Restricted Material, 1974 - 2012

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSF 468, Series 14

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The David E. Nichols papers document David E. Nichols’s career as a medicinal chemist and pharmacologist at Purdue University from 1974 until 2012, as well as his subsequent professional and public activities. The collection features materials pertaining to Nichols’s groundbreaking research on hallucinogens (psychedelics), serotonin receptors, dopamine agonists, MDMA neurotoxicity, and MDMA analogues. The collection also features documents pertaining... to the founding and proceedings of the Heffter Research Institute, which Nichols founded in 1993. The collection includes but is not limited to correspondence, corporation records, grey literature, instructional materials, legal documents, popular and scholarly publications, and research materials. Donated in multiple accessions over several years, the Nichols papers are organized into fourteen series.

Notice From the Collection:

The Research Material series contains footage of animal testing which may cause distress or trauma to the viewer.

Dates

Creation: 1974 - 2012

Creator

From the Collection: Nichols, David E., 1944- (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Collection material is in English.

Access Information

The material in this series is not open to researchers at this time due to donor restrictions. Redacted copies of documents in this series containing personally identifying information are available within the collection.