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Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm2022086484
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Collection material in English
The papers of May Benzenberg Mayer were given to the Library of Congress by Carol Denick in 2022.
The papers of May Benzenberg Mayer were arranged and described by Sara Ludewig in 2022.
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The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of May Benzenberg Mayer is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The papers of May Benzenberg Mayer are open to research. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Access to digital content is available onsite only in the Manuscript Reading Room and requires advanced notice. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting.
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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or digital ID number, May Benzenberg Mayer Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
May Benzenberg Mayer was born in 1880 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She claimed to have studied psychiatry under Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung in the 1910s. In 1924, she founded the School of Applied Philosophy in New York where she taught until 1952. Her writings and teachings incorporated elements of theosophy, psychoanalysis, world religion, and philosophy. She died in 1952.
The papers of May Benzenberg Mayer (1880-1952) span the years 1926-1983, with the bulk of the material dating from 1926 to 1952. The collection documents Mayer’s teachings, lectures, and writings as an instructor and founder of the School of Applied Philosophy, also known as the Path of Joining of Devotion and Gnosis (POJODAG) House.
The collection primarily documents Mayer’s esoteric philosophic teachings throughout her twenty-eight years at the School of Applied Philosophy. Her papers showcase the unique combination of world religion, philosophy, theosophy, and psychiatry she used to create her own “wisdom-lore” teachings. The collection was compiled by two of Mayer’s students, Gertrude Borchard (1891-1981) and Alice Borchard Greene (1893-1972), and shows their commitment to Mayer’s ideas and the work of the School of Applied Philosophy. The collection includes a manuscript of Mayer’s teachings compiled from lecture notes and audio recordings by Borchard and Greene. Also included are copies of
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.