Project MKULTRA collection, 1977
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Abstract:
- Collection consists of photocopies of invoices, receipts and memorandum relating to subprojects 2, 56, 70, 71, 72, 85, and 86 of Project MKULTRA; these documents were sent to Stanford University by the C.I.A. in 1977. Also included are the cover letters and some correspondence copied from the University President's papers pertaining to this matter.
- Extent:
- 0.25 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Project MKULTRA Collection (SC0860). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of photocopies of invoices, receipts and memorandum relating to subprojects 2, 56, 70, 71, 72, 85, and 86 of Project MKULTRA; these documents were sent to Stanford University by the C.I.A. in 1977. Also included are the cover letters and some correspondence copied from the University President's papers pertaining to this matter.
- Biographical / historical:
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Project MKULTRA, sponsored by the Central Intelligence Agency, conducted research on various aspects of human behavioral control in the 1950s and 1960s, some of which involved the Stanford University Medical School.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- Terms of access:
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While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Preferred citation:
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Project MKULTRA Collection (SC0860). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022