Denzler Abduction Survey (B1-B2)
Scope and Contents
Background files include relevant topics, general cases, social trends, cults, related phenomena, scientific topics relevant to ufology, assembled by Vallee in support of his research over the years. Also contains field notes and press documents about related topics such as cattle mutilations, and face-to-face meetings of NIDS and BAASS, as well as various research proposals.
Correspondence includes letters exchanged with Aime Michel, Dr. Hynek, Dr. Guerin, and many leading researchers and investigators, starting in the late 1950s to the mid 2010s.
Analysis files are planned for donation in the future, and will include research studies, often field investigations or document research about specific UFO topics.
Dates
- Creation: 1960 - 2015
Creator
- From the Collection: Vallee, Jacques F. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This material is restricted by request of the donor for ten years from the date of the gift. The opening date for Series I and II will be Jan. 24, 2028. For Series III: Case Files, the date will be Jan. 1, 2031. Contact woodson@rice.edu for details.
Conditions Governing Access
Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.
Extent
From the Collection: 48 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
The box labelled B1 contains numerous first-hand, unpublished UFO abduction narratives recorded by researcher Brenda Denzler in the process of her research for a thesis and a book entitled The Lure of the Edge: Scientific passions, religious beliefs and the pursuit of UFOs. These narratives were derived from two surveys conducted by Dr. Denzler using structured
questionnaires at the Tampa UFO conference in the Fall of 1966, and at other similar meetings. The survey was administered from 1995 to 1997. There were 275 respondents.
The box labelled B2 contains the remaining files from the Survey of Abductions by Brenda Denzler, which she entrusted to Jacques Vallee for safekeeping after completing her analysis of the data. In an appendix to her book, The Lure of the Edge (Berkeley: U. of California, 2001) she wrote: "To help address (the) lack of information about the UFO community (broadly conceived) I conducted two surveys in the United States (...) Each of the two surveys was designed to capture data from different segments of the UFO community. A long survey was created for abductees only. A short survey was created in order to acquire demographic data and information on attitudes and expectations from the UFO community in general." Also in this box are (1) an interesting brochure entitled Proceedings of the Rocky Mountain Conference on UFO Investigation, a meeting conducted by Dr. Leo Sprinkle in Laramie, Wyoming in May 1980 and (2) a file of newspaper clippings in English about UFO sightings.
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu