Beyond the Unnameable

 

Name
Fass, Bob, 1933-2021 (Host,Former owner)
Mental Patients Liberation Front (Contributor)
WBAI Radio (New York, N.Y.) (Broadcaster)
Title
Beyond the Unnameable
Abstract
Members of the Mental Patients Liberation Project are in studio with Bob taking calls. MPLP puts blame on civil liberties union for working with the psychiatric industry instead of supporting those institutionalized. Most callers disagree with members' stances, including a refusal to recognize any standards of mental health and idea that most patients in psychiatric wards are placed against their w ill
Collection Name
Bob Fass papers, circa 1960-2011
Archival Context
Series II: Other Radio Shows, 1965-1990. Subseries II.1: Beyond the Unnameable, 1972-1974, 1976, undated
Subjects
Mentally ill--Commitment and detention; Mental illness--Social aspects; Social movements; United States; Mental Patients Liberation Front
Format
sound recordings
Genre
Radio call-in shows; Popular music radio programs
Publication Information
WBAI Radio: New York (N.Y.). 1974-01-16
Date
1974 January 16
Physical Description
2 audio files (Part 1: 35 minutes; Part 2: 29 minutes)
Note
BF1072
Note (Bf number)
BF1063
Language
English
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Also In
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-z9y7-vb20