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Psilocybin

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Anesthetic Inspiration manuscript

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 192
Scope and Contents

This manuscript, written by John Hannon, is an unpublished, forty page account of the author's experiences while experimenting with nitrous oxide.  Hannon compares his experiences while using nitrous oxide to those while under the influence of cannabis, LSD, ketamine, and psilocybin.  He also provides some historical context for the use of hallucinogenics and experiences while under their influence.

Dates: circa 1995

Dennis and Terence McKenna papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 213
Scope and Contents The Dennis and Terence McKenna papers (1943-2016; 2.5 cubic feet) document the lives and intellectual pursuits of Dennis J. McKenna and Terence K. McKenna. Subjects include shamanism, eschatology, and plant hallucinogens. The collection includes but is not limited to unpublished manuscripts, field reports, journals of personal reflections, term papers, correspondence, photographs, and article reprints. As much as the materials in this collection reflect the McKenna’s scientific and technical...
Dates: 1943 - 2016

Stanislav Grof papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 1
Scope and Contents

Papers and related materials documenting the life and career and of psychiatrist and author Dr. Stanislav Grof (Stan Grof). The papers consist primarily of published research articles and clippings discussing the therapeutic effects of psychoactive substances, as well as some first-hand accounts of transcendental experiences.

Dates: 1931 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1980

Aldous Huxley papers

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSP 83
Scope and Contents

This collection contains three letters.  Two letters concern Huxley’s novel Island, and are addressed to L. Rust Hills, who was the fiction editor at Esquire magazine from 1956 until 1963. One letter concerns the clinical availability of LSD and references the pharmaceutical companies that were manufacturing LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin in 1961.

Dates: 1961

John W. Allen digital images and writings

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 73
Scope and Contents

The John W. Allen digital images and writings (2001-2002; 0.2 cubic feet) documents Allen's research on entheogenic fungi.

Dates: 2001-2002; Other: Majority of material found in 2001-2002; Other: Date acquired: 05/01/2010