The Thomas Glendenning Hamilton Photograph Collection has been digitized and is now available on-line at: http://umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/archives/hamilton.shtml

Dr. Thomas Glendenning Hamilton attended Manitoba College in Winnipeg, graduated from medical school in 1903, completed his internship at the Winnipeg General Hospital in 1904 and commenced practice in the district of Elmwood within Winnipeg in 1905. He was president of the Manitoba Medical Association, served on the Public School Board for nine years and was elected a member of the provincial legislature 1914-1915.

In 1918, soon after his son’s death, Dr. Hamilton began to experiment with psychic phenomena, investigating paranormal phenomena such as rappings, psychokinesis, ectoplasms and materializations under scientific conditions that he believed would minimize any possibility of hoaxes or error. Because of his reputation and scientific methodology, his work became known throughout Europe and the United States.

The photograph collection illustrates Dr. T.G. Hamilton’s investigations of psychic phenomena in his home in Winnipeg during the first half of the 20th century. More than 700 images detail numerous aspects of spiritualism including telekinesis, teleplasm, trance states, and other psychic phenomena. Images are fully described and searchable through the Libraries’ new images database, giving users unprecedented access to this popular collection.

The availability of this photographic collection coincides with the world premiere of a play about Hamilton’s investigations into the spirit world. The Elmwood Visitation, written by Carolyn Gray and directed by University of Manitoba English professor George Toles, opens Feb. 16 and runs until Feb. 23.

In 1923 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle traveled to Winnipeg to join Hamilton in his paranormal research. Playwright Carolyn Gray calls to the stage famous mediums, Houdini's death-defying Milk Can escape, séances, grifters and the auspicious Doyle in her hysterical historically based tale. Theatre Projects Manitoba worked with The Manitoba Historical Society and the University of Manitoba Archives to illuminate this intriguing piece of our cultural history.

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