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Bosanquet, Theodora, 1881-1961 (writer, editor, administrator)

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Biography

Theodora Bosanquet (1881-1961), writer, editor and administrator, was amanuensis to Henry James, 1907-16, and published a memoir, Henry James at work, in 1924. From 1920 to 1935 she was Executive Secretary of the International Federation of University Women, from 1935 to 1943 literary editor of Time and Tide, and after 1943 a director. She had a continuing interest in the occult and the paranormal.

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Theodora Bosanquet: Papers and Meditations, 1933-1950

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS SPR/7
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The collection includes papers of individuals involved in psychical research, collections of papers relating to specific cases of paranormal activity, papers relating to the administration of the Society and also research and medium files. The collections include correspondence, notes, diagrams, drawings, photographs, newspaper articles and printed pamphlets.Held on deposit from the Society for Psychical Research since 1990. PLEASE NOTE: Due to GDPR, material post-1932...
Dates: 1933-1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).