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Scope and Contents This series contains material regarding the life of Kirtanananda Bhaktipada Swami (Keith Gordon Ham) and includes two drafts of a biography written by Henry Doktorski with comments by F. Gerald Ham; a personal account of Bhaktipada's battle with polio; records from various schools that Bhaktipada attended, including a letter regarding his dismissal from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; invitations, photographs, and other material regarding Bhaktipada's fiftieth birthday...

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This series contains correspondence, including correspondence between Bhaktipada and his parents, the Reverend Francis and Marjorie Ham; between Bhaktipada and his older brother F. Gerald Ham and his wife, Elsie; and miscellaneous correspondence.

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This series contains clippings of newspaper articles regarding Bhaktipada and New Vrindaban. The majority of the clippings concern Bhaktipada's trial and re-trial for mail fraud and racketeering charges. Other subjects include tensions between New Vrindaban and its neighbors, allegations against Bhaktipada and New Vrindaban, and other Hare Krishna communities in the United States.

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This series contains four magazine articles regarding Bhaktipada, New Vrindaban, and the Hare Krishna religious movement, including "Dial Om for Murder", the 1987 Rolling Stone article that was later expanded into the book "Monkey on a Stick."

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This series contains pamphlets and newspaper and magazine clippings regarding "Prabhupada's Palace of Gold," built at New Vrindaban.

Scope and Contents This series regards the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) or "Hare Krishna" movement and its members. Contains material regarding A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami, the founder of ISKCON, including brochures, publications, advertsiments and a pamphlet containing essays authored by Bhaktivedanta. The series also contains opinion pieces regarding Bhaktipada's trial and conviction, transcripts of Bhaktipada's meetings with devotees during his term in prison, and miscellaneous...

Scope and Contents This series contains books and serial publications associated with ISKCON, the Hare Krishna movement, Bhaktipada and/or New Vrindaban. Serial publications include "Back to the Godhead" (1966-1985); "Brijabasi Spirit" (1977-1978); "Srila Bhaktipada" newsletters (1996-2010); and various publications of the League of Interfaith Devotees (1999).The series also contains six books, including: Bhaktipada, Kirtanananda Swami. Christ...