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The Theosophical Society in Australia
The Campbell Theosophical Research Library
Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals

Abbreviations and Acronyms used in the Union Index


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  1. AdvAus - Advance! Australia July 1926-1929 April, Sydney, George S Arundale
  2. AdvPam - Advance! Australia Pamphlets, no year (1926-1929?) Sydney, GS Arundale?
  3. AdyBul - The Adyar Bulletin 1908-1929 Adyar, Madras, India, Annie Besant
  4. AdyPa1 - The Adyar Pamphlets 1911-1936? Adyar, Madras, India
  5. AdyPa2 - Adyar Pamphlets New Series 1998 - continuing, TPH Adyar
  6. AdyPop - Adyar Popular Lectures 1908-1915? Adyar, India
  7. Ady_Th - The Adyar Theosophist 1930 Annie Besant
  8. AmerT1 - The American Theosophist [First Series] 1913-14, Krotona, Hollywood, LA Cal, AP Warrington
  9. AmerTh - The American Theosophist 1933 - 1996, Wheaton
  10. AnPsSc - Annals of Psychical Science 1905-1910 London; Caesar de Vesme; 2 vols per year
  11. Anthr1 - Anthroposophy 1920-1925
  12. Anthr2 - Anthroposophy 1926-1933, London, DN Dunlop
  13. AquarT - Aquarian Theosophist, The, 2000 - continuing, Internet: http://www.teosofia.com/AT.html, ULT, Jerome Wheeler
  14. ArtHPB - Articles by HP Blavatsky< 37 Pamphlets (no year) 164 Articles, Theosophy Company, LA Ca
  15. ArtWQJ - Articles by William Q Judge 31 Pamphlets (no year) 275 Articles, Theosophy Company, LA Ca
  16. AuESBu - The Australian ES Bulletin issued by Cor Sec of the A&NZ Divisions EST
  17. AusNN1 - Australian Notes and News 1928-? (incomplete) Sydney, Harold Morton
  18. AusNN2.- Australian News and Notes 1933-? (incomplete) Sydney, Harold Morton
  19. AusTh1 - Austral Theosophist 1894-1895 Mr Besant-Scott, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
  20. AusTh2 - (The) Australian Theosophist 1897-1898 Sydney, TW Willans
  21. AusTh3 - The Australian Theosophist (2) 1926-1928
  22. AusTh4 - The Australian Theosophist (3) 1928-1933 CW Leadbeater
  23. AusTrN.- Australian Star News 1926-27 (incomplete), Sydney, JL Davidge
  24. Beacon - The Beacon 1922 - continuing, New York, Lucis Trust, Foster Bailey
  25. BlaLec - The Blavatsky Lectures, 1918 - continuing, TPH London
  26. BlaPam - The Blavatsky Pamphlets, HPB Library, British Columbia
  27. BlzStr - The Blazing Star, 1923-1924, Sydney, Herbrand Williams
  28. BrWAdy - Branch Work, Adyar, Madras, India 1891 to ?
  29. BrWUSA - Branch Work Papers USA 1890-1894
  30. BroadV - Broad Views 1904-1907 London, AP Sinnett
  31. BulTSR - Bulletin of the Theosophy-Science Research Association 1977 Ed RC Rath, Bhubaneswar, India (became The Theoscientist)
  32. Canaduff - The Canadian Theosophist, 1920 - 1998, Canada (Outline Index)
  33. CanTh2 - The Canadian Theosophist, 1920 - 2007 (index from 1959) Ontario
  34. Circls.- Circles, 1985-95, 2005 - continuing, Scotland, Brian Fleming, Alan Senior
  35. D_Drei - Die Drei - Monatsschrift fr Anthroposophie 1921-1931 Stuttgart, Sigismund von Gleich
  36. Dawn - Dawn 1921-1924 Sydney, Australia, TS Loyalty League, John Prentice
  37. Discov - Discovery 1946-76 Wheaton, James S Perkins
  38. Eclect - The Eclectic Theosophist 1971 - 1995 San Diego, Calif., W Emmett Small, Helen Todd
  39. Eng_Th - The English Theosophist, August 1895 to Dec 1900, WA Bulmer, Howard H Birt
  40. Esot - Esoterica 2010 - continuing, London, Eric McGough
  41. ExtVah - Extracts from the Vahan 1891-1904, London, Sarah Corbett
  42. Fohat - Fohat, 1997 - continuing, Edmonton TS Canada, Robert B MacDonald
  43. Halcyo - The Halcyon (OSE) 1912-1915 Christchurch, New Zealand, TE Brown & Emma Hunt
  44. HiCNew - High Country Newsletter 1986-1990 Boulder, Colorado, Richard Slusser
  45. HiC_Th - High Country Theosophist 1990-2004 Boulder, Colorado, Richard Slusser
  46. HrlStr - The Herald of the Star 1912-1927 London, J Krishnamurti
  47. HScHVa - Holistic Science and Human Values. Transactions of the Theosophy Science Group
  48. Indian - Indian Theosophist, The, (index from 2002, incomplete), Varanasi, India, S M Umakanth Rao
  49. Insigt - Insight 1998 - 2009, London, Lilian Storey
  50. IrishT - The Irish Theosophist 1892-1897 Dublin, Ireland, DN Dunlop
  51. IStrB1 - International Star Bulletin (1) 1928- July 1929 (incomplete) Ommen Holland, D Rajagopal and RL Christie
  52. IStrB2 - International Star Bulletin (2) August 1929- 1930 (incomplete) Ommen Holland, Emily Lutyens and D Rajagopal
  53. JRPsyR - Journal of Religion and Psychical Research 1979 - continuing, Conn., USA
  54. JScExp - Journal of Scientific Exploration 1987 - continuing , NY NY & Stanford, California
  55. JSPsyR - Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 1885-1893 London
  56. KAustB - Krishnamurti Australia Bulletin 1990-continuing, Australia
  57. KFndB_ - Krishnamurti Foundation (Trust) Bulletin 1968-continuing, England
  58. KTManu - Theosophical Manuals (Katherine Tingley Series) 1907-8, by students of KT, Point Loma, Ca
  59. Lamp - The Lamp, 1894-1900 Canada, Albert ES Smythe
  60. LightB - The Light Bearer 1993 - continuing, Canada
  61. Link - The Link, May 1908 - Feb 1912, Adyar, India
  62. LonFor - London Forum, The 1933-38 incorporated in The Occult Review (UK Edn)
  63. LotBlF - Le Lotus Bleu, March 1890 - continuing, Paris, France
  64. Lotus - Le Lotus, March 1887 to March 1889 Paris, France
  65. Lucifr - Lucifer 1887-1897 London, HP Blavatsky
  66. Magic - Magic 1896 TW Willans, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  67. Magnet - The Magnet, 1918-28 (incomplete), London, Esther Bright
  68. MalayT - The Malayan Theosophist 1939-1942 Singapore, Jane Clumeck
  69. Mercur - Mercury 1894-1899 San Francisco, Cal, William John Walters
  70. Mesgr1 - The Messenger 1913-27, Krotona, Hollywood, LA Cal, AP Warrington
  71. NewCal - The New Californian, 1891-1894 Jerome A. Anderson & Louise A. Off
  72. NewEnN - New England Notes 1895-96 (incomplete) Boston, Robert A Chandler
  73. NNTSAu - News & Notes of the Theosophical Society in Australia 1934-1936 Clara Codd
  74. NZThMa - New Zealand Theosophical Magazine 1900-1908, became Theosophy in New Zealand
  75. OccRev - The Occult Review (UK Edn) 1905-48 (inc 'The London Forum' Sept 1933 to April 1938) London, Ralph Shirley
  76. ODPEur - Theosophical Society European Section Oriental Department (ed GRS Mead)
  77. ODPUSA - (American) Oriental Department Papers (WQ Judge) 1st Series: 26 known; 2nd Series: 8 known
  78. ORevFE - The Occult Review (Foreign Edn) 1907-1932 London, Ralph Shirley
  79. PacifT - Pacific Theosophist, 1891-1898, Seattle & San Francisco, Jerome A Anderson
  80. Papyrs - Papyrus 1918-1924 (incomplete) Cairo, Egypt
  81. PathAu - The Path 1925-1949 (incomplete) Sydney, The Independent TS
  82. PathNY - The Path 1886-1896 NY, WQ Judge
  83. PathUK - The Path 1910-1914 London, DN Dunlop
  84. PeLoSt - Peace Lodge Studies:by TH Redfern unless otherwise indicated)
  85. Phonix - Phoenix Rising 1978-79, Adyar, Madras, John BS Coats
  86. PSPsyR - Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research 1882 - continuing, London
  87. PsychN - Psychic Notes 1882 Calcutta, Alice Gordon (and HP Blavatsky)
  88. Psypion - Psypioneer 2004 - continuing, Internet: http://www.woodlandway.org/Psypioneer_Journal.htm, London, Leslie Price
  89. PurMan - Theosophical Manuals (G de Purucker Series) 1930-40, Point Loma, TUP, Ca
  90. Qst_UK - The Quest 1909-1931? London, GRS Mead (a continuation of The Theosophical Review)
  91. QstUSA - The Quest 1988 - continuing, Wheaton, USA, William Metzger
  92. ResCeJ - Research Centre Journal 1972-1976 rural UK
  93. Revuet - Revue Theosophique, March 1889 to Feb 1890 Paris, France, Comtesse G d'Adhmar
  94. SatuLM - The Saturn Lodge Monthly (of the TS in Shanghai, China) 1920-?; editor A. Horne
  95. SciGrJ - Science Group Journal 1957-1971 rural UK
  96. Sishya - Sishya (The Student), Adyar, Madras, India
  97. StrANZ - The Star - Australia and New Zealand 1928 Sydney, JL Davidge
  98. StrBul - Star Bulletin 1931- 1933, Ommen Holland, Emily Lutyens and D Rajagopal
  99. StrEaA - (The) Star in the East. Australian Division 1918-1926 (incomplete) Sydney, TH Martyn, Mary E Rocke
  100. StrRev - The Star Review 1928-1929 London, Emily Lutyens
  101. StrUSA - Star, The 1928-1929 (incomplete) LA Calif. JA Ingelman, MR Hotchener
  102. Sunris - Sunrise 1952-2007, Pasadena, California; James A. Long
  103. Th_Har - Theosophy 1896-1897 NY, ET Hargrove
  104. Th_Rev - The Theosophical Review 1897-1909 London, Annie Besant, GRS Mead
  105. Th_Sci - Theosophy-Science 1977-1983 UK
  106. ThDgst - Theosophical Digest 1989 - continuing, Philippines, Vicente Hao Chin Jr
  107. TheoNZ - TheoSophia (NZ) 2007 - continued from Theosophy in NZ, Auckland NZ, Jo Barnsdale
  108. TheoSc - The Theoscientist (Formerly Bulletin of the Theosophy-Science Research Association) 1977 Ed RC Rath, Bhubaneswar, India
  109. Theost - The Theosophist 1879 - continuing, Bombay and Adyar, HPB
  110. ThFrmN - The Theosophical Forum New Series, 1929-1951 (incomplete) Point Loma, Cal, G de Purucker
  111. ThHiCe - Theosophical History Centre publications 1985-1989, London, Leslie Price
  112. ThHiOP - Theosophical History Occasional Papers 1993 - continuing
  113. ThHist - Theosophical History 1985 - continuing, Leslie Price, JA Santucci
  114. ThHoll - The Theosophist 1930 Hollywood, Annie Besant, MR Hotchener
  115. ThIsis - Theosophic Isis 1896-1897 Herbert AW Coryn
  116. ThJour - The Theosophical Journal 1960-1997 (incomplete), London, Laurence J Bendit
  117. ThManu - Theosophical Manuals 1-7 1892-96 and reprints, London, Adyar, etc
  118. ThMes1 - Theosophic Messenger, The 1899-1912 San Francisco, WJ Walters
  119. ThMes2 - Theosophical Messenger, The 1927-1932, Wheaton Ill, LW Rogers
  120. ThMovt - The Theosophical Movement 1930-continuing (index from Nov 2000) Bombay, M Dastur
  121. ThNots - Theosophical Notes 1950-1978, California, Victor Endersby
  122. ThPath - The Theosophical Path, 1911-1935 (incomplete) Point Loma, Cal, Katherine Tingley, G de Purucker
  123. Thphia - Theosophia 1944-1981 Los Angeles, Boris de Zirkoff
  124. Thphy2 - Theosophy 1912-2007 SF and LA, Calif, The Theosophy Company
  125. ThQly_ - Theosophical Quarterly, The 1903-38 (incomplete), T S (in America - Hargrove group), New York, CA Griscom
  126. ThResJ - The Theosophical Research Journal 1984-1988 Wheaton
  127. ThScGN - Theosophy-Science Group Newsletter 1984 - continuing, Sydney, Hugh Murdoch
  128. ThSift - Theosophical Siftings 1888-1895 London, Countess Wachtmeister
  129. ThStuP - Theosophical Study Paper 2002 - continuing, Education Unit, TS in Australia
  130. ThWrld - Theosophy World, 1996 - continuing, Internet Magazine: www.theos-world.com/archives/text.html, Eldon Tucker
  131. TinAu1 - Theosophy in Australasia 1895-1921 John C Staples, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  132. TinAu2 - Theosophy in Australia (1) 1921-1926 edited by Josephine Ransom
  133. TinAu3 - Theosophy in Australia (2) 1936 - continuing
  134. TinEAW - Theosophy in England & Wales, 1921-1924, H Baillie-Weaver
  135. TinNZ - Theosophy in New Zealand 1908 - continuing
  136. TRCTra - Theosophical Research Centre Transactions 1931-1968, London
  137. TrFeES - Transactions Annual Congresses of the Federation of European Sections Theosophical Society 1904-1923?
  138. TrLoL1 - Transactions of the London Lodge of the Theosophical Society 1884-1906 London, AP Sinnett
  139. TrLoL2 - Transactions of the London Lodge second series 1913-1916
  140. ULTPam - U.L.T. Pamphlet 1930-1938 Theosophy Company, Bombay India
  141. Upadhi - Upadhi 1892-1893 TW Willans, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  142. Vahan1 - Vahan (1) 1890-1891 London, UK, HP Blavatsky & Walter R Old
  143. Vahan2 - The Vahan 1891-1920 London, GRS Mead
  144. Voyage - Voyage 1946-1950 (incomplete) Sydney Australia, Sidney Dorne
  145. WorldT - World Theosophy 1931-1933 Hollywood, Marie R Hotchener

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