Loren R. Mosher papers, 1933-2004

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Summary

Creators:
Mosher, Loren R.
Abstract:
Biographical material, correspondence, articles and papers, reports, interviews, photographs, and audiovisual material relating to Loren R. Mosher, a clinician specializing in the treatment of schizophrenia without drugs.
Extent:
10 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Loren R. Mosher Papers (SC0818). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection is arranged in two series: Series 1 Papers and Series 2 Publications. Biographical materials in Series 1, 1933-2004, include a diary from his 1973 trip to USSR, several interview transcripts, and his 1998 resignation from the APA with related correspondence. Correspondence in Series 1, 1965-2004, is arranged by name and subject; correspondents include Manfred Bleuler, Jerker Hanson, Theodore Itten, Noel Cobb, R. D. Laing (1 letter, 1965), Lars Martensson, Daniel R. Moynihan, and Karl Menninger (1 letter, 1973). Articles and papers in Series 1 are in typescript form dating from 1961 to 1999 and include a book manuscript on Soteria. Subject files in Series 1 contain articles, correspondence, reports, and memos; of note are Mosher?s interviews with Medard Boss and Manfred Bleuler, 1988; papers on existential psychiatry by Medard Boss, George Serban, and Paul Tillich (typescript); and reports, manuals and notes on Soteria, 1972-92. Other materials in Series 1 include photographs of Mosher, 1973-2000 and undated; slides of illustrations for talks; audio and video cassette tapes of talks, 1976-98; and DVDs on Mosher?s career. Series 2 contains published versions of his work (journal articles and books), with some related correspondence.

Biographical / historical:

Loren R. Mosher, clinician specializing in the treatment of schizophrenia without drugs, earned his undergraduate degree in biological sciences at Stanford University in 1956. His professional posts have included first chief of the National Institute of Mental Health's Center for the Studies of Schizophrenia (1968 to 1980); chief medical director of mental health service in Montgomery County, Md., (1988 to 1996); and clinical director of mental health services for San Diego County (1996 to 1998). He also served as clinical professor of psychiatry at UC-San Diego School of Medicine. He died in 2004.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Judy Schreiber, 2006.
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:

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:

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:

Loren R. Mosher Papers (SC0818). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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