LSD (Drug)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Semisynthetic derivative of ergot (Claviceps purpurea).
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Abram Hoffer correspondence
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 88
Scope and Contents
The Abram Hoffer correspondence contains a typed letter from Abram Hoffer to Ralph Metzner concerning the use of Hoffer's Berkeley LSD paper by Metzner. It also includes Hoffer's opinion of the Liangs and Berkes' ideas on schizophrenia.
Dates:
January 9, 1967
Albert Hofmann correspondence and other materials
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 89
Scope and Contents
The Albert Hofmann correspondence and other materials contains correspondence with Ralph Metzner and Rolf von Eckartsberg, a photocopy of Hofmann's patent for LSD, photographs of Hofmann, a brochure for U.C. Santa Cruz Symposium (1982), and clippings on Hofmann.
Dates:
1948 - 2006
Ralph Metzner collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 56
Scope and Contents
The Ralph Metzner collection of articles documents the progression of psychoactive substance research, legality issues, and the religious or spiritual aspects of its use. These articles were not solely written by Ralph Metzner, but they instead represent the type of work that influenced Metzner during his career. These article files do not contain the personal papers of Ralph Metzner. Instead, they provide insight into the diverse sources that Metzner sampled while conducting his research....
Dates:
1958 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1960 - 1990