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The life of L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986) was surely one of the most extraordinary which this century has seen. He already has an entire Web site devoted to him, at the handsomely-produced http://www.lronhubbard.org. The account of his life given there is, however, a rather limited one - perhaps not surprisingly, given that the site belongs to Hubbard's brainchild, the Church of Scientology. This site aims to be a coordinated jumping-off point to copies of publicly-available documents about Hubbard. The items listed below all come from public sources in the US. Most were obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA); some come from the still-sealed exhibits of the 1984 case Church of Scientology of California vs Gerald Armstrong (but were obtained legally, both here in Europe and in the US). They present a rather different picture of Hubbard, showing him to have a much darker side than is officially admitted by Scientology.

New papers are being added at regular intervals. A paper which has arrived within the last 15 days will be marked by a "NEW" tag.

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1914 Did Ron's grandfather own a quarter of Montana? 1914-22 Ron's father's activities from 1914 to 1922 1924 Ron's Boy Scout diary shows his keen interest in mental science 1928 Ron's 1928 visit to China aboard the USS Gold Star 1929 A mysterious newspaper article on Ron's trip to the Orient, "circa 1929" 1940 LRH denounces his hotel's steward to the FBI, May 1940 1947 Ron pleads for psychiatric assistance, October 1947 1948 L. Ron Hubbard is fined for petty theft, August 1948 1951 Sara Hubbard applies for a divorce on the grounds of cruelty, April 1951

Last updated 7 Dec 1996