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An Inventory of His Papers at the University of Manitoba
Inventory prepared by V. Zvonik
University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections,
Winnipeg, MB
(2008)
Finding aid encoded by V. Zvonik (2008)
Finding aid converted by Justin Fuhr (July 2016)
Finding aid written in English.
Table of Contents
Biography of William T. Metzger
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Biography of William T. Metzger
William T. Metzger is a pastor, spiritualist, and editor of "Spiritual Press" in Peterborough, Ontario. He worked in medical doctors' offices and in hospitals as a spiritual healer. William Metzger has collected material sent to him by William B. Payne (1915-1977), a writer, artist-cartoonist, and channeler, who under hypnosis through "automatic writing, drawing" communicated with spiritual world. This material was first published in the "Spiritual Press" (1975-76) and "Journal of Automatic Writing" (1974). William Payne died in 1977, and after his death, William T. Metzger published material in the book called "Winds of Doctrine: Pictures & News from Spirit" (1989) and dedicated this book to William B. Payne. The material was donated to the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections in 2007.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
This fonds consists of William T. Metzger's correspondence with William B. Payne; William Payne's drawings (organized into files by numbers), and writings (descriptive, automatic).
No restrictions on access.
No restrictions on use.
This fonds was donated to the University of Manitoba by William T. Metzger in 2007.
Detailed Description of the Collection
(Communication from the spiritual forces - Automatic drawings and automatic writings)
| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | 1 | Book order forms - advertisements, 1989 |
| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | 2 |
Bill Metzger's Correpondence with Bill Payne, December 1975 - October 1977
(includes one CD e-mails, 2005) ( includes the Spiritual Press newspaper, 1975: no.14, 16-18; 1976: no.18) |
| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | 3 |
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| 4 |
Spirits - descriptions of drawings ( #420-460)
(includes correspondence - November 1975 to January 1976) |
| Box | Folder | |
| 2 | 1 |
Josephine - Angel of light
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| 2 | Spirits - drawings #428-490, 1972-76 | |
| 3 | Spirits - drawings #443-506, 1973-1975 | |
| 4 |
Writing, correspondence - drawing #520, 1974-76
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| 5 |
Spirits - drawings #410-522, writings 1972-76
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| 6 |
Writings, drawings (#462 - #495) 1974-76
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| 7 |
Spirits -Writings - Correspondence, 1972-1976
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| 8 |
Spirits -Writings - Correspondence, 1970-76
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| 9 |
Writings - Correspondence, 1972-76
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| Box | Folder | |
| 3 | 1 | Spirits -File: #2001-9, 1972-1976 Oversize |
| 2 | File: #2010-19, 1974-75 | |
| 3 | File: #2019-29, 1974-75 | |
| 4 | File: #2030-37, 1975-76 | |
| 5 | File: #2040-48, 1975-76 | |
| 6 | File: #2050-59, 1975-76 | |
| 7 | File: #2060-69, 1972-76 | |
| 8 | File: #2070-79, 1972-75 | |
| 9 | File: #2080-89, 1972-75 | |
| 10 | File: #2090,2093,2095,2099, 1972-75 | |
| 11 | File: #2100,2105,2106, 1976 | |
| 12 | File: #2118, 2119, 1971 | |
| 13 | File: #2120, 2123, 1976 | |
| 14 | File: #2139, 1975 | |
| 15 | File: #2141, 2143-2149, 1975-76 | |
| 16 | File: #2150-2159, 1977 | |
| 17 | File: #2167, 1975 | |
| 18 | File: #3000-30014, 1972-76 | |
| 19 | File: #9002-9004,9010, 1975-76 | |
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20 |
Mics. writings, 1971-76 |
| Box | Folder | |
| 4 | 1 |
Spirits -Writings - Drawings
Oversize drawings # 402-600 |