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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Creator: | Harris, Thomas Lake, 1823-1906 |
| Title: | Thomas Lake Harris Correspondence |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1881-1899 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | Correspondence by followers of the late nineteenth-century mystic. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
Thomas Lake Harris (1823-1906) was an American mystic, prophet, and poet. Harris' family immigrated to the United States while he was a child and settle in Utica, New York. He was a Universalist preacher for a short time, but soon developed his own idiosyncratic beliefs influenced by spiritualism and the teachings of Emanuel Swedenborg. He founded a utopian religious community--the Brotherhood of the New Life--in Brocton, New York in 1861. Later, after 1875, much of the community moved to Santa Rosa, California to found the community of Fountain Grove.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Thomas Lake Harris Correspondence mainly contains letters written by Harris' followers, most of it discussing spiritual matters. Many are to or from Harris' wife, Jane Lee Waring Harris. Some letters appear to be original, but many are copies or extracts that have been rewritten by an unknown individual.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
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Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
Special Collections Research Center also holds many of Harris' published writings. Please be sure to search Libraries Search for these related materials.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Thomas Lake Harris Correspondence,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Purchased, 1970.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: LMD
Date: 5 May 2010
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