- Creator
- Harcourt-Smith, Joanna
- Call number
- MssCol 19086
- Physical description
- .9 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
Joanna Harcourt-Smith papers related to Timothy Leary, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Joanna Harcourt-Smith (or Joanna Leary) met Timothy Leary when he was a fugitive in Europe after escaping from prison in 1970. She traveled with him to Afghanistan where he was apprehended by American authorities in 1973. Harcourt-Smith subsequently administered the Starseed Information Center, which published Leary's writings and advocated for his release while he served in prison from 1973 to 1976. The Joanna Harcourt-Smith papers related to Timothy Leary contain publications, correspondence, court documents, and ephemera related to Leary's life and work in the 1970s. A scrapbook created by Dennis Martino contains clippings, ephemera, and photographs, most of Harcourt-Smith. The collection also contains Harcourt-Smith's address book.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Purchased from Bonhams, 2012.
Processing information
Compiled by Kit Fluker, 2015.
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328