Access Restrictions
Use Restrictions
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biographical Note
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Title: Tim Scott esoteric publishing collection
Identifier/Call Number: ARC Mss 94
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Creator:
Scott, Tim
Physical Description:
3.75 linear feet
(3 cartons)
Date (bulk): circa 1970-circa 1980
Abstract: The collection consists of 3 boxes of materials collected by Tim Scott relating primarily to Western esotericism, with notable
content from Builders of the Adytum.
Physical Location: Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Tim Scott esoteric publishing collection, ARC Mss 94. Department of Special Research Collections,
UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Tim Scott via Phillip Deslippe, 2019.
Biographical Note
Tim Scott is an independent researcher whose work focuses on fringe science, alternative spirituality, and the intersection
of these two areas.
Scope and Content
The collection contains catalogs, magazines, correspondence courses, research notes, and ephemera primarily concerning Western
esotericism, witchcraft, the occult, tarot, UFOs, parapsychology, and cabala, with notable content from Builders of the Adytum.
The majority of the materials were created in the 1970s and 1980s.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following nine series and reflects the original order:
Series 1: Catalogs.
Series 2: Builders of the Adytum.
Series 3: Fringe and Pseudo-Science.
Series 4: Magazines.
Series 5: Miscellanea.
Series 6: Llewellyn's "New Times"
Series 7: Pamphlets and Booklets.
Series 8: E. Blanche Pritchett Material.
Series 9: Unlisted.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Occultism
Parapsychology
Cabala
Tarot
Unidentified flying objects
Witchcraft
Correspondence schools and courses
Catalogs (documents)
Magazines (periodicals)
Printed ephemera
Scott, Tim -- Archives
Builders of the Adytum (Organization)