Savage, Charles (1918-2007)
Biographical Information
Charles W. Savage was born on September 25, 1918 in Berlin, Connecticut. He received a B.A. from Yale in 1939, an M.D. from the University of Chicago in 1945, and an M.A. in Spanish from Middlebury College in 1999. He also attended the Washington-Baltimore Psychoanalytic Institute in 1957 and served as a Lieutenant Mass Communication Specialist in the United States Navy from 1946-1953. He published fifty papers on psychopharmacology and psychoanalysis, several of which were co-authored with his wife, Ethel. He was a member of the editorial board of Psychiatry and a member of the American Psychiatric Association (fellow), American Psychoanalytic Association, American Electoencephlogram Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington Psychoanalytic Society, Baltimore Psychoanalytic Society, San Francisco Psychoanalytic Society. Savage was also a poet and published, in Spanish and English, Las Tinieblas en el Dia de Pentecostes. Upon his retirement, he became a medical missionary to Guatemala. At the age of 89, Savage passed away at his home on December 12, 2007.
Chronology:
Professional Chronology- 1945
- Intern at the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- 1946
- Assistant resident in psychiatry at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
- 1947-1948
- Resident psychiatrist at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland
- 1948-1949
- Chief psychiatrist at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina
- 1949-1952
- Research Psychiatrist at the Naval Medical Research Institute and the National Naval Medical Center, both Bethesda, Maryland
- 1951
- Diplomat of American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
- 1953-1958
- Acting chief adult psychiatrist at the National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland
- 1957-1958
- Fellow of Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, California
- 1958-1960
- Psychiatrist at the Livermore Sanitarium, Livermore, California
- 1961
- Research associate on Aro Project at Abeo Kuta, Nigeria at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
- 1961-1962
- Psychiatrist at the Stanford Veterans Administration Hospital, Palo Alto, California
- 1962-1964
- Medical director at the International Foundation for Advanced Study, Menlo Park, California
- 1964-1965
- Psychiatrist, County of Santa Clara, San Jose, California
- 1965
- Assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University
- 1965-1968
- Clinical assistant professor at the University of Maryland
- Director of research at the Spring Grove State Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
- 1967
- David C. Wilson Society Lecturer at University of Virginia
- 1968-1972
- Associate Director and Research Scientist at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland
- Clinical associate professor at the University of Maryland
- 1972
- Chief of psychiatric services and chief of Drug Treatment Center at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
- Associate Professor at the University of Maryland
Found in 62 Collections and/or Records:
Academic writings, 1963 - 1971
The William Richards Collection on Walter Pahnke (1952-1972; 0.2 cubic feet) contains materials collected and donated by William Richards that document the life and work of his close colleague, Walter Pahnke. It includes some of Pahnke's important academic writings, copies of personal manuscripts, some biographical information, writings by his wife (Eva Sontum Pahnke), and materials memorializing his untimely passing.
Articles, 1966 - 1980
Charles Savage papers, addition 04
Charles Savage papers, addition 05
Cholden, Louis S., Albert Kurland, and Charles Savage. "Clinical Reactions and Tolerance to LSD in Chronic Schizophrenia," The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. Vol. 122, No. 3 (reprint), September 1955
Underlining and marginalia throughout.
Clower, Courtney G., Charles Savage, and Fathy Messiha. "Clinical and Biochemical Aspects of Lithium Therapy.", February 1971
Contains dated and undated article reprints that Savage used for research, as well as his article reviews. Some of the article reprints are written by him, or they are articles he may have reviewed. The materials are arranged chronologically.
Kurland, A. A. Charles Savage, and Sanford Unger. "LSD in Psychiatric Treatment," Clinical Psychopharmacology. Vol. 1 (reprint), 1968
Two copies.
Kurland, Albert A. et al. "Psychedelic Therapy Utilizing LSD in the Treatment of the Alcoholic Patient: A Preliminary Report." Amer. J. Psychiat. Vol. 123, No. 10, 1967
Two copies.
Kurland, Albert A., Walter N. Pahnke, Sanford Unger, Charles Savage, and Louis E. Goodman. "Psychedelic Psychotherapy (LSD) in the Treatment of the Patient With a Malignancy." , April 24 - 27, 1968
Contains manuscripts and undated manuscripts documenting Savage’s research, as well as miscellaneous manuscripts possibly created by Savage, his patients, or his colleagues. Materials are arranged chronologically when possible. Undated materials are arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name.
Kurland, Albert A., Walter N. Pahnke, Sanford Unger, Charles Savage, and Stanislav Grof. "Psychedelic LSD Research," Psychotropic Drugs in the Year 2000. (photocopy), 1971
Includes published and unpublished preprints, reprints, abstracts, and drafts of articles on the use of psychotropic substances as a therapeutic agent. It also includes book chapters, letters to the editor, and conference presentations.
Kurland, Albert (et al). "Psychedelic Therapy Utilizing LSD in the Treatment of the Alcoholic Patient: A Preliminary Report," Amer. J. Psychiat. 10 (reprint), April 1967
Includes published and unpublished preprints, reprints, abstracts, and drafts of articles on the use of psychotropic substances as a therapeutic agent. It also includes book chapters, letters to the editor, and conference presentations.
“LSD-Type Drugs and Psychedelic Therapy” by Sanford Unger, Albert A. Kurland, MD, John W. Shaffer, Charles Savage, Sidney Wolf, Robert Leihy, O. Lee McCabe, and Harry Shock (Reprint from Research in Psychotherapy, Volume 3), 1968
The Sanford Unger papers (1961-1974; 0.2 cubic feet) contains writings exploring the therapeutic potential of psychedelic substances. The collection also contains the correspondence between Aldous and Laura Huxley and Sanford Unger, and an excerpt from the 1966 CBS Reports feature, “LSD The Spring Grove Experiment.”
Messiha, F. S. et al. "A Psychopharmacological Study of Catecholamines in Affective Disorders." The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. Vol 158, No 5, 1974
Contains dated and undated article reprints that Savage used for research, as well as his article reviews. Some of the article reprints are written by him, or they are articles he may have reviewed. The materials are arranged chronologically.
Mogar, Robert E. and Charles Savage. "Personality Change Associated with Psychedelic (LSD) Therapy: A Preliminary Report." Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, and Practice. Vol 1, No 4., Fall 1964
Two copies.
Mogar, Robert E. and Charles Savage. "Personality Change Associated with Psychedelic (LSD) Therapy: A Preliminary Report," Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice. Vol. 1, No. 4 (reprint), Fall 1964
Includes published and unpublished preprints, reprints, abstracts, and drafts of articles on the use of psychotropic substances as a therapeutic agent. It also includes book chapters, letters to the editor, and conference presentations.
Pahnke, Walter, et al. "The Experimental Use of Psychedelic (LSD) Psychotherapy." Presented at the American Medical Association Annual Meeting, July 17, 1969
Two copies.
Prince, Raymond and Charles Savage. "Mystical States and the Concept of Regression." Presented at the First Annual Conference of the R. M. Bucke Memorial Society in Montreal, Canada, January 1965
Reprinted from the conference proceedings.
“Psychedelic (LSD) Therapy of Neurotic Disorders: Short Term Effects” by O. Lee McCabe, Charles Savage, Albert Kurland, and Sanford Unger, (Reprint from the Journal of Psychedelic Drugs, Volume 5, Number 1) , 1972
The Sanford Unger papers (1961-1974; 0.2 cubic feet) contains writings exploring the therapeutic potential of psychedelic substances. The collection also contains the correspondence between Aldous and Laura Huxley and Sanford Unger, and an excerpt from the 1966 CBS Reports feature, “LSD The Spring Grove Experiment.”
William Richards papers
Savage, Charles. "A Controlled Investigation of the Psychedelic (LSD-25) Approach to Alcoholism.", undated
Two copies, one draft with editorial comments, and one finalized copy.
Savage, Charles and Myron J. Stolaroff. "Clarifying the Confusion Regarding LSD-25," The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. Vol. 140, No. 3 (reprint), 1965
Two copies.
Savage, Charles and Raymond Prince. "Depression Among the Yoruba.", undated
Contains manuscripts and undated manuscripts documenting Savage’s research, as well as miscellaneous manuscripts possibly created by Savage, his patients, or his colleagues. Materials are arranged chronologically when possible. Undated materials are arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name.
Savage, Charles and Raymond Prince. "Depression Among the Yoruba." The Psychoanalytic Study of Society. Vol 4., 1967
Two copies.
Savage, Charles and Willis Harman. "A Controlled Investigation of the Psychedelic (LSD-25) Approach to Alcoholism." Research plan, undated
Contains manuscripts and undated manuscripts documenting Savage’s research, as well as miscellaneous manuscripts possibly created by Savage, his patients, or his colleagues. Materials are arranged chronologically when possible. Undated materials are arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name.
Savage, Charles. "Countertransference in the Therapy of Schizophrenics." Psychiatry: Journal for the Study of Interpersonal Processes. Vol 24, No 1. 9., February 1961
Two copies.