INTA Archives Research Guide for Elizabeth Towne Elizabeth Towne (1865-1960) Elizabeth Towne created the metaphysics journal Nautilus in 1909 in Portland, Oregon. She moved to Holyoke in 1880 to marry William Elmer Towne, vice president and secretary of her company called the Elizabeth Towne Company, Inc., after her first marriage to Joseph Holt Struble ended. Towne was instrumental in creating the New Thought movement, which centered on the power of self-help, self-healing, and positive thinking. She believed that being a vegetarian, having strong Christian beliefs, and exercising on a daily basis would assure longevity and happiness. The magazine eventually had 90,000 subscribers and was circulated around the world. She was an international lecturer for the International New Thought Alliance and served on many prominent boards and clubs, including the Hampden County Women's Club of Western Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Federation of Women's Clubs, and the Business and Professional Women's Club. In 1912, she and her husband sat as delegates at the convention of 1916 as one of the three state committeewomen of the Progressive party in 1913 and also served on the board of directors of the Massachusetts Federation of Progressive women. She was the first woman alderman-at-large in December 1926 and the first woman to declare her candidacy for mayor of Holyoke in 1928. She was known as a pioneer of truth and inspiration for the citizens of Holyoke and internationally. (Courtesy of the Holyoke Public Library.) 1 INTA Archives Research Guide for Elizabeth Towne Materials By and About Elizabeth Towne Held in the INTA Archives Books 15 Lessons in New Thought, Elizabeth Town Co, Inc, Holyoke, MA, 1910 Elizabeth Towne's Experience in Self-Healing, Booklet, Elizabeth Town Co, Inc, Holyoke, MA, 1905 How to Grow Success, Booklet, Health Research, Mokelumne Hill, CA, 1904 The Life Power and How to Use It, Elizabeth Towne, Holyoke, MA, 1906 Practical Methods for Self Development--Spiritual, Mental, Physical, Health Research, Mokelumne Hill, CA, 1904 Nautilus Magazine, published 1898 to August, 1953 1898 Volume 1, Number 1, November, 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 Aug 1904 Jan May Jun Aug Dec 1905 Jan **** **** May Jul **** Nov 1906 Jan **** **** Aug **** Oct Nov **** 1907 Jan **** **** Apr May **** **** **** 1908 Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1909 Feb Sep Nov Dec 1910 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct 1911 Apr 1912 Jan Oct 1913 Dec 1914 Mar Apr Jun Oct Dec 1915 Jun Aug **** **** Nov 1916 Feb **** 1917 Feb Mar Jul 1918 Jul Oct Dec 1919 Feb Apr Dec 1920 May Jun Dec 1921 Aug Oct Nov Dec 1922 Jan Mar Apr Jun Oct Dec 1923 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1924 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1925 Jan Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1926 Jan Feb Mar May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Dec 1927 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1928 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1929 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1930 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Oct Nov Dec 1931 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1932 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov 2 INTA Archives Research Guide for Elizabeth Towne 1933 Feb Apr May Jun Jul Sep Oct Nov Dec 1934 Jan Mar Apr May Jun Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1935 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jul Aug Oct Dec 1936 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1937 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1938 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1939 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Dec 1940 Jan Feb Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1941 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1942 Jan Feb Mar Apr Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1943 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1944 Apr Jul Oct Dec 1945 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1946 Jan Feb Mar May Jun Jul Oct Nov Dec 1947 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Aug Oct Nov Dec 1948 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1949 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1950 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 1951 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug ***** = Full View e-books on HathiTrust.org Articles by Towne Held in the Archives Title Description Year No. Pg. Fit of Temper, A Commentary 1905 11 26 Some Good Advice Quotation of Senator Beveridge in Saturday Evening Post 1905 11 27 Yale's President on Commentary 1905 11 28 "Bad Ideals" Way of Escape, The Commentary 1905 11 29 Soul, Mind and Body Article 1906 1 5 Individualisms Words, The anti-Mormon Crusade, The every day heroes 1906 1 17 Editors Abroad, The Lewis and Clark Fair and New Thought, and an air ship 1906 1 19 Why the Hatchet? Editorial 1906 1 24 To Find the Way Out Editorial about the main point of Charlotte Cole's fly story 1906 1 26 Some Good New Commentary on letter from Mary Wright of Cobden, IL 1906 1 27 Year's Resolutions First New Thought About a New Thought church in Detroit 1906 1 28 Church Japanese Ideal Article about Japanese values 1906 1 28 Twixt Tweedledum and Comparison of Emilie Cady's and Kate Atkinson Boehme's 1906 1 29 Tweedledee views on matter New Thought in Society Regarding Mrs. John B Henderson's vegetarian dinners 1906 1 29 Things That Make for Personal experience articles 1906 1 31 Success Family Counsel, The Replies to correspondence 1906 1 34 3 INTA Archives Research Guide for Elizabeth Towne Nautilus News Up against it; Expansion of mind; A San Francisco port; 1906 6 1 Professor Larkin and the Earthquake; A picture; More from California Conquest of Self, The Article 1906 6 7 Nautilus Moves, The About the Nautilus' new home 1906 6 25 Family Counsel, The Replies to correspondents 1906 6 31 Way the Wind Blows, Excerpts 1906 6 34 The Vale, Old Frisco! All Regarding the San Francisco earthquake and its aftermath 1906 6 35 Hail the New! Memento of the Regarding the first magazine published after the San Francisco 1906 6 35 Earthquake, A earthquake Helen Wilmans Editorial on the case against the Wilmans' Publishing House 1906 6 36 and Ada W Powers Foods and Evolution Editorial about new thought as sense, gained from experience, 1906 6 36 observation, and intuition Way of the Self- Editorial reply to correspondent's comment regarding the 1906 6 37 Righteous, The treatment of Jews in Russia; opinions offered as to why the Jews are (and have been) persecuted Personally Ventilated Commentary on old, unventilated houses 1906 6 41 Nautilus News Our mountain top profession; Another new contribution; True 1906 7 1 stories instead of fiction; Good things for August; The last enemy; Our girls; What Shelton thinks about it Concerning the Inside Article 1906 7 7 of Things Bad Habits Editorial 1906 7 8 Too Much Intimacy Editorial 1906 7 17 Action and Re-Action Reply to correspondent 1906 7 22 Nautilus House Report 1906 7 26 Warming, The Christian Science at the Report on the new Mother Church of Boston 1906 7 27 Hub To Live Forever Report on Harry Gaze, his youthful appearance and skills as a 1906 7 29 speaker Speaking of Quakes Article and letter summing up the earthquake from a New 1906 7 29 Thought standpoint Family Counsel, The Replies to correspondence from the public 1906 7 35 Way the Wind Blows, Excerpts 1906 7 38 The Here's to Plenty Chastisement of a reader's poverty-consciousness 1906 7 39 Blessings Grow Report on letters received from all over the world 1906 7 39 London Discussion, A Report on Dr. J. Stenson Hooker's lecture 1906 7 40 Bit of Harmony, A Editorial 1906 7 40 Origin of Ideas Reply to correspondent 1906 7 42 Nautilus News Story writer turns preacher; Puck; About deafness; The dawn 1906 8 1 of tomorrow; Netop notes; Erratum Thought for August, A Short article 1906 8 4 To Live Forever Article 1906 8 7 John Calvin and Dr. Report 1906 8 31 4 INTA Archives Research Guide for Elizabeth Towne Savage Family Counsel, The Replies to correspondence from the public 1906 8 35 American Legion of Report 1906 8 36 Honor, The Least Said Soonest Reply to reader correspondent 1906 8 38 Mended Child of a King, The Reply to reader correspondent 1906 8 39 New Rays, The Comment on Dr. Leavitt's "Thought for April" 1906 8 39 Culinary Columbuses Her views on the uncooked food question 1906 8 40 Nautilus News Did he?; Margaret Messenger; Frederick Rosslyn; A serious 1906 9 1 matter; The rhythmic breath articles; Nota bene; What a lawyer says Imprisoned for Life Editorial 1906 9 7 Editorials College? No college?; Working his way through; The 1906 9 36 protestant; It works both ways; Nautilus experience; By their fruits; Wanted--New Thought schools; Two opinions; The call of the far-way; Which reminds me; Old age and New Thought; The entering wedge; Luther Burbank prophesies, Husbands in dreamland Family Counsel, The Replies to correspondence from the public 1906 9 45 More about the School Article about successful experiment in student government 1906 9 49 City Nautilus News The new physiology; The nervous system of Jesus; To help the 1906 10 1 earth blossom as a rose; The stars in their courses; Other features for November number New Remedy for Bank Editorial 1906 10 7 Failures, A Gold Poem 1906 10 9 Psychology of Dreams, Article 1906 10 10 The Did Man Appear Before Article 1906 10 14 His Home Was Ready? Law of the Rhythmic Series article, Chapter 11 1906 10 16 Breath, The Editorials Hail the year 9; Not so!; Personal influence; Personal 1906 10 36 magnetism; On believing one's mind; New Thought in schools; A bit of telephone ethics; How I made an impression; How to keep the door shut; Bright ideas; A little leaven Family Counsel, The Replies to correspondence from the public 1906 10 44 Nautilus Way, The Article 1906 10 46 Nautilus News Our Prof.