Guide to the Nina Graboi Papers MS.225
Meleia Simon-Reynolds
University of California, Santa Cruz
2023
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz 95064
speccoll@library.ucsc.edu
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Nina Graboi papers
Creator:
Graboi, Nina, 1918-
Identifier/Call Number: MS.225
Physical Description:
10 Linear Feet
16 half cartons, 1 flat box
Date (inclusive): 1941-1999
Abstract: This collection documents the life of
Nina Graboi, encompassing her immersion in the American counterculture and psychedelic
movements and her career as a writer during the 1960s through the 1990s. It contains play
scripts and correspondence related to Graboi's early work in the theater industry, including
translations of plays written by European playwrights like Jacques Audiberti. Regarding
Graboi's professional life and recreational activities within the counterculture movement,
it consists of news clippings, published articles, correspondence, transcripts, audiovisual
material, printed material, and ephemera from various organizations, conferences, and
events. Some of these materials pertain to significant organizations Graboi led such as
Third Force Lecture Bureau, Timothy Leary's League for Spiritual Discovery, and the
Woodstock Transformation Center as well as her work with Ralph Abraham, a UC Santa Cruz
mathematics professor. Many materials are related to Woodstock, New York, where Graboi lived
from 1969 to 1979 and Santa Cruz, California, where she lived from 1979 until her death in
1999. The collection holds Graboi's published and unpublished writings including plays,
poems, essays, personal journals, and articles. It includes draft manuscripts,
correspondence, and press publications for Graboi's autobiography,
One Foot in the
Future: A Woman's Spiritual Journey
, published in 1991.
Physical Location: Collection stored off-site at NRLF:
Advance notice is required for access.
Language of Material:
English , German ,
French .
Access Restrictions
Collection open for research. Audiovisual media is unavailable until reformatted. Contact
Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access to audiovisual media.
Use Restrictions
Copyright for the items in this collection is owned by the creators and their heirs.
Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair
use requires permission from the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the user to
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information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.
Preferred Citation
Nina Graboi papers, MS 225, Special Collections and Archives, University Library,
University of California, Santa Cruz.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Graboi family, 2003.
Biographical / Historical
Nina Graboi, formerly Gusti Schreyer, was born on December 8, 1918 in Vienna, Austria.
Graboi fled Vienna in 1938 and eventually immigrated to the United States in 1941. During
the 1960s, Graboi became involved in the counterculture and psychedelic movements,
developing relationships with key figures like Timothy Leary, Richard Alpert (Ram Dass), and
Terence McKenna. From the 1960s through the 1990s, Graboi wrote extensively about her
experiences taking psychedelic drugs and her spiritual beliefs. In 1991, her autobiography,
One Foot in the Future: A Woman's Spiritual Journey, was published. Graboi
passed away in 1999 at her home in Santa Cruz, California.
As a child, Graboi enjoyed a middle-class upbringing in the Jewish community of
Leopoldstadt. Due to Nazi Germany's annexation of Austria in 1938, Graboi fled Vienna.
Through a distant cousin, she was able to receive a permit to migrate to London and work as
a domestic servant. During an extended visit to Antwerp, she met Michel Graboi, a Jewish
refugee from Russia who worked as a scarf maker in Belgium. They were married in 1939. In
1940, when Nazi Germany invaded Belgium, the Grabois escaped to France with the goal of
eventually immigrating to the United States. Along with other Jewish refugees, the Grabois
left France in 1941. They were detained in Vichy-controlled Casablanca, Morocco and held in
the Qued Zem detention camp. In 1941, they arrived in the United States. Upon arriving,
Graboi changed her first name to Nina. The Grabois settled in New York state and had two
children. They immersed themselves in an upper-middle class community of Jewish refugees in
Long Island, New York. During the 1950s, the Grabois became involved in the local theater
industry.
In the 1950s, Graboi became disillusioned with her life in Long Island and began to study
South and East Asian philosophy and religion. In 1965, she joined a weekly spiritual group
led by Virginia Glenn, who later helped found the Human Potential Movement. In 1966, Graboi
founded Third Force Lecture Bureau, which promoted and presented speakers in New York City.
Her clients included central figures in the counterculture movement including Alan Watts and
Yoko Ono. Glenn introduced Graboi to Timothy Leary and Larry Bogart, who was doing public
relations for Leary after his arrest for marijuana possession. Through Bogart, Graboi met
Richard Alpert (Ram Dass) and Ralph Metzner. In 1966, Graboi left her husband Michel and
became increasingly involved in the psychedelic movement. That year she took LSD for the
first time in the Meditation House at Leary's and Alpert's Millbrook estate. She began to
travel to Millbrook regularly and developed a close friendship with Leary. In 1966, Graboi
and Leary co-founded the League for Spiritual Discovery in Greenwich Village. As director of
the center, Graboi sought to educate people in the potential of psychedelics and prevent
their misuse. In early 1968, Graboi left her position as director and the center was closed.
In 1969, Graboi moved to Woodstock, New York and opened a boutique where she sold crafts
and goods she imported from South Asia. She founded the Woodstock Transformation Center and
taught classes related to New Age spirituality. In 1979, Graboi moved to Santa Cruz,
California where she lived until 1999. She worked as an assistant for University of
California, Santa Cruz mathematics professor, Ralph Abraham. She also organized events and
gave public talks focused on topics related to psychedelics and New Age spirituality.
Graboi wrote extensively about her experiences in the counterculture and psychedelic
movements and her spiritual beliefs. Some of her writings were published in periodicals like
the
Woodstock Time and
Woodstock Aquarian, among others. In
1991, her autobiography,
One Foot in the Future: A Woman's Spiritual Journey,
was published by Aerial Press. Graboi died from lung cancer on December 13, 1999.
Scope and Contents
This collection documents the life of Nina Graboi, encompassing her immersion in the
American counterculture and psychedelic movements and her career as a writer during the
1960s through the 1990s. It contains play scripts and correspondence related to Graboi's
early work in the theater industry, including translations of plays written by European
playwrights like Jacques Audiberti. Regarding Graboi's professional life and recreational
activities within the counterculture movement, it consists of news clippings, published
articles, correspondence, transcripts, audiovisual material, printed material, and ephemera
from various organizations, conferences, and events. Some of these materials pertain to
significant organizations Graboi led such as Third Force Lecture Bureau, Timothy Leary's
League for Spiritual Discovery, and the Woodstock Transformation Center as well as her work
with Ralph Abraham, a UC Santa Cruz mathematics professor. Many materials are related to
Woodstock, New York, where Graboi lived from 1969 to 1979 and Santa Cruz, California, where
she lived from 1979 until her death in 1999. The collection holds Graboi's published and
unpublished writings including plays, poems, essays, personal journals, and articles. It
includes draft manuscripts, correspondence, and press publications for Graboi's
autobiography,
One Foot in the Future: A Woman's Spiritual Journey, published
in 1991.
In addition, it contains personal correspondence and collected files that document Graboi's
relationships with influential individuals in the psychedelic movement such as Timothy
Leary, Richard Alpert (Ram Dass), and Terence McKenna. The forms of the materials in the
collection are largely textual, but there are also photographs (prints and negatives), audio
cassettes, VHS, drawings, and ephemera. The collection primarily covers Graboi's activities
during the 1960s through the 1990s. It includes few records regarding her early life in
Vienna and immigration to the United States.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in six series:
- Series 1: Biographical and personal files
- Series 2: Professional and recreational activities
- Series 3: Writings
- Series 4: Correspondence
- Series 5: Collected subject files
- Series 6: Audiovisual materials
Materials within each series are arranged chronologically, unless otherwise
specified.
Separated Materials
Selected serial publications collected by Graboi were removed from the collection and may
be found by searching "Graboi, Nina" in UCSC Library Search.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Meleia Simon-Reynolds with assistance from Alix Norton in
the Center for Archival Research and Training (CART), 2023.
Related Materials
Graboi's autobiography,
One foot in the future: a woman's spiritual journey,
can be found in UCSC Library Search (Call number BL73.G72 A3 1991).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Spiritual biography -- United States --
20th century
LSD (Drug)
United States -- Social conditions --
1960-1980
Hallucinogenic drugs
Gips, Elizabeth (Elizabeth Helaine), 1922-2001
Leary, Timothy, 1920-1996
Biographical and personal files
1941-1999
Scope and Contents
This series contains materials that broadly encompass Graboi's personal life from 1941
through 1998. It consists of Graboi's resumes and curriculum vitae; astrological birth
charts; personal photographs, negatives, photo albums, and scrapbooks; and records
pertaining to her birthday parties. It also includes records documenting her immigration
from Vienna to the United States, her involvement in the Long Island theatre industry,
and her application for financial assistance from the Austrian government.
Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence: US Embassy
1941 April 21
Box 1, Folder 2
Press: Capri Theatre
1955
Box 1, Folder 3
Programs: Capri Theatre
1955
Box 1, Folder 6
Negatives: Israel, Ojai
circa 1990s
Box 1, Folder 7
Photograph Album: Ojai
1993
Box 1, Folder 9
78th Birthday Party
1996 December 8
Box 1, Folder 10
Photograph Album: Ojai, Woodstock
1998-1999
Box 1, Folder 11
Photograph Album: Gathering of the Elders
1998 November 18-22
Box 1, Folder 12
Photograph Album: 80th Birthday
circa December 1998
Box 1, Folder 13
Portrait: Nina Graboi
1998
Box 1, Folder 14
80th Birthday Party
1998 December 5
Box 1, Folder 15
Correspondence: Bundesverband der Israelitischen Kultusgemeinden
Österreichs
1998-1999
Box 1, Folder 16
Correspondence: Nationalfonds de Republik Osterreich
1999
Box 1, Folder 17
Birth Charts: Astrology
undated
Related Materials
See series 6 Audiovisual Materials for an audio cassette recording Graboi's
astrological chart.
Box 1, Folder 18
Portraits: Nina Graboi
undated
Box 2, Folder 1
Photograph Album: Jewelry
undated
Box 2, Folder 2
Negatives and Photographs
undated
Professional and recreational activities
1965-1999
Scope and Contents
This series contains records of Graboi's professional and recreational activities from
the 1960s through 1999. Regarding Graboi's professional activities in the early 1960s,
the series includes manuscripts of Graboi's translations of plays from French and German
into English as well as correspondence detailing her efforts to propose and stage her
translated and self-written plays. The series documents Graboi's introduction to and
involvement in the counterculture from the mid-1960s through the 1990s. It includes
records of her organization, Third Force Lecture Bureau, through which she met
influential members of the counterculture and psychedelic movements such as Timothy
Leary, Ralph Metzner, Richard Alpert (Ram Dass), and Alan Watts. The series consists of
posters, publications, correspondence, and ephemera regarding conferences, lectures,
events, organizations, and projects Graboi participated in. Also included are
transcripts and notes for interviews and talks conducted with and by Graboi. Many of
these materials pertain to events held in Woodstock, Santa Cruz, and other locations in
California. In addition, the series contains records regarding Graboi's editorial work,
such as her feedback on a manuscript by Ralph Abraham, a mathematics professor who she
worked with at UC Santa Cruz.
Box 2, Folder 3
Performance Programs
1954
Box 2, Folder 4
Translation: "A Dirge for the Immortal Krott"
circa 1960s
Box 2, Folder 5
Translation: "The Landlady"
circa 1960s
Box 2, Folder 6
Correspondence: Plays
circa 1960s
Box 2, Folder 7
Correspondence: Plays
circa 1960s
Box 2, Folder 8
Correspondence: "Siddhartha"
1961-1962
Box 2, Folder 9
Translation: "Quoat- Quoat"
1963
Box 2, Folder 10
Translation: "The China Bird"
1963
Box 2, Folder 11
Correspondence: Jacques Audiberti
1963-1964
Box 2, Folder 12
Translation: "Hot and Cold"
1964
Box 2, Folder 13
Third Force Lecturers Bureau
1965-1966
Box 2, Folder 14
Play: "The Firebugs"
1966
Box 2, Folder 15
Third Force Lecturers Bureau: Alan Watts
1966
Box 3, Folder 1
Center for the League of Spiritual Discovery
circa 1967
Box 3, Folder 2
Interviews by Nina Graboi
circa 1970s
Box 3, Folder 3
Talk: Woodstock Community Video
1973
Box 3, Folder 4
Woodstock Transformation Center
1974
Box 3, Folder 5
Editorial Work: Blotter
circa 1978-1983
Box 15, Folder 1
Posters and Ephemera
circa 1970s-1990s
Box 17, Folder 1
Posters
circa 1970s-1990s
Box 3, Folder 6
Butterfly Productions
1981
Box 3, Folder 7
Proposal: Floating Universe
1981
Box 3, Folder 8
Conference: Colloquium II
1981 July 10-12
Box 3, Folder 10
Translation: Christian Raetsch
circa 1985
Box 3, Folder 11
Conference: Esalen
1985
Related Materials
See series 6 Audiovisual Materials for audio cassette recordings of the 1985 Esalen
Conference.
Box 3, Folder 12
Editorial Work: Abraham, Chaos, Gaia, Eros
1989 September 6
Box 4, Folder 1
The Albert Hofmann Foundation
1989-1994
Box 4, Folder 2
Student Papers: Mathematics in History
Spring 1990
Box 4, Folder 3
Editorial Work: Abraham
circa 1990s
Box 4, Folder 4
Talk: Psychedelics, Dreaming, and Creativity
1990 April 19
Box 4, Folder 5
Talks by Nina Graboi
circa 1990s
Box 4, Folder 6
Translation: Werner Pieper
circa 1990s
Box 4, Folder 8
Talk: Psychology 174, Stanford University
1991
Box 4, Folder 9
Talk: Higher Consciousness
1991 May 16
Box 4, Folder 10
Editorial Work: Abraham, McKenna, Sheldrake
1991
Box 4, Folder 11
Correspondence: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic
Studies
1991-1993
Box 4, Folder 13
Talk: Mavericks of the Mind
1993 May 20
Related Materials
See series 6 Audiovisual Materials for a VHS recording of Mavericks of the Minds
Box 4, Folder 14
Talk: Education not Incarceration
1993 September 26
Box 4, Folder 15
Talk: Techno and the Psyche
1994 February 24
Box 4, Folder 16
Talk: Here and Now with Ram Dass
1994 November 16
Box 4, Folder 18
Proposal: Dr. Ruth of Psychedelics
1995
Box 4, Folder 19
Conference: Council on Spiritual Practices
1995
Box 4, Folder 20
Conference: Wien-Mauer
1995 March
Box 5, Folder 2
Editorial Work: Festschrift for Timothy Leary
1996
Box 5, Folder 3
Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur
1996 October 5
Box 5, Folder 4
Rebels: A Journey Underground
1997-1998
Related Materials
See series 6 Audiovisual Materials for a VHS recording of Graboi's interview in
Rebels: A Journey Underground.
Box 5, Folder 5
Correspondence: Lemle Pictures Inc.
1998
Box 5, Folder 6
Conference: Gathering of the Elders, correspondence and ephemera
1998
Related Materials
See series 6 Audiovisual Materials for audio cassette recordings of storytelling
sessions held on November 19 and November 21 1998.
Box 5, Folder 7
Conference: Gathering of the Elders, program
1998 November 19-22
Related Materials
See series 6 Audiovisual Materials for audio cassette recordings of storytelling
sessions held on November 19 and November 21 1998.
Box 5, Folder 8
Editorial Work: Marguerite Culp Kearns
1999
Box 5, Folder 9
Institute of Noetic Sciences
1999
Box 5, Folder 10
The Inspirit Foundation: Zubin and Shahastra
1999 September 25
Box 5, Folder 11
Conference: Council of Elders, Transcript
1999 February 18
Box 5, Folder 12
Proposal: A Concept for a TV Series
undated
Box 5, Folder 13
Interview with Nina Graboi
undated
Box 5, Folder 14
Psychological Corporation
undated
Writings
circa 1960s-1990s
Scope and Contents
This series encompasses Graboi's unpublished and published writings including plays,
essays, newspaper articles, and personal journals. It also consists of notes and
correspondence related to Graboi's writings. Some significant topics covered in Graboi's
writings are her personal reflections on the counterculture movement and her usage of
psychedelic drugs as well as her beliefs about spirituality, sexuality, and human
evolution.
Box 5, Folder 15
Play: "Please Dear People"
circa 1960s
Box 5, Folder 16
Proposal: "A Study of Full Humanness"
circa 1962-1966
Box 5, Folder 17
Notes: "A Study of Full Humanness"
circa 1962-1966
Box 5, Folder 18
Bibliography: "A Study of Full Humanness"
circa 1962-1966
Box 5, Folder 19
Correspondence: "A Study of Full Humanness"
circa 1962-1966
Box 5, Folder 20
Essay: "Evolution in Search of a New Race of Men"
1964
Box 6, Folder 1
Essay: "Alienation: A Shortcut to Dynamic Growth"
circa 1964-1965
Box 6, Folder 2
Correspondence: "Evolution in Search of a New Race of Men" and "Alienation: A
Shortcut to Dynamic Growth"
circa 1964-1966
Box 6, Folder 3
Originals of Published Essays
circa 1969-1980s
Box 6, Folder 4
Essay: "The Hippies"
1970
Box 6, Folder 5
Articles: Woodstock Times and Woodstock Aquarian
circa 1970s
Box 6, Folder 6
Articles: Woodstock Times and Woodstock Aquarian
circa 1970s
Box 15, Folder 3
Articles: Woodstock Times Copies
circa 1970s
Box 6, Folder 7
Journal Excerpts
circa 1970s
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Box 6, Folder 8
Play: "A Cosmic Soap Opera"
1975
Box 6, Folder 9
Journal: Center for Living Force Sessions
1976
Box 6, Folder 10
Articles: News Clippings
circa 1970s-1980s
Box 6, Folder 11
Articles: Drafts and Copies
circa 1970s-1980s
Box 6, Folder 12
Journals
circa 1970s-1990s
Box 7, Folder 1
Book Reviews
circa 1970s-1990s
Box 7, Folder 2
Essay: "Let's Stop Blaming Mom"
1979-1994
Box 7, Folder 3
Journal Excerpts: "Echoes from Within"
circa 1979-1994
Box 7, Folder 4
Journals: TV Diary
circa 1980s
Box 7, Folder 6
Journals: Sex
circa 1980s-1990s
Box 7, Folder 8
Essay: "My Timothy: In Memoriam"
1994
Box 7, Folder 9
Essay: Timothy Leary: Outside Looking In
1998
Box 7, Folder 10
Essays and Notes
1998-1999
Box 7, Folder 11
Play: "Untitled Play"
undated
Box 7, Folder 12
Play: "Untitled Play"
undated
Box 7, Folder 13
Play: "Untitled Play"
undated
Box 7, Folder 14
Zine: "Time Being"
undated
Box 7, Folder 15
Essay: "When One Split in Two"
undated
Box 7, Folder 16
Essay: "Sex: A Dialogue Across the Generations"
undated
Box 8, Folder 1
Essay: "The Three Who Made a Revolution"
undated
Box 8, Folder 2
Essay: "The Egg of Eternity"
undated
Box 8, Folder 3
Essay: "Reflections"
undated
Box 8, Folder 4
Essay: "Reflections"
undated
Box 8, Folder 5
Essays and Articles
undated
Box 8, Folder 6
Journal Except: "Don't Be A Litterbug"
undated
Box 8, Folder 7
Journals and Notes: "Androgyne"
undated
Related Materials
See series 6 Audiovisual Materials for an audio cassette recording of Graboi
interviewing June Singer about "androgyne."
One Foot in the Future
circa 1930s- 1990s
Scope and Contents
This sub-series consists of records related to Graboi's autobiography,
One
Foot in the Future: A Woman's Spiritual Journey
, which was published by
Aerial Press in 1991. It includes copies of newspaper articles that document different
periods of Graboi's life from the 1930s through the 1980s, copies of photographs
included in the book, drafts and manuscripts, correspondence, and press.
Box 8, Folder 8
Research Materials
circa 1940s-1980s
Box 8, Folder 9
Image Copies
circa 1930s-1980s
Box 8, Folder 10
Photocopies of Articles and Images
circa 1950s-1990s
Box 8, Folder 11
Omitted Materials
circa 1970s-1990s
Box 8, Folder 12
Correspondence: Publishers
circa 1980s-1990s
Box 9, Folder 3
Draft Manuscript, Part 1 and 2
1989
Box 9, Folder 4
Draft Manuscript, Part 3
1989
Box 9, Folder 5
Correspondence: Editors
1991
Box 9, Folder 11
Interview and Press: High Times
1992
Box 9, Folder 12
Sound Photosynthesis
1992-1999
Related Materials
See series 6 Audiovisual Materials for an audio cassette and VHS created by Sound
Photosynthesis.
Box 9, Folder 13
Correspondence: Stephanie Laland
1996
Box 9, Folder 14
Correspondence: Distributors
1996-1997
Box 9, Folder 15
Correspondence: Sherri Paras
1997
Box 10, Folder 3
Synopsis and Blurbs
undated
Box 10, Folder 6
Drafts of Chapters
undated
Correspondence
circa 1966-1999
Scope and Contents
This series contains Graboi's personal correspondence ranging from 1966 to 1999. Most
of the files are organized by last name of the individual correspondent, with some
unsorted correspondence. These document correspondence between Graboi and close friends
and colleagues such as Timothy and Rosemary Leary, Richard Alpert (Ram Dass), and
Terence McKenna. Many unsorted greeting cards sent to Graboi are also included.
Box 10, Folder 8
Richard Alpert (Ram Dass)
circa 1966-1998
Box 10, Folder 9
Woodstock Letters
circa 1970s-1990s
Box 10, Folder 11
Alexandra Zarro
circa 1978-1991
Box 10, Folder 12
Jean McCreedy
circa 1978-1998
Box 10, Folder 13
Elizabeth Gips
circa 1979-1996
Box 10, Folder 14
Unsorted Letters
circa 1980s
Box 11, Folder 1
Unsorted Letters
circa 1980s-1990s
Box 11, Folder 2
Unsorted Letters
circa 1980s-1990s
Box 11, Folder 3
Unsorted Letters
circa 1980s-1990s
Box 11, Folder 4
Stanley Krippner
circa 1980s-1990s
Box 11, Folder 5
Surya Das
circa 1983-1997
Box 11, Folder 6
Cards: Birthday and New Years
1989
Box 11, Folder 7
Terence McKenna
1988-1999
Box 12, Folder 2
Unsorted Letters
circa 1990s
Box 12, Folder 3
Unsorted Letters
circa 1990s
Box 12, Folder 4
Werner Pieper
circa 1990s
Box 12, Folder 5
Rosemary Leary
circa 1990s
Box 12, Folder 7
Nena and Tenzin Thurman
1990
Box 12, Folder 9
Cards: 75th Birthday
1993
Collected subject files
1970-1999
Scope and Contents
This series includes Graboi's collection of files on individuals, such as Timothy
Leary, Richard Alpert (Ram Dass), Terence McKenna, and Ralph Abraham, and topics like
LSD and marijuana. The files include published articles, interview transcripts,
photographs and negatives, printed materials, and ephemera. The series contains a large
amount of records documenting the end of Leary's life, including photographs and
published memorial essays.
Arrangement
Materials in this series are arranged alphabetically by topic or last name of
person.
Box 13, Folder 1
Ralph Abraham
circa 1980s
Box 13, Folder 2
Richard Alpert (Ram Dass)
circa 1970-1990s
Box 13, Folder 3
David Jay Brown
circa 1980s-1990s
Box 13, Folder 4
Valerie Corral
circa 1990s
Box 13, Folder 5
Hanuman Foundation
circa 1990s
Box 13, Folder 7
Elizabeth Gips and Channon
undated
Box 14, Folder 1
Terence McKenna
1988-1990s
Box 14, Folder 4
Woodstock
circa 1970s-1990s
Box 14, Folder 6
Sound Photosynthesis
1991-1998
Box 14, Folder 8
Robert Anton Wilson
1989-1995
Box 14, Folder 9
Wo/men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana (WAMM)
circa 1990s
Box 14, Folder 11
Unsorted Articles
circa 1980s-1990s
Box 14, Folder 12
Unsorted News Clippings
circa 1980s-1990s
Audiovisual materials
circa 1980s-1990s
Scope and Contents
This series contains Graboi's collection of audio and video cassette tapes. Some tapes
document professional and recreational events, conferences, and interviews Graboi
participated in. Others are recordings of music and lectures.
Conditions Governing Access
Audiovisual media is unavailable until reformatted. Contact Special Collections and
Archives in advance to request access to audiovisual media.
Box 16
Anne Armstrong: (Unedited); Individual Readings Esalen Invitational
Conference
ms0225_rec_0001
1984 December 17
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Anne Armstrong (Unedited) Group Reading Esalen Invitational
Conference
ms0225_rec_0002
1984 December 17
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
June Singer PHD Interview by Nina Graboi; Androgyny: The Next Sexual Step for
Humanity
ms0225_rec_0003
1985 April 11
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Sound Suite ITAR 87 ms0225_rec_0004
circa 1987
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Ralph Abraham with Barbara Rose Schuler ms0225_rec_0005
1987 August
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Music for Stillness with Saul Ader ms0225_rec_0006
1988
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Star of Sound ms0225_rec_0007
1988 February 13
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Terence McKenna: The Magical Mystery Tour - I ms0225_rec_0008
1989 June 14
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Astrology Sandra P Reading My Chart ms0225_rec_0009
1993 March 11
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Party at Dr. Tim's Includes Leary Special May 15, 1994 ms0225_rec_0010
1994 May 15
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Margo Adler (NPR) Timothy Leary ms0225_rec_0011
1996 May 18
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Tom Pinkson Interviewed by Faustin: Mara Akame: The Flowering of
Wiricuta
ms0225_rec_0012
1997 December 02
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Institute of Noetic Sciences & the Fetzer Institute - Gathering of the
Elders- Friday Evening Storytelling, Tape 1
ms0225_rec_0013
1998 November 20
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Institute of Noetic Sciences & the Fetzer Institute - Gathering of the
Elders- Friday Evening Storytelling, Tape 2
ms0225_rec_0014
1998 November 20
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Institute of Noetic Sciences & the Fetzer Institute - Gathering of the
Elders- Saturday Evening Storytelling, Tape 1
ms0225_rec_0015
1998 November 21
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Institute of Noetic Sciences & the Fetzer Institute - Gathering of the
Elders- Saturday Evening Storytelling, Tape 2
ms0225_rec_0016
1998 November 21
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Prayer Circle ms0225_rec_0017
1999 November 27
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Go Ask Alice ms0225_rec_0018
undated
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Discreet Music 1 and 2 ms0225_rec_0019
undated
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Campfire Jazz Jowothan Stoehn ms0225_rec_0020
undated
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Elvy Musika; The War On US by A Medical Mari Patient ms0225_rec_0021
undated
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Dr. RP Kavchik #1 + 2 ms0225_rec_0022
undated
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Deep Forest: David Archstone Sent by Nicole ms0225_rec_0023
undated
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Julian Bream: Berkeley, Rodrigo, Rava, Roussee, Frescobaldi, Albeniz,
Scalalti, Cimarosa
ms0225_rec_0024
undated
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Concerto for Situ + Orchestra, Ravi Shankar + The Jordan Symphony
Orchestra
ms0225_rec_0025
undated
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Mehdi Hassan ms0225_rec_0026
undated
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Guhyasamaja Tantra Chapter II ms0225_rec_0027
undated
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Ghulam Ali and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan ms0225_rec_0028
undated
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Yellow Magnetic Sun: A Galactic Prayer for Planet Earth by
Starroot
ms0225_rec_0029
undated
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
The Human Holiday ms0225_rec_0030
undated
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Schramm 'n' Slide ms0225_rec_0031
undated
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
Flashbacks crazy/funny ms0225_rec_0032
undated
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
As above, So below ms0225_rec_0033
undated
Physical Description: 1 audio cassette
Box 16
HalloWEED - Harvest Ritual, November 1, 1991 - Santa Cruz 50m ms0225_vid_0001
1991 November 1
Physical Description: 1 VHS
Box 16
Mavericks of the Mind ms0225_vid_0002
circa 1993
Physical Description: 1 VHS
Box 16
Timothy Memorial Service SF ms0225_vid_0003
1996 June 12
Physical Description: 1 VHS
Box 16
Nina Graboi, Oakes Core Talk, 1997 ms0225_vid_0004
1997
Physical Description: 1 VHS
Box 16
Nina Graboi: Interview for TV series on Rebels (29min) ms0225_vid_0005
undated
Physical Description: 1 VHS
Box 16
Dreamspell Demo. Nicole Graboi - Music David Gardner - Video ms0225_vid_0006
undated
Physical Description: 1 VHS
Box 16
Hemp Hop Heaven ms0225_vid_0007
undated
Physical Description: 1 VHS
Box 16
Abraham Broadwell - Radunskaya - Cathedral Concert 50m ms0225_vid_0008
undated
Physical Description: 1 VHS
Box 16
Mandala: Vision of the Goddess ms0225_vid_0009
undated
Physical Description: 1 VHS
Box 16
The Art of Tripping (Parts 1 + 2) ms0225_vid_0010
undated
Physical Description: 1 VHS
Box 16
REVOLUTION ms0225_vid_0011
undated
Physical Description: 1 VHS
Box 16
Leary Documentary ms0225_vid_0012
undated
Physical Description: 1 VHS