Finding Aid to the Theos Bernard Papers, 1884-1998, bulk 1935-1947
Finding Aid written by Paul G. Hackett
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Finding Aid to the Theos Bernard Papers, 1884-1998, bulk 1935-1947
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2005/161 z
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Funding for processing this collection was provided by the Estate of Theos Bernard
- Finding Aid Written By:
- Paul G. Hackett
- Date Completed:
-
November 2006
© 2006 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Theos Bernard papers
Date (inclusive): 1884-1998,
Date (bulk): , bulk 1935-1947
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2005/161 z
Creator:
Bernard, Theos, 1908-
Extent:
Number of containers: 10 cartons, 11 boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 3 volumes, 4 oversize folders
Linear feet: Approximately 18
Repository: The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Abstract: The Theos Bernard papers, 1884-1998 (bulk 1935-1947), document Bernard's interest in yoga and Tibetan tantric philosophy.
Contains photographs, personal and professional correspondence, writings, lectures and interviews, research materials, notes,
newspaper clippings, and family materials.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English, Tibetan, Sanskrit, Hindi and Bengali
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Restrictions
Collection is open for research, with the following exceptions:
Volume 3 is restricted because of fragility.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce must be submitted
in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted
to research and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Theos Bernard Papers, BANC MSS 2005/161 z, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Separated Material
Printed materials have been transferred to the book collection of The Bancroft Library.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Bernard, Theos, 1908--Archives
Yoga--History
Tantric Buddhism--China--Tibet--History
Tibet (China)--History--20th century
Theos C. Bernard-G. Eleanore Murray collection and archive
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Theos Bernard Papers were transferred to The Bancroft Library from the East Asian Library, University of California, Berkeley,
in 2003. Photographs were transferred from the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology to The Bancroft Library in April 2006.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Paul G. Hackett.
Biographical Information
Theos Casimir Bernard (1908-1947)
Explorer and Scholar of Religion
MA 1936, PhD 1943
Prior to the existence of a religion department, Theos Bernard pioneered Indian and Tibetan studies at Columbia University.
As an explorer, Bernard was only the third American to ever set foot in Lhasa, Tibet, returning from his first expedition
in 1937 with hundreds of volumes of books, film footage, and still photographs. The first American to be initiated into the
rites of Tibetan Buddhism, Bernard published several accounts of the theory and practice of the religions of India and Tibet,
including his PhD dissertation on hatha yoga. The founder of the first Tibetan Buddhist research institute in America, Bernard
compiled a Tibetan grammar and plan for the systematic translation of Indian and Tibetan literature into English.
Born on December 10, 1908, in Los Angeles, Theos Bernard graduated from the University of Arizona first in 1931 with a LLB
(Bachelor of Law) degree and again in 1934 with a BA degree prior to entering Columbia University in that same year. Receiving
an MA in philosophy in 1936, Bernard embarked on an expedition first to India and then to Tibet. Over the course of 16 months
Bernard studied and learned both literary and spoken Tibetan, negotiated the acquisition of a complete set of the Tibetan
Buddhist canon and other books, participated in some of the highest religious rituals in Tibet, and met with senior Tibetan
lamas and officials, all the while documenting his experiences on paper, in photographs, and on film. Upon returning to New
York in 1937, Bernard wrote and published several books both chronicling his experiences and setting forth the fundamental
principles of Indian and Tibetan philosophies. In 1942, he entered Columbia University for a second time to pursue his PhD.
Completed less than a year later, his dissertation Hatha Yoga: The Report of a Personal Experience, was subsequently published
and served to introduce the practices of yoga to an American audience. He went on to found the short-lived Tibetan Text Society
in Santa Barbara, California, prior to returning to the Indian subcontinent in search of additional resources. In 1947, Bernard
launched a second expedition into the Himalayas, this time to Spiti, and entered the Punjab in 1947. He was never seen again.
(Excerpted from a forthcoming article by Paul G. Hackett, http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/theos_casimir_bernard.html)
Scope and Content of Collection
The Theos Bernard papers, 1884-1998 (bulk 1935-1947), document Bernard's interest in yoga and Tibetan tantric philosophy.
Contains photographs, personal and professional correspondence, writings, lectures and interviews, research materials, notes,
newspaper clippings, and family materials.
Container List
Series 1
Personal and Biographical Materials
1908-1955
Physical Description:
Boxes 1-5, Carton 1, Oversize Box 1
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically. Divided into four subseries: Photographs, Passports and Personal Certificates, Diplomas and Professional
Certificates, and Miscellaneous.
Scope and Content Note
Contains personal and biographical materials relating to Theos Bernard and his family.
1:1
Photographs
1908-1946
Physical Description:
Boxes 1-5, Oversize Box 1
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains photographs relating to Theos Bernard, his family, his travels and his interest in yoga.
Box 1, Folder 2
Theos Bernard
1920s-1930s
Box 1, Folder 3
Crable/Harwood (unidentified)
1890s-1900s
Box 1, Folder 4
Clarkstown Country Club (various)
1920s-1930s
Oversize Box 1, Folder 1
Theos Bernard (Bachrach portraits)
1930s
Box 1, Folder 5
Theos Bernard and Viola Wertheim Bernard
1934
Box 1, Folder 6
New Mexico and Western United States
1935
Oversize Box 1, Folder 2
New Mexico and Western United States
1935
Box 1, Folder 8
New York, Arizona, California
1936
Box 1, Folder 11
Viola Wertheim Bernard
1936
Box 5, Folder 1-16
Yogis and Sadhus (India)
1936
Box 1, Folder 13
Bengal, Sikkim, and Tibet
1937
Box 3, Folder 1-2
Publicity Photo (negative and documentation)
1937
Box 1, Folder 15
Blodgett (Geo. W.) Sculpture of Theos Bernard
1938
Box 1, Folder 16
Trendong Shapé (bkras mthong zhabs pad)
1938
Box 1, Folder 19
New York World's Fair
1939
Box 3, Folder 3-20
Santa Barbara (negatives)
1940s
Box 2, Folder 6
Hatha Yoga (dissertation plates)
1943
Box 3, Folder 21-54
Hatha Yoga (dissertation plate negatives)
1943
Oversize Box 1, Folder 3
Theos Bernard and Helen Graham Park (portraits)
1946
Box 2, Folder 8
Photographs (Unidentified)
undated
Box 4, Folder 1-3
Business card logos and book plate (negatives)
1940s
1:2
Passports and Personal Certificates
1908-1954
Physical Description:
Carton 1
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains passports, birth, marriage and death certificates.
Carton 1, Folder 1
Passports, Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates
1908-1954
1:3
Diplomas and Professional Certificates
1920-1943
Physical Description:
Carton 1, Oversize Box 1
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains diplomas and professional certificates.
Oversize Box 1, Folder 4
Certificates and Diplomas
1922-1936
Carton 1, Folder 2
Certificates and Diplomas
1929-1939
1:4
Miscellaneous
1908-1955
Physical Description:
Box 2, Carton 1
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains miscellaneous personal materials of Theos Bernard, including x-rays, illustrations, ration books, horoscopes, business
cards, bookplates, a doctor's report, and a membership certificate in the Circumnavigator's Club.
Box 2, Folder 14
Illustrations of six chakras
1940
Carton 1, Folder 4
Business Cards
circa 1945
Carton 1, Folder 5
Cardiologist's Report
1935-1936
Carton 1, Folder 6
Circumnavigator's Club Certificate of Membership
1938
Carton 1, Folder 7
War Ration Book and related items
1940s
Series 2
Writings
1936-1947
Physical Description:
Cartons 1-2
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically. Divided into four subseries: Academic, Professional, Popular, and Unpublished.
Scope and Content Note
The series is almost exclusively focused on Bernard's interest in yoga and Tibet. The series contains Bernard's MA thesis,
his PhD dissertation, and professional, popular and unpublished works about yoga, Hindu philosophy and the Tibetan language.
2:1
Academic
1922-1943
Physical Description:
Carton 1
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains drafts and final copies of Bernard's MA thesis and PhD dissertation.
Carton 1, Folder 9
Introduction to Tantrik Ritual (Columbia Univ. M.A. thesis, draft)
1936
Carton 1, Folder 10
Introduction to Tantrik Ritual (Columbia Univ. M.A. thesis, draft)
1936
Carton 1, Folder 11
Introduction to Tantrik Ritual (Columbia Univ. M.A. thesis, final)
1936
Carton 1, Folder 12
[Tantrik Yoga] (Columbia Univ. Ph.D. dissertation, draft)
undated
Carton 1, Folder 13
Tantrik Yoga: A Clinical Report (Columbia Univ. Ph.D. dissertation, draft)
1943
Carton 1, Folder 14
Report of the Examining Committee on the Theos Bernard dissertation
1943
Carton 1, Folder 15
Hatha Yoga (Columbia Univ. Ph.D. dissertation, draft)
1943
2:2
Professional
1938-1939
Physical Description:
Carton 1
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains drafts of The Wheel of Life, Sipa Khorlo, and Tibetan Wheel of Life.
Carton 1, Folder 16
The Wheel of Life (draft)
undated
Carton 1, Folder 17
Sipa Khorlo (draft plus notes)
undated
Carton 1, Folder 18
Sipa Khorlo (draft)
undated
Carton 1, Folder 19
Sipa Khorlo (draft)
undated
Carton 1, Folder 20
Sipa Khorlo (draft)
undated
Carton 1, Folder 21
The Wheel of Life (drafts)
undated
Carton 1, Folder 22
Tibetan Wheel of Life (draft plus notes)
undated
Carton 1, Folder 23
Tibetan Wheel of Life (drafts)
undated
Carton 1, Folder 24
Tibetan Wheel of Life (Review of Religion offprints)
1939
2:3
Popular
1938-1947
Physical Description:
Carton 1-2
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains articles written for the popular press.
Carton 1, Folder 29
Arizona Alumnus
1937,
1939
Carton 1, Folder 30
Heaven Lies Within Us
undated
Carton 1, Folder 31
Notes on "Penthouse of the Gods" (book illustrations)
undated
Carton 1, Folder 32
The Art of Reflection (draft)
undated
Carton 1, Folder 33
Hindu Philosophy (draft)
1944
Carton 1, Folder 34
Hindu Philosophy (draft)
1944
Carton 1, Folder 35
Hindu Philosophy (draft)
1945
Carton 1, Folder 36
Hindu Philosophy (draft)
1945
Carton 1, Folder 37
Philosophical Foundations of India (draft)
1945
Carton 1, Folder 38
Philosophical Foundations of India (draft)
1945
Carton 1, Folder 39
Philosophical Foundations of India (draft)
1945
Carton 1, Folder 40
Philosophical Foundations of India (glossary plus notes)
undated
Carton 2, Folder 1
Tibetan Grammar (notes)
undated
Carton 2, Folder 2
Tibetan Grammar (draft)
undated
Carton 2, Folder 3
Tibetan Grammar (draft)
undated
Carton 2, Folder 4
A Simplified Grammar of Literary Tibetan (draft)
1945
Box 6, Folder 20
A Simplified Grammar of Literary Tibetan (galleys)
undated
2:4
Unpublished
1938-1947
Physical Description:
Carton 2
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains Bernard's unpublished materials primarily concentrating on yoga and Tibetan philosophy.
Carton 2, Folder 5
Book Review: Ronald Kaulback, Salween
1938
Carton 2, Folder 6
The Oxford of Asia
undated
Carton 2, Folder 10
Tibetan Saga (plates list)
undated
Carton 2, Folder 11
The True Nature of Things (handwritten draft)
undated
Carton 2, Folder 12-14
The True Nature of Things (draft)
1942
Carton 2, Folder 15-17
The True Nature of Things (draft)
1942
Carton 2, Folder 18
The True Nature of Things (excerpts)
undated
Carton 2, Folder 19
The True Nature of Things (notes)
undated
Carton 2, Folder 20
[Yoga] (handwritten excerpt)
undated
Carton 2, Folder 24
Untitled Manuscript (handwritten draft plus notes)
undated
Series 3
Lectures and Interviews
1938-1943
Physical Description:
Carton 2
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically. Divided into three subseries: Lecture Materials, 1938-1943, Lecture Materials, Undated, and Radio
Interviews.
Scope and Content Note
Contains materials that relate to lectures and interviews given by Theos Bernard.
3:1
Lecture Materials
1938-1943
Physical Description:
Carton 2
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains dated lecture materials prepared by Theos Bernard.
Carton 2, Folder 25
"Penthouse of the Gods" lecture
1938
3:2
Lecture Materials
Undated
Physical Description:
Carton 2
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains undated lecture materials prepared by Theos Bernard.
Carton 2, Folder 34
Psychological Basis of Yoga (notes)
undated
Carton 2, Folder 39
Lecture "Rationale Behind Yoga"
undated
Carton 2, Folder 40
Seminar "How to Live Yoga Today"
undated
Carton 2, Folder 41
Physiological Yoga
undated
Carton 2, Folder 42
Academy of Tibetan Literature
undated
3:3
Radio Interviews
1938-1939
Physical Description:
Carton 2
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains transcripts of radio interviews of Theos Bernard.
Carton 2, Folder 43
Radio Interviews (Transcripts)
1938-1939
Series 4
Research Materials
1934-1947
Physical Description:
Boxes 2, 5, 7-9, Carton 3
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically. Divided into six subseries: Notes on Published Works, Topical Notes, India and Tibet Materials,
New York and California Materials, California and India Materials, and Acquisitions.
Scope and Content Note
Contains Bernard's notes and research materials.
4:1
Notes on Published Works
1934-1936
Physical Description:
Carton 3
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains notes by Theos Bernard on published works about yoga.
Carton 3, Folder 1
Notes: Arthur Avalon, Principles of Tantra
undated
Carton 3, Folder 2
Notes: Arthur Avalon, Serpent Power
undated
Carton 3, Folder 3
Notes: Caraka-samhita (Kaviratna Transl.)
undated
Carton 3, Folder 4
Notes: Yoga Literature
undated
4:2
Topical Notes
1934-1936
Physical Description:
Carton 3
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains notes on the various chakras described in Tantric philosophy.
Carton 3, Folder 10
Notes: Svadhisthana
undated
Carton 3, Folder 12
Notes: Miscellaneous
undated
4:3
India and Tibet Materials
1936-1937
Physical Description:
Boxes 5, 7-9, Carton 3
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains research materials about India and Tibet, including diaries, photographs, travel notes, vocabulary cards, and notes
on Tibetan philosophy and language.
Box 5, Folder 17-49
Theosophical Society (Madras) Lineage Figures
1936
Box 5, Folder 50-55
Prints of Bengali Gurus
1937
Box 5, Folder 56-65
Postcards of Ellora (British Museum)
1937
Box 9
Tibetan Vocabulary Cards
undated
Carton 3, Folder 17
Directions from Lhasa to Ganden
1937
Carton 3, Folder 18
Notes on 16mm Film Footage
1937
Carton 3, Folder 19
Notes on Bhagavad-Gita (K.S. Ramaswami transl.)
undated
Carton 3, Folder 20
Notes: Cultural Heritage of India (1936)
undated
Carton 3, Folder 21
Notes: Miscellaneous
undated
Carton 3, Folder 22-23
Notes: Tibetan Book of the Dead
undated
Carton 3, Folder 24
Notes: Tibetan Vocabulary and Grammar
1937
Carton 3, Folder 25-26
Notes: Tibetan Vocabulary and Grammar
undated
Carton 3, Folder 27
Notes: L. Austin Waddell, Sikkim
undated
Box 7
Theos Bernard's personal library card catalog
undated
Box 8
Glossary on Hindu/Tibetan gods/goddesses/words
undated
4:4
New York and California Materials
1938-1943
Physical Description:
Carton 3
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains materials regarding New York and California.
Carton 3, Folder 28
Notes: Miscellaneous Books
undated
Carton 3, Folder 29
Notes: Wheel of Life
undated
Carton 3, Folder 30
Notes: Changing Asia
undated
Carton 3, Folder 31
Tibetan Collection Appraisal
1940
4:5
California and India Materials
1943-1947
Physical Description:
Carton 3
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains materials relating to California and India.
Carton 3, Folder 32
bde chen snying po (1878-1941), lam rim chung ngu myur lam bshad lung zin bris (translation)
undated
Carton 3, Folder 33
Notes: Miscellaneous (handwritten)
undated
Carton 3, Folder 34
Insurance List for Acquisitions
1947
Carton 3, Folder 35
Transcription of Evans-Wentz's translation of Bardo Thodal
1947
4:6
Acquisitions
Physical Description:
Box 2, Carton 3
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains items acquired by Theos Bernard on his trips to India and Tibet, including prints, newspapers (not in English) and
a Tibetan calendar.
Box 2, Folder 16
Prints Various India
1936-1937
Carton 3, Folder 36
Tibetan Calendar - Tibetan Mirror Press
1937
Carton 3, Folder 37
Newspapers - yul phyogs so so'i gsar 'gyur me long dge (with addressed mailing envelope)
1936-1940
Series 5
Organizational Papers and Notes
1938-1948
Physical Description:
Carton 3
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically. Divided into American Institute of Yoga/Pierre Health Studios and Tibetan Text Society.
Scope and Content Note
Contains organizational papers related to three different organizations: the American Institute of Yoga, Pierre Health Studios
and the Tibetan Text Society, including brochures, notes, by-laws, articles of incorporation, correspondence, and meeting
minutes.
5:1
American Institute of Yoga/Pierre Health Studios Materials
1938-1941
Physical Description:
Carton 3
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains materials relating to the American Institute of Yoga and Pierre Health Studios Materials.
Carton 3, Folder 38
Brochure Drafts - Pierre Health Studios
1938-1941
Carton 3, Folder 39
Miscellaneous Notes - American Institute of Yoga
1938-1941
5:2
Tibetan Text Society
1942-1948
Physical Description:
Carton 3
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains materials relating to the Tibetan Text Society, including correspondence, meeting minutes, Society by-laws and articles
of incorporation.
Carton 3, Folder 40
By-laws, Articles Of Incorporation
1945-1946
Carton 3, Folder 42
Draft documents, seals, etc.
circa 1945
Series 6
Correspondence
1934-1947
Physical Description:
Box 2, Carton 3-4, Oversize Boxes 1-2
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically. Divided into eighteen subseries, categorized by genre and correspondent.
Scope and Content Note
Contains Theos Bernard's correspondence.
6:1
Christmas and New Year's Cards
1937-1939
Physical Description:
Box 2, Carton 3
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains Christmas and New Year's Cards sent by Theos Bernard.
Carton 3, Folder 44
Christmas cards, envelopes and enclosure
1937
Carton 3, Folder 45
Correspondence: Cover letter to Christmas card
1937
Box 2, Folder 18
Correspondence: Cover letter to Christmas card
1939
6:2
Correspondence with Glen A. Bernard
1934-1947
Physical Description:
Carton 3
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence between Theos Bernard and his father Glen A. Bernard.
Carton 3, Folder 47
Correspondence: Glen A. Bernard
1934-1937
6:3
Correspondence with Viola Wertheim Bernard
1930s-1940s
Physical Description:
Carton 3
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence between Theos Bernard and his first wife, Viola Wertheim Bernard.
Carton 3, Folder 48
Correspondence: Viola Wertheim Bernard
1930s-1940s
6:4
Papers and Correspondence regarding Viola Wertheim
1938-1944
Physical Description:
Carton 3
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains papers and correspondence relating to the divorce of Viola Wertheim Bernard and Theos Bernard.
Carton 3, Folder 49
Papers and Correspondence re: divorce and trust fund
1938-1944
6:5
Papers and Correspondence with Crable/Gordon Family
1937-1942
Physical Description:
Carton 3
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence between Theos Bernard and the Crable/Gordon family, most notably with his mother, Aura Gordon.
Carton 3, Folder 50
Correspondence: Aura Gordon
1937
Carton 3, Folder 51
Correspondence: Gordon Family
1939
Carton 3, Folder 52
Correspondence: Francis Crable
1940-1942
6:6
Papers and Correspondence regarding Donovan Lawsuit
1941
Physical Description:
Carton 3
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains papers and correspondence regarding Donovan lawsuit.
Carton 3, Folder 53
Correspondence: Birrell and Dimmock
1941
6:7
Correspondence with Ganna Walska (neé Hanna Puacz)
1941-1946
Physical Description:
Carton 4, Oversize Box 1
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence between Theos Bernard and his second wife, Ganna Walska.
Carton 4, Folder 1
Correspondence: Ganna Walska
1942
Carton 4, Folder 2
Correspondence: Ganna Walska
1943
Carton 4, Folder 3
Correspondence: Ganna Walska
1944
Carton 4, Folder 4-8
Correspondence: Ganna Walska
1945
Oversize Box 1, Folder 5
Correspondence: Ganna Walska
1945
Carton 4, Folder 9-10
Correspondence: Ganna Walska
1946
Carton 4, Folder 11
Correspondence: Ganna Walska (notes and letters)
1940s
Carton 4, Folder 12
Correspondence: Ganna Walska (telegrams)
1941-1946
6:8
Papers and Correspondence regarding Ganna Walska
Physical Description:
Carton 4
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains papers and correspondence relating to the divorce of Ganna Walska and Theos Bernard.
Carton 4, Folder 13
Papers regarding Ganna Walska Divorce
1946
6:9
Miscellaneous Personal Correspondence
1937-1947
Physical Description:
Box 2, Carton 4
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains miscellaneous personal correspondence of Theos Bernard and photographs of one of the correspondents, Dundul Namgyal
"George" Tsarong.
Carton 4, Folder 14
Correspondence: Frederick Spencer Chapman
1937
Carton 4, Folder 15
Correspondence: Tsarong Shapé, Dasang Damdul (tsha rong zhabs pad, zla bzang dgra' 'dul)
1938-1944
Carton 4, Folder 16
Correspondence: B. Bhimasena Rao
1941
Carton 4, Folder 17
Correspondence: Dr. Milton Raisbeck
1941-1945
Carton 4, Folder 18
Correspondence: Dundul Namgyal "George" Tsarong (bdud 'dul rnam rgyal tsha rong)
1944-1947
Box 2, Folder 19
Tsarong (photographs)
1944
Carton 4, Folder 19
Correspondence: Kaviraj Narendranath Bidyanidhi
1947
Carton 4, Folder 20
Correspondence: Miscellaneous
1947
6:10
Papers and Correspondence with Public Relations Firm
1938
Physical Description:
Carton 4
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence with a public relations firm.
Carton 4, Folder 21
Correspondence: W. Colston Leigh
1938
6:11
Correspondence with Gendun Chopel [Chopel, Chhophel] (dge 'dun chos 'phel)
Physical Description:
Carton 4
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence between Theos Bernard and Gedun Chopel.
Carton 4, Folder 22
Correspondence: Gedun Chopel
1941-1944
6:12
Correspondence with Gegen Tharchin (dge rgan mthar phyin)
1937-1947
Physical Description:
Carton 4
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence between Theos Bernard and Gegen Tharchin.
Carton 4, Folder 23
Correspondence: Gegen Tharchin
1937-1947
6:13
Correspondence with Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
1937
Physical Description:
Carton 4
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence between Theos Bernard and aviator Charles Lindbergh.
Carton 4, Folder 24
Correspondence: Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
1937
6:14
Miscellaneous Professional Correspondence
Physical Description:
Carton 4, Oversize Boxes 1-2
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains miscellaneous professional correspondence of Theos Bernard.
Carton 4, Folder 25
Correspondence: British Mission (Lhasa)
1937
Carton 4, Folder 26
Correspondence: Church of Scotland Guild Mission
1937
Carton 4, Folder 27
Correspondence: Clarkstown Country Club
1937
Carton 4, Folder 28
Correspondence: N.I. Ellicott
1937
Carton 4, Folder 29
Correspondence: Miscellaneous Telegrams
1937
Carton 4, Folder 30
Correspondence: Tibetan Letters to FDR
1937
Carton 4, Folder 31
Correspondence: William Chamberlain and Motion Picture Distributors
1937
Carton 4, Folder 32
Correspondence: William Chamberlain and Newspaper Syndicates
1937-1939
Carton 4, Folder 33
Correspondence: Miscellaneous (Tibetan and Chinese)
1937-1940s
Carton 4, Folder 34
Correspondence: FDR Administration
1938
Carton 4, Folder 35
Correspondence: Trendong Shapé (bkras mthong zhabs pad)
1938
Carton 4, Folder 36
Correspondence: Miscellaneous (regarding films)
1938
Carton 4, Folder 38
Correspondence: S.K. Jinorasa
1940-1941
Carton 4, Folder 39
Correspondence: Lowell Thomas
1940-1946
Carton 4, Folder 40
Correspondence: Book Publishers
1942-1946
Carton 4, Folder 41
Correspondence: Library of Congress
1945
Carton 4, Folder 42
Correspondence: Carl Dorese
1946-1948
Carton 4, Folder 43
Correspondence: Edward Schramm
1946
Carton 4, Folder 44
Correspondence: Nicholas Roerich
1947
Carton 4, Folder 45
Correspondence: Thos. Cook and Sons
1947
Carton 4, Folder 46
Correspondence: Miscellaneous Professional
1938-1947
Oversize Box 1, Folder 6
Correspondence: Ashbel R. Welch
1945
Carton 4, Folder 47
Correspondence: Ashbel R. Welch
undated
Oversize Box 2, Folder 1
Correspondence: Unidentified
undated
6:15
Books and Lectures: Correspondence and Related Papers
1938-1947
Physical Description:
Carton 4
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence and materials relating to Theos Bernard's books and lectures, including correspondence, itineraries,
announcements, contracts, programs and flyers.
Carton 4, Folder 48
Correspondence: Hatha Yoga
1943-1946
Carton 4, Folder 49
Lecture Tour Itinerary
1938-1940
Carton 4, Folder 50
Lecture Tour Announcements
1938-1942
Carton 4, Folder 51
Lecture Announcements (non-tour)
circa 1938
Carton 4, Folder 52
Lecture Tour Press Releases
undated
Carton 4, Folder 53
Lecture Tour Programs and Flyers
1938-1939
Carton 4, Folder 54
Lecture Tour Contracts
1938
Carton 4, Folder 55
Lecture Tour Contracts
1939
Carton 4, Folder 56
Lecture Tour Contracts
1940
Carton 4, Folder 57-59
Correspondence: Twentieth Century India
1946-1947
6:16
Correspondence: Miscellaneous
1947
Physical Description:
Carton 4
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence between Theos Bernard and the Station Master of the railway station in Siliguri, India.
Carton 4, Folder 60
Correspondence: Siliguri Station Master
1947
6:17
Correspondence Received Unsolicited (Fan Mail) or Posthumously
1938-1950s
Physical Description:
Carton 4
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains fan mail received by Theos Bernard.
Carton 4, Folder 61-62
Correspondence: Miscellaneous Fan Mail
1938-1947
Carton 4, Folder 63
Correspondence: Posthumously Received
1950s
6:18
Correspondence Received, But Neither Authored nor Addressed
1930s-1950
Physical Description:
Carton 4
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence received, but neither authored nor addressed.
Carton 4, Folder 64
Correspondence: Gegen Tharchin (dge rgan mthar phyin) and Statesman Newspaper (Calcutta)
1937
Carton 4, Folder 65
Correspondence: John E. Mock
1937
Carton 4, Folder 66
Correspondence: W.Y. (Walter Yeeling) Evans-Wentz/Herbert Schneider
1938
Carton 4, Folder 67
Correspondence: Viola Wertheim Bernard
1930s
Carton 4, Folder 68
Correspondence: Helen Graham Park
1947-1950
Carton 4, Folder 69
Correspondence: Ganna Walska
1941-1945
Series 7
Newspaper Clippings
ca. 1937-1955
Physical Description:
Cartons 9-10, Oversize Box 2, Volumes 1-3
Arrangement
Partially arranged.
Scope and Content Note
Contains loose newspaper clippings and three scrapbooks that document Theos Bernard, Tibet, yoga and his second wife, Ganna
Walska. Some of the loose clippings are from clipping services hired by Theos Bernard.
Carton 9, Folder 1-57
Newspaper clippings
ca. 1937-1946
Carton 10, Folder 1-41
Newspaper clippings
ca. 1937-1946
Oversize Box 2, Folder 2
Newspaper clippings
ca. 1937-1946
Volume 1
Clipping scrapbook about Theos Bernard
1937-1939
Volume 2
Clipping scrapbook about Theos Bernard, compilation commenced December 1937
1937
Volume 3
Clipping scrapbook about India, Tibet, Yoga (RESTRICTED)
1937-1939
Series 8
Glen Agazia Bernard
1884-1976
Physical Description:
Boxes 2, 4, 6, Cartons 5-8
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically. Divided into four subseries: Personal and Family Biographical Materials, Research Materials and
Documents, Unpublished Writings, and Correspondence.
Scope and Content Note
Contains materials relating to the life of Glen A. Bernard, the father of Theos Bernard, including photographs, correspondence,
passports, horoscopes, estate documents and wills, research materials, lecture notes, and writings on yoga and Tibetan philosophy.
8:1
Personal and Family Biographical Materials
1884-1976
Physical Description:
Boxes 2, 4, 6, Carton 5
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains personal materials relating to Glen A. Bernard, including photographs, business cards, notes, passports, legal documents,
death certificates, and library catalogs.
Box 2, Folder 20
Glen Bernard (photographs)
1884-1920s
Box 2, Folder 21
Glen Bernard (photographs)
1920s-1976
Box 4, Folder 4-6
Glen Bernard and unidentified person (negatives)
undated
Box 6, Folder 1
Atal Behari Ghosh [Atal Bihari Ghose] (photographs)
1920s-1935
Box 4, Folder 1
Atal Behari Ghosh [Atal Bihari Ghose] (negative)
1935
Box 6, Folder 2
Clyde Bernard (photographs)
undated
Box 6, Folder 3
Irven Bernard (photographs)
undated
Box 6, Folder 4
Pierre Arnold Bernard (photographs)
undated
Box 6, Folder 5
Sukumar Chatterji (photographs)
1923
Box 6, Folder 6
Swami Vivekananda (photographs)
undated
Box 6, Folder 7
Hatha Yogi Wassan (photographs)
undated
Box 6, Folder 8
India (photographs)
1935-1936
Box 6, Folder 9
Bernard Family, various (photographs)
1870s-1920s
Box 6, Folder 10
Bernard Family, unidentified (photographs)
undated
Box 6, Folder 11
Unidentified Persons (photographs)
undated
Box 6, Folder 12
Tibetan Collection Appraisal Photographs
1950s-1960s
Box 4, Folder 35
Tibetan Collection Appraisal Photographs (negatives)
1950s-1960s
Box 4, Folder 8-28
La Cresenta (negatives)
undated
Box 4, Folder 29-34
Unidentified (negatives)
1935
Carton 5, Folder 1
Passports, Family Notes, Business cards
undated
Carton 5, Folder 5
Glen Bernard Estate Documents
1965-1977
Carton 5, Folder 6-7
Clyde Bernard Estate Documents
1967-1978
Carton 5, Folder 8-9
Ray Bernard Estate Documents
1965-1967
Carton 5, Folder 12-13
Appraisal of Theos Bernard Collection
1948
Carton 5, Folder 14
Tibetan Collection Catalogue
1948
Carton 5, Folder 15-16
Catalogue of Tibetan Manuscripts
1950s
Carton 5, Folder 17-21
Catalogue of Theos Bernard Library
undated
Carton 5, Folder 22
Documents pertaining to Transferal of Theos Bernard Trust Fund to Glen A. Bernard
1955
8:2
Research Materials and Documents
Physical Description:
Cartons 5-6
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains research materials and documents relating to Glen A. Bernard's interests in yoga and Tibetan philosophy, including
translations, lectures, notes, outlines, and journal articles.
Carton 5, Folder 23
Dharmaratna, Satvotpatti Vinischaya (translation)
[1902,
1900s]
Carton 5, Folder 24
Vira Sadhana: International Journal of the Tantrik Order (excerpts)
circa 1905
Carton 5, Folder 25
Printed Matter, re: Pierre Arnold Bernard
circa 1910
Carton 5, Folder 26
A Lecture Given at Columbia University
1911
Carton 5, Folder 27
J.L. Triwedi, How to Attain Manhood and Womanhood
1914
Carton 5, Folder 28
Jagadish Chatterji, Kashmir Shaivism
[1914,
undated]
Carton 6, Folder 1
Lecture Notes: Sukumar Chatterji
1922
Carton 6, Folder 2
Lecture Notes: Sukumar Chatterji (transcription)
1922
Carton 6, Folder 3
Lecture Notes: Sukumar Chatterji
1922
Carton 6, Folder 4
Lecture Notes: Sukumar Chatterji
1922,
1964
Carton 6, Folder 5
Lecture Notes: Sukumar Chatterji, Hindu Systems
1924
Carton 6, Folder 6
Lecture Notes: Sukumar Chatterji
undated
Carton 6, Folder 7
Outline: Advanced Course on "Divine Will Healing" Swami Yogananda
1925
Carton 6, Folder 8
Anapana Sati (notes)
circa 1927
Carton 6, Folder 9
Rasayan Sar (plus notes)
193x
Carton 6, Folder 10
Notes: Yoga Vasistha
1930s
Carton 6, Folder 11
Regeneration of Sexual Fluids (book excerpt)
[1934-1939]
Carton 6, Folder 13
Acquisitions (India)
1935-1936
Carton 6, Folder 14
Newspaper Clippings on Yoga, Medicine, etc.
1937
Carton 6, Folder 15
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Farmers' Bulletins
1938
Carton 6, Folder 16
Claude Bragdon, "Yoga for the West"
1939
Carton 6, Folder 17
Notes for Theos Bernard
1946
Carton 6, Folder 18
Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF)
1951
Carton 6, Folder 19
Vedanta Society of California
1951-1952
Carton 6, Folder 20
Notes: Alex Wayman, "Explanation of Dependent Origination"
1956
Carton 6, Folder 21
Course Materials (unidentified)
undated
Carton 6, Folder 22
Barnhart System of Vita Breathing
undated
Carton 6, Folder 23
Miscellaneous Illustrations and Drawings
undated
Carton 6, Folder 25-26
Notes: Ayurvedic Medicine and Rasa
undated
Carton 6, Folder 32
Tantrik Doctrine of Duality in Unity
undated
Carton 6, Folder 33
The Yogi Cleaning Breath
undated
8:3
Unpublished Writings
1942,
1943,
1964,
undated
Physical Description:
Box 6, Cartons 6-7
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains unpublished writings of Glen Agazia Bernard, including works on sex, diet, Tibetan religion, philosophy, medicine
and yoga.
Carton 6, Folder 34
Fundamental Laws of Tibetan Buddhism
1943
Carton 6, Folder 36
Astrological Writings
undated
Carton 6, Folder 37
Man, A Symbol of Nature
undated
Carton 6, Folder 38
Mind: Its Mastery
undated
Carton 6, Folder 39
History of Karmic Literature
undated
Carton 6, Folder 40
Miscellaneous Writings on Yoga
undated
Carton 6, Folder 41-42
Quintessence of the Psychology and Physiology of Sex Relations
undated
Carton 6, Folder 43
The Rationale of Sex
undated
Carton 6, Folder 44
The Rationale of Sex
undated
Carton 6, Folder 45
Rebirth, Regeneration of Representative Cognition
undated
Carton 7, Folder 7-8
Science of Nutrition
undated
Carton 7, Folder 9-23
Selective Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Yoga
undated
Carton 7, Folder 26
Therapeutic Abortion
undated
Carton 7, Folder 29
World System, or Investigation of the Ultimate Being
undated
8:4
Correspondence
1910s-1960s
Physical Description:
Cartons 7-8
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains the correspondence of Glen Agazia Bernard.
Carton 7, Folder 30
New Year's cards
1959-1961
Carton 7, Folder 31
Correspondence: Viola Wertheim Bernard
1937
Carton 7, Folder 32
Correspondence: Aura Crable
1910s
Carton 7, Folder 33
Correspondence: W.Y. (Walter Yeeling) Evans-Wentz
1932-1936
Carton 7, Folder 34
Correspondence: Manly P. Hall
undated
Carton 7, Folder 35
Correspondence: Persons in India
1926-1929
Box 6, Folder 13
Correspondence: Persons in India
1926-1929
Carton 7, Folder 36
Correspondence: Persons in India
1930-1932
Carton 7, Folder 37
Correspondence: Persons in India
1935-1937
Carton 7, Folder 38
Correspondence: Persons in India
1938-1949
Carton 8, Folder 1
Correspondence: Hans Nordewin von Koerber
1934-1938
Carton 8, Folder 2
Correspondence: Helen Graham Park
1947-1960s
Carton 8, Folder 3
Correspondence regarding Theos Bernard's books
1949-1963
Carton 8, Folder 4
Correspondence: Philosophical Library
1951
Carton 8, Folder 5
Theos Bernard Copyright Transfer
1953
Carton 8, Folder 6
Correspondence: Library of Congress
1954
Carton 8, Folder 7
Correspondence regarding Theos Bernard Estate
1954-1957
Carton 8, Folder 8-9
Correspondence regarding Theos Bernard Tibetan Collection
1955-1963
Carton 8, Folder 10
Correspondence: Ray Bernard
1958-1965
Carton 8, Folder 11
Correspondence: Blanche DeVries
1963
Carton 8, Folder 12
Correspondence: La Varnie
undated
Carton 8, Folder 31
Correspondence: Miscellaneous
undated
Series 9
Gertrude Eleanore (Howell) Murray
1910-1998
Physical Description:
Boxes 6, 10, Carton 8, Oversize Boxes 1-2
Arrangement
Divided into 3 subseries: Personal and Biographical Materials, Correspondence, and Photographs.
Scope and Content Note
This series contains materials relating to Gertrude Eleanore Murray, companion of Glen Agazia Bernard.
9:1
Personal and Biographical Materials
1920s-1990s
Physical Description:
Box 6, Carton 8, Oversize Boxes 1-2
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains personal and biographical materials relating to Eleanore Murray, including photographs, diaries, a scrap book and
biographical documents.
Box 6, Folder 14-15
Eleanore Murray Portraits
1920s-1950s
Oversize Box 1
Eleanore Murray Portrait
1920s-1950s
Box 6, Folder 16
Unidentified photos
undated
Box 6, Folder 17
Eleanore Murray
1950s-1990s
Box 6, Folder 18
Miscellaneous photos
undated
Box 6, Folder 19
Property and house scenes
undated
Carton 8, Folder 13
Personal and Biographical Documents
1910-1998
Carton 8, Folder 14
Scrap book (including newspaper clippings)
circa 1921
9:2
Correspondence
1940s-1990s
Physical Description:
Carton 8
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Contains the correspondence of Eleanore Murray.
Carton 8, Folder 17
Map (California, Tourist)
undated
Carton 8, Folder 18
Correspondence: Henry Miller
1959
Carton 8, Folder 19
Correspondence: Viola Wertheim Bernard
1980s-1990s
Carton 8, Folder 20
Correspondence: Carol Lingham
1980s-1997
Carton 8, Folder 21-22
Correspondence: Julian Don Alexander II
1989-1992
Carton 8, Folder 23
Correspondence: Georg Feuerstein
1989-1990s
Carton 8, Folder 24-25
Correspondence regarding Theos Bernard Collection
1940s-1990s
Carton 8, Folder 26-30
Correspondence: Miscellaneous Personal
1940s-1990s
9:3
Photographs
1930s-1940s
Physical Description:
Box 10
Arrangement
Arranged as received.
Scope and Content Note
Contains personal photographs of Eleanore Murray.
Box 10, Folder 1-8
Loose photographs
1930s-1940s
Series 10
Unidentified and Miscellaneous Materials
Undated
Physical Description:
Box 11, Oversize Box 2, Oversize Folders 1-3 B, 1 C
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Provenance cannot be determined for these materials; they may belong to Theos Bernard, Glen Bernard, or Eleanore Murray.
Includes artwork, drawings, maps, and charts relating to yoga, Asian culture, and world history.
Box 11, Folder 1
Unidentified text fragments
undated
Oversize Box 2, Folder 4
Unidentified text fragments
undated
Box 11, Folder 2-8
Unidentified artwork and prints
undated
Oversize Box 2, Folder 5-6
Unidentified artwork
undated
Oversize Box 2, Folder 7
Miscellaneous research materials
undated
Oversize Box 2, Folder 8
Miscellaneous maps
undated
Oversize Box 2, Folder 9
Book cover paste-up (Philosophical Foundations of India)
undated
Oversize Box 2, Folder 10
Posters of photographs of India by Raymond Burnier
undated
Oversize Unit C, Folder 1
Drawings and artwork
undated
Oversize Unit B, Folder 1
Charts relating to yoga
undated
Oversize Unit B, Folder 2
Maps of India, Tibet, etc.
undated
Oversize Unit B, Folder 3
Histomaps of history, religion, and evolution
undated
