Lama Anagarika Govinda papers, 1945-1993

Sub-Series 1: Individuals

Request Box 1

Box 1 Folder 1 Ashish, Sri Mahadeva, 1985-08-13-1986-11-02

Box 1 Folder 1 Bandula, Reverend T., Maha Bodhi Society of India, 1985-07-01

Box 1 Folder 1 Berthold Roland, Reverend, 1985-12-13

Box 1 Folder 1 Bharati, Agahananda, 1986-06-29-1986-09-04

Box 1 Folder 1 Biernath, Irmgard, 1993-1996

includes rich detail on early life of Lama Govinda

Box 1 Folder 1 Blevins, Louis, 1985-05-27

handwritten

Box 1 Folder 1 Blofeld, John, 1986-08-12-1986-10-20

four postcard items

Box 1 Folder 1 Broughton, James, 1987-03-09

Box 1 Folder 1 Costello, Ruth, 1986-06-18-1986-10-30

includes postcards

Box 1 Folder 1 Drikung Chetsang Rinpoche ('bri gung che tshang 07 bstan 'dzin 'phrin las lhun grub), 1980-03-27-1987-05-10

Box 1 Folder 1 Easwaran, Eknath, Blue Mountain Center of Meditation, 1985-06-01

Box 1 Folder 1 Glessing, Martha, 1985-11-21

Box 1 Folder 1 Green, Phyllis, 1985-09-28

Box 1 Folder 1 Guenther, Herbert, 1985-10-24-1986-02-14

Box 1 Folder 1 Harding, Marion, National Army Museum, 1985-07-23

not in this file

Box 1 Folder 1 Harrer, Heinrich, 1986-04-10

contains two photocopies of handwritten letter

Box 1 Folder 1 Harrison, G.F., 1987-03-04

handwritten

Box 1 Folder 1 Katrak, Kersy, 1986-10-04-1986-10-20

Box 1 Folder 1 Kestler, Mario, 2002-03-07-2004-04-22

Box 1 Folder 1 Lee, Mary, 1979-02-22

Box 1 Folder 1 Matthiessen, Peter, 1979-1988

Box 1 Folder 1 Mitchell, Stephen, 1986-01-23

Box 1 Folder 1 Nyanaponika, Mahathera, 1985-12-06-1987-04-11

Box 1 Folder 1 O'Neill, Ken, 1986-02-03

Box 1 Folder 1 Oppliger, Pierre, 1987-06-11

Box 1 Folder 1 Palmer, W.J., 1987-02-03

Box 1 Folder 1 Rand, Yvonne, 1991-03-04

contains two copies

Box 1 Folder 1 Richardson, Hugh, 1986-06-12

Box 1 Folder 1 Samdup, T.T., 1980-12-03

Box 1 Folder 1 Sangharakshita, 1992-06-25

Box 1 Folder 1 Schumann, Wolfgang, 1986-06-08

along with two works of Dr. Schumann

Box 1 Folder 1 Shapiro, Robert, 1986-04-15-1986-12-30

along with handwritten notes

Box 1 Folder 1 Snyder, Gary and Masa, 1985-08-13-1988-02-17

also includes undated correspondence

Box 1 Folder 1 Staal, Frits, 1986-10-20

Box 1 Folder 1 Sunyabhai, (Sorensen Alfred), 1981

Box 1 Folder 1 Tenduf, PL, 1987-03-22

Box 1 Folder 1 Tarthang, Tulku, Tibetan Nyingmapa Meditation Center and Dharma Publications, 1985-07-12-1985-07-31

Box 1 Folder 1 Wangyal, Tsering, Tibetan Review, 1985-05-28-1987-08-13

Box 1 Folder 1 Wuerfel, Alfred, 1986-12-07

Box 1 Folder 1 Miscellaneous

Sub-Series 2: Organizations

Box 1 Folder 2 Botschaft der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (H. Hofmann), 1987-03-17

Box 1 Folder 2 Buddhist Society (John Snelling), 1986-12-02-1988-11-26

Box 1 Folder 2 Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany (K. Grohman, Vice Consul), 1986-03-04

Box 1 Folder 2 Deutsches, Archaeologisches Institut Rome (Richard Neudecker), 1986-05-22

Box 1 Folder 2 Fondation Alexandra David Neel Centre Culturel Tibetain, 1985-12-09

Box 1 Folder 2 Imperial War Museum (Stephen Brooks), 1986-09-10

Box 1 Folder 2 Krankenbuchlager Berlin (Elste), 1986-06-11

written in German

Box 1 Folder 2 Libraries and Archives, 1986-03-25-1987-02-16

Box 1 Folder 2 Nicholas Roerich Museum (Daniel Entin), 1985-05-17-1986-03-08

Box 1 Folder 2 Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (Tempa Tsering), 1985-08-30

contains receipts of Tibetan Review purchase

Box 1 Folder 2 Office of the Western Buddhist Order (Dharmachari Kovida), 1985-07-30-1992-06-25

Box 1 Folder 2 Order Arya Maitreya Mandala (K.H. Gottmann, K.H.), 1985-05-14-1987-09-05

Box 1 Folder 2 Wisdom Publications, UK (Nick Ribush), 1985-11-08

Sub-Series 1: Subject Files

Box 1 Folder 3 Evans-Wentz, Walter, (See also Evans-Wentz letters to Govinda in Series 3)

Box 1 Folder 4 Gotami, Li

See also Tsaparang and Tholing. Contains a transcript of her talk on Tibetan art, some copies of her biography, correspondence with Kersy Katrak, Sangharakshita, Gertrude and her sister Coomie, and reprints of her art

Box 1 Folder 5 Tsaparang and Tholing (Mtho lding), 1951

Gotami, Li, "The Tsaparang Expedition" published serially in Illustrated Weekly of India, 1951

Box 1 Folder 6 World War II and Internment of Govinda

Box 1 Folder 6 Abbot, S.E., 1986-12-05

Box 1 Folder 6 Costain, Corps of Royal Military Police, 1987-02-20

Box 1 Folder 6 Creek, E.G., 1987-01-19

Box 1 Folder 6 Envelopes without letters

Box 1 Folder 6 Gordon, C.H., 1987-01-20-1987-02-16

Box 1 Folder 6 John, R.S.T., 1987-02-03

Box 1 Folder 6 Public Record Office, 1986-08-09

Box 1 Folder 6 Rogers, T.E., 1987-02-10

Box 1 Folder 6 Ross, Robin, 1987-04-12

Box 1 Folder 6 Royal Military Police Museum, 1986-09-17-1987-02-25

Box 1 Folder 6 Saumarez Smith, W.H., 1987-01-29

Box 1 Folder 6 Sellon, Emily, 1986-12-08

Box 1 Folder 6 Walker, G.E.D, Indian Police (U.K.) Association, 1987-03-27

Box 1 Folder 6 Webb, Russell, 1985-07-06

Box 1 Folder 6 Youmie, Dorothy, 1987-02-17

Sub-Series 2: Research Notes

Box 1 Folder 7 Biographical information on Lama Govinda

Box 1 Folder 7 Set of questions for Li Gotami

Box 1 Folder 7 Two sets of diaries

Sub-Series 3: Administrative Files

Box 1 Folder 8 Editorial and other feedback

Box 1 Folder 8 Cooper, Roshan, 1988-01-25

Box 1 Folder 8 Elbert, Mian Reverend, Secretary to Roshi Kennett, Shasta Abbey, 1982-09-12

Missing

Box 1 Folder 8 Petty, Marcia, 1988-01-08-1988-03-01

Box 1 Folder 8 Ponti, Louis J., 1992-10-05

Box 1 Folder 8 Raine, Doctor Kathleen, 1981-01-26

Missing

Box 1 Folder 8 Wilson, Annie, Element Books Ltd, 1991-04-17

Box 1 Folder 9 Publicity

Box 1 Folder 9 Book signing poster A Thousand Journeys at Shambhala Booksellers

Box 1 Folder 9 Poster of upcoming events including Ken Winkler's book, A Thousand Journeys advertisement, at the Mandala Bookstore

Box 1 Folder 9 A Thousand Journeys advertisement, The New Humanity Journal, 1991-12-1992-01

Sub-Series 4: Interviews, 2 audiocassettes

Request Box 4

Box 4 Lama Govinda and Yvonne Rand, 1986-10-26

Access digital content: Lama Govinda and Yvonne Rand, 1986-10-26

Box 4 Audio account by Ken Winkler of interview with Li Gotami Govinda, 1985-08

Access digital content: Li Gotami Govinda note, 1985-08

Sub-Series 1: Auto/biographical Materials and Personal Documents

See also correspondence: Biernath, Irmgard

Request Box 2

Box 2 Folder 1 Certificate of Naturalization, 1938-09-09

2 photocopies

Box 2 Folder 1 Family Tree of Lama Govinda, 2 pages

photocopy, hand-drawn

Box 2 Folder 1 "Lama Govinda," Biography by Yvonne Reed

Box 2 Folder 1 Der Kreis, Informationsblatt des Ordens Ārya Maitreya Mandala: Zweig für Westeuropa, Nummer 174, 1985-01-1985-03

Box 2 Folder 1 Lama Govinda's biography, English translation of excerpt from Wege Zur Ganzheit, 8 pages

Box 2 Folder 1 "Recollections about Lama Govinda," Nyanaponika Mahathera

Box 2 Folder 2 Obituary published in Middle Way Buddhist Society of Great Britain, 1985-08

Box 2 Folder 3 Interview by Karl Ray, The Shambhala Review Vol. 4 No. 4, 1975-11

Box 2 Folder 3 "More German Buddhists", Interview in The Ceylon Independent, 1929-01-11

Sub-Series 2. Correspondence (Letters to and by Govinda), 1954-1985

Box 2 Folder 4 Al, 1979-08-03

Box 2 Folder 4 Coomie, 1977-08-10-1977-12-21

Box 2 Folder 4 Dee Dee, 1979-08-25

Box 2 Folder 4 Gertrude, 1977-11-22-1979-10-22

Box 2 Folder 4 Peterson, Merrill, 1977-06-18

Box 2 Folder 4 Ross, 1979-11-11

Box 2 Folder 5 Sangharakshita, Reverend [Friends of the Western Buddhist Order], 1954-1985

photocopies

Box 2 Folder 6 Sonam Tibeti and Guru Lama Rigdsin Kunsang, 1980

Box 2 Folder 6 Walter, Evans-Wentz, 1954-10-07-1964-02-05

Box 2 Folder 6 Winkler, Ken, 1978-07-21-1980-09-13

Box 2 Folder 6 Zara, 1979-04-13

Box 2 Folder 6 Author Unknown, 1977

Sub-Series 3: Photographs and Prints

Photo album contains pictures of Lama Govinda at various stages of his life; also includes pictures of family members, his partner Li Gotami, and acquaintances, as well as print of painting of Milarepa by Lama Govinda. Housed in Box 3.

Digitized photos are available at Digital Library Collections: https://dlc.library.columbia.edu/catalog?f%5Blib_collection_sim%5D%5B%5D=Collection+on+Lama+Govinda

Sub-Series 4: Public Events

Box 2 Folder 7 The Alan Watts Society for Comparative Philosophy, Inc.

Box 2 Folder 7 Blaisdell Institute, Claremont, 1972

Box 2 Folder 7 International Buddhist Union

Box 2 Folder 7 Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, 1972

Sub-Series 1. Articles by Lama Govinda, 1960-1986

Box 2 Folder 8 "Buddhism as Actuality: Beyond Pessimism and Optimism," The American Theosophist, Fall issue, 1983

Box 2 Folder 8 "Consciousness Expansion and Disintegration versus Concentration and Spiritual Regeneration," The Middle Way, 1971

Box 2 Folder 8 "The Enlightenment of Buddha Sakyamuni," The Middle Way, 1981

"H.V. Guenther as Interpreter of Buddha Sakyamuni," Essays in Honor of Herbert V. Guenther on his Sixtieth Birthday, 1977

Published in Buddhist Thought and Asian Civilization, Ed. Keith Scott, Dharma Publications

Box 2 Folder 8 "The Importance of Prayer in Buddhism,"The Middle Way, 1964

Box 2 Folder 8 "Logic and Symbol in the Multi-Dimensional Conception of the Universe," The Middle Way, 1962

Box 2 Folder 8 "Logic and Symbol in the Multi-Dimensional Conception of the Universe," Main Currents in the Multidimensional Conception of the Universe, Main Currents in Modern Thought, Volume 25 Number 3, 1969-01-1969-02

Box 2 Folder 8 "Mantra as Primordial Sound and as Archetypal Word Symbol," The American Theosophist, Spring Issue, 1985

Box 2 Folder 8 "Masters of the mystic path," Wind Bell, Volume XVIII, Number 1 Spring, 1984

Box 2 Folder 8 "Meaning of the Mantric Seed-Syllable "Hrîh"," The Middle Way, 1960

Box 2 Folder 8 "On Right Translation of Buddhist Terms," Wind Bell, Summer, 1985

Box 2 Folder 8 Origins and Aims of the Order Ārya Maitreya Mandala, Kasar Devi Ashram Publication, 1966

Box 2 Folder 8 "The Relativity of Perfection," The Middle Way, 1960

Box 2 Folder 8 "Symbols of Transformation," Main Currents in Modern Thought, Volume 32, No. 1, 1975-09-1975-10

"Symbols of Transformation," The American Theosophist, Spring, 1986

Sub-Series 2. Monographs

Monographs received with the collection are shelved for circulation. They can be located by searching in CLIO for the phrase "Lama Anagarika Govinda Papers".

Box 2 Govinda, Lama Anagarika. Bilder Aus Indien Und Tibet. Haldenwang : Irisiana Verlag., 1978

Second copy of monograph shelved for circulation. https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/9704960

Box 2 Govinda, Lama Anagarika. Foundations of Tibetan Mysticism. New York: Samuel Weiser., 1960

Second copy of monograph shelved for circulation. https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/533089

Govinda, Lama Anagarika. The Way of the White Clouds. Woodstock: Overlook Press., 1960

Monograph shelved for circulation. https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/5496174

Govinda, Lama Anagarika. Wege zur Ganzheit : Festschrift zum 75. Geburtstag von Lama Anagarika Govinda / von seinen Freunden und Schülern. Almora: Kasar-Devi-Ashram-Publication, 1973

Monograph shelved for circulation. https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/10940357

Sub-Series 3. Other

Govinda, Li Gotami. Tibetan Fantasies: Paintings, poems and music. Emeryville, California: Dharma Publishing, 1976

Monograph shelved for circulation. https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/10940660

Box 2 Winkler, Ken. Pilgrim of the Clear Light. Berkeley, California: Dawnfire Books, 1982

Second copy of monograph shelved for circulation. https://clio.columbia.edu/catalog/10950474

Request Box 5

Box 5 "Mi phyed pa," pen and ink drawing by Dolpo Wangyal (Dol po Dbang rgyal), 1978-05-12

Access digital content: "Mi phyed pa," pen and ink drawing by Dolpo Wangyal (Dol po Dbang rgyal), 1978-05-12

Offered to Lama Govinda. Drawing measures 12 x 35 cm.

Collection Overview

Collection Contents

Series 1: Ken Winkler's Correspondence Files