FINDING AID TO THE CHARLES SAVAGE PAPERS, 1940-2003 Purdue University Libraries Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center 504 West State Street West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2058 (765) 494-2839 http://www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol © 2012 Purdue University Libraries. All rights reserved. Updated by: Stephanie Schmitz, June 2014 Processed by: Kristin Leaman, July 22, 2013 Descriptive Summary Creator Information Savage, Charles Title Charles Savage papers Collection Identifier MSP 70 Date Span 1940-2003, predominant 1960-1970 Abstract The Charles Savage papers documents his professional and personal life focusing on his research concerning the therapeutic use of LSD and marijuana, his stay and research in West Africa, and his involvement with Spring Grove State Hospital, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, and Friends of Psychiatric Research. The collection contains personal manuscripts, articles, grant applications, patient notes, and correspondence. Extent 7 cubic feet (14 mss boxes) Finding Aid Author Kristin Leaman, 2013 Languages English Repository Virginia Kelly Karnes Archives and Special Collections Research Center, Purdue University Libraries Administrative Information Location Information: ASC Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research; however, portions of the collection are restricted to protect the privacy of patients. Papers from the collection containing patient names and other personal information are restricted for seventy-five years from the date of their creation. Redacted photocopies of this material has been put in place of the originals. Acquisition Donated by Emmy Savage, August 8, 2009; February Information: 20, 2011; April 27, 2011; May 2, 2011. 7/2/2014 2 Accession Number: 20090819 20110220 20110427 20110502 Preferred Citation: MSP 70, Charles Savage papers, Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries Copyright Notice: Copyright restrictions may apply. Consult an archivist for details. Subjects and Genres Persons Savage, Charles Organizations Maryland State Psychiatric Research Center Spring Grove Hospital Center (Md.) Veterans Administration Hospital (Baltimore, MD) Washington-Baltimore Psychoanalytic Society Washington Psychiatric Society (Washington, D. C.) Topics LSD (Drug)—Therapeutic Use Marijuana—Therapeutic Use Research grants Yoruba (African people) Form and Genre Types Articles Correspondence Grant proposals Reports Reprints Occupations Psychology Psychiatry Psychotherapy 7/2/2014 3 Biography of Charles Savage Charles W. Savage was born on September 25, 1918 in Berlin, Connecticut. He received a B.A. from Yale in 1939, an M.D. from the University of Chicago in 1945, and an M.A. in Spanish from Middlebury College in 1999. He also attended the Washington-Baltimore Psychoanalytic Institute in 1957 and served as a Lieutenant Mass Communication Specialist in the United States Navy from 1946-1953. He published fifty papers on psychopharmacology and psychoanalysis, several of which were co-authored with his wife, Ethel. He was a member of the editorial board of Psychiatry and a member of the American Psychiatric Association (fellow), American Psychoanalytic Association, American Electoencephlogram Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington Psychoanalytic Society, Baltimore Psychoanalytic Society, San Francisco Psychoanalytic Society. Savage was also a poet and published, in Spanish and English, Las Tinieblas en el Dia de Pentecostes. Upon his retirement, he became a medical missionary to Guatemala. At the age of 89, Savage passed away at his home on December 12, 2007. Chronology 1945 Intern at the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 1946 Assistant resident in psychiatry at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 1947-1948 Resident psychiatrist at the U.S. Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland 1948-1949 Chief psychiatrist at the U. S. Naval Hospital, Charleston, South Carolina 1949-1952 Research Psychiatrist at the Naval Medical Research Institute and the National Naval Medical Center, both Bethesda, Maryland 1951 Diplomat of American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology 1957-1958 Fellow of Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, California 7/2/2014 4 1953-1958 Acting chief adult psychiatrist at the National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland 1958-1960 Psychiatrist at the Livermore Sanitarium, Livermore, California 1961 Research associate on Aro Project at Abeo Kuta, Nigeria at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 1961-1962 Psychiatrist at the Stanford Veterans Administration Hospital, Palo Alto, California 1962-1964 Medical director at the International Foundation for Advanced Study, Menlo Park, California 1964-1965 Psychiatrist, County of Santa Clara, San Jose, California 1965 Assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University 1967 David C. Wilson Society Lecturer at University of Virginia 1965-1968 Clinical assistant professor at the University of Maryland 1965-1968 Director of research at the Spring Grove State Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 1968-1972 Associate Director and Research Scientist at the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Baltimore, Maryland 1968-1972 Clinical associate professor at the University of Maryland 1972 Chief of psychiatric services and chief of Drug Treatment Center at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 7/2/2014 5 1972 Associate Professor at the University of Maryland Sources: “Charles Savage.” Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Gale Biography in Context. Web. 12 September 2012. “Charles Savage.” American Men & Women of Science: A Biographical Directory of Today’s Leaders in Physical, Biological, and Related Sciences. Detroit: Gale, 2008. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 12 September 2012. Obituary of Charles Savage, The Washington Post (Washington, D. C.), December 20, 2007. 7/2/2014 6 Collection Description Scope The Charles Savage papers (1936-2003; 7 cubic feet) document Savage’s work as a psychiatrist, specifically his research on the therapeutic use of LSD-25 and marijuana during the 1960s. Materials range from correspondence between Savage and his colleagues and Savage and his patients, article reprints written by Savage or used by Savage for his research, as well as Savage’s manuscripts and miscellaneous manuscripts, some of which appear to have been created by patients. Patient notes, accounts and transcripts of LSD sessions, and information on the Spring Grove Hospital and the Maryland State Psychiatric Research Center are all included. This collection also documents Savage’s time in the Navy, as well as activities subsequent to his retirement. Arrangement The Charles Savage papers have been arranged in nine series. 1. Biographical Information, 1940-1984 (0.5 cubic feet). Series 1 contains Savage’s Navy orders, certifications, conference materials, curriculum vitae, and other biographical information and materials. 2. Correspondence, 1936-2001 (1.5 cubic feet). Series 2 contains correspondence between Savage and his colleagues and patients, miscellaneous and undated correspondence, memorandums, and reading files. Boxes 2 and 3 are in Savage’s original order. 3. Article Reprints and Reviews, 1949-2003 (0.5 cubic feet). Series 3 contains dated and undated article reprints that Savage used for research, as well as his article reviews. Some of the article reprints are written by him, or they are articles he may have reviewed. The materials are arranged chronologically. 4. Article, Report, and Presentation manuscripts, 1946-1980, undated (1 cubic foot). Series 4 contains manuscripts and undated manuscripts documenting Savage’s research, as well as miscellaneous manuscripts possibly created by Savage, his patients, or his colleagues. Materials are arranged chronologically when possible. Undated materials are arranged alphabetically by the author’s last name. 5. Research and Grant materials, 1962-1979 (0.25 cubic feet). Series 5 contains grant applications and research completed by Savage and his colleagues. 6. Washington Psychoanalytic Society, 1947-2000 (0.25 cubic feet). Series 6 contains information concerning Savage’s involvement in the Washington Psychoanalytic Society, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the American Psychoanalytic Association that offered training and practice in the theory of 7/2/2014 7 psychoanalysis. This series contains correspondence between Savage and board members of this organization (arranged chronologically), an oral history transcript detailing Savage’s relation with the organizations, and newsletters, memorandums, meeting minutes and agendas generated by the organization. 7. LSD Research materials, 1960-1969 (0.5 cubic feet). Series 7 contains Savage’s research, patient information, correspondence, and other materials pertaining to LSD research. 8. Spring Grove State Hospital materials, 1962-1969 (0.25 cubic feet). Series 8 contains plans and procedures for psychedelic research at Spring Grove State Hospital, as well as correspondence, reports, patient notes and monthly reports detailing the activities there. 9. Marijuana Research materials, 1971-1975 (0.1 cubic feet). Series 9 contains correspondence, reports, papers, and other materials pertaining to marijuana studies. 10. Maryland Psychiatric Research Center and Friends of Psychiatric Research, 1967-1969 (0.15 cubic feet). Series 10 contains correspondence, papers, reports, and other materials relating to Savage’s involvement with the Maryland Psychiatric Research Center and Friends of Psychiatric Research. Friends