Timothy Leary Manuscripts and Ephemera
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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
The materials by and relating to Leary in this collection were assembled by rare books and contemporary art dealer John McWhinnie.
This collection contains circa 150 items comprised of manuscripts and documents by Leary; letters to and from Leary, including additional correspondence concerning him; documents and manuscripts relating to Leary's colleagues and associates in the psychedelic movement, and the various institutions and organizations they created; and psychedelic-related ephemera.
Dates
- 1940-1986.
Creator
- McWhinnie, John (Collector, Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Timothy Leary (1920-1996) was an American psychologist and writer known for advocating the exploration of the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs.
Extent
.6 cubic feet. (.6 cubic feet.)
Abstract
The materials by and relating to Leary in this collection were assembled by rare books and contemporary art dealer John McWhinnie.
Abstract
This collection contains circa 150 items comprised of manuscripts and documents by Leary; letters to and from Leary, including additional correspondence concerning him; documents and manuscripts relating to Leary's colleagues and associates in the psychedelic movement, and the various institutions and organizations they created; and psychedelic-related ephemera.
Physical Description
Correspondence, manuscripts.
General
- Contact Information:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524rareref@cornell.eduhttp://rmc.library.cornell.edu
- Compiled by:
- RMC Staff
- Date completed:
- December 2017
- EAD encoding:
- Jude Corina & Lin Sen Chai, December 2017
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Compiled by RMC Staff
- Date
- December 2017
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu