In the the Scole-Archive root directory there are 16 Archive Series folders and over 3,000 sub-folders.
Navigating the Scole Archive
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.
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.
Scole Archive Naming Standard
The Scole Archive is organised according to the Scole Archive Naming Standard (SANS).
Scole Archive 16 Series Folders Contents Overview
Descriptions of the 16 primary 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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Notes
- Some Posts have been dated to match the original dates of the Scole Experiment.
- The "Curator Post Reference" number, e.g. CP-00001, simply indicates the order in which we digitised and published the data in 2026.
- More content may be added to Posts as the archive grows.
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