June 30, 1955 Letter
to Mr. Adler 
-- He
wants to buy 20 books from the initial publication.
August 10, 1955 Letter
from Marian Rowley --
Inquires about pre-publication purchase of books.
September 1, 1955 Letter
to Marian Rowley --
Desires to come to Chicago if there is going to be any celebration upon release
of the book in print.
September 22, 1955 Internal
correspondence --
Regarding disposition of Wilkins pre-publication contribution.
October 27, 1955 Letter
to Bill Sadler --
Wants Marian to send him his notebook from the studies of "The Seventy";
gives his impressions of the new book.
October 31, 1955 Introductory
Letter -- A draft
of a proposed letter of introduction for The Urantia Book; he is still
worried about the arrival of his notebook.
November 3, 1955 Letter
from Bill Sadler --
Bill discusses what he thinks would be best in an introductory letter; comments
on first shipment of books.
November 8, 1955 Letter
to Bill Sadler --
He discusses with Bill Sadler the introductory letters they are creating.
November 26, 1955 Note
from Sir Hubert -- He is wondering why his notebook hasn't arrived; this
letter contains one page of unknown shorthand notes
November 28, 1955 Letter
from Bill Sadler --
Regarding receipt of his notebook, request for information about his personal
outreach efforts.
November 28, 1955 Letter
from Leona Sadler --
She tells him she's shipped his notebook.
October 19, 1956 Letter
to Alvin Kulieke --
Comments on his outreach activities; looking forward to completion of index.
October 23, 1956 Letter
from Marian Rowley --
Acknowledgment of book shipment, comments on his outreach activities.
December 1, 1958 Obituary
-- From the Chicago Daily
News
March 17, 1959 Sir
Hubert's ashes scattered at the North Pole --
Article from the Chicago Daily News
Sir Hubert's ashes being scattered at the North Pole by
Commander James Calvert of the nuclear submarine Skate
August 11, 1959 Letter
from Dartmouth College to Dr. Sadler --
Initial inquiry regarding information to be included in the archive of materials
related to the life of Sir Hubert.
August 14, 1959 Letter
from Dr. Sadler to Dartmouth College --
Dr. Sadler wants a copy of The Urantia Book to be included in the archives
of Sir Hubert's work. Dr. Sadler comments on Sir Hubert's participation in
the Forum. Dr. Sadler read an article about Sir Hubert in the Reader's Digest
and wanted to be sure that information about The Urantia Book was included
in the records and stories about Sir Hubert's life.
August 14, 1959 Dr.
Sadler's cover note for copy of Dartmouth letter sent to Louis Alber
January 3, 1960 Letter
from Lady Hubert Wilkins --
She writes to Jim Mills, noting that Lowell Thomas is writing a book about
Sir Hubert and has asked for information about Sir Hubert's involvement with
The Urantia Book.
January 6, 1960 Letter
from Dr. Sadler to Lady Hubert Wilkins --
Dr. Sadler has learned that Lowell Thomas is writing a biography of Sir Hubert
and he indicates that Thomas should say anything he wants about The Urantia
Book in his writing; says he would be glad to meet with Thomas if he so
desired so that he could provide additional information on Sir Hubert's involvement
with The Urantia Book.
February 26, 1960 Internal
Memo from Jim Mills --
Jim Mills expresses reservations about the mention of The Urantia Book
in Lowell Thomas' writing about Sir Hubert.
June 27, 1960 Letter
from Lowell Thomas' publisher to Dr. Sadler --
He sends a copy of the chapter from Thomas' biography of Sir Hubert which
contains references to The Urantia Book.
June 30, 1960 Letter
Dr. Sadler to Lowell Thomas' publisher --
Dr. Sadler expresses concern -- "after discussing it with several officers
of Urantia Foundation and Urantia Brotherhood" -- about the context in
which information about The Urantia Book will appear in Thomas' forthcoming
book. He has decided that he does not want any information about The Urantia
Book to be included in the biography if it is associated with telepathy
or extra-sensory perception.
July 1, 1960 Note
from Marian Rowley to Dr. Sadler --
She reinforces Dr. Sadler for his letter to Thomas' publisher and indicates
that if it is not possible to control the content and context of comments
about The Urantia Book in Thomas' biography of Sir Hubert that they
should request the information not be published.
Lowell Thomas' biography of Sir Hubert Wilkins, one of the most publically
admired explorers and adventurers of the twentieth century, was published
in 1961. It contains no mention of The Urantia Book.
Compiled by David Kantor
For additional information on Sir Hubert's life see:
Grierson, John, "Sir Hubert Wilkins: Enigma of Exploration,"
Robert Hale, 1960.
Thomas, Lowell, "Sir Hubert Wilkins: His World of Adventure,"
McGraw-Hill, 1961.
Wilkins, Sir Hubert, "Under the North Pole: The Wilkins-Ellsworth Submarine
Expedition," New York: Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1931.
Wilkins, Sir Hubert and Sherman, Harold, "Thoughts Through Space: A
Remarkable Adventure in the Realm of Mind," Hollywood: House-Warven,
1951.
Who was Sir Hubert Wilkins?s Sir Hubert Wilkins?
