz was born on May 16, 1888 in Freeport, Illinois. He was the twelfth and last child of Frederick John Kunz and Susan R. Knecht Kunz, who were naturalized citizens of German birth. He was usually known as Fritz Kunz, until his later years, when his professional writing used the byline Dr. Frederick L. Kunz. In the 1930s, he began to sign articles as "Fritz Kunz, M.A.," so it is likely that he earned a master's degree, but the doctorate may have been honorary.

Both parents and several older siblings became members of the Theosophical Society soon after attending the 1893 Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago, and were active in the Freeport Lodge. Fritz assisted with office work in the service of long before he became a member in 1902. In 1903 Fritz visited C. W. Leadbeater in California, and in 1904 traveled with him on the East coast; in 1905-1906 they went to Hawaii, Samoa, Australia, India, Burma, Ceylon, and Egypt on an extended lecture tour, and home by way of Italy, France, and London. Fritz and a young Englishman, Basil Hodgson-Smith, worked as secretaries to assist Leadbeater with correspondence. Upon his return, Fritz completed his secondary education at Freeport High School, receiving his diploma in June, 1908.

From 1908 to 1912, Kunz attended the University of Wisconsin and received a B.A. in English literature. Several family members were in Madison during that period. During his early years young Fritz was very active in tennis, swimming, bicycling, canoeing, camping, hiking, and basketball; and enjoyed Big Ten football games. He attended concerts and had an active social life, but did not join any campus organizations.

Kunz became one of the first residents at Krotona Institute in Hollywood, California, where he assisted A. P. Warrington for one year. From 1914 to 1917 he served as principal of Ananda College, a Buddhist school founded by Henry S. Olcott in Colombo, Ceylon. During that tenure he instituted many improvements, raised funds, and supervised several construction projects. His

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sisters Alma and Minna and brother-in-law Hervey Gulick joined the school faculty for a time. In Ceylon and later in India Kunz supported social and educational reforms with his work in the Ceylon Service League and other organizations. He assisted Sir Pannambalam Arunachalam in writing the famous address "Our Political Needs," that initiated Ceylon's independence movement. It became necessary for Kunz to leave Ceylon hurriedly when a friend let him know his arrest was imminent.

Subsequently he lived at Adyar, Madras, India, and worked on behalf of the Society for the Promotion of National Education. He assisted Annie Besant in many capacities, particularly with her newspaper New India, and served as manager of the Theosophical Publishing House from 1921-1922. He also assisted George Arundale and C. Jinarājadāsa with many projects and served as secretary of the Esoteric School, to which he had been admitted in 1911.

During his extended stay at Theosophical Society headquarters at Adyar in 1916-1922, Kunz became a Lay Brother in the Order of Service. He was inducted as a co-mason of the Rising Sun of India Lodge in 1919.

In 1922 Fritz Kunz traveled with Mrs. Besant and Krishnamurti to Australia for a reunion with C. W. Leadbeater. For several years Kunz worked in the United States for the Order of the Star in the East, supporting the idea of Krishnamurti as the Great Teacher. In great demand as a lecturer, Kunz crisscrossed the country making "lantern slide" presentations about Theosophy, India, education, science, and many other subjects. Reviewers acclaimed his skill as a speaker in addressing civic groups, clubs, students, and Theosophical lodges, and his activities were regularly reported in The Messenger. He organized many Young Theosophist groups and frequently spoke to youth. In 1924 he worked on a publication called The Pacific. Kunz also wrote for The Server, published by the Order of the Star in the East from 1916-1927, working with Marie Russak Hotchener and Marjorie Tuttle. During all these years he turned out numerous articles that were printed in the major Theosophical publications.

On May 16, 1927, Fritz Kunz married Theodora Sophia van Gelder, whom he had known for some years in Australia. The wedding ceremony took place in Chicago; afterward Fritz had a speaking engagement at a prison, which Dora laughingly described as her honeymoon. They spent part of the summer camping at Orcas Island, in its first season as a Theosophical retreat center. On February 22, 1928 their son John was born in Seattle. Their principal residence for most of their married life was a house in Port Chester, New York, built next to that of their dear friends, John and Emily Sellon.

Fritz Kunz was involved in the establishment of many important Theosophical Society institutions and traditions. He was present in Wheaton, Illinois, when the foundation stone was laid for the Theosophical Society in America headquarters. He worked with Ernest Sellon, Paul DeSaas, and Pepe Borrel to establish the New York Theosophical Society as a tax-exempt institution. Fritz and Dora were heavily involved with the development and operation of Theosophical retreat centers at Orcas Island in Washington state (Camp Indralaya) and Pumpkin Hollow Farm in Craryville, New York.

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In 1937, Kunz saw the publication of a book. The Men Beyond Mankind: A Study of the Next Step in Personal and Social Emotion (New York: David Mackay, 1937) discusses the evolutionary process that led to humankind, the nature of human consciousness, and the types of beings that will succeed humans.

In the early 1940s, Kunz worked in as Research Director at Guild of American Economists, which he co-founded with Norman Dodd. He spent 1944 and 1945 teaching Asian philosophy, religion, history, and culture at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois and at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, testing his educational materials and methods. The major focus of his adult life was an effort to demonstrate how the ancient principles of Theosophy could be integrated with modern science in the educational system.

The year 1940 saw the establishment of his scholarly journal Main Currents in Modern Thought, which served as a forum for scientists and academics. Kunz referred to it as a "journal of integration" in a letter to John Sellon (Box 4, Folder 12). Emily Sellon worked with him as co- editor for many years, and Margaret Wagner served as Business Manager. The success of this endeavor in turn led to the establishment of the Foundation for Integrative Education, a group of scientists, scholars, and businessmen who wanted to improve education by including philosophy, religion, and art with modern science in a cohesive curriculum. Kunz was Vice President, with Kirtley F. Mather as President, John Sellon as Treasurer, Henry Margenau as Director of Research, and Julius Stulman and Samuel P. Wetherill as Board members. The Foundation in turn gave rise to the Center for Integrative Education, which included stellar academicians such as Abraham Maslow, Henry Margenau, Kirtley Mather, F. S. C. Northrop, and Ervin Laszlo among its members. Kunz worked with his son John and others to establish the Cuisenaire Company as a provider of innovative materials for the teaching of mathematics.

Through the 1950s and 1960s, Kunz continued to be active with the New York Theosophical Society, the Northeast Federation, Pumpkin Hollow Farm, and Indralaya. Lectures, workshops, and conferences occupied much of his time. He worked on research projects for the New York lodge and for the Foundation for Integrative Education, and continued his involvement with Main Currents. Many projects involved close collaboration with Emily and John Sellon, Dora Kunz, John Kunz, Helen Zahara, Margaret Wagner, William and Shirley Nicholson, Alicia Ripple, William Beller, Alan and Ursula Mannion, Donald Trumpler, and other members of the NYTS. During this period, Kunz pushed to keep the Theosophical Society engaged with new developments in science and education; in this he found more interest and cooperation in the NYTS and Northeast Federation than in the national organization.

Kunz kept in touch with numerous friends and associates, and traveled frequently with Dora. Throughout his life Kunz carried on extensive correspondence with sisters Alma, Minna, and Litta, and was very actively engaged in advising them about financial and legal matters.

Fritz Kunz died on February 13, 1971 in New York.

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Biography of Dora Kunz

Dora Kunz was the tenth President of the Theosophical Society in America, and participated in the founding of many important Theosophical institutions in Australia and the United States. A natural clairvoyant, she was a protégée of Charles W. Leadbeater. As co-developer of the medical treatment method called (TT), Mrs. Kunz was much in demand for lectures, workshops, and consultations. She wrote books on the subjects of fairies, auras, human , and healing, and frequently spoke at Theosophical meetings and camps. Her husband Fritz, a lecturer and writer, was a prominent member of the Theosophical Society.

Theodora Sophia van Gelder was born on April 28, 1904 at Tjeweng, near Djombang in the Dutch East Indies, to Karel and Melanie van Gelder, in a Dutch family. Her brothers were Arthur, Harry, and Lucius. Dora began meditating at the age of five, and at six or seven became aware of her faculty for clairvoyance. Her brother Harry and four previous generations of family members shared this ability. As a girl of 11 she joined Charles W. Leadbeater in Australia, where she assisted him in providing healing and reassurance to families who had lost loved ones in World War I. Leadbeater gave her the nickname "Dora" that she used the rest of her life. The van Gelder family settled in Australia, where they were very active in helping to establish Sydney as a major center of Theosophy. Most of the van Gelders moved to the west coast of the United States in 1924. Dora became the Corresponding Secretary of the World Federation of Young Theosophists. She toured many states, lecturing about fairies and other topics.

When young Dora married Fritz Kunz on May 16, 1927, she was still a Dutch citizen, although subsequently she became a naturalized American. Her husband was a lecturer and writer who came from a large German-American family of Theosophists. The wedding ceremony took place in Chicago; afterward Fritz had a speaking engagement at a prison, which Mrs. Kunz laughingly described as her honeymoon. The newlyweds spent part of that summer camping at Orcas Island, in its first season as a Theosophical retreat. On February 22, 1928 their son John was born in Seattle. Their principal residence for most of their married life was a house in Port Chester, New York, built next to that of their dear friends, John and Emily Sellon. Dora continued to use van Gelder as her surname in some situations and Kunz in others.

The Kunzes were among the principal founders of two Theosophical retreat centers: Camp Indralaya on Orcas Island in Washington, and Pumpkin Hollow Farm near Craryville in New York. They and their son John participated in many programs at both locations for decades. Mrs. Kunz gave more than one hundred talks at Pumpkin Hollow Farm on a wide range of topics, and recordings are available through PHF. The family was prominently involved in the activities of the New York Theosophical Society and the Northeast Federation, participating in numerous workshops, lectures, and research projects.

Nursing professor Dolores Krieger became acquainted with Dora Kunz in a meditation group. Together they studied the techniques of Hungarian healer Colonel Oszkar Estabany and developed the treatment method called Therapeutic Touch (TT). This was the beginning of a lengthy collaboration in research, healing, and teaching. In 1972, they started to conduct workshops at Pumpkin Hollow Farm, Indralaya, and many other locations, and taught TT to

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Theosophical Society in America Archives Kunz Family Collection Series 25.1 thousands of health care professionals. Practitioners of TT consciously direct flows of energy near the human body to correct imbalances and subtly promote healing. The Nurse-Healer Professional Association honored Mrs. Kunz in 1980 as "a model researcher, teacher, and practitioner of healing." Dolores Krieger published The Spiritual Dimension of Therapeutic Touch (Rochester, Vermont: Bear & Co., 2004), a compilation of case studies and transcriptions of lectures that had been presented by Dora Kunz.

Dora Kunz wrote several books. In the first work, The Real World of Fairies: A First-Person Account (2nd ed., Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1999), she described her childhood encounters with fairies and devas. Her popular talk "Christmas of the Angels" has been issued as an audio recording and printed as a pamphlet. [However, Mrs. Kunz left a note disavowing authorship of the pamphlet. See Box 22, Folder 16.]

The Personal (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1991) is beautifully illustrated with watercolors of auras painted by Juanita Donahoo under the author's instruction. It has been printed in several editions and languages. Spiritual Aspects of the Healing Arts (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1985) was a compilation of articles that was reprinted in 1995 under the name Spiritual Healing.

Mrs. Kunz also engaged in medical research with Dr. Shafica Karagulla, a neuropsychiatrist, at Medical Center Hospital, in which Dora used her perception of auras to describe patient conditions unerringly. They coauthored The Chakras & the Human Energy Fields: Correlations Between Medical Science and Clairvoyant Observation (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1989).

Mrs. Kunz was a member of the Theosophical Society in America for 80 years, from July 1919 until her death in 1999. After serving on the Board of Directors, Mrs. Kunz was elected as the tenth President at the Convention of 1975. The twelve years of her presidency brought many changes to the organization. Under her administration the Society formed the Theosophical Research Foundation. Great emphasis was placed on developing of courses and training teachers to aid lodges in their educational programs. Videotaped courses came into use and new radio programs were created. The Theosophical Publishing House grew rapidly, with a new wing added to the building; The American Theosophist was redesigned with more graphics and photographs; many Headquarters functions were computerized; and a Prison Program was established in 1980.

Mrs. Kunz died in Seattle on August 25, 1999. Many friends wrote memorials describing her warmth and compassion, energy, practicality, and the infectious spontaneity of her laughter.

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Biography of John Kunz

John Kunz, the only son of Fritz and Dora Kunz, was active in the Theosophical Society throughout his life. Trained in economics and social psychology, he helped his father to promote the Cuisenaire line of educational materials.

He was born February 22, 1928 in Seattle, and died there on February 4, 2005. Much of his youth was spent in Port Chester, New York. He served in the U. S. Army in the late 1940s as a conscientious objector. After earning a degree in economics at Harvard University, he studied at the Department of Psychology, Maharaja's College, Mysore City, India on a Fulbright scholarship in 1957-1958. He did additional research at City College of New York, and earned an advanced degree at Columbia University in the field of social psychology.

Kunz worked with his father and others to develop a set of innovative materials for the teaching of mathematics, and spent twenty years as vice president of the Cuisenaire Company. He and his wife Aino, a native of Finland, had a son David and daughter Kristina, and they made their home in Seattle.

A committed Theosophist, he participated in the New York Theosophical Society lodge at workshops, discussions, and lectures; and later served as a director of the Northwest District and on the Orcas Island Foundation board. Kunz was active in serving the Pumpkin Hollow Farm retreat center in New York, and Indralaya on Orcas Island in Washington. He enjoyed hunting mushrooms, and was vice president of the Puget Sound Mycological Association.

An article placed in memoriam on the Seattle Lodge web page stated, "He was noted for his wise counsel, and possessed vast, encyclopedic knowledge on a staggering array of subjects. He was widely read, curious about most everything, and was a deep thinker."

Biographical Notes About the Kunz Family

Frederick John Kunz was born in 1843 and moved from Germany to the United States at the age of fourteen. In July 1865 he married Susan R. Knecht. They lived in Freeport, Illinois and had a family of twelve children. Lottie, Alvin, and two others died young. The boys who lived to adulthood were Carl, William, and Fritz (born in 1888), and the girls were Alma, Minna (born ca. 1872), Litta (born in 1883), and Susan (born in 1886). Mr. Kunz was a partner in a firm called C. H. Little & Co. that imported crockery, glassware, lamp goods, toys, house furnishings, flue linings, and sewer pipe.

In 1893, the entire family except five-year-old Fritz attended the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. They were particularly impressed with the speakers at the Parliament of World Religions, and became interested in Theosophy. With the help of Kunz's business partner, C. H. Little, the Kunz family established a Freeport Lodge. At one point nine members of the family were members of the Theosophical Society. Frederick J. Kunz was also active in the early days of the Chicago Lodge, and signed the 1911 articles of incorporation that established the

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Theosophical Society in America in Wheaton, Illinois. [per that document and TSA National Secretary] He provided the funds for Fritz to travel with Charles Leadbeater.

Several of the children attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison. In 1913, the senior Kunz sold his interest in his business, and the family moved to Hollywood, to be near the new Theosophical Society developments in Krotona. Susan Knecht Kunz died in 1948, on Litta's birthday.

Alma Kunz Gulick was the older sister of Fritz Kunz. She was very close to him and to her sister Minna in affections and in interests, and they corresponded extensively when apart. Alma worked as a volunteer for the Freeport Lodge and in Krotona.

Alma married Hervey Gulick on March 10, 1915, and shortly afterward they moved to Ceylon where her brother Fritz was principal of Ananda College. She was headmistress in the Infant Department [kindergarten], while Hervey served as Assistant Principal and science teacher. She wrote a children's book. Both she and Hervey were interested in astrology and proficient at drawing up natal horoscopes. After leaving Ceylon, they lived in Burma and in India, but Alma's health deteriorated in the tropics, especially after an accident in 1928. They moved back to California and lived in Ojai. Alma died in 1956.

Born about 1878, Hervey Gulick received a Master's degree in Engineering in Minnesota in 1905. He spoke Spanish proficiently and worked as a mining engineer in South America, the United States, India, and Burma. On March 10, 1915, he married Alma Kunz, and shortly afterward they moved to Ceylon where her brother Fritz was principal of Ananda College. Hervey served as Assistant Principal and science teacher, while his wife was headmistress in the Infant Department [kindergarten].

They left the college in 1917 for an engineering job in Burma, and in 1920 Hervey was working in Gwalior, India. Gulick wrote at least one theosophical article, published in The Theosophist of November 1916, and performed some occult research with Bishop Irving S. Cooper around 1929. Gulick died sometime before 1956.

Minna Kunz, a sister of Fritz, was born August 12, 1871, and named after her aunt Wilhemine Knecht Wagner. Minna worked as a headmistress in the Infant Department [kindergarten] at Ananda College in 1915-1916, and nursed her sister Alma, whose health suffered in the tropics. She settled in Hollywood and never married, but took great enjoyment from her nieces and nephews and their children, and also from neighbors' children. Well educated and musical, Ms. Kunz was fluent in German and Latin, and had some knowledge of Sanskrit. She was committed to Theosophy and worked long and hard in the Freeport, Chicago, and Krotona offices.

Her correspondence with family members was profuse and affectionate. The style of her writing, even into her 80s, was breezy and youthful, intelligent and insightful. She kept up with current events and read Main Currents avidly. Often her letters included funny little poems and drawings, and word plays such as signing her name "Kinne Munz" and "Annim Znuk." Her writing could be decidedly eccentric. After she received a letter, she often ripped open the

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Theosophical Society in America Archives Kunz Family Collection Series 25.1 envelope and wrote her response on any available surface. At 87 she wrote, "Litta thinks I'm a wonder to keep my memory so well, but the secret is trying to keep others happy and forgetting self and having seen so much of the globe and so many fine people everywhere." She was plainly very fond of Dora, who was two generations younger, and doted on her nephew Johnny Kunz. Minna died about 1960.

Litta Kunz was five years older than her brother Fritz. She lived near Minna in Hollywood for most of her adult life, and visited her daily when Minna was aged. Litta never married, but was involved in some theosophical work, including the Lotus Buds Journal for children, published monthly in Krotona.

William Kunz, called Will, was born in 1881. He married Isabel Moogk in 1909 and was business manager of the Freeport Journal-Standard.

Will Jungkunz, Ilma, and Clara seem to have been Fritz's nephew and nieces, and lived in Madison when Fritz did. Ilma married George Schilling in 1913, and they had a daughter named Shirley, around 1919.

Carl Kunz and his wife Maggie (Margaret) lived in Dubuque, and had a son Arno who followed Fritz from Madison to spend the summer of 1912 in Krotona.

Fritz's sister Susan Kunz married Edwin Rotzler; their daughter Jean married Robert E. "Bob" Wilkinson.

Biographical Notes About the van Gelder Family

Karel and Melanie van Gelder were the parents of Theodora Sophie van Gelder. The family lived in the Dutch East Indies on a sugar plantation. Other children included sons Arthur, Lucius, and Harry. Harry, Dora, their mother, and family members three previous generations were clairvoyant. [Melanie was born August 5, 1882 in Buitenzorg, Java, according to a notation made by Fritz Kunz.] The van Gelder family settled in Australia, where they were very active in helping to establish Sydney as a major center of Theosophy. In 1924 most of the van Gelders moved to the west coast of the United States.

Harry van Gelder was an osteopathic physician in Ojai, California, and was very active in Camp Indralaya. When he lived in Vancouver, he was a member of the Hermes Lodge, and later was a mainstay of the Portland Lodge. He died on March 17, 1995 in Australia, at the age of 89.

His brother Arthur van Gelder escaped from Java during World War II, and travelled to India for medical treatment. He got married late in 1958, according to a letter written that year.

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Biography of Basil Hodgson-Smith

Walter Basil Hodgson-Smith was a close friend of Fritz Kunz from 1905 when they both traveled with C. W. Leadbeater to Australia until Hodgson-Smith's death in 1929. Basil was born March 8, 1887 into a family of Theosophists living in Harrogate, in the north of England. His father Alfred Hodgson-Smith headed the Harrogate Lodge for 43 years, and Alfred's wife and daughters Hilda and Leslie were also active in the Theosophical Society. Hilda was a noted lecturer who married author (Col.) A. E. Powell, and in 1912 Leslie became engaged to a Theosophist named Reed who was stationed at Aden.

When Basil was nine years old, Charles W. Leadbeater visited Harrogate and performed a clairvoyant reading of Basil's past lives, which was later printed in 1932 issues of The Theosophist. During the late 1890s the boy lived at the Theosophical Society headquarters building in London, where he assisted Leadbeater with work involving astral projection. Young Basil learned shorthand and typing, and from 1900 to 1906 assisted Leadbeater as a secretary. They traveled to the United States, Hawaii, Samoa, New Zealand, Australia, Java, Burma, Ceylon, India, Egypt, and Europe on lecture tours, and Fritz Kunz accompanied them for many months.

Hodgson-Smith spent the years 1906 to 1909 in England studying in preparation for his university education, since he had not been able to attend conventional schools during his years of travel. He entered Worcester College at Oxford in October of 1909, and took a B. A. degree in 1913. While in college, he was a member of the Officers Training Corps (O.T.C.). After graduation, he worked in the library at the English Theosophical Society in London until war was declared.

He obtained a commission in the Sixth Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, known as the "Queen's Own." After training, he went to France, where his unit engaged in trench warfare. Hodgson-Smith was an exemplary officer, and was promoted to first lieutenant, to captain, and finally to brevet major. He was shot through the left leg in 1915, recovered, and rejoined his regiment in 1916 as second-in-command. In November 1917 fighting near Cambrai, he was shot through the lungs and right hand, and taken prisoner. After eight months as a prisoner-of-war in Germany, he was released in an exchange. March 1919 saw him invalided out of the army.

In January of 1919, Hodgson-Smith was married, and later that year he received an M.A. degree from Oxford. He worked as secretary of the New University Club until his death in 1929 at age 42. Throughout his life, friends regarded him as generous, charming and sweet-tempered; a reliable and frequent correspondent; with a sunny disposition, and always eager to be of service.

Bibliography of Biographical Materials

"Anniversary Congratulations." The Quest 87.6 (November-December 1999): 230-231. [This article discussed the 80 years Dora Kunz spent as a member of the Theosophical Society in America.]

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Karagulla, Shafica. Breakthrough to Creativity. Marina del Rey, California: DeVorss & Company, 1967. [Mentions Dora's clairvoyant diagnosis of medical cases.]

Karagulla, Shafica, and Viola Petitt Neal. Through the Curtain. Marina del Rey, California: DeVorss & Company, 1993.

Krieger, Dolores. The Spiritual Dimension of Therapeutic Touch. Rochester, Vermont: Bear & Co., 2004. [This is a compilation of case studies and transcriptions of lectures that had been presented by Dora Kunz.]

Mills, Joy. 100 Years of Theosophy: a History of the Theosophical Society in America. Wheaton, Illinois: Theosophical Publishing House, 1987.

Seattle Lodge Web Page. "John Kunz". April 2005. http://www.seattle-ts.org/j_kunz.htm. [This was also printed in The Quest 93.3 (May-June 2005): 83.

Description of the Materials

Most materials relate primarily to the life and career of Fritz Kunz; those for his wife Dora van Gelder Kunz, his son John Kunz, and his friend Basil Hodgson-Smith are labeled clearly.

The Biographical and Personal Materials include birth certificates and correspondence related to Kunz's citizenship, and passports for both Fritz and Dora issued in 1960. Certificates and membership cards document Fritz Kunz as a member in the Theosophical Society, Esoteric School, and Order of the Round Table. Several handwritten and typed autobiographical narratives describe his life. Other family papers include astrological notes, blueprints to the house in Port Chester, an address book, and some notes related to financial matters. Two parchment documents (Fritz Kunz's college diploma and his admission as a co-mason) were separated for storage in a flat drawer.

The Education of Fritz Kunz is represented by high school grade reports, college papers, and his diploma from the University of Wisconsin. His undergraduate thesis was entitled, "Some Veridical Elements in Folk-Tales of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and Man."

Correspondence was an important part of life for the Kunz family, friends, and associates, and this portion of the collection is voluminous. Most materials are legible and in good condition. Enclosures such as programs, tax bills, or clippings are filed with the letters that mention them, but photographs have been removed for separate storage. Letters concerning the operation of organizations such as the Freeport Lodge have been kept with other papers for that organization.

General correspondence folders include letters dealing with lecture arrangements; notes expressing thanks for efforts or advice; correspondence with literary agents and photographers; notes and cards from friends; exchanges with Hobart Huson concerning their mutual interest in

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Pythagoras; and some fragments of letters and unsigned letters that cannot otherwise be ascribed to specific Theosophists or family members. Several letters from 1923 relate to C. W. Leadbeater in Australia. Two letters from the 1940s give Kunz's strong views of post-war Russia.

Correspondence with famous Theosophists is filed in separate folders by name. The volume is small, but these letters help to shed light on the relationships within the Theosophical Society, and on its everyday activities.

Most of the early family letters in this collection are from Fritz to his sister Alma, with only a few letters to or from his parents or other family members. The family correspondence of the 1950s is mostly to and from Minna. Topics discussed in the letters include daily activities, health, food, and laundry; travel plans and holiday schedules; college classes; family members and friends; events such as concerts, football games, and canoeing excursions; financial matters; Theosophical studies, writings, and ideas; and the activities and personalities of the Theosophical Society and affiliated entities such the Order of the Star in the East, the Book Corporation, and the Esoteric School. A separate chronological finding aid, "Highlights of Family Correspondence," summarizes this material by year, and identifies significant or interesting events and people mentioned in the writing.

Papers in the Early Employment section include correspondences, reports, announcements, and clippings from Kunz's work as principal of Ananda College and later at the Society for the Promotion of National Education.

Theosophical Society papers include business correspondence, announcements, circular letters, memoranda, proposals, studies, and programs. They are filed by the section or branch of the Theosophical Society (TS) for which they are relevant. The folder for the Australia Section has detailed policies, plans, and committee assignments (ca. 1923) that mention Dora van Gelder.

Correspondence from the Theosophical Society in America (TSA) discusses programs, travel schedules, and publications; the main correspondents are Fritz Kunz, James S. Perkins, Dora Kunz, and Helen Zahara. The TSA Committee on Integration folder includes of letters and proposals exchanged between John Sellon (committee chairman) and Fritz Kunz, and a letter to Rukmini Devi Arundale. Proposals, correspondence, and conference notes are in the folders for the Committee on Integration and the Education Department's Research Division.

Three folders in this category hold materials that are somewhat more sensitive than the others. Kunz wrote several essays and letters advocating changes to the Theosophical Society and its focus. Most are undated, and they are collected under Proposed Changes. A longer document of the same variety is entitled "Greatness and Gratitude in the Theosophical Society." The Leadbeater-Besant Controversies folder holds letters by Fritz Kunz, Basil Hodgson-Smith and others written in defense of Charles Leadbeater; letters written by concerned Theosophists; and clippings from newspapers related to controversies and legal cases.

Several documents are concerned with the nature of Theosophical research and proposed research subjects. Documentation of workshops and study programs includes syllabi, schedules,

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meeting notes, presentation notes and outlines, lists of materials such as films, student handouts, and bibliographies.

In 1961-1962 the Northeast and Middle Atlantic Federations organized a Pilot Program in "Theosophical Realism." It consisted of four workshops with four sessions each concerned with how the phenomenal world is governed by nonmaterial reality. Scientific evidence of force fields was tied in with Theosophical doctrine in a study of man as a point of consciousness; sense perception; the psyche; and cognition. Fritz, Dora, and John Kunz all participated in this major program, along with Emily and John Sellon, Ed Smith, Gladys Smith, Shirley Nicholson, Ed Abdill, Alicia Ripple, Alan Mannion, and others (See organization chart in Box 5). The content and organization of the workshops are well documented in several folders of program outlines, notes, organization charts, diagrams, and transcripts. The following year a second workshop series focused on how the nonmaterial reality gives rise to worlds of experience: (1) creation, involution, and outpourings; (2) evolution, development and recapitulation; and (3) metamorphosis.

The Kunzes were involved with the New York Theosophical Society and Northeast Federation in planning and conducting many study courses, group study sessions, and workshops. The materials developed are of very well written and thoroughly researched. "The Life Process," "The Great Plan," "Study Course Materials for Lodges," and "The Secret Doctrine" files are particularly interesting, as is a 305-page transcript of a 1950 workshop.

Relatively few of the papers in this collection relate to the periodical Main Currents in Modern Thought, which Fritz Kunz founded. They include some policies and plans; the copyright registration of the journal; some advertising pieces; correspondence from readers; annotated issues of the journal; and a typescript submission by Renée Weber.

The Foundation for Integrative Education was established as an umbrella organization for Main Currents in Modern Thought and various educational projects. This collection reflects very little of the organization and operations of the Foundation, but rather its research and writings. The General papers include the announcement in Main Currents about establishment of the Foundation; a progress report; a white paper about the "social meaning" of FIE; a statement of the mission; a history; program announcements; notes; and a financial analysis.

Correspondence deals with a film called "Unheard Melodies" (including a brief reference to Rudolf Steiner); expenses and payments; scientific concepts; schedules; and projects. Major correspondents are Professor Donald H. Andrews of Johns Hopkins University, Professor Robert Karplus of University of California, Bohumir Larys of Rotron Research Corporation, Professor Henry Margenau of Yale University, Beatrice Bruteau, Dr. Gardner Murphy of the Menninger Foundation, and Emily Sellon. A separate file of correspondence with Bohumir Larys, J. Constant van Rijn, Pierre Nicolardot, and Marc Edmund Jones concerns longitudinal force fields.

Several files document educational programs, seminars, and proposals to seek funding. The Rosary Hill College Program has a transcript of a Fritz Kunz lecture that describes the FIE very clearly. The "Proposed New Course of Study" folder has materials describing educational

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methodology, curriculum, and teacher training. A good example of what the FIE was trying to accomplish is in "A Study of Natural Order." (Box 10, Folder 2) An outstanding FIE publication is The Frontier of Knowledge (Box 11, Folders 1-3), which is a compilation of thirty excellent articles by scholars in many fields.

An offshoot of FIE was the Center for Integrative Education, which is only mentioned in passing. The letterhead of a letter written to Hobart Huson (Box 1, Folder 7) gives an idea of the stellar academicians who participated in the Center.

Throughout his life, Fritz Kunz was involved with many Associations and Organizations. The papers in this section represent a sampling of the kinds of activities in which he participated. They include programs, proposals, correspondence, schedules, travel plans, and notes from presentations. In the case of the Orcas Island Foundation, there is correspondence from 1927 between Kunz and Frank Gerard, discussing purchase and development of Orcas Island. The Order of the Brothers of Service is documented by a list of brothers, text of pledges, the daily schedule, rules, and pamphlets. Another organization represented by quite a few letters and other documents is the Theosophical World Trust for Education and Research.

Fritz Kunz was a superb speaker, and his innumerable Lectures are represented by posters, brochures, programs, and announcements; clippings and reviews; and typescripts, transcripts, notes, and synopses of some of his speaking engagements. As a national lecturer for the Theosophical Society in America, and for many affiliated organizations such as the Order of the Star in the East, Kunz spoke at lodges, study centers, and public venues. He was also much in demand as a professional lecturer on tours organized by agencies such as Associated Forums, W. Colston Leigh, the India Academy of America, and Ruder and Finn Associates. In later years he frequently spoke on behalf of his Foundation for Integrative Education. Topics included India, religion, science, Theosophy, art, education, freedom of the press, and many others. Fritz Kunz also participated in an unknown number of radio programs, beginning in 1922. Four transcripts of 1939 radio programs are available, on topics related to Theosophy.

Many lectures were published as articles in periodicals, and articles were presented as lectures. Some of the lecture documents are untitled, or missing a title page. The shorter ones are filed together alphabetically, with blank pages interleaved to separate them, and longer scripts are filed individually. "Alphabetical Listing of Lectures" is a finding aid listing folder locations by lecture title. Documents identifying slides used in the Kunz presentations are gathered into one folder (Box 14, Folder 6); art used to develop slides is in another (Box 14, Folder 7). A finding aid entitled "Slides" provides a list of lecture transcripts in which slides are prominently described.

The Articles section includes typescripts; notes and drafts; research materials specific to the topic at hand; clippings of published articles; and reprints and copies of articles. Fritz Kunz wrote articles for publication throughout his life, and only a small fraction of them are represented in this collection. Some typescripts have notations that they were submitted to a journal, but whether they were eventually published is unknown. Pseudonyms used in 1914-1917 include L. E. Girard, E. L. Girard, S. E. Girard, and Fabius Cunctator.

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Publications for which Kunz wrote most frequently include: The Theosophic Messenger, The Theosophist, The American Theosophist, The Adyar Bulletin, World Theosophy, Science Group Journal, Theosophy in Australia, and his own periodical Main Currents in Modern Thought. He was also published in Theosophy in India, Theosophy in South Africa, The Theosophical Journal, Ancient Wisdom, Social Frontier, The Journal of Human Relations, and Christian Laymen. Each article is foldered separately except for a group of very short early compositions. "Articles by Fritz Kunz" is a finding aid that lists over 100 articles represented in the collection as clippings, typescripts, manuscripts, or notes.

Other Writings includes book reviews written by Fritz Kunz; articles and reviews written about him; poetry; short stories; a short play about fairies; fragments of a comic opera; and fragments of several other plays. There are also some tracts written in Ceylon; a fragment of a diary of experiences in Krotona; a travelogue about canoeing; and the proceedings from a seminar held in India.

Teaching Files reflect the experience of Fritz Kunz in teaching at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, and at Carleton College in Minnesota. He was a visiting lecturer in 1944–1945 and taught courses in Indian History, Philosophy, Culture, and Religion. The teaching materials include course outlines; manuscripts and notes for lectures; maps and diagrams; reproductions of source documents; test questions; and a lengthy bibliography. Some of the documents had been accumulated over many years of study and public lecturing. Much of the paper is brittle, and the handwritten materials vary in legibility, but the typewritten pages provide a wealth of densely packed and well-organized information.

Research Files represent notes, diagrams, clippings, and other materials that were not linked to any specific activity, lecture, article, or project. They are arranged alphabetically by subject. Newspaper clippings have been photocopied onto archival paper in the files on India and Astronomy, and the condition of most other documents is fairly good. The most legible and useful notes are in the files on Astrology and Astronomy; and on Sound, Music, and Color. The diagrams relate to integration of the sciences and to cosmology.

A small volume of material comprises the Dora Kunz Papers. Like her husband, Dora Kunz left transcripts and notes of lectures, workshops, and discussions; and proposals for grants. She also left pages of a manuscript along with the original paintings by Juanita Donahoo and other art related to publication of her book The Personal Aura. Most of her papers derived from her Therapeutic Touch workshops and research. Access to medical case history files is restricted for privacy reasons. The art works have been separated for appropriate storage.

The Basil Hodgson-Smith Papers include a manuscript journal of letters; manuscript and typescript narratives of World War I experiences; typed transcriptions of letters; military maps; and railroad tickets. The manuscripts are in fairly good condition but all the typed pages are rather acidic. One of the maps has a cloth backing that is intact, although the paper is deteriorating. The unnamed correspondent in the letters was probably Basil's father, Alfred

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Hodgson-Smith in Harrogate. These materials provide a fascinating and detailed picture of trench warfare and life in the British army. It is unknown how or when Fritz Kunz came to be in possession of his friend's papers. In one lecture he claimed to have purchased some of Basil's diaries from a London bookseller [Box 14, Folder 5]. C. Jinarājadāsa also claimed in the May 1932 issue of The Theosophist to have possession of Basil's "travel letters and diaries."

The box labeled Research Files, Large Format contains art reproductions that are larger than legal-sized folders can accommodate. They are related to Fritz Kunz's research into art and mythological imagery, and mainly date from the 1920s and 1940s. None are original works. Most reproductions of paintings are in good condition, but are glued to backing pages of poor quality. Some are moldy and water-damaged, so they have been sleeved or interleaved for protection. These materials include albums of paintings by Chatterjee, Mukul C. Dey, Rabindranath Tagore, and others; Sarkis Katchadourian's recreations of Indian murals; photographs and reproductions of art from Egypt, Greece, Persia, Japan, and other sources; and pages removed from periodicals such as Eastern Art and Journal of the Indian Society of Oriental Art.

Finding Aids

Several finding aids are available in addition to this Description of the Collection and Container List: Highlights of Family Correspondence has notes on abbreviations and expressions used in letters among the family members; summaries of activities; quotations from letters; and notations about topics and people mentioned. Topical Cross-Reference is a listing by subject of folders that contain materials particularly relevant to each subject. Alphabetical Listing of Lectures provides the titles of lectures found in the collection. Articles by Fritz Kunz lists more than 100 articles alphabetically, with notes about their publication. Slides lists specific lectures and workshops that made extensive use of slides. Box 14, Folder 6 has lists of slides, but they are not necessarily tied to any specific lectures. Separated Materials lists the book, pamphlets, and periodicals that were removed from this collection and added to the Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library collection; and describes the disposition of materials in other formats. Inventory of Audio Recordings lists the large group of audiotapes that accompanied the papers. The speaker, date of creation, tape format, condition, and notes on the contents are included where possible. The tapes have been separated for storage. [Speakers include Fritz, Dora, and John Kunz; Emily Sellon; many members of the Northeast Federation and New York Theosophical Society; other Theosophical speakers; and academics in a wide range of disciplines. Venues included Pumpkin Hollow Farm and Indralaya; the New York Theosophical Society; other groups within the TSA; and several colleges. The topics covered in these speeches and workshops are the same as those found in the papers

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of the collection. In some instances, transcripts or other papers can be identified as corresponding to specific recordings.]

Cross-references:

Additional correspondence and other papers belonging to Fritz Kunz are in Series 25.2. These papers span the years 1903-1924, and include many letters addressed to Fritz Kunz and Dora van Gelder by C. W. Leadbeater. Papers related to the Presidency of Dora Kunz are in Series 8.11. Records of the Foundation for Integrative Research are in Series 18.4.

Provenance

The Kunz Family Collection was received in one accession by Betty and David Bland, from Aino and David Kunz in Seattle, and delivered directly to the Archives. Aino Kunz was the wife of John Kunz, and David was his son. The accession comprised eight cartons of audiotape reels; ten boxes of papers, photographs, and slides; a leather case containing eight films; and art works.

Restrictions

Medical case history files are restricted and may only be accessed with the permission of the archivist.

Separations

Eighteen inches of duplicate and extraneous materials were discarded. One book, four pamphlets, and thirty-nine periodicals were separated to the Henry S. Olcott Memorial Library. Three periodicals were added to the Leaders and Speakers biographical record group. Tape reels, (337 in number); eight films; and numerous photographs, negatives, and slides were stored with audiovisual materials. Two parchment documents (Fritz Kunz's college diploma and his admission as a co-mason) were placed in a flat storage drawer. Paintings of auras were matted for protection and moved to a display area. Other art works and reproductions of the aura paintings were moved to flat storage. A list of "Separated Materials" is among the finding aids.

Processor

Janet Kerschner, May 2006.

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Container List

Box Folder Title Dates 1 0 Finding Aids

Biographical and Personal Materials 1 1 Birth, Citizenship, and Memberships 1915-1960 1 2 Biographical Narratives and Notes n.d. 1 3 Other Family Documents 1900-1993

Education 1 4 High School and College 1900-1912 1 5 BA Thesis – Some Veridical Elements in Folk-Tales 1912

Correspondence 1 6 General 1904-1936 1 7 General 1943-1970 1 8 Arundale, G. S. 1944 1 9 Besant, A. 1923 1 10 Jinarajadasa, C. 1914-1923 1 11 Krishnamurti, J. 1922-1923 1 12 Leadbeater, C. W. 1904-1923 1 13 Linton, G. 1970 1 14 Rogers, L. W. 1927 1 15 Sri Ram 1960 1 16 Tuttle, M. 1912 1 17 Van Gelder, K. 1922 1 18 Van Hook, W. 1922 1 19 Wadia, B. P. 1916 1 20 Wedgwood, J. I. 1912 1 21 Family – fragments and undated n.d. 1 22 Family – 1904 1904 1 23 Family – 1905 1905 1 24 Family – 1906 1906 1 25 Family – 1908 1908 1 26 Family – 1909 1909 2 1 Family – 1910 1910 2 2 Family – 1910 1910 2 3 Family – 1911 1911 2 4 Family – 1912 1912 2 5 Family – 1912 1912 2 6 Family – 1913 1913 2 7 Family – 1914 1914

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Box Folder Title Dates 2 8 Family – 1915 1915 3 1 Family – 1916 1916 3 2 Family – 1917 1917 3 3 Family – 1918 1918 3 4 Family – 1919 1919 3 5 Family – 1920 1920 3 6 Family – 1921 1921 3 7 Family – 1922 1922 3 8 Family – 1923 1923 3 9 Family – 1924 1924 3 10 Family – 1928-1929 1928-1929 3 11 Family – 1956 1956 3 12 Family – 1957 1957 3 13 Family – 1958 1958 3 14 Family – 1959 1959 3 15 Family – 1960s 1960-1969 3 16 Kunz, John, in military n.d. 3 17 Kunz, John 1965-1994

Early Employment 4 1 Ananda College 1914-1917 4 2 Ananda College Periodicals 1914-1919 4 3 Society for the Promotion of National Education 1918 4 4 Society for the Promotion of National Education 1919

Theosophical Society 4 5 TS Adyar 1907-1922 4 6 TS American Section 1908 4 7 TS Australia – Organization and Policies 1923 4 8 TS Chicago, Illinois 1903-1933 4 9 TS Freeport, Illinois 1907 4 10 TS New York – Programs 1954-1967 4 11 TSA Correspondence 1944-1946 4 12 TSA Committee on Integration 1945-1946 4 13 TSA Education Department, Research Division 1958 4 14 TSA Proposed Programs and Changes n.d. 4 15 TS Greatness and Gratitude in the Theosophical Society 1960s 4 16 TS Leadbeater-Besant Controversies 1907-1923 4 17 TS Theosophical Research n.d. 4 18 TS Orcas Island Educational Workshop 1960 5 1 TS Pilot Program in Theosophical Realism 1961-1962 5 2 TS Pilot Program in Theosophical Realism – Background 1962

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Box Folder Title Dates 5 3 TS Pilot Program in Theosophical Realism 1962-1963 5 4 TS Pilot Program in Theosophical Realism 1962-1963 5 5 TS Pilot Program in Theosophical Realism 1962-1963 5 6 TS Pilot Program in Theosophical Realism 1964-1966 5 7 TS Seminar - From Philosophy to Metaphysics n.d. 5 8 TS Study – Ancient Elements in a Modern Role 1951-1960 5 9 TS Study – Astrology 1930s 5 10 TS Study – Basic Concepts of Theosophy 1945-1946 6 1 TS Study – The Life Process n.d. 6 2 TS Study – Modern Exact Science 1950-1963 6 3 TS Study – Ray Jewels 1937 6 4 TS Study – Rhythms of Living Things n.d. 6 5 TS Study – Theosophy and Modern Thought 1951 6 6 TS Study Course – The Great Plan n.d. 6 7 TS Study Course Materials for Lodges 1935-1936 6 8 TS Study Proposals n.d. 6 9 TS Summer School 1963 6 10 TS Summer School 1964 6 11 TS Workshop of 1950 1950 6 12 TS Workshop of 1950 1950 6 13 TS Workshop – Secret Doctrine 1954, n.d. 6 14 TS Workshop – Secret Doctrine, Student Papers RESTRICTED n.d. 6 15 TS Workshop – Student Packet ca. 1967

Main Currents in Modern Thought 7 1 Main Currents – General Administrative 1942-1970 7 2 Main Currents – Issues, with Annotations 1940-1941 7 3 Main Currents – Issues, with Annotations 1940-1941 7 4 Main Currents – Issues, with Annotations 1941-1942 7 5 Main Currents – Issues, with Annotations 1941-1942 7 6 Main Currents – 7th Summer Workshop 1953 7 7 Main Currents – Weber Typescript n.d.

Foundation for Integrative Education 7 8 FIE – General Background and Policies 1947, n.d. 7 9 FIE – Correspondence – General 1957-1967 7 10 FIE – Correspondence on Longitudinal Force Fields 1966-1968 8 1 FIE – Clippings 1965 8 2 FIE – Proposal – Institute for Integrative Studies 1957 8 3 FIE – Babcock Foundation Proposal 1968 8 4 FIE – Backster Research Foundation Mailing n.d. 8 5 FIE – Bellevue Seminar for Teachers 1965

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Box Folder Title Dates 8 6 FIE – Ellensburg Conference 1970 8 7 FIE – Faculty Lecture Proposal n.d. 8 8 FIE – Harkness Foundation Grant 1959 8 9 FIE – "Laws of Nature" Exhibit Proposal 1963 8 10 FIE – Mental Health Studies Proposal n.d. 8 11 FIE – Proposed New Course of Study 1964-1967 8 12 FIE – The Role of a Biological Fields Theory in Education 1950 8 13 FIE – Rosary Hill College Program 1967 8 14 FIE – Utica College Proposal 1962 8 15 FIE – Yale Conference 1967 8 16 FIE Study – Acoustics 1967-1968 8 17 FIE Study – The Atom of Intelligence Called Man 1957 8 18 FIE Study – Crystals n.d. 8 19 FIE Study – Crystals n.d. 9 1 FIE Study – Education in Ceylon and India 1960-1971 9 2 FIE Study – Education in the United States 1948 9 3 FIE Study – Educational Philosophy n.d. 9 4 FIE Study – Fields n.d. 9 5 FIE Study – Forms of Plants 1966 9 6 FIE Study – Freedom 1962 9 7 FIE Study – Geometry for a General Morphology 1949 9 8 FIE Study – Gyroscopes, Gravity, and Magnetic Fields n.d. 9 9 FIE Study – Integration of the Sciences 1971 9 10 FIE Study – Man's Elemental Bodies 1960 9 11 FIE Study – The Meeting of East and West n.d. 9 12 FIE Study – Metric Fields n.d. 9 13 FIE Study – The Metric of Nature 1964 10 1 FIE Study – Music and Harmony 1969, n.d. 10 2 FIE Study – Natural Order 1950-1951 10 3 FIE Study – New Scientific Realism 1971 10 4 FIE Study – Pattern Economy in Nature n.d. 10 5 FIE Study – Physics n.d. 10 6 FIE Study – Psychology 1956 10 7 FIE Study – Public Policy on Geological Education n.d. 10 8 FIE Study – Science as One of the Cultural Moods n.d. 10 9 FIE Study – Self-Integrated Knowledge 1971 10 10 FIE Study – Sources of Knowledge n.d. 10 11 FIE Study – The Space-Time Geometry of Life n.d. 10 12 FIE Study – University Education 1960s 10 13 FIE – The Cultural Constitution of Man 1973 11 1 FIE – The Frontier of Knowledge Draft 1951-1952 11 2 FIE – The Frontier of Knowledge 1952-1953

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Box Folder Title Dates 11 3 FIE – The Frontier of Knowledge 1952-1953 11 4 FIE – Issues in Integration Proceedings 1948 11 5 FIE – The Metric of the Living Orders Notes ca. 1964 11 6 FIE – The Metric of the Living Orders Notes ca. 1964 11 7 FIE – Morphology Notes and Copyright 1949 12 1 FIE – Forms in Nature Notes n.d. 12 2 FIE – From the Beauties of the Earth Notes 1962 12 3 FIE – From the Beauties of the Earth Notes 1962 12 4 FIE – From the Beauties of the Earth Proposal 1967

Associations and Organizations 12 5 International Theosophical Congress 1965-1966 12 6 Orcas Island Foundation 1927-1968 12 7 Order of the Brothers of Service 1917-1919 12 8 Order of the Star in the East 1913-1927 12 9 Pumpkin Hollow Farm n.d. 12 10 Theosophical World Trust for Education and Research n.d.

Lectures 13 1 Lectures A-L 1923-1968 13 2 Lectures M-P 1933-1969 13 3 Lectures R-Z 1952-1970 13 4 Lectures – Untitled and Fragments n.d. 13 5 Lecture – Deductive Exact Knowing n.d. 13 6 Lecture – From the Unreal to the Real 1966 13 7 Lecture – The Impact of H.P.B.'s Writings on the Modern 1968 World 13 8 Lecture – Integration of Arts and Sciences (Cooper Union) 1955 13 9 Lecture – Modern Thought in Ancient India 1964 13 10 Lecture – Reality of the Nonmaterial 1962-1968 13 11 Lecture – Science, Civilization and Human Affairs n.d. 13 12 Lecture – Theosophical Realism 1960 13 13 Lecture – Wesak 1971 13 14 Lecture – Untitled – Geology and Evolution n.d. 13 15 Lecture – Untitled – Theosophical History n.d. 13 16 Lecture – Untitled – Theosophy and Science 1969 14 1 Lecture Series – The Properties of Superphysical Realms 1940 14 2 Lectures – Radio Programs 1939 14 3 Lectures – Publicity and Clippings 1910s, 1920s 14 4 Lectures – Publicity and Clippings 1930s, 1940s 14 5 Lectures – Publicity and Clippings 1960s, 1970s 14 6 Lectures – Slides n.d.

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Box Folder Title Dates 14 7 Lectures – Art for Slides n.d.

Articles 14 8 Articles – A-F 1913-1966 14 9 Articles – G-M 1915-1966 14 10 Articles – N-R 1914-1963 14 11 Articles – S-Z 1913-1963 15 1 Article – Applied Theosophy n.d. 15 2 Article – Caesar, A Study n.d. 15 3 Article – Facial Asymmetry 1943 15 4 Article – The Film of Living Beauty 1961 15 5 Article – From the Unreal to the Real 1966 15 6 Article – The Lighted Lamp 1914 15 7 Article – The Masters n.d. 15 8 Article – The New Physics n.d. 15 9 Article – The Senses of Hearing n.d. 15 10 Article – Sir Thomas More, Knight – A Study n.d. 15 11 Article – Something About Mrs. Annie Besant, P.T.S. n.d. 15 12 Article – Theosophical Terminology 1914 15 13 Article – Theosophists and Politics n.d. 15 14 Article – Theosophy and Art 1915 15 15 Article – Thirty-Seventh Anniversary Convention 1913 15 16 Article – Time and Space n.d. 15 17 Article – Trade Unionism and Theosophy 1914 15 18 Article – Vaccination 1916

Other Writings 15 19 Book reviews by Fritz Kunz 1920, n.d. 15 20 Book Reviews and Articles about Fritz Kunz 1920-1967 15 21 Diary of Three Days at Krotona ca. 1913 15 22 Fiction 1910s, 1920s 15 23 Pamphlet – State Education in America 1917 15 24 Plays and Poetry 1910s, 1920s 15 25 Poetry Scrapbook 1912-1920 15 26 Proceedings – Deductive Exact Science and Metaphysics 1971 15 27 Tracts – Little Journeys to the Slums 1917 15 28 Travelogue – The Log of the Cook n.d.

Teaching Files 16 1 Teaching – Correspondence and General 1945-1946 16 2 Teaching – Knox College – Proposed Inquiry 1944 16 3 Teaching – Advaita Vedanta Philosophy 1944

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Box Folder Title Dates 16 4 Teaching – China and Tibet n.d. 16 5 Teaching – Hindhu Dance Gestures 1945 16 6 Teaching – Indian Civilization 1944-1945 16 7 Teaching – Indian Civilization 1944-1945 16 8 Teaching – Indian Civilization 1944-1945 16 9 Teaching – Indian Civilization 1944-1945 16 10 Teaching – Indian History 1944 16 11 Teaching – Indian History 1944 16 12 Teaching – Indian History - Bibliography 1943-1944 16 13 Teaching – Indian History and Language 1944-1945 16 14 Teaching – Indian History and Language 1944-1945 17 1 Teaching – Indian Language, Race, Literature, and Art 1944-1945 17 2 Teaching – Indian Science, Buddhism, and Akbar 1944-1945 17 3 Teaching – Indian History - Notes 1944-1945 17 4 Teaching – Indian Literature and Music n.d. 17 5 Teaching – Indian Philosophy - Notes n.d. 17 6 Teaching – Indian Philosophy - Notes n.d. 17 7 Teaching – Indian Thought 1929-1932 17 8 Teaching – Modern Thought in Ancient India n.d. 18 1 Teaching – Modern Thought in Ancient India n.d. 18 2 Teaching – Modern Thought in Ancient India n.d. 18 3 Teaching – Mystery Schools 1934 18 4 Teaching – Mysticism n.d. 18 5 Teaching – Sanskrit Terminology 1935 18 6 Teaching – Western Civilization n.d.

Research Files 18 7 Research – Aesthetics n.d. 18 8 Research – Akasha and Fohat n.d. 18 9 Research – Astrology n.d. 18 10 Research – Astrology and the Aspects n.d. 18 11 Research – Astrology and Astronomy n.d. 18 12 Research – Astronomy n.d. 18 13 Research – Bhagavad Gita n.d. 19 1 Research – Biology and Evolution n.d. 19 2 Research – Buddhism n.d. 19 3 Research – Ceylon n.d. 19 4 Research – Chemistry and Alchemy n.d. 19 5 Research – Cosmology n.d. 19 6 Research – Cuisenaire 1970 19 7 Research – Ethics n.d. 19 8 Research – Geology and Orthogeology n.d.

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Box Folder Title Dates 19 9 Research – Geometry with Bibliography n.d. 19 10 Research – Greek and Balkan Festivals n.d. 19 11 Research – Harmonics n.d. 19 12 Research – Human Potential n.d. 19 13 Research – India 1922-1923 19 14 Research – Kabbalah n.d. 19 15 Research – Kalevala n.d. 19 16 Research – Karma n.d. 19 17 Research – Magnetism and Magnetor n.d. 19 18 Research – Mathematics as a Language n.d. 20 1 Research – Physics n.d. 20 2 Research – Psychology and Social Sciences n.d. 20 3 Research – Pythogoras n.d. 20 4 Research – Scientific Models n.d. 20 5 Research – Sound, Music, and Color n.d. 20 6 Research – Supersensory Worlds n.d 20 7 Research – Symbolism n.d. 20 8 Research – Symmetry, Dynamic n.d. 20 9 Research – T'ai Chi Ch'uan n.d. 20 10 Research – Theosophy n.d. 20 11 Research – Vivisection n.d. 21 1 Research – World Crisis n.d. 21 2 Research – World Map n.d. 21 3 Research – Yoga n.d. 21 4 Research – Zoroastrianism n.d. 21 5 Research – Diagram of Modern Concepts and Conceptual n.d. Shifts 21 6 Research – Charts and Diagrams n.d. 21 7 Research – Diagrams n.d. 21 8 Research – Fragments n.d. 21 9 Research – Untitled Notes n.d. 21 10 Research – Untitled Notes n.d. 21 11 Research – Untitled Notes n.d.

Dora Kunz Papers 22 1 Articles – Conscious Use of the Aura ca. 1957 22 2 Articles – A Strange Interlude n.d. 22 3 Articles – Therapeutic Touch ca. 1992 22 4 Book Manuscript – The Personal Aura n.d. 22 5 Discussion - Auras, Chakras, and Health n.d. 22 6 Lectures - Auras 1957 22 7 Lectures - Clairvoyance ca. 1936

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Box Folder Title Dates 22 8 Lectures - Dharma 1957 22 9 Lectures - Drug Addiction 1971 22 10 Lectures - Dynamics of Healing 1978 22 11 Lectures - The Human Aura ca. 1936 22 12 Lectures - The Masters and the Path 1955 22 13 Lectures - Protoplasm 1957 22 14 Organizations - Commission on the Study of Healing 1964-1972 22 15 Organizations - Higher Sense Perception Research Foundation 1966 22 16 Pamphlet – The Christmas of the Angels 1960 22 17 Patient Histories RESTRICTED 1971-1993 22 18 Patient Histories - Oszkar Estabany RESTRICTED 1965-1971 22 19 Proposal for Research Grant to Study Auras n.d. 22 20 Research Materials 1971-1973 22 21 Workshops - Counselors 1980 22 22 Workshops - Healing n.d. 22 23 Workshops - Paintings n.d.

Basil Hodgson-Smith Papers 23 1 Manuscript Journal of Letters Sent 1916 23 2 Manuscript of War Narrative 1917 23 3 Typescript of War Narrative 1914-1916 23 4 Transcriptions of Letters 1914-1915 23 5 Transcriptions of Letters 1916 23 6 Transcriptions of Letters 1916-1917 23 7 Transcriptions of Letters 1917 23 8 Transcriptions of Letters 1917 23 9 Tickets ca. 1916-1917 23 10 Maps of Arras, Manchester and London 1914-1917 23 11 Map of Eterpigny 1917

Research Files, Large Format 24 Research Files, Large Format – Art Reproductions 1923-1970

Audiotapes – See separate finding aid 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

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Box Folder Title Dates 33 34

` Art, Large Format 35 Art for Personal Aura Book

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