Key Information
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1954 Aug 23 - 1974 Jan 17 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent
1 file
Scope and content
Typescript and manuscript correspondence, drafts of articles and speeches and appeals relating to Mayhew's interest in psychological research and mental health; and, the establishment and operation of the National Association for Mental Health and the Mental Health Appeal (MIND), under his chairmanship. Also included are papers concerning the Labour Campaign for Mental Health, 1973. Papers also include notes on Mayhew's interest in mysticism, the psychological effects of hallucinogenic drugs and research into schizophrenia, 1954; correspondence relating to Mayhew's experimentation with mescaline on live television, 1956; typescript drafts of Mayhew's 'MIND: themes for a manifesto', 1970; correspondence from well-wishers, including Terence Alan 'Spike' Milligan. 1 file.