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Parapsychology Foundation

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Short description: American non-profit organization studying paranormal activity

The Parapsychology Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1951 by the medium Eileen J. Garrett and Frances Payne Bolton, Ohio's first female representative in Congress.[1][2] The foundation is based in New York. They offer grants and scholarships to those undertaking study in the paranormal.[1][3] The organization also founded the Eileen J. Garrett Library, which eventually made its way to Greenport, Suffolk County, New York.[2] The contents of library have since been moved to the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and have become the Eileen J. Garrett Parapsychology Foundation collection. [4]

Garrett claimed to be a medium and founded the organization with the explicit purpose of scientifically proving the existence of the soul.[5]

The current Executive Director is Anastasia Damalas, great-granddaughter of Garrett and was preceded by Lisette Coly, granddaughter of Garrett, who is Foundation President.[4][1][3] At one point the organization owned a conference center in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France and has subsequently hosted numerous conferences.[6] At their New York headquarters, they host numerous lecture series.[7] As of 2001 the organization had 200 active researchers.[2] The organization publishes the International Journal of Parapsychology.[3][7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Alpert, Lukas (August 4, 2001). "Parapsychology foundation provides resource to science out of mainstream". The Associated Press State & Local Wire. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Alpert, Lukas (August 5, 2001). "Parapsychologists return favor for foundation's financial help". South Bend Tribune: pp. A6. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Parapsychology Foundation". The Element Encyclopedia of the Psychic World. 1. Harper Element. pp. 525. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "UMBC Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery Special Collections: Eileen J. Garrett Parapsychology Foundation collection". https://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll331.php. 
  5. ↑ Hurwitt, Sam (October 20, 2002). "Crossing Over Supernatural memoirs chart strange sojourns.". East Bay Express. 
  6. ↑ "Laura Archera Huxley". The Times: pp. 71. December 28, 2001. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "The Skeptical Psychic ... Feel the Burn". New York Observer. November 20, 2000. 

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