Theos-Talk Archives (December 2004 Message tt00456)

There is a simple solution.

If the originals can be scanned and made available on the Internet, anyone 
interested in transcribing and comparing with the published transcription 
can come up with a definitive answer letter by letter; thus any *censoring* 
either real or accidental can be identified and discussed. (However one 
cannot make much money on Internet publishing.)

Let us not forget that once any one is part of any organizational 
structure, there are going to be direct or indirect pressures during 
publishing. (We all know of the 1900 letter from Master KH was redacted for 
one reason or another and full unredacated letter was available only 
several decades later and published by another publication.)

mkr

At 06:12 PM 12/31/04 +0000, Daniel H. Caldwell wrote:

> Comparing Deveney with Algeo
>
> In his review of THE LETTERS OF H.P.
> BLAVATSKY, Volume I, Mr. John Patrick Deveney
> wrote:
>
> ============================================
>
> [Dr. Algeo] ... states
> that, for unspecified reasons, none
> of Cooper's work could be used "directly,"
> and that even his transcriptions of texts
> were not used because they were "not
> accurate." This is a surprising charge,
> directed as it is toward a person known
> for his meticulous work and now unavailable
> to defend himself.
> [as quoted from THEOSOPHICAL HISTORY,
> July 2004 issue.]
>
> ============================================
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