Collections : [Edgar Cayce Foundation]

Edgar Cayce Foundation

Edgar Cayce Foundation
215 S. 67th Street
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Primary Collecting Areas:
The records of Edgar Cayce and his family; the organizational records of the Association for Research and Enlightenment, Atlantic University, and the Edgar Cayce Foundation.
Description:

During Edgar Cayce's lifetime, the records of his psychic readings were his personal property. After his death, they became the property of his sons, Hugh Lynn Cayce and Edgar Evans Cayce, and his secretary, Gladys Davis Turner. They were stored in the Cayce home and office.

Mission: In February 1948, the E.C.F. was chartered by the Commonwealth of Virginia and provides permanent legal and physical custody of historical resources including:

  • The original Edgar Cayce readings as well as microfilm and digital copies
  • Supplemental material to the readings, such as original stenographer notebooks, appointment books, research
  • studies and reports on the readings, reports of preservation activities, photographs, sound and video recordings, etc.
  • Correspondence, business papers, and files of Hugh Lynn Cayce, Gladys Davis Turner, and other early staff members
  • Cayce Family papers and photographs
  • Personal papers of early A.R.E. members
  • Author contracts, unpublished manuscripts, and archival copies of most books and other materials published by A.R.E. Press and the Edgar Cayce Foundation
  • Official historical and business records for the A.R.E., E.C.F., and Atlantic University.
POC: Jessica Newell
Phone: (757) 457-7204
Start Over Repository Edgar Cayce Foundation Date range 1988
Edgar Cayce Foundation

Andrew Jackson Davis Collection

1.2 Linear Feet

This collection includes artifacts, correspondence, legal records, photographs, and writings primarily related to Davis's publishing contracts. Letters between Davis and his lawyer Frederick Atherton form the bulk of the correspondence. In addition, the collection includes personal papers of Davis' wife, Delphine Markham Davis (1839-1928). Delphine, a graduate of the United States Medical College in New York, married Davis in 1885.

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Andrew Jackson Davis Collection 1.2 Linear Feet

Davis, Andrew Jackson

This collection includes artifacts, correspondence, legal records, photographs, and writings primarily related to Davis's publishing contracts. Letters between Davis and his lawyer Frederick Atherton form the bulk of the correspondence. In addition, the collection includes personal papers of Davis' wife, Delphine Markham Davis (1839-1928). Delphine, a graduate of the United States Medical College in New York, married Davis in 1885.

Edgar Cayce Foundation

Association for Research and Enlightenment Collection

This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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Small Collections, 1912-2017

0.8 Linear Feet 2 boxes
Small Collections include donations from A.R.E. members and A.R.E. staff of organizational and personal materials to the Edgar Cayce Foundation.
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The Edgar Cayce Readings, 1886-2020

127 Linear Feet

This collection consists of original copies of Edgar Cayce's readings, accompanying case files, correspondence, and supplementary research.

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Edgar Cayce Foundation

Cayce Family Collection

The collection is primarily composed of paper materials, including correspondence, legal papers, and publications. Other materials include artifacts, certificates, news clippings, photographs, and audio-visual materials. The Hugh Lynn Cayce series comprises the majority of the collection.

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Edgar Cayce Foundation

Cayce / Reilly School of Massage Collection, 1985-2015

0.4 Linear Feet 1 box.

This collection includes publications, staff and student records generated by the Cayce / Reilly School of Massage in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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Arthur Robert Smith Collection, 1981-2009

0.8 Linear Feet 2 boxes.

This collection includes correspondence, interview transcripts, notes, and research sources collected by Arthur Robert Smith to write the book entitled About My Father's Business (1988), a biography of Hugh Lynn Cayce (1907-1982).

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