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[Identification of item], Barbara Shor Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
The Barbara Shor Papers was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a gift in 2001.
Processed by Jessica Lancia; Danielle McGregor
Completed February 1, 2002
Encoded by Ruth E. Bryan
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Writer, dream workshop leader, and director of Dreamgates Communities in New York, N.Y. Shor died in 2001.
Oracles and books on divination (01-045)(28 items,
1.8 linear feet; dated ca. 1970s-1990s and undated), including
17 decks of tarot and other cards, many enclosed in fabric
or leather. Shore designed two of the decks,
The addition (01-248) (5131 items, 19.2 linear feet; dated 1953-2000, bulk 1970s-ca. 1998) documents Shor's work on dreams. Includes 41 volumes of meditation and dream journals by Shore (1974-1999); other journals and dream documentation and interpretation by Shor and others; correspondence; and dream-related periodicals, including
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Users must obtain the donor's permission before quoting from any part of the materials in boxes 4-32. In addition, boxes 4-16 may contain sensitive information, including personal details of the lives and dreams of Shor's family members, clients, friends, and participants in dream projects. This sensitive material restriction is in force for 50 years after the date of the latest document in the accession, and patrons must agree to keep photocopies of these documents for their personal use only. Patrons must sign a waiver concerning these restrictions on publication, on revealing private information, and on conveying photocopies to anyone else. Contact Research Services.
Some of the materials in this accession are not immediately accessible because they require further processing before use. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rubenstein Library to use this collection. Includes rusty fasteners throughout.
Each of Shor's 3-ring binders containing her dream journals have been removed and their contents refoldered. Shor's arrangement of her journals into consecutive volumes has been kept and has been reproduced on each folder label. Materials from the front and back pockets of each binder/volume can be found in the front of the first folder for that binder and the back of the last folder for that binder. The journals can be found in boxes 16-32.
Scope and content notes regarding Shor's oracles (divination tools) and books on divination in boxes 1-3 are taken from a letter to RBMSCL by Andrew Ramer.
Much of Shor's work is contained in electronic documents. Disks 001-197 have been removed from this accession (they were found loose in boxes), and their contents migrated to the electronic records server. Disk separation sheets can be found in box 32. A disk directories log exists. Contact a Reference Archivist.
[Includes notes made by Shor,
[The book includes notes by Shor. The actual runes can be found in the larger of the two leather pouches in box 2.]
[The deck used by Shor when she did
readings is inside a blue silk bag with silver dragons on
it. The silk came from a friend's trip to Asia. The bead
may come from Crete. Andrew Ramer sewed the bag. The Earth
Alliance Deck, created by Shor, is wrapped in turquoise
silk. A friend produced the computer images. See box 13 for
further Earth Alliance material. The Earthrise Deck, also
created by Shor, is wrapped in red silk inside a leather
pouch. The pouch may be of deer hide and may have been
given to her by Joseph Real. She created the Earthrise Deck
because of her frustration with the limitations of the
tarot and from her own experiences. She often used the
Earthrise Deck in conjunction with the tarot cards in her
readings. A further description of the cards in this deck
compiled by Andrew Ramer can be found in the inventory
drawers in Rubenstein Library. A blue pouch contains
[One, in blue denim, is based on the
Semitic alphabet and sometimes called
[Composed of 8 handmade tiles in a blue pouch. Also includes Shor's descriptions of the tiles.]
[Used in conjunction with the
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Contains graphic materials.
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[See box 2 for The Earth Alliance deck of cards.]
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Attention: Contains graphic materials.
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