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Bridget Merton: The Flying Armchair, 1925-1987 (circa)

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS SPR/41

Scope and Contents

Bridget Merton, T/S book [unfinished); 'The flying armchair' an account of her investigations into the contents of a sealed envelope written in 1925 by her father-in-law's uncle Thomas Meates, with instructions to take it to a medium after his death to have its message read psychically. Mrs. Merton took it to several mediums, and the T/S records the results of her investigations. With letters from Francis Huxley and Donald J. West (1987), on presentation of T/S to SPR.

Dates

  • Creation: 1925-1987 (circa)

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 envelope(s) (1 envelope, paper) : paper

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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