Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Davidson , P. (Peter), (1842-1916) and Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor
- Abstract:
- This collection is made up of two publications and one series of correspondence from the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor and its founder, Peter Davidson.
- Extent:
- 0.2 Linear Feet (1 half size document box)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor collection, ARC Mss 100. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Adapted from the dealer description:
This collection contains publications and correspondence related to the Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor. The correspondence includes 8 postcards and letters to Peter Davidson, a leader in the Scotland and American chapters of the Hermetic Brotherhood. Two people mentioned - Aleister Crowley and Israel Regardie - were also of the Brotherhood. One publication is the Executive Committee's original notes called "Temple Talk". This group includes three out of a reported 10 only known to be in existence. Two are in museums (the Louvre and the Rijksmuseum) in Europe; five are in two separate, private hands. The second publication, The Morning Star, are dated 1898 to 1908 and cover a variety of topics relevant to the Brotherhood's belief system.
- Biographical / historical:
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Peter Davidson was the Provincial Grand Master of the North and East (Scotland and America), and is often credited as a co-founder of the brotherhood alongside Max Theon.
The Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor was an occult society that was founded in England and Scotland, then spread to America, in the late 19th to early 20th century. The brotherhood followed practical occultism and was influenced by Paschal Beverly Randolph's magico-sexual ideas that found a balance between sexuality and religion.
- Acquisition information:
- Library purchase, 2022.
- Arrangement:
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This collection contains two series:
- Series 1, Publications
- Series 2, Correspondence
- Physical location:
- Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns.
All requests to reproduce, quote from, or otherwise reuse collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB at special@ucsb.edu. Consent is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California acting through the Department of Special Research Collections at UCSB as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s), or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or their assigns for permission to publish where the UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], Hermetic Brotherhood of Luxor collection, ARC Mss 100. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062