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Michael Standard files related to Timothy Leary
- Title
- Michael Standard files related to Timothy Leary, 1968-1997.
- Author
- Standard, Michael, 1935-2014.
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| Status | Container | 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. | box 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 23286 box 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | box 2 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 23286 box 2 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | box 3 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 23286 box 3 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- 1.1 linear feet (3 boxes)
- Summary
- Michael Standard (1935-2014) was an attorney who represented Timothy Leary in court proceedings and also acted as his agent for publishing projects. The collection contains multiple draft manuscripts of Leary's book It's About Time, with handwritten changes. The book was published in 1973 as Confessions of a Hope Fiend. Correspondence and contracts related to Leary's publications date from 1968 to 1973 and include letters from Timothy and Rosemary Leary. The collection also contains correspondence and court documents related to legal cases in New York, Texas, and California; transcripts and notes on interviews with Dennis Martino; documents related to archivist Michael Horowitz's grand jury testimony in August 1975 regarding Leary's archives and their seizure by the FBI; a 1970 manuscript titled Millbrook Thanksgiving by Walt Schneider; and a 1997 letter from Leary biographer Robert Greenfield.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Manuscripts for publication.
- Access (note)
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Source (note)
- Donated by Elinore Standard, 2015.
- Call Number
- MssCol 23286
- OCLC
- 927414598
- Author
- Standard, Michael, 1935-2014.
- Title
- Michael Standard files related to Timothy Leary, 1968-1997.
- Restricted Access
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Source
- Donated by Elinore Standard, 2015.
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- Research Call Number
- MssCol 23286