Anomalies Article: Society for Psychical Research

The Society for Psychical Research (SPR) was founded in London in 1882 by Sir William Barrett and Edmund Dawson Rogers because of their interests in Spiritualism and their desire for an organization to conduct research of its related phenomena -- ghosts, trance states, telepathy, etc. The initial organization was composed mainly of enthusiastic Spiritualists, but at the core was an experienced team of paranormal investigators, the so-called "Sidgwick Group."