EDGAR CAYCE FOUNDATION
215 67TH STREET, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 234512061 www.edgarcayce.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO ACT AS CUSTODIANS AND OWNER OF COPIES OF PSYCHIC READINGS GIVEN BY EDGAR CAYCE. TO INDEX, CLASSIFY, COLLATE, EXTRACT FROM AND TAKE SUCH OTHER STEPS AS WILL MAKE THE READINGS MORE READILY USABLE. TO MAKE THE READINGS AVAILABLE FOR USE, AND TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS FOR THEIR USE, WITH PROPERLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND CORPORATIONS. TO SECURE ADDITIONAL REPORTS ON THE READINGS FROM INDIVIDUALS FOR WHOM GIVEN, FROM PHYSICIANS, AND FROM OTHERS AS AND WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

SUPPORT TO 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION; EDGAR CAYCE FOUNDATION IS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION (SEC. 509(A)(3)) OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH AND ENLIGHTENMENT, INC. IN THAT SUPPORTING ROLE, EDGAR CAYCE FOUNDATION WAS FORMED TO PRESERVE AND DISSEMINIATE THE READINGS OF EDGAR CAYCE.

2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:SPACE SAVERS COMPANY COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF ARCHIVAL QUALITY MOBILE SHELVING IN THE E.C.F. COLLECTION STORAGE ROOM. THE SHELVING INCREASED THE ARCHIVE'S STORAGE CAPACITY BY ABOUT 50 PERCENT. THE E.C.F. ART, MICROFILM, AND OVERSIZE COLLECTIONS NOW RESIDE IN CUSTOM BUILT SECTIONS.THE COLLECTIVE ACCESS CATALOGING SOFTWARE IS OPERATIONAL AND A PUBLIC WEBSITE FOR THE ARCHIVE IS NOW AVAILABLE AT EDGARCAYCEFOUNDATION.ORG. USERS CAN SEARCH THE CURRENT INVENTORY BY COLLECTION, ITEM, OR RELATED INDIVIDUAL. FINDING AIDS FOR 10 COLLECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE, DESCRIBING ABOUT 200 LINEAR FEET OF MATERIAL. THE WEBSITE ALSO HAS A PLAN YOUR VISIT SECTION WHICH EXPLAINS HOW TO MAKE A RESEARCH APPOINTMENT AS WELL AS READING ROOM GUIDELINES.SIGNIFICANT NEWLY PROCESSED COLLECTIONS INCLUDE THE GLADYS DAVIS TURNER COLLECTION, CONTAINING AN ENORMOUS, CROSS-REFERENCED HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE A.R.E., AND THE A.R.E. PUBLICATIONS SERIES, WHICH HAS ENABLED THE ARCHIVIST TO RESPOND TO MANY MORE RESEARCH REQUESTS FOR SPECIFIC PUBLICATIONS. THE ARCHIVISTS ANSWERED 104 RESEARCH REQUESTS BETWEEN JANUARY 2019 AND APRIL 2020.THE EDGAR CAYCE READINGS HAVE ALL BEEN MOVED INTO ARCHIVAL BOXES AND THE FILE CABINETS HAVE BEEN DISCARDED. 136 OF 282 BOXES HAVE BEEN CATALOGED IN COLLECTIVE ACCESS. ALL OF THE ARCHIVE'S COLLECTION OF A.R.E. PRESS BOOKS HAVE BEEN MOVED FROM THE OFFICE INTO A SECTION OF THE COLLECTION STORAGE ROOM. IN ADDITION, THE ARCHIVIST HAS STARTED PROCESSING THE E.C.F.'S EXTENSIVE PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION. PHOTOGRAPHS FROM 1855 TO 1980 IN THE "PRIMARY" SERIES CREATED BEFORE 2018 HAVE BEEN ARRANGED AND AWAIT CATALOGING. THE OTHER HALF OF THE COLLECTION IS UNSORTED AND AN ARRANGEMENT SCHEME WILL BE CREATED BY THE ARCHIVIST.STAFF CONTINUES TO INVENTORY THE AUDIO-VISUAL COLLECTION. ALL MATERIALS HAVE BEEN SHELVED ACCORDING TO MEDIA TYPE (DISC, AUDIO REEL, ETC.) DIGITIZATION PRIORITY HAS BEEN GIVEN TO ITEMS THAT ARE MOST FRAGILE. THE NORTHEAST DOCUMENT CONSERVATION CENTER HAS CLEANED AND DIGITIZED HUGH LYNN CAYCE'S MYSTERIES OF THE MIND RADIO PROGRAM, BY WOR NEW YORK, RECORDED ON 2 LACQUER DISCS, DATING FROM 1938. DUE TO THE CLOSURE OF NEDCC'S OFFICE, THE RECORDS ARE SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO E.C.F. DURING THE MONTH OF MAY.THE GEORGE EASTMAN PRESERVATION LAB CLEANED AND DIGITIZED 22 FILM REELS DOCUMENTING THE E.C.F. STANFORD RESEARCH INSTITUTE RECOVERY SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL JOINT PROJECT TO LOOK FOR UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES UNDER THE SPHINX. IN DECEMBER OF 2019, MARK LEHNER AND MATTHEW MCCAULEY VIEWED THE FILMS AND GAVE CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION AS WELL AS ADVICE FOR SYNCING THE MISMATCHED AUDIO CASSETTES ACCOMPANYING THE FILM. TYLER TODESCHI, WHO IS VOLUNTEERING FOR E.C.F., IS DIGITIZING SEVERAL BOXES OF THE AUDIO-REEL COLLECTION. E.C.F. HOPES TO APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDING FROM CULTURAL HERITAGE ORGANIZATIONS TO DIGITIZE AND PRESERVE ITS ENDANGERED MEDIA COLLECTION. E.C.F. HAS EXPANDED ITS OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. ARCHIVIST JESSICA NEWELL CONTINUES TO WRITE THE "CAYCE CHRONICLES" COLUMN IN VENTURE INWARD MAGAZINE AND HAS SUBMITTED TWO BLOGS FOR THE A.R.E. WEBSITE. E.C.F. MAKES POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA EVERY THURSDAY. ON APRIL 19, 2020, JESSICA HOSTED A FACEBOOK LIVE CONVERSATION WITH DR. MICHAEL DAVIS WHO HAS BEEN RESEARCHING IN THE ARCHIVE FOR AN UPCOMING EDGAR CAYCE BIOGRAPHY WHICH WILL BE PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA PRESS. THE ARCHIVIST HAS CREATED A YOUTUBE CHANNEL FOR THE ARCHIVE AND AFTER THE PLANNING STAGE WILL BE UPLOADING A VIDEO ON A WEEKLY / BI-WEEKLY BASIS.LAURA HOFF AND JESSICA NEWELL PRESENTED AT THE MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL ARCHIVES CONFERENCE IN MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA IN APRIL 2019. THEY PLANNED ON ATTENDING THE MARAC CONFERENCE IN HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA IN APRIL 2020. AS A MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHIVISTS, JESSICA CO-WROTE AN INTERNSHIP PRACTICES SURVEY TO BE SENT TO UNIVERSITIES WITH GRADUATE ARCHIVAL STUDIES PROGRAMS. E.C.F. HAS SOLIDIFIED ITS WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, INCLUDING RESEARCHER AGREEMENTS AND GUIDELINES FOR USE OF ITS COLLECTIONS. THE ARCHIVE FOLLOWS THE SOCIETY OF AMERICAN ARCHIVIST'S PROFESSIONAL GUIDELINES AND CODE OF ETHICS. ONE OF THE MAIN GOALS OF THE ARCHIVES PROJECT IS TO KEEP IN ALIGNMENT WITH HOW THE FOUNDERS, EDGAR EVANS CAYCE, HUGH LYNN CAYCE, AND GLADYS DAVIS, SET UP THE FOUNDATION. THE ABOVE MENTIONED FIRST STEPS WILL SET THE ARCHIVE UP FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF PROCESSING THE VARIOUS COLLECTIONS WITHIN THE ARCHIVE AND PREPARING MATERIALS DIGITALLY FOR A CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THE OVERALL PROJECT GOAL IS TO HAVE THE PHYSICAL COLLECTION IN COMPLETE COLLABORATION WITH THE DIGITAL ASPECT OF THE COLLECTION. THE VARIOUS PHASES THAT WILL BRING THIS PROJECT TO COMPLETION MAY TAKE YEARS AND WE ARE DEDICATED TO PRESERVING THE HISTORY OF THE EDGAR CAYCE WORK IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. THIS ASSESSMENT COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF SEVERAL CONTRIBUTIONS. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL AND APPRECIATIVE FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT.

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