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Overview 1
Inventory
Inventory, 1967-1986 5
Accession 1985-M-014 11
Accession 1994-M-055 61
Accession 1996-M-052 69
Accession 1996-M-054 71
Accession 1996-M-094 73
Accession 1997-M-039 77
Accession 1999-M-055 83
Accession 2000-M-060 85
Accession 2000-M-093 87
Accession 2000-M-094 89
Accession 2000-M-099 91
Accession 2001-M-049 93
Accession 2001-M-058 99
Overview
HISTORICAL NOTE Jane Roberts was born on May 8, 1929. She grew up in Saratoga
Springs, New York, where she attended Skidmore College. Besides
writing poetry, short stories, children's literature, and novels, she is
the author of non-fiction works dealing with Seth and her role as a
channeler. Roberts died on September 5, 1984.
TERMS GOVERNING USE Researchers must sign an "Access agreement for the fan mail in the
Jane Roberts Papers."
Permission of Robert F. Butts, Jr. is required in order to photocopy
or publish any materials.
Copies of Accession 1996-M-52 and Accession 1998-M-79 may
not be made without the prior written permission of Richard
Kendall, Suzanne Delisle, or a duly authorized agent of Kendall
and Delisle Books, Inc.
PREFERRED CITATION Jane Roberts Papers. Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University
Library.
The Jane Roberts Papers consist of correspondence, printed material, audio tapes, journals, and
other papers documenting the personal life and literary career of Jane Roberts. Many of the papers
are photocopies of original documents.
In February 1988 all materials received to that date (with one exception) were arranged together
(Boxes 1-37). In the arrangement Jane Roberts's journal comes first, followed by ESP class session
material, Seth material, writings, notebooks and notepads, and personal papers. Then follow related
papers of Robert Butts (Box 33) and Tam Mossman (Boxes 34-36).
As additional materials are received they will be arranged and described as separate accessions
pending further processing of the papers.
Permission of the donor is required in order to photocopy or publish any materials in the papers.
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 4
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 5
Inventory, 1967-1986
Inventory, 1967-1986
Description Box Folder
Inventory, 1967-1986
Description Box Folder
Writings 30
God of Jane 30
Mass Events-index 30
Inventory, 1967-1986
Description Box Folder
Seth Speaks 30
Miscellaneous Sumari 30
Unknown Reality-index 30
Notebooks, 1978-1980 31
Notes 1970-1971 31
Personal Papers 32
Inventory, 1967-1986
Description Box Folder
Robert F. Butts 33
Tam Mossman
Correspondence, 1980-1983 34
Inventory, 1967-1986
Description Box Folder
Correspondence, 1974 34
Coordinate Point
[published by Sandra and Roger Peterson, San Francisco, CA]
Coordinate Point
[published by Jan and Tom Sweeney in conjunction with the Orlando Seth
Group]
Inventory, 1967-1986
Description Box Folder
Accession 1985-M-014
This addition consists of Jane Roberts fan mail listed chronologically. Accompanying audiotapes
and oversize materials are listed after the fan mail, also in chronological order. Researchers
requesting access to the fan mail are required to sign an access agreement form. Consult with the
reference archivist.
Accession 1985-M-014
Description Box
Fan mail
1965-1973 Apr 1
1975 Jan-Apr 3
1975 May-Aug 11 4
1978 Jun-Sep 8 17
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 12
Accession 1985-M-014
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Accession 1985-M-014
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1984 Jan-Apr 20 42
Printed materials
1975-1980 46
1981-1984 47
Audiotapes
[with accompanying correspondence]
1975-1979 48
1979-1982 49
1982-1984 50
Miscellaneous, 1969-1984 51
[Frederick Fell book catalog, newspaper articles, notes, sketches, business
cards, dream notes]
Oversize
1975-1984 52
1975-1984 53
Envelopes, 1969-1982 54
[without letters, kept at request of donor]
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 14
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 15
First, second, and third address books of Jane Roberts and Robert 1 1
F. Butts, 1955-1970s
(with notes added by Robert Butts)
Material for poem "I am alive again" by Jane Roberts, 1980 Jan 1 3
27
Psy-time and ESP results of Jane Roberts, 1968 May 22-1969 Jan 1 8
9
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 24
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 25
Pendulum notes of Jane Roberts, 1967 Jan 23-1967 Jun 11, 1967 1 3
Nov-Dec
Psy-time and ESP notebook of Jane Roberts, 1964 Oct 8-1966 Sep 1 4
7
Notes of Jane Roberts and Robert F. Butts to each other, 1967 Jun 1 5
- 1972 Nov
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 30
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 31
Dream notebook of Jane Roberts (vol. 1), 1963 Oct 2-1965 Jan 26 1 4
Dream notebook of Jane Roberts (vol. 2), 1965 Jan 26-1965 Sep 1 5
13
Dream notebook of Jane Roberts (vol. 3), 1965 Sep 14- 1966 Jan 1 6
2
Dream notebook of Jane Roberts (vol. 4), 1966 Jan 1-1967 Aug 1 7-8
17
Dream notebook of Jane Roberts (vol. 5), 1967 Aug 18- 1968 Apr 1 10
24
Dream notebook of Jane Roberts (vol. 6), 1968 May 7-1969 Jan 9 1 11
Dream notebook of Jane Roberts (vol. 8), 1969 Aug 22- 1971 Jun 2 13
14
Dream notebook of Jane Roberts (vol. 9), 1972 Mar 12- 1973 Jul 2 14
1
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 34
Published works
Poetry, 1963-1967 1 5
Poetry, 1970-1973 2 6
Poetry, 1974-1979 2 7
Contents of the Mind, Vol. II: material for unpublished book, ca. 1 2
1975-1977
1994-1997 2 12-15
Miscellaneous, 1993-2002 2 18
[printed material pertaining to Seth related conferences and activities],
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 55
Vol. I, 1980-1984 1 1
Vol. V, 1989-1990 1 5
Accession 1994-M-055
Accession 1994-M-055
Description Box
Ling chieh ti hsun hsi: fu t'i ling hun Sai-ssu ti ling i tzu liao 6
Videotapes
Accession 1994-M-055
Description Box
Accession 1996-M-052
Accession 1996-M-052
Description Box
The Seth Video [the only visual record of Seth speaking through 1
Jane Roberts and the only filmed interview of Jane Roberts and
Robert F. Butts; corresponding audiocassette], 1986
Viewing of video tapes is by appointment only and the reader must make
arrangements with the reference archivist.
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 70
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 71
Accession 1996-M-054
Accession 1996-M-054
Description Box Folder
Accession 1996-M-094
Accession 1996-M-094
Description Box Folder
Childhood, n.d. 1 1
The Individual and the Nature of Mass Events [A Seth Book], 1-2
1981, 1995 ed.
Accession 1997-M-039
Accession 1997-M-039
Description Box Folder
2007 Dec-2008 2
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 78
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 79
Accession 1999-M-055
Accession 1999-M-055
Description Box
Accession 2000-M-060
Accession 2000-M-060
Description Box Folder
"Ouija Board Session," [video tape and duplicate taken for Robert 1 1
F. Butts' eightieth birthday], 1999 Jun 20
Viewing of video tapes is by appointment only and the reader must make
arrangements with the reference archivist.
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 86
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 87
Accession 2000-M-093
Accession 2000-M-093
Description Box Folder
Accession 2000-M-094
Accession 2000-M-094
Description Box
Accession 2000-M-099
Accession 2000-M-099
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Accession 2001-M-049
Accession 2001-M-049
Description Box Folder
Tapes 7-17 3
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 96
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 97
This addition consists of science fiction and fantasy stories written by Jane Roberts and published in
magazines and anthologies, as well as a short novel. Materials are arranged chronologically by the
publication date of the selection in which they appear.
Magazines
Dude
Fantastic Universe
Novella 1
Anthologies 1
Accession 2001-M-058
This addition consists of compact disc recordings of the ESP class sessions made from reel tapes of
the classes. The date of the class follows the compact disc identification number.
Accession 2001-M-058
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Accession 2001-M-058
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Accession 2001-M-058
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Accession 2001-M-063
Accession 2001-M-063
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Conversations with Seth: the Story of Jane Roberts's ESP Class, 1-2
by Susan Watkins [various drafts, boxed in the order received;
see Accession 2001-M-049, box 1, folder 1 (p. 93)
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 104
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 105
Accession 2002-M-014
Accession 2002-M-014
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Accession 2002-M-015
Accession 2002-M-015
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Accession 2002-M-016
Accession 2002-M-016
Description Box Folder
This addition consists of Jane Roberts fan mail listed chronologically. Accompanying audiotapes
and oversize materials are listed after the fan mail, also in chronological order.Researchers
requesting access to the fan mail are required to sign an access agreement from. Consult with the
reference archivist.
Fan mail
2001 Nov-Dec 2
Accession 2002-M-028
Accession 2002-M-028
Description Box Folder
Accession 2002-M-085
Accession 2002-M-085
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1997 Jan-Dec 1
1998 Jan-Oct 1
1999 Jan-Dec 1
2000 Jan-Dec 2
2001 Feb-Dec 2
2002 Jan- 2
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 120
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 121
Accession 2003-M-012
Accession 2003-M-012
Description Box
This accession consists of Jane Roberts fan mail listed chronologically. Accompanying audiovisual
materials are listed after the fan mail, also in chronological order. Fan mail is added to the Jane
Roberts Papers in the order in which it is received. Consult accessions 1985-M-014 and
2002-M-027 for additional fan mail. Researchers requesting access to the fan mail are required to
sign an access agreement form. Consult with the reference archivist.
Fan mail
1981 Feb 5 1 1
1991 Sep 9 1 2
1992 Oct-Dec 1 3
1993 1 4 - 13
1994 Jan 1 14
2000 Sep 9 1 21
2001 Jan-Dec 1 22 - 23
2002 Jan-Dec 10 1 24 - 27
Audiovisual materials
Jane Roberts Papers (MS 1090) - 128
2000 2 32
2002 Jul 2 33
Accession 2006-M-079
This accession consists of correspondence and related materials sent to Madelon Rose Logue, editor
and publisher of Black Sheep, the Seth/Jane Roberts fanzine, primarily by Robert F. Butts.
Accession 2006-M-079
Description Box Folder
Correspondence
This accession consists of prints of paintings done by Jane Roberts. They are listed alphabetically
by title.
"A Vase Rob and I Have Loved For Years", 1977 Mar
This accession consists of correspondence to Sabine Lucas, a German Jungian psychologist, who
translated Seth material into German.