Author Archives: lisa

NY Times: New York Public Library Buys Timothy Leary’s Papers

It is very exciting for us to have the New York Times finally announce the New York Public Library’s acquisition of Tim’s amazing archives. Thanks to all the members of “Team Tim” over the years that helped to make this all possible! The below is excerpted from the NY Times article: Ginsberg’s “session record,” composed [...]

The New York Public Library Acquires The Archive Of Influential Psychologist And Writer Timothy Leary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The New York Public Library Acquires The Archive Of Influential Psychologist And Writer Timothy Leary Personal Log Books, Letters, Photos And Much More Provide New Insights About Leary, His Studies, and the Counterculture Movement The New York Public Library’s Manuscripts and Archives Division has acquired over 300 boxes of material belonging to [...]

Come To Tim’s 90th Unbirthday Party Friday Night in Berkeley

What: Dr. Timothy Leary’s 90th Unbirthday Party When: Friday, October 22, 2010 Where: Harold’s Arthouse Gallery 2905 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley, CA Time: 8pm – midnite FREE ADMISSION Near Ashby BART! This is not an Official Event of the Dr. Timothy Leary Futique Trust, just of its Librarian (Lisa Rein). To celebrate, the Trust let me [...]

Dr. Timothy Leary’s “Declaration of Evolution” – In English and Persian

In light of what’s been going on in Iran this past week, we thought this Persian Google translation of Dr. Leary’s “Declaration of Evolution” was rather timely. If there’s any problem with the url above, try this one. (non-tinyurl version) Here’s a link to the english version, the text of which we will also republish [...]

Video and Transcription of Bruce Damer at Feb 8 Reception

Bruce Damer told the audience about the gems in the archive. (Video: Allan Lundell) Complete Transcript I’m kind of a newbie. I’m one of the tech nerds. Many of you know me as a pack rat of Silicon Valley. I archive and collect stuff, and I have a big Digibarn Computer Museum with a lot [...]

International Federation For Internal Freedom – Statement of Purpose

While transcribing Bruce Damer’s talk to the crowd at our February 8, 2009 reunion and reception, Bruce referenced the IFIF, the “International Federation for Internal Freedom,” an organization created by Tim and the group we was doing research with while at Harvard. Here is the organization’s Statement of Purpose: Statement of Purpose of the Internal [...]

MP3 and Transcription of Denis Berry on Air America’s “Doin Time with Ron Kuby”

Denis Berry was on Air America’s Doin Time with Ron Kuby. Here’s an MP3:  Ron Kuby Interviews Denis Berry – March 4, 2009 This program was aired on March 4, 2009. Complete Transcription Ron Kuby: We bring you this flashback because the archives of Dr. Timothy Leary are being digitized and placed on the net [...]

Interview with Joi Ito – Meeting Tim, Collaborating with Tim, Being Tim’s Godson

Q: In this video, he calls you his godson? What’s the story behind that? A: I met Tim on the evening of my birthday when I was turning 24 in Tokyo, in Roppongi, through a mutual friend, David Kubiak. I remember, because I asked him about the number “23″ and the whole Cosmic Trigger book [...]

Video and Transcription of Joi Ito at our February 8, 2009 Reunion and Reception

Joi Ito, Tim’s Godson, said a few words to the crowd at our February 8 event. Actually, the whole reunion and reception was originally Joi’s idea! (That’s Futique Trust Trustee Denis Berry introducing Joi Ito in the very beginning.) Complete Transcription Denis Berry: That young man that spent so much time in Timothy’s living room [...]

Video: Tim Explains How He’ll Use His Online Archives In The Future

In the process of creating our new Donate page, we came across this nice clip of Tim from late 1995/early 1996, where explains how he’ll be able to search online through his own archives in the future, after he has been reanimated. When this video was recorded, Tim was planning on having his head cryonically [...]