Houdiniana & Magic Memorabilia

EDMUNDS, Lucy. Archive of Correspondence from Lucy Edmunds to Hereward Carrington. Spanning 1907 – 1918, Edmunds, secretary to the American Society of Psychic Research head Richard Hodgson, writes to Carrington on diverse topics, but primarily the findings of various committees, investigations into spirit mediums, and discusses a wide range of topics on the psychic sciences. Subjects include Mrs. Pope and sittings with her, Hyslop, Many manuscript corrections in margins, and some crude diagrams accompany the messages. Many letters marked “private” in Edmunds’ hand (with one marked “Always private all this sort of stuff is!!!”). Over 80 pages, including one 16-page letter in longhand, with the balance primarily typed on 4to sheets, rectos only, and signed in ink, “Lucy Edmunds.” A fascinating look at the inner workings of psychic research in the first quarter of the twentieth century.