Kārlis Osis papers, 1957-1997

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Summary

Creator:
Osis, Kārlis, 1917-
Abstract:
Parapsychology researcher and author who worked with J.B. Rhine at Duke University from 1951 to 1957. Collection comprises correspondence with professional colleagues and others; case files concerning Osis's investigations of poltergeists, spontaneous apparitions, ESP, out-of-body and near-death experiences, and other parapsychological events; research proposals, speeches, reviews, and other writings by Osis; administrative materials for the American Society for Psychical Research; and miscellaneous materials concerning Osis's research.
Extent:
27 Linear Feet
Approx. 13,500 Items
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
RL.00981

Background

Scope and content:

Collection comprises correspondence with professional colleagues and others; case files concerning Osis's investigations of poltergeists, spontaneous apparitions, ESP, out-of-body and near-death experiences, and other parapsychological events; research proposals, speeches, reviews, and other writings by Osis; administrative materials for the American Society for Psychical Research; and miscellaneous materials concerning Osis's research.

Acquisition information:
The Kārlis Osis Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1998.
Processing information:

Processed by Rubenstein Library staff, 1999

Encoded by Elizabeth Shesko, May 2011

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 1998-0390

The collection has been given basic processing: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition. Staff may need to process further before materials can be accessed.

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Subjects:
Extrasensory perception -- Research
Parapsychology -- Research -- History
Poltergeists -- Case studies
Names:
American Society for Psychical Research
Osis, Kārlis, 1917-
Osis, Kārlis, 1917-

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