Darrell Lemaire papers
Scope and Contents
The Darrell Lemaire papers contains two documents pertaining to the creation of novel psychedelic substances.
Dates
- Creation: 1986 - 1990
- Other: Date acquired: 2009-03-12
Creator
- Lemaire, Darrell (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material is in English.
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Copyright and Use Information
Copyright held by Purdue University.
Biographical Information
Darrell Lemaire was born in Reno, Nevada in 1926. He spent two years in the U.S. Navy (1944-46). He then earned a B.S. in chemistry from the University of Nevada in 1950, followed by his master's in metallurgical engineering from Mackay School of Mines (1954). He has been married twice, to Beth Grant (1945-68) and Betty Lamb (1976-). He has two sons. During and after graduate school, Lemaire designed and operated his own milling plant, eventually selling it to work at a Uranium processing plant in Arizona. It is here, working closely with Navajo natives, that Lemaire discovered peyote, and became intensely interested in manufacturing and testing a variety of psychoactive substances. Lemaire used psudonyms "Hosteen Nez" and "Lazar" in order to publish a pamphlet on some of his findings regarding 2C-D. Lemaire has also done work involving the use of gumweed as a potential biofuel in conjunction with individuals at the University of Nevada.
Source: Erowid Darrell Lemaire Vault
Extent
0.22 Cubic Feet (One half-width manuscript box) : Includes single folder.
Arrangement
Material is arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by Jean Millay and Darrell Lemaire, December 15, 2008.
- Title
- Darrell Lemaire papers
- Status
- Under Review
- Author
- Kristin Leaman and Serena Potter
- Date
- 2018-01-30
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- Second edition. Collection description was first completed September 2011.
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
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