Date
6-23-1977
Series
Public Speakers
Length
1 hour 46 minutes
Original Description
Dr. Leary's first speech at Portland State University was ten years prior to this date. The recording of his 1967 talk was stolen from the Portland State library.
Notes
Timothy Leary, an American psychologist, writer, and former professor at University of California, Berkeley, was best known for his advocacy of psychedelic drugs.
In 1974, while in prison, Leary authored Terra II: A Way Out, which advocated space colonization. In this lecture, Leary discusses the changes in American life from the 1950s to the present. Now, having developed mind, body, and spiritual consciousness, the author feels that it is the duty of the human race to leave the confines of Earth and to establish space colonies.
Transferred and preserved by Portland State University Library’s Special Collections with the generous support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the Oregon State Library.
Subjects
Outer space -- Exploration, Space colonies, American society and culture
Original Format
Reel to reel, 3.75 ips, 1/4 track, mono
Rights
This digital access copy is made available as streaming media for personal, educational, and non-commercial use only. It cannot be reproduced in any form, distributed or played for commercial purposes. It is made accessible because of one or more of the following situations: the rights are owned by State Board of Higher Education, on behalf of Portland State University; Portland State University has permission to make it accessible; it is made accessible for education and research purposes under fair use; or there are no known restrictions on use. In the event that previously unknown information is shared that may change the status of this item, it will be immediately removed from public view until pertinent rights issues are clarified.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11439
Recommended Citation
Leary, Timothy Francis, ""Address to Faculty and Students"" (1977). Special Collections: Oregon Public Speakers. 180.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/11439
Included in
Other Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons, Stars, Interstellar Medium and the Galaxy Commons, The Sun and the Solar System Commons
Description
Transcript added September 3, 2021.
PSU Library Special Collections and University Archives presents these recordings as part of the historical record. They reflect the recollections and opinions of the individual speakers and are not intended to be representative of the views of Portland State University. They may contain language, ideas, or stereotypes that are offensive to others.