Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas (book)

Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas was researched and compiled by Daniel H. Caldwell, and published by The Blavatsky Study Center in 2012. It is comprised of articles written by Laura C. Holloway about her experiences with the Mahatmas, and correspondence to and about her from H. P. Blavatsky, Master K.H., and Master M. in a chronological presentation.

Newly discovered letters

Sixteen of the 44 letters were previously unpublished in book form. Color images of these letters were printed with permission from the Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera, Winterthur Library, Winterthur, Delaware. Mr. Caldwell wrote in his introduction to the book:

Research in 2004-2005 led me to the discovery of thirteen original letters from the Mahatmas Koot Hoomi and Morya] as well as three original letters from Madame Blavatsky. These sixteen original letters are preserved among the papers of Mrs. Holloway at the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library in Delaware (US) [http://www.winterthur.org.]

Articles by Laura C. Holloway

Several articles that Mrs. Holloway wrote for the popular press reflect on her experiences with Theosophy and the Masters are presented in Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas. Links are provided to these articles where posted in the Blavatsky Archives website.

• "The Theosophists" – reprinted from The Leader, October 14, 1888, p. 14.
• "Blavatsky's Mesmerism" – reprinted from Current Literature (New York), March 1889, pp. 243-244.
• "Madame Blavatsky: A Pen Picture" – reprinted from The Word (New York), February 1912, pp. 262-269.
• "Master! I Come! They Will Be Done!" – reprinted as an excerpt from Man: Fragments of a Forgotten History.
• "The Mahatmas and Their Instruments" Part I – reprinted from The Word (New York), May 1912, pp. 69-72.
• "The Mahatmas and Their Instruments" Part II – reprinted from The Word (New York), July 1912, pp. 200-206.

Letters published in this book

Most letters in Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas are available online through links to wiki articles. Those links are in the "Where Published" column in the table below. The source books referenced in the "Where Published" column are abbreviated this way:

MHM – Mrs. Holloway and the Mahatmas

LMW 1 – Letters from the Masters of the Wisdom First Series

ML to APS – The Mahatma Letters to A. P. Sinnett

HPB to APS – The Letters of H. P. Blavatsky to A. P. Sinnett

Letter Number	Page Numbers	Sent by	Addressed to	Date(s)	Where Published
1	62-63	H. P. Blavatsky	Laura C. Holloway	[written] 24 April 1884	MHM No. 1
2	64	H. P. Blavatsky	Laura C. Holloway	May-June 1884	MHM No. 2
3	65	K.H.	H. P. Blavatsky	second week of July 1884	MHM No. 3
4	66-71	K.H.	H. P. Blavatsky	middle of July 1884	MHM No. 4
5	72-75	K.H.	H. P. Blavatsky	middle of July 1884	MHM No. 5
6	76-79	M.	H. P. Blavatsky	middle of July 1884	MHM No. 6
7	81	H. P. Blavatsky	A. P. Sinnett	16 July 1884	HPB to APS No. 38
8	82	K.H.	A. P. Sinnett	16 July 1884	ML to APS No. B
9	82	K.H.	Laura C. Holloway	17 July 1884	LMW-1 No. 35
10	83-85	K.H.	A. P. Sinnett	18 July 1884	ML to APS No. 126
11	86-88	H. P. Blavatsky	A. P. Sinnett	19 July 1884	ML to APS No. 127
12	89-91	K.H.	Francesca Arundale OR HPB??	before 21 July 1884	LMW 1 No. 33
13	92-95	K.H.	Laura C. Holloway	4 August 1884	LMW 1 No. 34
14	96-97	K.H.	a Theosophical group	10 August 1884	MHM No. 14
15	98-101	K.H.	H. P. Blavatsky	before 15 August 1884	MHM No. 15
16	102	K.H.	A. P. Sinnett	before 15 August 1884	ML to APS No. 129
17	103-106	K.H.	Laura C. Holloway	before 15 Aug 1884	MHM No. 17
18	107-108	K.H.	H. P. Blavatsky	before 15 August 1884	LMW 1 No. 39
19	109-111	K.H.	Laura C. Holloway	before 16 Aug 1884	MHM No. 19
20	112-117	K.H.	H. P. Blavatsky	middle of August 1884	MHM No. 20
21	118-123	K.H.	Laura C. Holloway	22 August 1884	LMW 1 No. 30
22	124	K.H.	H. S. Olcott	late August 1884	LMW 1 No. 37
23	125	K.H.	Laura C. Holloway	late August or early September 1884	LMW 1 No. 38
24	126	K.H.	Francesca Arundale	early September 1884	LMW 1 No. 4
25	127	K.H.	Mary Gebhard	September 1884	MHM No. 25
26	127	K.H.	Mary Gebhard	28 September 1884	MHM No. 26
27	128	K.H.	Laura C. Holloway	late September 1884	MHM No. 27
28	129-132	K.H.	Laura C. Holloway	1-4 October 1884	MHM No. 28
29	133-134	K.H.	A. P. Sinnett	1-4 October 1884	ML to APS No. 130
30	135	K.H.	Laura C. Holloway	4 October 1884	MHM No. 30
31	136	K.H.	H. P. Blavatsky	October 1884	MHM No. 31
32	137-138	K.H.	H. P. Blavatsky	18 October 1884	MHM No. 32
33	139-140	K.H.	A. P. Sinnett	10 October 1884	ML to APS No. 131
34	141-143	K.H.	Francesca Arundale	before 15 October 1884	LMW 1 No. 20
35	144-149	Laura C. Holloway	K.H.	before 15 October 1884	MHM No. 35
36	150	H. P. Blavatsky	A. P. Sinnett	15 October 1884	HPB to APS No. 39
37	151	H. P. Blavatsky	A. P. Sinnett	early-mid November 1884	HPB to APS No. 40
38	152	K.H.	A. P. Sinnett	8 November 1884	ML to APS No. 133
39	153-156	K.H.	A. P. Sinnett	mid-late November 1884	ML to APS No. 134
40	157	K.H.	A. P. Sinnett	1884	ML to APS No. 128
41	157	H. P. Blavatsky	William Quan Judge	1 May 1885	MHM No. 41
42	158	H. P. Blavatsky	a group	[written] 7 November 1885	MHM No. 42
43	159-160	H. P. Blavatsky	A. P. Sinnett	17 March 1886	ML to APS No. 140
44	161	H. P. Blavatsky	A. P. Sinnett	March-April 1886	ML to APS No. 141

Additional resources

• Blavatsky, H. P. (Helena Petrovna), 1831-1891. [Collection of materials on theosophy]. 1884-[1920]. Call Number ASC 1198. See Finding Aid. Edward Deming Andrews Memorial Shaker Collection. The Winterthur Library. Winterthur, Delaware.
• Holloway, Laura C. (Laura Carter), 1848-1930. Scrapbook and library, circa 1860-1929. Call Number Col. 900. See Finding Aid. The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts and Printed Ephemera. The Winterthur Library. Winterthur, Delaware.
• Holloway, Laura C. (Laura Carter), 1848-1930. Papers. 1874-1926, bulk dates 1902-1926. Call Number ASC 1202. See Finding Aid. Edward Deming Andrews Memorial Shaker Collection. The Winterthur Library. Winterthur, Delaware.