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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 I - An Address; A textual document of an address written by the spirit, Walter, through the medium, Mary Marshall, "10 Lyon Street, Boston, N Y, WSS.", Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 282635, Luna Image ID - 153136

: Group III - Automatic Writing

: Group IXa - "Instructions Written by WalterThrough Dawn Prior to the Photo of the Shining Garment"; A typed transcript of the instructions written at the seance of February 18, 1931, by Walter through the medium, Dawn (Mary Marshall), prior to the photo of the shining garment., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 298313, Luna Image ID - 148678

: 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 - "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 - 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: "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: "Trance Writing Begins"; Typed notes from the seance of March 22, 1931. The automatic writing discussed previously by Walter begins. Katie and Walter discuss the shining garment photo., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 299267, Luna Image ID - 148728

: Group X - Seance Notes: "Trance Writing Begins" and The Nature of the Spirit World; Typed notes from the seances of March 22 & 29, 1931. On the 22nd, the automatic writing discussed previously by Walter begins. Katie and Walter discuss the shining garment photo. On the 29th, the automoatic writing from Dawn discusses the nature of the spirit world., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 299303, Luna Image ID - 148730

: Group X - Second Script of April 26, 1931; Photograph and annotation of second written automatic writing script from the seance of April 26, 1931. A spirit discusses religious revivalism., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 299443, Luna Image ID - 148749

: Group X - Second Script of April 26, 1931; Typed transcript of second automatic writing script from the seance of April 26, 1931. A spirit (Stead) discusses religious revivalism., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 299455, Luna Image ID - 148751

: Group X - Transcript: "The Nature of the Spirit World"; A typed transcript of the automatic writing script of March 29, 1931. The writing from Dawn discusses the nature of the spirit world., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 299335, Luna Image ID - 148733

: Group XIII - Seance Notes: "Cone Teleplasm. Wallace Writes Again"; Typed notes from the seance of May 18, 1932. The "cone teleplasm" is photographed during this sitting, and the spirit of Edgar Wallace writes through Mercedes in trance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 302098, Luna Image ID - 148898

: Group XIII - Seance Notes: "Face, Mask and Spinning Hand Phenomena"; Typed notes from the seance of May 22, 1932. An ectoplasmic apparition with a supernormal hand is photographed during the sitting., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 302172, Luna Image ID - 148903

: Group XIII - Seance Notes: "Words of Encouragement"; Typed notes and trance script from the seance of May 8, 1932. The "Wanderer" gives words of encouragement., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 302064, Luna Image ID - 148894

: Group XIV - Attendance Records of Seances; Attendance records for the seances held from March 17, 1933, to May 10, 1933, Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 303445, Luna Image ID - 148962

: Group XIV - List and Excerpts of Seances; List of seances held by T. G. Hamilton in March, 1933. Excerpts from the seances of April 2 & 5, 1933, are included. The excerpts focus on automatic writings., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 303555, Luna Image ID - 148965

: Group XIV - Seance Notes: "Dawn Draws in Darkness: "Lead Kindly Light""; Typed notes from the seance of April 9, 1933. Dawn produces the trance drawing, "Lead Kindly Light," in complete darkness., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 303584, Luna Image ID - 148966

: Group XV - Seance Notes; Typed notes from the seance of May 7, 1933. Dawn has a vision of a marble city in trance., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 303921, Luna Image ID - 148985

: Trance #39 - Mrs. Poole's Normal Handwriting; A photograph of a letter written by the medium, Elizabeth M. (Mrs. Poole), to Lillian Hamilton, dated November 15, 1930, to serve as a sample of Mrs. Poole's handwriting while she is not in a trance state., Luna Collection ID - 28::UMANITOBALCM::NA, Luna Object ID - 83478, Luna Image ID - 119539

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