By Grant Solomon & Jane Solomon
Curator Post Reference: CP-00003
Navigating the Scole Archive
In the Scole-Archive root directory there are 16 Archive Series folders and over 3,000 sub-folders.
To explore the archive, first review the contents of the 16 series folders below to see what each one contains.
Choose any series (01-16) on Scole Archive Index menu for links to view its available sub-folders and files.
Don't forget you can also use the Search box.
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The Collection
The collection contains over 1,000 hours of multi-faceted data across 464 x ≈2-hour experimental sessions collected in six countries over a five year period 1993-1998.
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Scole Archive Naming Standard
The Scole Archive is organised according to the Scole Archive Naming Standard (SANS).
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Scole Archive 16 Series Folders Contents Overview
Descriptions of the 16 primary Scole Archive Series folders and their contents:
Choose any series (01-16) on Scole Archive Index menu to view its available sub-folders and published documents and metadata summaries.
01-ADM-Administrative: Contains the foundational governance documentation, naming standards (SANS), and master progress logs utilised to index and maintain the archive.
02-AUD-Audio: Archives the primary source audio recordings captured during the experimental sessions, digitised directly from over hundreds of original cassette tapes.
03-TRX-Transcripts: Houses the verbatim (or 'intelligent' where required) textual transcripts generated from the original session audio recordings, preserving precise chronological dialogue.
04-VID-Video: Contains raw video footage, experimental b-roll, and visual recordings of session phenomena and participant interviews, including ScoleTV channel content.
05-BUL-Bulletins: Archives the original informational bulletins and progress reports distributed to early supporters during the active phase of the experiment.
06-DIA-Diary: Preserves and summaries the contemporaneous personal diary and written session notes maintained by one of the organising Participants, Scole Group member, Robin Foy.
07-PHO-Photography: Indexes original photographic films, Polaroid integral films, and digital images captured before, during, and after experimental sessions.
08-SES-Sessions: Acts as the central cross-reference hub, compiling the date, location, and structural data for each of the 464 individual sessions.
09-PAR-Participants: Provides biographical profiles and documented roles of the primary researchers, mediums, and guest sitters involved in the project.
10-COM-Communicators: Outlines the profiles and identified characteristics of the deceased human intelligences (DHI) and non-human intelligences (NHI) communicating during the sessions.
11-GEN-General: Catalogues supplementary environmental data, property images, and technical apparatus blueprints essential for contextualising the experiments.
12-LIT-Literature: Compiles relevant bibliographies, published research papers, and associated academic literature exploring Scole-relevant themes.
13-PHE-Phenomena: Categorises the specific anomalous effects witnessed during sessions, including light anomalies, apports, levitation, and anomalous materialisation.
14-COR-Correspondence: Preserves incoming and outgoing communications regarding the experiment, spanning institutional feedback, media inquiries, and scientific evaluation.
15-NAR-Narratives: Contains curator-authored chronologies, technical research summaries, and contextual posts designed to guide researchers through the raw data.
16-SUP-Support: Manages the operational assets, financial documentation, and web assets sustaining the ongoing preservation of the archive.
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Title Prefixes
AUD- Audio Posts
TRX- Transcript Posts
VID- Video Posts
DIA- Diary Posts
PHO- Photography Posts
SES- Session Log Posts
P1- Curator Posts
S1- ScoleTV Shorts (Video Titles)
V1- ScoleTV Long-form (Video Titles)
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Notes
- More content may be added to Posts as the Scole Archive grows.
- To aid users of the archive, some Posts have been dated to match the original dates of the 464 Scole Experiment sessions conducted during the 1990s.
- The format "#1 | Post name" and "Curator Post Reference" number, e.g. CP-00001, simply indicate the order in which we have digitised and published the data.
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