John Beloff papers, 1963-2001
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Summary
- Creator:
- Beloff, John
- Extent:
- 26 Linear Feet
19,050 Items - Language:
- English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.00103
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection (acc.#s 92-098, 95-096, 99-337) (17,150 items, 23 linear feet; dated 1963-1999) contains correspondence, research materials, unpublished papers, other manuscripts, files relating to professional associations and journals, printed matter, and talks reflecting Beloff's work in the field of parapsychology. These items reflect Dr. Beloff's connections with parapsychologists throughout the world, including North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia, including J.B. Rhine. Container lists have not been created for accessions from 1992 and 1995.
The addition (acc# 2002-0245) (1900 items, 3 linear feet; dated [1980s]-2001) consists primarily of correspondence files, reflecting Dr. Beloff's connections with parapsychologists throughout the world ([1980s]-2001). Also includes some manuscripts of articles/papers.
- Biographical / historical:
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Parapsychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Edinburgh; editor of the Journal of the Society for Psychical Research.
- Acquisition information:
- Received as a gift in 1992, 1995, 1999 and 2002.
- Processing information:
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Preliminary processing by Staff
Completed October 26, 1999
Additions processed by Elizabeth Arnold
Last updated April 14, 2003
Encoded by Lisa Stark; Joshua A. Kaiser
Parts of this collection are unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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