University of Pennsylvania. Seybert Commission for Investigating Modern Spiritualism
Variant namesCommission convened by the University of Pennsylvania in 1884 for the investigation of spiritualistic phenomena. Active through the publication of a preliminary report in 1887. William Pepper, Horace Howard Furness, George S. Fullerton, Joseph Leidy, George Augustus Koenig, Robert Ellis Thompson, Coleman Sellers, James William White, Calvin B. Knerr, S. Weir Mitchell, and Thomas R. Hazard were the members of the Commission.
From the description of Records, 1884-1922. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862267
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| creatorOf | University of Pennsylvania. Seybert Commission for Investigating Modern Spiritualism. Records, 1884-1922. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Furness-Bullitt family papers, 1824-1967, bulk 1852-1915. | Historical Society of Pennsylvania | |
| referencedIn | Bundy, John C., 1841-1892. Papers, 1854-1893 (bulk 1877-1892). | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library |
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