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Timothy Leary letters to William Scanlon
- Title
- Timothy Leary letters to William Scanlon, ca. 1930s-1940s.
- Author
- Leary, Timothy, 1920-1996.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 19031 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Description
- .1 linear foot (1 folder)
- Summary
- Timothy Francis Leary, clinical psychologist and Harvard professor, became an advocate for the use of psychedelic drugs and a counterculture icon after conducting experiments with psilocybin mushrooms and LSD. The collection consists of fifty letters from Leary to his childhood friend and classmate, William Scanlon. The letters span Leary's late high school years through his enrollment at the United States Military Academy at West Point, his studies at the University of Alabama, and his subsequent enlistment in the United States Army. Also included is one undated letter to "Rosemary," ostensibly Rosemary Woodruff, Leary's fourth wife.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance (note)
- The letters were previously in the possession of author and Leary biographer Peter O. Whitmer, who acquired them from William Scanlon.
- Call Number
- MssCol 19031
- OCLC
- 835596609
- Author
- Leary, Timothy, 1920-1996.
- Title
- Timothy Leary letters to William Scanlon, ca. 1930s-1940s.
- Restricted Access
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance
- The letters were previously in the possession of author and Leary biographer Peter O. Whitmer, who acquired them from William Scanlon.
- Occupation
- Students.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 19031