(UTOPIAN COMMUNITIES) The Circular Published Weekly by the O

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(UTOPIAN COMMUNITIES.) The Circular, Published Weekly by the Oneida and Wallingford Communities. 51 weekly issues of the "New Series" (Volume II, Nos. 7, 11, 13-19, 21-25, 27-41; Volume IV, Nos. 20-35, 44, 48-52). Each 8 pages, 14 x 10 inches; moderate edge wear to a few issues, some unopened, a few with stab holes in the inner margins. Mount Tom [Wallingford, CT], May to December 1865, and July 1867 to March 1868

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These folks did not invent "free love," but they did coin the phrase. The Oneida Communities were founded by John Humphrey Noyes (1811-1886), and practiced complex marriages, a eugenic breeding program, and grueling sessions of mutual criticism. At this point, they had communities in Oneida, NY and Wallingford, CT. In these pages, "Noyes expounded his doctrines of spiritualism, communism, and free love; though uneven in its editing, it was often well written and interesting"--Mott, page II:207. Most of these issues were edited by George Washington Noyes, brother of the founder, and they include community gossip and international news in addition to the many essays reflecting Oneida doctrine. Lomazow 568.