Philip Deslippe Papers, 1972-2017

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Summary

Abstract:
Materials on the Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization (3HO), including newsletters, magazines, publications, guides, books, paper records, and audiovisual media such as CDs, VHS, and cassettes.
Extent:
5 linear feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Philip Deslippe Papers, D-796, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Background

Scope and content:

Materials on the Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization (3HO), including newsletters, magazines, publications, guides, books, paper records, and media such as CDs, VHS, and cassettes.

Biographical / historical:

Philip Deslippe is a historian of American religion with a background in history, cultural studies, and literature, and a subject matter expert on Kundalini Yoga and the Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization (3HO).

The Healthy Happy Holy Organization (3HO) was established in 1969 in Los Angeles, CA to promote spiritual education and oversee communal ashrams, teachers, and students of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. In 1973, they were officially recognized in the United States as a formal religion, known as the Sikh Dharma Brotherhood. Since 2020, 3HO has come under scrutiny as members come forward with allegations of abuse.

Sources:

Deslippe, P. (n.d.) Welcome. Philip Deslippe.com, philipdeslippe.com

Khalsa-Baker, N. K. (2024). Spiritual-political sovereignties: 3HO-Punjabi Sikh relations, pluriversal identities, and power dynamics. Sikh Formations, 20(1–2), 61–74. https://doi.org/10.1080/17448727.2024.2318900

Stukin, S. (2020, July 15). Yogi Bhajan turned an L.A. yoga studie into a juggernaut, and left two generations of followers reeling from alleged abuse. Los Angeles Magazine. https://lamag.com/featured/yogi-bhajan

Acquisition information:
Donated by Philip Deslippe, March 2025.
Processing information:

Vanessa Cardona-Ocegueda created the collection-level finding aid. This collection is not yet processed.

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Terms of access:

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Philip Deslippe Papers, D-796, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Davis, Special Collections, UC Davis Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292, US
Contact:
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