- Creator
- Leary, Timothy, 1920-1996
- Call number
- MssCol 23005
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
Timothy Leary Memorandum to the Supreme Court and related documents, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
The Timothy Leary Memorandum to the Supreme Court and related documents contain a copy of a memorandum Leary submitted in 1970 to Justice William O. Douglas, known as the "Eagle Brief." The copy includes Leary's handwritten notes to his lawyer, Michael Kennedy. The collection also contains statements of support for Leary, including one by Allen Ginsberg; a statement of purpose for a legal defense corporation established for Leary, called Holding Together; a statement announcing Justice Douglas' decision; and a copy of a 1971 letter by the PEN American Center requesting that the Swiss government grant asylum to Leary.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Purchased from Beat Books, 2014
Processing information
Compiled by Kit Fluker, 2015
Using the collection
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