http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt667nd9c7 Online items available Guide to the Loren R. Mosher Papers Heather Backman and Patricia E. White Stanford University. Libraries.Department of Special Collections and University Archives Stanford, California 2008 Copyright © 2015 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved. Note This encoded finding aid is compliant with Stanford EAD Best Practice Guidelines, Version 1.0. Guide to the Loren R. Mosher SC0818 1 Papers Overview Call Number: SC0818 Creator: Mosher, Loren R., 1933- Title: Loren R. Mosher papers Dates: 1933-2004 Physical Description: 10 Linear feet Physical Description: Summary: 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. Language(s): The materials are in English. Repository: Department of Special Collections and University Archives Green Library 557 Escondido Mall Stanford, CA 94305-6064 Email: [email protected] Phone: (650) 725-1022 URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc Information about Access Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use. Ownership & Copyright Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections. Cite As Loren R. Mosher papers, SC 818. Stanford University Archives, Stanford, Calif. Biography / Administrative History 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. Scope and Content of Collection 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. Access Terms Bleuler, Manfred Boss, Medard, 1903- Laing, R. D. (Ronald David), 1927-1989 Martensson, Lars. Menninger, Karl A. (Karl Augustus), 1893-1990 Tillich, Paul, 1886-1965 Community mental health services. Guide to the Loren R. Mosher SC0818 2 Papers Schizophrenia. Series 1 Papers Physical Description: 12 box(es) Physical Description: Biographical Box 1, Folder 1 Biographical outline/notes Box 1, Folder 2 Biographical write-ups 1998-2001 Box 1, Folder 3 Obituaries/Memorial programs Box 1, Folder 4 Reports on visits to USSR Box 1, Folder 5 Notes: Russian trip October 1973 Box 1, Folder 6 Moscow diary, USSR trip, Oct. 5-29, 1973 Box 1, Folder 7 Trip report: Moscow, 1973 Box 1, Folder 8 Travel documents for trip to Russia, 1973 Box 1, Folder 9 Mosher interview by Craig Fees, Nov. 1993 Box 1, Folder 10 Petra Hohn, "'Being with' Loren Mosher," in Swedish and English, circa 1994 Box 1, Folder 11 Outsideren - translation of 1998 interview by Swend Balle with cover letter, 1998 Box 1, Folder 12 Clippings, 1970-79 Box 1, Folder 13 Clippings, 1982-88 Box 1, Folder 14 Clippings, 1991-99 Box 1, Folder 15 Clippings, 2000-2004 Box 1, Folder 16 Clippings, and fragment undated Box 1, Folder 17 Mosher, Loren R.: presentations by (announcements, flyers, brochures etc.) Box 2, Folder 1 Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. Supplementum. No. 413, Vol 106 - Program from 3rd International Conference on Early Psychosis [LM presented talk], 2002 Box 2, Folder 2 Diplomas and awards 1933-52 Box 2, Folder 3 Certificates and awards 1960-70s Box 2, Folder 4 Certificates and awards 1980s Box 2, Folder 5 Certificates and awards 1990s and undated Box 2, Folder 6 Notebook: Messages to Loren from All Your Friends at the Department of Addiction, Victims and Mental Health Services, 1996 Box 2, Folder 7 Speeches, correspondence, articles re Mosher's time in San Diego, 1996-98 Box 2, Folder 8 APA - Mosher's letter of resignation, 1998 Box 2, Folder 9 APA resignation, related correspondence Box 2, Folder 10 APA resignation: articles by others Box 2, Folder 11 Mosher's APA resignation letter as reprinted in other publications Correspondence (by name and subject) Box 2, Folder 12 Bleuler, Manfred - correspondence, 1975-93 Box 2, Folder 13 Hanson, Jerker - correspondence, , 1995 1999 Box 2, Folder 14 Theodor Itten & Noel Cobb - correspondence re their Laing book project, 1989-2001 Box 2, Folder 15 Laing, R.D. - correspondence (1 letter received, 1 letter outgoing) 1965 Box 2, Folder 16 Martensson, Lars - correspondence (with some clippings and presentation re parcel of land in California) (1 of 2) 1990-97 Box 3, Folder 1 Martensson, Lars - correspondence (with a few articles) (2 of 2) 1990-97 Box 3, Folder 2 Mosher/Schreiber Christmas letter, 1991 Box 3, Folder 3 Correspondence with White House (a letter from Daniel R. Moynihan) 1969 Box 3, Folder 4 Correspondence A-B, 1973-2000 Box 3, Folder 5 Correspondence C-E, 1986-2001 Guide to the Loren R. Mosher SC0818 3 Papers Series 1Papers Correspondence (by name and subject) Box 3, Folder 6 Correspondence F-H, 1973-2003 Box 3, Folder 7 Correspondence J-M (including 1 from Karl Menninger), 1971-2001 Box 3, Folder 8 Correspondence N-R, 1986-2001 Box 3, Folder 9 Correspondence S-Y, 1973-2001 Box 3, Folder 10 Correspondence: email, 1998-2001 Box 3, Folder 11 Correspondence: email, 2001-2004 Box 3, Folder 12 Correspondence, miscellaneous (1 unsigned incoming letter, and 2 outgoing) Box 3, Folder 13 APA/Psychiatric News - correspondence, 1973 Box 3, Folder 14 APA/Psychology Today - correspondence, 1987-99 Box 3, Folder 15 Psychology Today article ("Are Psychologists Betraying their Patients?") and Mosher's correspondence, 1999 Box 3, Folder 16 Correspondence (email) re "Are Psychologists Betraying their Patients?" 1999 Box 3, Folder 17 Correspondence re and with Family Therapy Forum, 1988 Box 3, Folder 18 Correspondence re Mosher's nomination for Foundation's Peace Prize, 1978 Box 4, Folder 1 Laing essay, related correspondence (includes a few from Theodor Itten), 1986-99 Box 4, Folder 2 AMI (Alliance for the Mentally Ill)/NAMI - correspondence (pro and con) re Mosher's appointment as Associate Director of Addiction, Victim, and Mental Health Services (District of Columbia) 1988 Box 4, Folder 3 NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) - correspondence of Elaine Brooks, 1999 Box 4, Folder 4 NAMI related correspondence, 1987-2001 Box 4, Folder 5 European Soteria projects, correspondence and miscellany, 1995-2000 Box 4, Folder 6 Possible Soteria's, email correspondence, 2001-2004 Box 4, Folder 7 Correspondence about Mosher, , 1994 1997 Box 4, Folder 8 Miscellaneous correspondence: copy of letter from Gregory Bateson to Mitchell Ginsberg re Ginsberg's essay "On Behavior and Communication," 1969 Box 4, Folder 9 Letter to editor of Washington Post (clipping) "Notes on the Riddle of Schizophrenia," 1970 Box 4, Folder 10 Letters to newspapers 1970-71, 1976 Box 4, Folder 11 Letters to Psychiatric News (original and printed forms), 1975-90 Box 4, Folder 12 Letters to editor (New England Journal of Medicine) re Mosher's "Alternatives to Psychiatric Hospitalization," [clipping] 1984 Box 4, Folder 13 Letter to Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow [printed], June 1999 Box 4, Folder 14 Letter to Los Angeles Times in response to Dr. Ely's article "How Patients Rights Can Harm Treatment," 2002 Notes Box 4, Folder 15 Notes, drafts, comments by others, 1970s-80s Box 4, Folder 16 Notes, drafts, 1980s Box 4, Folder 17 Notes on Buddhism, 1987 Box 4, Folder 18 Notes [residential alternatives] 1989 Box 4, Folder 19 Notes circa 2000 Box 4, Folder 20 Miscellaneous essays, 1993 and undated Box 4, Folder 21 "What Everyone Taking a SSRI Needs to Know" - notes and draft, undated Box 4, Folder 22 "Big Pharma: Facts and Figures" [outline] 2003 Articles, papers, etc. by Mosher (typescripts, arranged by date) Box 5, Folder 1 "The Career Schizophrenic: Psychiatry's Creation?", undated Box 5, Folder 2 "Deinstitutionalization American Style," undated Box 5, Folder 3 "The Incomprehensibility of Madness," undated Box 5, Folder 4 "Kingsley Hall as Experienced by a Member of the American Establishment," undated Box 5, Folder 5 "Living with Our Madness," undated Box 5, Folder 6 "The Myth of the Magic Pill," [chapter 6 of larger work] undated Box 5, Folder 7 On schizophrenia, draft, undated Guide to the Loren R. Mosher SC0818 4 Papers Series 1Papers Articles, papers, etc.