Charles Olson discussion on psychedelic drugs, his experiences with the Howard Group, and philosophical position on November 16, 1963 Tape 1 of 2 #544a

CLASSIFICATION

Swallow ID:
6253
Partner Institution:
Simon Fraser University
Source Collection Label:
Reading in BC Collection
Sub Series:
Reading in BC Collection

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Title:
Charles Olson discussion on psychedelic drugs, his experiences with the Howard Group, and philosophical position on November 16, 1963 Tape 1 of 2 #544a
Title Source:
cassette and j-card
Language:
English
Production Context:
Documentary recording
Genre:
Speeches: Talks
Identifiers:
[]

Rights

Rights:
Copyright Not Evaluated (CNE)

CREATORS

Name:
Olson, Charles
Dates:
1910-1970
URL:
http://viaf.org/viaf/27091190
Role:
"Speaker"

CONTRIBUTORS

MATERIAL DESCRIPTION

Image:
Image
Recording Type:
Analogue
AV Type:
Audio
Material Designation:
Cassette
Physical Composition:
Magnetic Tape
Extent:
1/8 inch
Track Configuration:
2 track
Playback Mode:
Stereo
Generations:
Second generation from Reel-to-Reel
Sound Quality:
Good
Physical Condition:
Very Good
Other Physical Description:
Black and white clear jewel case with J-card

DIGITAL FILE DESCRIPTION

Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:30:34
Size:
39.2 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files
Channel Field:
Stereo
Sample Rate:
44.1 kHz
Duration:
T00:30:31
Size:
36.5 MB
Bitrate:
32 bit
Encoding:
WAV for master files and .MP3 for online files

Dates

Date:
1963-11-16
Type:
Performance Date
Source:
J-card

LOCATION

CONTENT

Contents:
Side Track No. Comments One 000 Introduction 010 Charles Olson begins to discuss his experiences with the Howard Group 055 Mushrooms (psyllicibin) 113 Morning Glory seeds similar to LSD 177 Kessler’s experience with the Harvard Group 225 Harmon’s *summary of 3 types of mushroom experiences; Olson refers to this article 312 “…triad of politics, theology, and epistemology”, discussion of why some people have bad experiences on drugs (example: man who became violent on LSD in Mexico) 425 Olson responds to a question comparing alcohol to psychedelic drugs, tries to link their psychological effects to physiological effects 615 Olson quotes from Harmon’s article (“The Issue of the consciousness Expanding Drugs”) 765 There should be houses where-people can gather socially and take psychedelic drugs 780 Magic, religion, science 833 Sound fades out
Notes:
SFU BC Readings formatting

NOTES

Type:
General
Note:
Side 3 36:15 Side 4 26:00

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