Key Information
Reference code
MAYHEW 14/13
Title
Press cuttings, 1956-[1985], relating to Mayhew's filmed experimenting with mescaline
Date(s)
- 1956 Oct 26 - [1985] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 file
Scope and content
Newspaper cuttings relating to Mayhew's televised experimentation with the hallucinogenic drug mescaline on 2 Dec 1955. Cuttings include article written by Mayhew for The Observer describing the experiment at length, 28 Oct 1956; letter from Mayhew to the Times, arguing that his experimentation was to prove no clear dividing line between mystical experiences induced by religious experience, mental illness and hallucinogenic drugs, 25 Jul 1967. 1 file.