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Hamilton Family fonds

The Hamilton Family fonds details Dr. T.G. (Thomas Glendenning) and Lillian Hamilton's investigations of psychic phenomena in their home in Winnipeg, Manitoba between 1918 and 1945. The images detail numerous aspects of spiritualism including telekinesis, teleplasm, trance states and various other psychic phenomena.

This site is comprised of over 700 images from the Hamilton Family photograph collection and over 1300 notes and accompanying documentation pertaining to seances held in the Hamilton's home. The entirety of the photograph collection has been digitized with the exception of duplicate photographs of the same image. It includes digital reproductions of photographs, stereo photographs, slides, negatives and glass slide negatives, as well as some accompanying textual records.

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: Group VIII - Seance Notes: "Mercedes on the Couch. Katie Shows her Veil to Elizabeth. John Speaks of the Binding Cords"; Typed notes from the seance of September 19, 1930. Katie puts a veil on Mercedes. John says the work must continue., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 297344, Luna Image ID - 148652

: Group VIII - Seance Notes: "More Preparations. A Light. John Progresses"; Typed notes from the seance of April 24, 1930. Walter makes more preparations for the ship ectoplasm. Flashing light is seen in the cabinet. The captain takes more control of Ewan., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 296137, Luna Image ID - 148587

: Group VIII - Seance Notes: "Preparing for the Second Ship"; Typed notes from the seance of July 27, 1930. Walter chastises Dawn. There is more preparation for the second ship., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 296957, Luna Image ID - 148637

: Group VIII - Seance Notes: "Second [and Third] Examination of Mercedes Trance"; Typed notes from the seances of October 12 & 19, 1930. Dr. Hamilton performs a second and third medical examination on Mercedes during trance state., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 297425, Luna Image ID - 148656

: Group VIII - Seance Notes: "Spurgeon Preaches an Easter Sermon"; Typed notes from the seance of April 20, 1930. Spurgeon preaches an Easter sermon., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 296082, Luna Image ID - 148583

: Group VIII - Seance Notes: "Spurgeon Preaches"; Typed notes from the seances of October 5, 1930. Dr. Hamilton performs a medical examination on Mercedes during trance state. Walter makes a definite prediction., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 297370, Luna Image ID - 148654

: Group VIII - Seance Notes: "The Ship Comes into Port but Badly Damaged"; Typed notes from the seance of June 4, 1930. The ectoplasmic apparition, known as the ship mass, is photographed at the top of the cabinet, but in poor condition. There is much discussion as to how to rebuild the ship., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 296797, Luna Image ID - 148626

: Group VIII - Seance Notes: "Third Delay. Dawn Absent"; Typed notes from the seance of May 19, 1930. Walter explains that Dawn possesses a certain material which the other mediums do not have which make the ectoplasmic apparitions possible., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 296299, Luna Image ID - 148600

: Group VIII - Seance Notes: "Walter Makes Arrangements for Picture - Explains Process"; Typed notes from the seance of July 24, 1930. Walter explains the method of producing teleplasm., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 296942, Luna Image ID - 148636

: Group VIII - Seance Notes: Katie, Stevenson, and Captain John

: Group VIII - Seance Notes: Sitting in Boston; Typed notes from the seance of April 5, 1930, in Boston. A spirit named Walter appears, but refuses to identify himself with the Walter X of Winnipeg., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 295983, Luna Image ID - 148580

: Group VIII - Seance Notes: "The John and Katie Phenomena Begins"; Typed notes from the seance of March 16, 1930. Sister Lucy acknowledges her materialization. The captain and Walter are on a sailing vessel. The captain gives his name., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 295597, Luna Image ID - 148551

: Group VIII - Seance Summaries; Typed summaries for the seances of July 29, August 3 & 10, 1930. July 29th: Ectoplasm not holding. August 3rd: The second ship. Doyle. Victor becomes a medium. August 10th: Usual preliminaries, Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 297112, Luna Image ID - 148643

: Group VIII, #29 - "Sails" (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of a mass of teleplasm resembling sails floating above the heads of those at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 28, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 82362, Luna Image ID - 118949

: Group VIII, #29a - "Sails" (Stereo Camera); A photograph taken with a stereo camera of teleplasmic masses that resemble sails floating above chairs during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on May 28, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83957, Luna Image ID - 119299

: Group VIII, #29a.3 - "Sails"; A photograph of a teleplasmic mass that resembles the sails of a ship that hovered above the heads of the sitters during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 4, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84595, Luna Image ID - 119456

: Group VIII, #30 - First "Ship"; An 11" x 7" glass negative of the first teleplasmic materialization that resembled a ship that appeared during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 4, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84846, Luna Image ID - 119518, Any reproductions of this material may be restricted by copyright regulations. Please consult Archives staff for further information.

: Group VIII, #30 - First "Ship" (First Stereo Camera, Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph, utilizing the first stereo camera, of the first teleplasmic mass that resembled a ship hovering above the heads of those at seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 4, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83961, Luna Image ID - 119300

: Group VIII, #30a - First "Ship" (First Stereo Camera); A stereo photograph, utilizing the first stereo camera, of the first teleplasmic mass that resembled a ship hovering above the heads of those at seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 4, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83965, Luna Image ID - 119301

: Group VIII, #30b - First "Ship" (Second Stereo Camera); A stereo photograph, utilizing the second stereo camera, of the first teleplasmic mass that resembled a ship hovering above the heads of those at seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 4, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83969, Luna Image ID - 119302

: Group VIII, #30c - First "Ship" (Enlargement from First Stereo View); A photograph of an enlarged view from a stereo photograph of the first teleplasmic mass that resembled a ship hovering above the heads of those at seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on June 4, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83973, Luna Image ID - 119303

: Group VIII, #31 - Second "Ship"; An 11" x 7" glass negative of the second teleplasmic mass that resembled a ship that appeared during a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 3, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 84858, Luna Image ID - 119521, Any reproductions of this material may be restricted by copyright regulations. Please consult Archives staff for further information.

: Group VIII, #31 - Second "Ship" (Wide Angle); A wide-angle photograph of the second teleplasmic mass that resembled a ship hovering above the heads of those at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 3, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83977, Luna Image ID - 119304

: Group VIII, #31a - Second "Ship" (Stereo View); A stereo photograph of the second teleplasmic mass that resembled a ship hovering above the heads of those at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 3, 1930., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83981, Luna Image ID - 119305

: Group VIII, #31b - Second "Ship" (Enlargement from Stereo View); A photograph featuring an enlarged view from a stereo photograph of the second teleplasmic mass that resembled a ship hovering above the heads of those at a seance at the home of Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton on August 3, 1930. Faces of several individuals, including Sir William Crooks, can be seen within the mass., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83985, Luna Image ID - 119306

: Group X - "2nd Script. April 26, 1931"; Typed transcript of the second automatic writing script from the seance of April 26, 1931. A spirit discusses religious revivalism., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 299422, Luna Image ID - 148744

: Group X - "An Interval of Minor Events"; A page indicating a series of seances labeled, "An interval of minor events, May 3 - June 12, 1931.", Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 299541, Luna Image ID - 148759

: Group X - "First Deep Trance Writing March 15, 1931"; Typed transcript from automatic writing done during the seance of March 15, 1931. An unidentified spirit calls the next world, "Acadia.", Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 299237, Luna Image ID - 148726

: Group X - "Records VII - Manipulated Teleplasms"; A textual document indicating the dates and apparitions covered in the collection of seances known as Group X. The coverage is from March 8, 1931, to March 6, 1932., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 299192, Luna Image ID - 148722

: Group X - "Sitting of May 3, 1931"; A summary of the seance of May 3, 1931. Dawn and Mercedes absent. Walter comes through Ewan., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 299551, Luna Image ID - 148760

: Group X - "Trance Vision, of May 26, 1931"; A report of a trance vision, experienced by the W. B. Cooper (the medium, Victor), after the seance of May 26, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 299711, Luna Image ID - 148770

: Group X - Photographs, Flat hand on Dawn's shoulder; Three photographs of the materialization of a flat hand on the shoulder of the medium Mary Marshall (also known as Dawn) during a seance at the home of Dr. T.G. Hamilton on May 24, 1931., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 308132, Luna Image ID - 148769

: Group X - Seance Notes and Automatic Writing Script; Typed notes and automatic writing script from the seance of April 26, 1931. A spirit discusses religion., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 299427, Luna Image ID - 148746

: Group X - Seance Notes and Automatic Writing: "Deep Trance Writing"; Typed notes and transcript of the first automatic writing script from the seance of April 26, 1931. A spirit discusses religion., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 299410, Luna Image ID - 148742

: Group X - Seance Notes and Transcript: "More Deep Trance Writing"; Typed notes and automatic writing transcript from the seance of April 3, 1931. The spirit of a teacher discusses his transition into the spirit world and his living conditions there., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 299344, Luna Image ID - 148735

: Group X - Seance Notes: "A Poor Experiment - Flat Hand Appears"; Typed notes from the seance of May 24, 1931. The spirits complain about the state of the mediums. A hand on Dawn's shoulder is photographed., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 299583, Luna Image ID - 148765

: Group X - Seance Notes: "An Upset"; Typed notes from the seance of May 20, 1931. Walter has difficulty holding the medium, Dawn, makes more preparations., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 299571, Luna Image ID - 148764

: Group X - Seance Notes: "Deep Trance Script and Deep Trance Drawing"

: Group X - Seance Notes: "Instructions for New York - The 'Writing'"; Typed excerpt from seance notes of March 8, 1931. Dawn's control gives instructions for the next seance regarding the production of automoatic writing., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 299219, Luna Image ID - 148724

: Group X - Seance Notes: "Teleplasmic Spots on Dawn's Face"; Typed notes from the seance of June 12, 1931. Dawn is captured in photograph with ectoplasmic spots covering her face. Walter asks for 2-3 large vessels of cold water to be placed in the seance room., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 299840, Luna Image ID - 148779

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