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:
conference publications, 1968
File
Identifier: Folder 18:6-18:7
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:
1968
Congress publications, 1933
File
Identifier: Folder 10:6
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:
1933
Congress publications, 1949
File
Identifier: Folder 13:17
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
Congress publications, 1951
File
Identifier: Folder 13A: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:
1951
Congress publications, 1952
File
Identifier: Folder 13A:13
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:
1952
Congress publications, 1964
File
Identifier: Folder 17:7
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:
1964
contracts [film], 1969 - 1973
File
Identifier: Folder 29:1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is primarily composed of paper materials, including correspondence, legal papers, and publications. Other materials include artifacts, certificates, news clippings, photographs, and audio-visual materials. The Hugh Lynn Cayce series comprises the majority of the collection.
Dates:
Other: 1969 - 1973
Found in:
The Edgar Cayce Foundation
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Coll. 1, Cayce Family Collection
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Hugh Lynn Cayce
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Professional
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Film
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Box 29
correspondence [A.R.E. Film Committee], 1973 - 1974
File
Identifier: Folder 29:2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is primarily composed of paper materials, including correspondence, legal papers, and publications. Other materials include artifacts, certificates, news clippings, photographs, and audio-visual materials. The Hugh Lynn Cayce series comprises the majority of the collection.
Dates:
Other: 1973 - 1974
Found in:
The Edgar Cayce Foundation
/
Coll. 1, Cayce Family Collection
/
Hugh Lynn Cayce
/
Professional
/
Film
/
Box 29
correspondence [Noel Langley] The Edgar Cayce Story; testimonials from reading recipients, 1961
File
Identifier: Folder 30:1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The collection is primarily composed of paper materials, including correspondence, legal papers, and publications. Other materials include artifacts, certificates, news clippings, photographs, and audio-visual materials. The Hugh Lynn Cayce series comprises the majority of the collection.
Dates:
Other: 1961
Found in:
The Edgar Cayce Foundation
/
Coll. 1, Cayce Family Collection
/
Hugh Lynn Cayce
/
Professional
/
Film
/
Box 30
Dreams: the Language of the Unconscious, 1971
Item
Identifier: Item 49:10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection includes books, circulating files, pamphlets, and research bulletins published by the Association for Research and Enlightenment and the Edgar Cayce Foundation. In addition, it contains books collected by the Cayce family, publications related to those who received readings from Mr. Cayce, and manuscripts both published and unpublished related to the Cayce readings and/or Edgar Cayce's life.
Dates:
1971