Sanbourne Institute of Pacific Antiquities

Sanbourne Institute of Pacific Antiquities
General Information
Type	Research Facility Centre for Higher Learning
Purpose	Anthropological Studies
Location	Santiago, California, USA
Real World Information
First appearance	EXP: "The Dweller in the Tomb"
Appearances	EXP: "The Horror in the Gallery"
Created by	Lin Carter

The Sanbourne Institute of Pacific Antiquities is a fictional research facility created by Lin Carter for his Xothic Legend Cycle.

Overview

Mirroring H. P. Lovecraft's Miskatonic University in that, aside from their more mundane departments, the two have a particular specialisation in the occult, maintaining extensive libraries on the subject. However, Sanbourne seems to lean more towards the research aspect of graduate study rather than higher learning as with Miskatonic, specialising in the study of cultures in and around the Pacific Ocean.

History

Sanbourne was founded by the son of a tuna-packing magnate in Santiago, California.

In Robert M. Price's short story "Down in Limbo", the institute is said to have been absorbed into "the University," although it is unclear which university is being referred to.

Library

Sanbourne is known to be home to a large collection of occult literature, including:

• A New Scrutiny of the Polynesian Genesis according to the Cthäat Aquadingen (Anton Zarnak)
• The Bimini Glyphs (rubbings)
• The Livre d'Eibon (Gaspard du Nord edition)
• The Necronomicon (Dee translation)
• The Ponape Scripture
• The R'lyeh Text
• Die Unaussprechlichen Kulten
• The Yuggya Chants

Appearances

Lin Carter Works

• "The Dweller in the Tomb" (1971) [first appearance]
• "Out of the Ages" (1975)
• "The Horror in the Gallery" (1976)

Other Works

• "Down in Limbo" (1995, Robert M. Price)
• "The Soul of the Devil-Bought" (1996, Robert M. Price)