R Gordon Wasson

Pioneering Ethnomycologist

R. Gordon Wasson and his wife Valentina Pavlovna came to prominence in May, 1957, when Life magazine published his ground breaking "Seeking the Magic Mushroom" and This Week magazine published 'I Ate the Sacred Mushroom' by Valentina P.

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The Tina and R. Gordon Wasson Ethnomycological Collection Archives are at Harvard University

The bulk of the collection dates from 1945-1986.

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R Gordon Wasson

The bulk of the collection dates from 1945-1986.

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Link to the collection

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Photo © R. Gordon Wasson Estate