05. Archives of the Impossible
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Jeffrey J. Kripal Academic Papers
The Jeffrey J. Kripal Papers mostly covers Kripal’s tenure at Rice University up to 2015 (and will eventually cover at least up to 2019) but also reaches as far back as 1970. It includes correspondence, unpublished manuscripts, course materials, and on-going research.
Brenda Denzler Ufology Collection
Newsclippings, reports and symposia, pop culture ephemera, book catalogs, and correspondence documenting public interest in ufology in the 1990s and 2000s. Brenda Denzler is the author of a book entitled "Lure of the Edge: Scientific Passions, Religious Beliefs, and the Pursuit of UFOs," published in 2001 by University of California Press.
Stanley Krippner parapsychology publications archive
Dennis Stillings Bioelectromagnetics, Ufology, and related subjects research papers
This collection includes lectures, photographs, correspondence, journals, a newsletter, and custodial documents such as meeting minutes related to projects overseen by Stillings. The bulk of the collection pertains to Stillings' involvement with the group, the Archaeus Project.
Wendelle Stevens Ufology collection
This collection documents Stevens' UFO investigations, business history, and communications. There are correspondence files, reference material, cassette tapes, audiovisual materials, and photographs.
John E. Mack archives
This material was a part of Dr. John E. Mack's systematic research project at Harvard University through the 1990s to 2004, related to experiences of alien abduction.
Stephen Braude Parapsychology and Psychical Research papers
This collection consists of Braude's work in parapsychology, parakinesis, and research. Included are case investigation files, correspondence, lectures, and interviews.
Karen Everett source materials for documentary "AMERICAN VISIONARY: THE STORY OF BARBARA MARX HUBBARD"
Raw footage of the documentary "American Visionary: The Story of Barbara Marx Hubbard," opening for research Jan. 1, 2025.
Edwin C. May Laboratories for Fundamental Research papers
Documents, reports, and audio-visual materials reflecting the career of Edwin C. May, a nuclear physicist by training, worked as a research scientist on the Cognitive Science Program, better known as Stargate, at Stanford Research Institute and Science Applications International Corporation from 1975 to 1985, and as project director from 1985 to 1995.
Richard F. Haines Ufology papers
The Richard F. Haines Ufology papers includes documents that cover the period between the 1970s and 2010s. It includes personal and professional correspondence, administrative documents of NARCAP and drafts of its research projects, Haines' own drafts and printouts for conference presentations. It also contains a large set of UFO photos with notes and photo analysis, and well as audio tapes with interviews of UFO witnesses, primarily commercial and military pilots.