Theos-Talk Archives (March 2004 Message tt00010)

Frank, you wrote:

". . . I was told that the whole quarrel with publishing 
the HPB letters was up to John Algeo and that he is 
responsible for the troubles. I was told from one of 
the members of the Cooper working group which prepared 
the publication, that it was John Algeo personally who 
closed the working group and prevented the publication
of the first two vol. which were ready for publication.
I was told from one of this members that John Algeo always 
said that some remarks of HPB in this letters are too hard 
for publication, f.e. her harsh criticism of priesthoods. . . ."

Who were the "members of the Cooper working group"?

It seems that your "source" wants to put all the blame
on Dr. Algeo. Remember there may be two or more sides
to the story. 

You comment:

"I was told from one of this members that John Algeo 
always said that some remarks of HPB in this letters 
are too hard for publication, f.e. her harsh criticism 
of priesthoods. . . ."

Who is this person who told you?

Let your anonymous source show us in black and white 
where some of HPB's comments in her letters have been 
deleted or significantly altered in the published volume
edited by Dr. Algeo.

The fact is that in the published Volume I of HPB's
Collected Letters none of HPB's comments have
been deleted. From day one in Dr. Algeo's correspondence
with me, he was always insistent that nothing be 
deleted from HPB's letters and that HPB's language 
SHOULD NOT be edited. 

Please contact Dara Eklund. She can confirm what I
write.


Daniel