Zamin Ki Dost

Zamin Ki Dost (transl. Friend of the Earth; pen name of Willimina Leonora Armstrong) (August 14, 1866 – November 2, 1947) was an American physician, writer, and lecturer. She is best known for her book Incense of Sandalwood (1904)[1] and stories of India written in collaboration with Will Levington Comfort and published as Son of Power (1920).[2]

Zamin Ki Dost
A white woman wearing a turban and robes, one arm raised in a gesture of command or benediction.
Willimina Leonora Armstrong, from a 1913 newspaper.
Born
Willimina Leonora Armstrong

August 14, 1866
Nebraska
DiedNovember 2, 1947
Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)physician, writer, lecturer
Notable workIncense of Sandalwood (1904)
Son of Power (1920, with Will Levington Comfort)
RelativesSaleni Armstrong-Hopkins (sister)

Early life and education

Willimina Leonora Armstrong was born in Nebraska in 1866,[3] the daughter of William Leonard Armstrong and Elizabeth Summers Armstrong (1830-1870). Her father was a Union Army surgeon in the American Civil War. She was educated in Philadelphia.[4]

Career

In 1887 she went to India as a medical missionary and served with her older sister, physician Saleni Armstrong-Hopkins.[5] In 1901 she settled in Los Angeles teaching philosophy,[6] and writing stories and poems.[4] In 1904 she published the book Incense of Sandalwood where she gathered her experience of living in India.[5] She wrote eighteen stories of India under the pen name Zamin Ki Dost published in collaboration with Will Levington Comfort as Son of Power.[7] She also composed songs.[8] Armstrong was sued in 1913 for compelling a loan from one of her students with hypnotism.[9]

Death

Willimina Leonora Armstrong died in 1947, and is buried at Glen Haven Memorial Park, Sylmar, California. Her papers are in the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections.[10]

Works

Books
  • 1904 – Willimina Leonora Armstrong, Incense of the Sandalwood[1]
  • 1920 – Will Levington Comfort, Willimina Leonora Armstrong, Son of Power[2]
  • 1931 – Will Levington Comfort, Zamin ki Dost, Caroline Renner, Bestien und Heilige[11]
  • 1957 – Essential things to know and do, compiled by Noor Zhan[12]

Songs
  • 1908 – Zamin Ki Dost, Have no Fear[13]
  • 1908 – Zamin Ki Dost, Armageddon[14]
  • 1908 – Zamin Ki Dost, Light of my eyes[15]
  • 1908 – Zamin Ki Dost, I hear his voice calling me[16]
  • 1908 – Zamin Ki Dost, America invincible; Office for our dead[17]
  • 1908 – Zamin Ki Dost, Lullabye[18]
  • 1908 – Zamin Ki Dost, A hymn to world peace; Office for our dead[19]
  • 1908 – Zamin Ki Dost, The great transmuter[20]
  • 1908 – Zamin Ki Dost, Uncle Samuel's men[21]

References
  1. Armstrong, Willimina Leonora (1904). Incense of Sandalwood. Baumgardt Publishing Company.
  2. Dost, 1866-1947; Comfort Will Levington Zamin Ki (2006). Son of Power. Project Gutenberg.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Congress, The Library of. "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  4. "Zamin Ki Dost, 1866-1947 - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  5. "Finding Aid for the Zamin Ki Dost Papers, 1930-1960". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  6. "Institute Sessions". The Pomona Progress. 1906-12-21. p. 10. Retrieved 2020-09-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. McWilliams, Carey (1973). Southern California: An Island on the Land. Gibbs Smith. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-87905-007-8.
  8. "Zamin Ki dost - Franklin Search Results". franklin.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  9. "Asks Law to Wrest Cash from Grip of Occult". The Los Angeles Times. 1913-09-06. p. 11. Retrieved 2020-09-16 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Finding Aid for the Zamin Ki Dost Papers, 1930-1960, UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections.
  11. Comfort, Will Levington; Dost, Zamin Ki; Renner, Caroline (1931). Bestien und Heilige (in German). Transmare Verlag.
  12. "Essential things to know and do, New Age Publishing". UCLA Library. 1957.
  13. Zamin Ki Dost (1918). "Have no fear". franklin.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  14. Zamin Ki Dost (1918). "Armageddon". franklin.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  15. Zamin Ki Dost (1918). "Light of my eyes". franklin.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  16. Zamin Ki Dost (1918). "I hear his voice calling me". franklin.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  17. Zamin Ki Dost (1918). "America invincible ; Office for our dead/". franklin.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  18. Zamin Ki Dost (1918). "Lullabye /". franklin.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  19. Zamin Ki Dost (1918). "A hymn to world peace ; Office for our dead /". franklin.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  20. Zamin Ki Dost (1918). "The great transmuter /". franklin.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  21. Zamin Ki Dost (1918). "Uncle Samuel's men /". franklin.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  1. Willimina Leonora Armstrong on Find a Grave


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