J.B. Priestly: Precognition Survey (1956-1965), 1936-1965
Scope and Contents
John Boynton Priestley (1894-1984), novelist, playwright, broadcaster, believed Dunne's theory about time to be true, and used it in his play Time and the Conways. J.W. Dunne (1875-1949) wrote an essay, An experiment with time, on precognition and human experience of time. The letters to Priestley followed a talk on 'Time' on the BBC television programme Monitor.
Dates
- Creation: 1936-1965
Creator
- From the Fonds: Society for Psychical Research (1882-) (Organization)
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Extent
1 collection (3 boxes, paper and photographs) : paper and photographs
Language of Materials
English
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