THE FRIENDS OF THEOSOPHICAL ARCHIVES

F.O.T.A. is an interesting organization formed by Leslie Price to promote knowledge of, and support for, the Theosophical archives across the world. For this purpose he has a web and Erica Georgiades edit a newsletter.

In this web (link) you can download two books:

• The biography on Blavatsky wrote by her sister Vera Zhelihovsky titled: “The truth about Blavatsky.”

• And the answer gave by Paul Bertrand against the attack to Theosophy made by René Guénon titled: “Theosophy and Theosophism: Response to A Criticism of Theosophy by René Guénon.”

And you can also download nine newsletters with these principal articles:

Newsletter 1

 

·        Special theosophical collections in the Alexandria West Library

·        Archives at the Theosophical Society in America

·        New Blavatsy photograph?

Newsletter 2

 

·        The Secret Doctrine Würzburg manuscript

·        Locating Frederick Leigh Gardner’s papers

·        The H.P.B. Library

·        Historical importance of the Ross collection

·        The archives of the early Theosophical Society in Russia and the archives of Blavatsky’s family

Newsletter 3

 

·        Latest issue of Theosophical history: description of contents

·        About the Judge’s case

·        The two Helenas: an unknown duo portrait

·        The death mask of H.P.B.

Newsletter 4

 

·        The Theosophical History Journal Editorial

·        Environmental conditions in Adyar Archives

·        Digitization initiative at Theosophical Society in America

·        The H.P. Blavatsky Museum Center

Newsletter 5

 

·        Theosophy and the Education of Children

·        HPB’s Memorabilia

·        Last will of Annie Besant

Newsletter 6

 

·        In search of Jewish Theosophists

·        Interview with Gregory Tillett

·        Research by an Anthroposophist (Rudolph Steiner)

·        Habitations of H.P.B.

·        Catalogue of book reviews, published on Lucifer magazine

Newsletter 7

 

·        The History of the Theosophical Society in China

·        Annie Besant: her influence in India

·        Anandi Gopal Joshee: the first woman from India to obtain a Western Medical Degree

·        The Child: Eternal Messiah’ Maria Montessori

·        Madame Blavatsky: The case for her defense against the Hodgson-Coulomb attack

Newsletter 8

 

·        The Bohm-Krishnamurti dialogues

·        Christmas Humphreys

·        Annie Besant Struggles and Quest

·        Anna Kingsford

·        CWL Speaks

 

Newsletter 9

 

·        Cataloging of Theosophical Archives in India

·        Archives of the Theosophical Society Adyar

·        Interview with Leslie Price

·        Copenhagen Centre for the Study of Theosophy and Esotericism

·        In Memoriam Gregory Tillett

·        The archives of the Theosophical Society in Slovenia and Yugoslavia

·        Reclycled Lives

·        The Westminster Gazette Unveils Isis

·        Early Days Membership in the Theosophical Society

·        Early Day Membership Theosophical Society in Greece

·        ITDc 2019, Athens

·        Controversies about the Dondoukoff-Korsakoff