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Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Elizabeth A. Rauscher papers
Creator:
Rauscher, Elizabeth A.
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2012/222
Physical Description:
10 linear feet
(21 boxes, 1 carton, 1 oversize box)
Physical Description:
6 sound cassettes
Physical Description:
1.797 GB
(19 files)
Date (inclusive): 1930-2019
Date (bulk): 1970-2009
Abstract: This collection documents the life and work of American physicist and parapsychologist Elizabeth A. Rauscher. Materials include
personal papers, professional papers, and research material.
Physical Location: Many Bancroft Library collections are stored off-site and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language of Material:
English
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Collection is open for research with the exception of original archival audiovisual media in Carton 1 which is restricted
from playback due to fragility. Inquire with Bancroft Public Services regarding the creation of reading room viewing copies
of audiovisual items.
No further additions are expected.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Elizabeth A. Rauscher, November, 2012.
Collection is arranged in the following series: I. Personal papers, II. Professional papers, III. Research material.
Elizabeth A. Rauscher (1937-2019) was an American physicist and parapsychologist. Rauscher attended the University of California,
Berkeley for her Masters and PhD in nuclear physics. She was a former researcher with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory,
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Stanford Research Institute, and NASA. Rauscher was President of Tecnic Research
Laboratories from 1979-1988 and Tecnic Research Laboratory of Apache Junction, AZ from 1988-2004. Rauscher was a professor
of physics and general science at John F. Kennedy University from 1978-1984 and professor and graduate student adviser in
the department of physics at the University of Nevada, Reno from 1990–1998. Rauscher co-founded the Berkeley Fundamental Fysiks
Group, an informal group of physicists who met weekly to discuss quantum mysticism and the philosophy of quantum physics.
Rauscher had an interest in psychic healing, faith healing, exploring altered states of consciousness, and developing links
between Eastern philosophy and quantum physics. Her contributions to parapsychology involve developing a theory of multidimensional
geometry to explain remote viewing experiences. She was part of the initiation of the Psychotronics Association, a group of
academics seeking to unify metaphysics and physics.
[Identification of item], Elizabeth A. Rauscher papers BANC MSS 2012/222, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
Collection processed by Jessica Tai in 2023. Materials were rehoused in archival boxes and described at the file level.
The Elizabeth Rauscher digital files were received on 2 optical disks. The files were scanned for viruses using Malwarebytes.
Forensic disk images of the source media were made by Library staff using AccessData FTK Imager and logical copies were created
using the Digital Archivist's Resource Tool (DART). Archivists extracted and analyzed the files in FTK and TreeSize Professional,
screening material for personal identifiable information (PII).
dig002_Monitoring and Prediction of Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions is a video extracted from a corrupt optical disk. 29:20
minutes of the original 49:30 minutes are accessible.
This collection documents the life and work of American physicist and parapsychologist Elizabeth A. Rauscher. Materials include
personal papers, professional papers, and research material. The collection contains personal papers including photographs,
family history, poetry, and artwork. Professional papers include patents, teaching material, reports, conference material,
and writings. Research material includes notes, working files, correspondence, and work and research conducted by Rauscher
and the Tecnic Research Laboratory.
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of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions,
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Parapsychology
Physicists
Women physicists
Women physicists -- United States
Women scientists
Born digital
Audiocassettes
Rauscher, Elizabeth A.