Cayce, Hugh Lynn
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1907 - 1982
Hugh Lynn Cayce was the oldest son of Edgar Cayce and a leading author and speaker on his father’s work and metaphysical subjects. He was born in Christian County, Kentucky in 1907. In 1930 he graduated from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. After graduation he worked briefly as the librarian for Atlantic University in Virginia Beach and volunteered as a Boy Scout Leader. Hugh Lynn married Sally Taylor (1905-1997) in 1941. They had two sons - Gregory and Charles Thomas Cayce. Hugh Lynn acted as liaison between the City of Virginia Beach and the United Service Organization during the early 1940s. From 1943 to 1945, he served in the 30th Special Service Unit of the United States Army, where he arranged recreation activities for service members and co-edited the Sunday Punch newspaper. On his return from Europe, he served the Association for Research and Enlightenment as manager and later as chairman of the board of trustees. He wrote the book Venture Inward, an examination of safe and unsafe methods of exploring personal psychic experiences. He was named First Citizen of Virginia Beach in 1964 and received the National Life Achievement Award from the Illinois Society for Psychic Research in Oak Park, Illinois in 1980. Hugh Lynn Cayce died on July 4, 1982.
Found in 127 Collections and/or Records:
membership letters, 1961
File
Identifier: Folder 16:19
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates:
1961
membership letters, 1962
File
Identifier: Folder 16:23
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates:
1962
membership letters, 1963
File
Identifier: Folder 17:4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates:
1963
membership letters
File
Identifier: Folder 17:8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates:
1931 - 2015
membership letters, 1965
File
Identifier: Folder 17:11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates:
1965
membership letters, 1966
File
Identifier: Folder 17:14
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates:
1966
membership letters, 1970
File
Identifier: Folder 19:2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates:
1970
membership letters, 1978
File
Identifier: Folder 20:2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates:
1978
News from Headquarters, 1949
File
Identifier: Folder 4B:9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates:
1949
News from Headquarters, 1950
File
Identifier: Folder 4B:10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of administrative records, publications, research data, and audio-visual materials that document the development and activities of the Association for Research and Enlightenment in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dates:
1950