Matthew Manning papers

Scope and Content

Automatic drawings; drafts including "The Link", "The Strangers"; correspondence of Peter Bander; magazine articles about Matthew Manning and psychic phenomena.

Administrative / Biographical History

Matthew Manning was born in 1955. He became famous with the publication of his first book, "The Link" in 1974 which sold over a million copies. "The Link" and "In the Minds of Millions" (1977) were autobiographical works which described psychic phenomena. Matthew Manning was also notable for his skill in automatic drawing (ie producing artwork in the style of other other artists).

Access Information

Open for research although access to some files may be restricted by the Freedom of Information Act. See Archivist for details. Advanced notice should also be given.

Archivist's Note

Compiled by Stacey Anderson (20.02.22).

Related Material

A box list has been compiled for this deposit. A pdf version of this is available: http://archives.ulrls.lon.ac.uk/resources/MS1161.pdf.

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