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Digital folder MSP 67 William Richards papers

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Contains 2 Collections and/or Records:

William Richards papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 67
Scope and Contents The William Richards papers is a collection of articles and article reprints written by William Richards and other colleagues including Stanislav Grof and Walter Pahnke. The articles discuss the use of LSD, DPT, psilocybin, and other psychedelics for treating terminal cancer patients and alcoholism, as well as for the study of religious and spiritual experiences. A collection of writings and clippings related to Timothy Leary and his research at Harvard University are also included. There is...
Dates: 1962 - 2014

"LSD,” produced by Marion Golden, CBS 60 Minutes, interview featuring Dan Rather, William Richards, terminal cancer patient Kenneth Pugh, and Pugh’s family and Richards' remarks and summary of interview, 1976 - 2011

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 67, File 8
Scope and Contents This file contains a film reel and DVD-R of a video of a Sixty Minutes interview with Dan Rather concerning the use of psychedelic medicine in a terminally ill cancer patient. The video recording is 11 minutes in length. Additionally, remarks and a summary of the interview have been provided by Richards from 2011.
Dates: 1976 - 2011