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1954: Margaret Mead’s LSD Memo
1950s, Manuscripts, United States, Field Notes Ben Breen 12/9/25 1950s, Manuscripts, United States, Field Notes Ben Breen 12/9/25

1954: Margaret Mead’s LSD Memo

A memo written by the anthropologist Margaret Mead in September, 1954 detailing her preliminary thoughts and research on LSD (from the Margaret Mead papers, Library of Congress).

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