On-Line Reading Archives
Biographical Information
Biography written by George A. Quimby, son of Phineas Parkhurst Quimby. Includes images of the original article as it appeared in The New England Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 33, March 1888.
Biography included as Chapter 1 of THE QUIMBY MANUSCRIPTS Edited by Horatio W. Dresser, Publisher: Thomas Y Crowell, New York, N.Y. 1921.
QUIMBY THE PIONEER and QUIMBY'S METHOD OF HEALING, chapters 2 and 3, quoted from "A HISTORY OF THE NEW THOUGHT MOVEMENT", by Horatio W. Dresser, Publisher: Thomas Y Crowell, New York, N.Y. 1919.
P. P. Quimby this article fragment was written by Emma G. Ware, a patient, student and copyist of Phineas Parkhurst Quimby. In his article for The New England Magazine, George A. Quimby writes: "Among his earlier patients in Portland were the Misses [Emma and Sarah] Ware, daughters of the late Judge Ashur Ware, of the U.S. Court; and they became much interested in "the Truth," as he called it." This article is located in the Boston University collection.
Phineas Parkhurst Quimby quoted from "The History of the City of Belfast, in the State of Maine, Volume II, 1875-1900", by Joseph Williamson, completed and edited by Alfred Johnson, originally published: Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press Cambridge, Boston and New York, 1913.
Biographical Information A brochure written for the Belfast Historical Society and Museum, Belfast, Maine by Ron Hughes, 2004.
Books
THE TRUE HISTORY OF MENTAL SCIENCE. A lecture delivered by Julius A. Dresser, at the Church Of The Divine Unity, Boston, Mass., on Sunday Evening, Feb. 6, 1887. Revised with additions. Published in pamphlet form, 1887. Includes images of the pamphlet as printed in 1887.
THE PHILOSOPHY OF P.P. QUIMBY. With Selections from his Manuscripts and a Sketch of his Life. By Annetta Gertrude Dresser. First Edition, Geo. H. Ellis, Printer, 141 Franklin Street, Boston. Published in 1895.
THE QUIMBY MANUSCRIPTS. Edited by Horatio W. Dresser, Publisher: Thomas Y Crowell, New York, N.Y., second edition, third printing 1921.
The Healing Wisdom of Dr. P.P. Quimby. edited by Mason Alonzo Clark with forewords by Dr. Erroll Collie and Dr. Ervin Seale. This book is now out of print and has been placed on the Internet by the editor.
Healing Hypotheses. Dr. C. Alan Anderson's doctoral dissertation, "Horatio W. Dresser and the Philosophy of New Thought," was published, with some additions, as Healing Hypotheses; (Garland Publishing Inc., New York & London, 1993). The book is out of print, but may be read on the Internet by clicking here.
Historical Class Notes
Notes On Class Lectures of Julius A. Dresser and his wife Annetta (Seabury) Dresser. These Notes were taken by Mrs. Harriett Hemmenway beginning in January, 1887.
Dresser Lecture Notes taken by Abby Perry in Boston, Mass., 1887.
Synopsis of Mrs. Dresser's Lecture of Jan. 17th, 1888, copies from Abby Perry's notes.
Articles & Brochures
Phineas P. Quimby, The Bible, and Healing. Robert Winterhalter is president of the Society for the Study of Metaphysical Religion. His doctorate is in Biblical Studies. He is a minister both of Unity and of Divine Science, and has served in various field ministries. His Unity ordination is by the Unity-Progressive Council. Currently, he teaches in the External Degree Program of the Emma Curtis Hopkins College & Seminary. His books include The Odes of Solomon, The Fifth Gospel, Jesus' Parables, and the forthcoming work, The Healing Christ. He has done extensive research on the Quimby writings.
The Significance of Quimby For Our Times. written by Dr. Robert Winterhalter and presented before the Annual SSMR Conference - July 25th, 2002, which was held in conjunction with the 87th INTA Congress, Norfolk Virginia.
Quimby as Founder of New Thought. by Dr. C. Alan Anderson. Adapted from a talk presented July 20, 1996 International New Thought Alliance; Florida West Coast District Meeting; Clearwater, Florida.
Phineas Parkhurst Quimby. "THE FATHER OF NEW THOUGHT" Created on Oct. 6, 1995 by Dr. C. Alan Anderson, contributing editor of the three volume set, Phineas Parkhurst Quimby: The Complete Writings (Dr. Ervin Seale, editor, DeVorss & Co., 1988).
Quimby's Technique. Extracted from a writing of the same title by Horatio W. Dresser, probably written around 1930. Except for the omission of footnotes, the text here is essentially the same as that constituting Appendix B of Dr. C. Alan Anderson, Healing Hypotheses: Horatio W. Dresser and the Philosophy of New Thought (New York and London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1993).
The Healing Idealism of P. P. Quimby, W. F. Evans, and the New Thought Movement. Written by Dr. C. Alan Anderson. From: Philosophy in the Life of a Nation: Papers Contributed to the Bicentennial Symposium of Philosophy, New York: Bicentennial Symposium of Philosophy, City University of New York Graduate Center, 1976, pp. 279-283; reprinted in The Journal of the Academy of Religion and Psychical Research, II, January, 1979, 25-30. This may well have been the only academic recognition of New Thought in connection with the Bicentennial of the United States. Converted October 9, 1995 by Alan Anderson.
Contrasting Strains of Metaphysical Idealism Contributing to New Thought by Dr. C. Alan Anderson. This writing is a preliminary survey of contrasting strains of metaphysical idealism contributing to New Thought.
Our Quimby Heritage. Dr. Herman J. Aaftink is founder-president of Quimby Foundation in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and contributing editor of the three volume set, Phineas Parkhurst Quimby: The Complete Writings (Dr. Ervin Seale, editor, DeVorss & Co., 1988). Herman was the treasurer of the International New Thought Alliance for many years and co-chaired the INTA Congress in 1985 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Herman is author of Brand New Me: The Art of Authentic Living (Cosmic Concepts). A listing of the activities for the Life Enrichment Center may be found here.
Quimby's Method of Treatment. Written by Dr. Joseph Murphy—Minister, Church of Divine Science, Los Angeles, California. Originally published in New Thought Magazine, Spring, 1959, beginning on page 25.
Can Disease Be Entirely Destroyed? Written by Emma G. Ware who was one of the copyists that assisted Dr. Quimby in his Portland, Maine healing office from 1859 to 1865. This article was originally published in The Spirit of the New Thought, Editor: Horatio W. Dresser, Publisher: Thomas Y Crowell, New York, N.Y. 1917.
Newspaper Articles
Historical Newspaper Articles. Within the collection of the Phineas Parkhurst Quimby papers at the Library of Congress, is a scrapbook containing many newspaper articles that span his professional career.
