Melvina E. Hostak papers, 1914-1974

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Hostak, Melvina E

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Papers, mainly 1928-1954, of a spiritualist minister concerning her activities in a number of spiritualist organizations in Wisconsin. Included are financial ledgers, correspondence, curriculum rec...

Papers, mainly 1928-1954, of a spiritualist minister concerning her activities in a number of spiritualist organizations in Wisconsin. Included are financial ledgers, correspondence, curriculum records, and other materials pertaining to her work from 1928-1932 as secretary-treasurer of the Morris Pratt Institute of Whitewater; and a minute book, financial records, annual program books, and photographs (1949) of the Western Wisconsin Camp Association, a summer retreat in Wonewoc for the study of spiritualism which Hostak served as president, and miscellaneous records of other organizations. Correspondence with Anna Wallace concerns the lyceum movement. Also included are correspondence, notes and drafts of historian Paul Schmunk concerning his research on the Morris Pratt Institute; additional notes about MPI by Hugh W. Swofford III; and general personal correspondence of Hostak. Other photographs include snapshots of Hostak.

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