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Jessica Gaynor "Altered States of Consciousness" course symposium recordings

 Unprocessed Material — Box: 1
Identifier: 2024-045

Content Description

This collection includes recordings of a symposium organized by Jessica Gaynor, who taught a class on altered states of consciousness as a graduate student at the University of Houston. Leading figures in the field attended and it was fully supported by the university. Speakers included Andrew Weil, Ram Dass, Raja Rao, Charles Tart, Sam Keen, and John Lilly.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

The lectures were recorded by the audio-visual department at the University of Houston and given to the donor subsequent to the symposium. They have resided with the donor until their transfer to the Purdue Archives. A copy of the recordings will also be shared with the University of Houston Archives and Special Collections.

Restrictions Apply

No

Use Restrictions

Materials must be migrated before use.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found in circa 1974

Extent

1 Cubic Feet (One cubic foot box) : 13 reel to reel tapes; 1 audio cassette tape

Inventory

Box 1: Sam Keen, Tapes 1 and 2; Andrew Weil, Tapes 1 and 2; Charles Tart, Tapes 1 and 2; Raja Rao, Tapes 1 and 2; Ram Dass, Tapes 1,2, and 3; John Lilly, Tapes 1 and 2; Charles Tart, audio cassette