Astrologer's Scrapbook with Notes and Articles
Portland, Oregon: 1936-1960. 10" x 7" black leather 3-ring binder, silver ink and label sticker to spine, front hinge cracked, articles fixed to both pastedowns, rings full of articles and notes with several others laid in.
Astrological reference notebook belonging to Portland area astrologer, Helen McFarland, who advertised readings and classes in Portland area newspapers from about 1937 until 1963. She specialized in scientific astrology and offered personal and business counseling. Her husband held many offices in his local masonic lodge and was a member of the Scottish Rite.
The majority of this collection is articles from astrology magazines that she has organized and notated. Publications included are American Astrology, International Astrology, Wynn's Astrology Magazine, Horoscope, and World Astrology Magazine. Some noteable authors included are Manly P. Hall and Dane Rudhyar. There are several handwritten pages in the binder rings and laid in. There is also one typed page copied from "Your Place Among the Stars" by Evangeline Adams. Most of the articles are dated between 1936-1940 with one as late as 1960. Item #8988
Price: $200.00