Collection
Adamz-Bogus, SDiane Papers (Schomburg Center)
Span Dates: 1946-2002
Bulk Dates: 1980s-1990s
Volume: 14.08 linear feet (35 boxes)
Description
The SDiane Adamz-Bogus papers document her work and life through correspondence, journals, photographs, scrapbooks, teaching files, files for the Woman in Moon publishing company, and writing files.
Of interest are her journals. The journals document Adamz-Bogus's daily activities, aspirations, goals, and reflections on various experiences. Some of her thoughts and observations on literature and the world in general are incorporated, but not necessarily many drafts of her writing. Early 1960s entries show Adamz-Bogus grappling with her sexuality; and throughout many of the journals she shares intimate moments, obstacles, and triumphs from different relationships. The journals also trace her self discovery, faith, and spiritual explorations.
Hist/Bio Note
SDiane Adamz-Bogus (b.1946) is a writer, educator, and new age healer; she is also known as Shariananda Adamz and "The Oracle Soul-Joiner". The SDiane Adamz-Bogus papers date from 1946 to 2002, and document her work and life through correspondence, journals, photographs, scrapbooks, teaching files, files for the Woman in Moon publishing company, and writing files.
SDiane Adamz-Bogus (es-di-ann, b.1946), also known as Shariananda Adamz and The Oracle Soul-Joiner, was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. Adamz-Bogus holds a B.A. from Stillman College (1968); an M.A. from Syracuse University (1969); and Ph.D.s from Miami University (1988) and American International University (1998). She also trained in massage therapy, pranic healing, reiki, and hypnosis.
Adamz-Bogus is the author of Woman in the Moon: Poems (1977); Dyke Hands & Sutras Erotic & Lyric (1988); The Chant of the Women of Magdalena and the Magdalena Poems (1990); The New Age Reader: Readings for Education in the New Millennium (editor, 1994); and The Studenthood Reader and New Age Educational Tarot (1995). From 1979 to 1999, she was the sole proprietor of Woman in the Moon, a new age feminist publishing company. Currently, she lives in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is the director of Oracle Shariananda's Global Healing Therapies.
Finding Aid
An online finding aid is available.
https://archives.nypl.org/scm/20915
Location
This collection was purchased from SDiane Adamz-Bogus, in 2002. It is housed at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801
Second Floor
https://libguides.nypl.org/nyplschomburg
Tags
Women's spirituality | Author/editor | Black