Browne Popular Culture Library
PCL MS-33: William F. Ringle Collection
Introduction | Biographical Sketch | Scope and Content | Restrictions | Series Description | Inventory (Boxes 1-20) | Inventory (Boxes 21-40) | Inventory (Boxes 41-59)
Boxes 41 through 50 contain notecards relating to Ringle's research and teaching on various topics.
They are grouped by the categories which Ringle established as he compiled these bibliographic references.
Box 41
Series VI: Notecards
Subjects
The notecards in Box 41 are bibliographic references to Ringle's research in aboriginal fish poisons, and ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology of African primates.
Africa:- Ethnobotany
- Fish Poisons
- Arrow Poisons
- Primates
- Medicinal Plants
[See also Series IV, Subseries 1 and 3]
Box 42
Series VI (con't.)
Subjects
The notecards in Box 42 are bibliographic references for Ringle's teaching and research in "neutral," "ethical," and "value-free" research in the social sciences.
- Anthropology
- Ethics
- Values
- Relativity
[See also Series IV, Subseries 4]
Box 43
Series VI (con't.)
Subjects
The notecards in Box 43 are bibliographic references for Ringle's research into various topics, according to Ringle's categories listed below.
- Theory - Drugs and culture
- General - Social Sciences ("Doomsday" - bibliography?)
- References: Menaces
- Menaces
- Sociological madness: freak out, freaky
- Sex and dope
- Masturb. – Ref.
- Masturb. - Menace
- Eugenics
- Caffeine
- Tobacco
- Alcohol
- Alcohol -Temperance and Prohibition
- Cocaine
- PCP (Angel Dust)
- G. (General ?)
- Gen. (General?)
- Period. (Periodicals ?)
- Catalogs
- Cookbooks
- Biographical Sources
- Biographical References
[See also Series IV, Subseries 4 and Subseries 6]
Box 44
Series VI (con't.)
Subjects
The notecards contained in Box 44 relate to Ringle's bibliography "Psychedelics and Society" (1971-1973).
- Trafficking
- Law and Implications
- Alternatives (Communal, Intellectual Societies)
- Techniques and Resources ("For our Alternative Life-style")
- Creativity
- African Pot (Marijuana)
- Counterculture
- Subculture
- Bibliography (Movement and counterculture)
- Periodicals (Movement and counterculture)
- Movement
- Literature
- Underground Press
- Beats and Bohemians
- Psychedelia and Hip (Hippies?)
- Gap (Generation)
- Youth M-I-D (Education)
- Folk (Culture)
- Bikers
[See also Series IV, Subseries 5, 6, 7, 8]
Box 45
Series VI (con't.)
Subjects
The notecards contained in Box 45 also relate to Ringle's bibliography "Psychedelics and Society," (1971-1973).
- Religion
- Mysticism
- Leary & Co.
[See also Series IV, Subseries 5 and 6]
Box 46
Series VI (con't.)
Subjects
The notecards contained in Box 46 are not grouped by subjects. They are bibliographic references in alphabetical order and relate primarily to Ringle's research into the counterculture of the 1960s, drugs, medical history, etc.
[See also Series IV, Subseries 5, 6, 7, 8]
Box 47
Series VI (con't.)
Subjects
The notecards in Box 47 are bibliographic references for Ringle's research in drug culture and cross-cultural ethnopharmacology.
- Medicine and Drugs
- Origins and History
- Medical History and Pharmacology
- Cross-Cultural Drug Usage, Trade, Sociology, History, Etc.
- Medical Ecology
- Botany, Ethnobotany, Horticulture, Cultivation
- Chemistry
- Disease, Health, Etc.
- Science
- Mesoamerican Folk Medicine, Folk Medicine
- Chemistry and Pharmacology
- Ethnopharmacology
- HHPM, HPMM (Herbs and Mushrooms)
[See also Series IV, Subseries 6]
Box 48
Series VI (con't.)
Subjects
The notecards in Box 48 are bibliographic references for Ringle's research in Asian Studies, with an emphasis on the Chinese drug trade, particularly opium.
- Asia:
- East-West
- Research (Opium)
- India
- India (Opium)
- Arabs & Persians
- Chinese Language
- Chinese authors
- Chinese Medicine
- Britain & China (Wars & Trades)
- Opium (See Research)
- Twentieth Century Opium Wars
- Anti-Chinese - General
- Tea
- Tobacco
- Iran
- Philippines
- Anti-Opium
- Opium conferences, laws
- 2nd group:
- History (Medicine and Pharmacology)
- Alchemy
- Chinese Alchemy
- Miscellaneous
[See also Series IV, Subseries 6]
Box 49
Series VI (con't.)
Subjects
The notecards in Box 49 relate to various topics researched by William F. Ringle.
- 1st group:
- Rock Music: Books, albums
- Rock periodicals
- Miscellaneous
- Notes
[See also Series VI, Subseries 9]
- 2nd group:
- Pulp Media (Comic books, underground comix, etc) [See also Series II, underground comics correspondence]
- Film, cinema, video
- Radio
- Theater, Drama
- Pop Culture, Mass media
- Americana: Social Criticism, Folk-Pop Culture, Poverty, Scum, Hunger
- 3rd group:
- America (Not by Ringle; by Rebecca [?])
- Pulled from subject headings like "Narcotic" and "Narcotics Addiction," etc.
- Arranged by periodical title and by year pre-1960, 1960-1965
[See also Series IV, Subseries 5, 6, 7, 8]
- 4th group:
- Government
- War, Revolution, Aggression, Conflict
- Vietnam & S.E. Asia
- Intelligence communications (CIA, MIG, FBI, Spies, Security, Subversives, etc.)
- Nixon
- Nixon, Agnew, Watergate
- Security (Secrecy, Loyalty, Subversives and their "control")
- Atomic Science and Scientists
[See also Series IV, Subseries 8]
Box 50
Series VI (con't.)
Subjects
The notecards in Box 50 are bibliographic references for Ringle's research into Black Studies and his bibliography, "Black & the Blues," (1968-1972).
- 1st group:
- Blacks
- Blacks & blues bibliography
- General bibliography
- Addenda to general bibliography
- Current periodicals
- Bibliography, discography, and references
- Pop culture process
- Black talk & black music
- Addenda to black talk & black music
- General references
- Additional materials
- 2nd group:
- Music (Sheet, etc.) Collection
- Libraries with important special collections
[See also Series IV, Subseries 12]
- 3rd group:
- Biographies
- Black pop culture [mostly music]
- Thesis & dissertations
- Minstrels
- Resistance & Reaction
- Films
- History and culture (general)
- Sociology and anthropology
- Protest and implications
- Literature – Fiction
- Histories
- Lives, Groups, Scences, Times
- British scene
- African music
- Racism
[See also Series IV, Subseries 12]
- 4th group:
- American Indians
- Indians
- Indians and alcohol
- Peyote
[See also Series IV, Subseries 14]
The following newspapers include those in the Ringle collection not alternative or underground, various miscellaneous newspapers, portions of incomplete newspaper materials.
| Folder | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Book chapter Photocopy: Noble Experiments [Recipe book for alcoholic drinks] | 1930 |
| 2 | Chart Photocopy: Third Iowa Infantry Volunteers | n.d. |
| 3 | Booklet G.A.R. State Encampment June 5, 6, and 7. 1906. Boone, Iowa. | 1906 |
| 4 | Book chapter Photocopy: The Cola Wars: The Story of the Global Corporate Battle Between the Coca-Cola Company and the Pepsi Co, Inc. | 1980 |
| 5 | Handwritten note "Is Your Wash Clean Clear Through? Or Overproduction and You" [This sounds like a suicide note. Not by Ringle] | n.d. |
| 6 | Handwritten research notes by W.F. Ringle 'The Renaissance and the Reformation' | n.d. |
| 7 | Worksheets and drawings Lisa M. [no last name; appears to be elementary school work] | n.d. |
| 8 | Magazine advertisements dealing with weight loss | n.d. |
| 9 | Reprint of journal article "An Experimental Approach to Superstitious Behavior" | Jan.- Mar. 1962 |
| 10 | Research report Population Trend. of Incorporated Places in Iowa, 1900-1970 | June 1972 |
| 11 | Research report Iowa's Population: Past, Present, and Future | March 1973 |
| 12 | Research report Population Projections by Ages and Sex for State and Counties of Iowa, 1975-1990 | June 1973 |
| 13 | Newspaper clippings; jokes | n.d. |
| 14 | 1 magnetic tape of George Lincoln Rockwell (assassinated leader of the American Nazi Party, "The Voice of Hate") | |
| 15 | 19 cards with hands making peace symbol | |
| 16 | 1 armband reading "Peace" | |
| 17 | 1 keychain | |
| 18 | 2 "psychedelic" drawings | |
| 19 | 1 game-"Drug Addict Springboard to Family Communication: An Informative Game on Drug Abuse" | |
| The following items were added to the Ringle Collection after its initial receipt. Materials received from David Gradwohl. | ||
| 20 | Photocopy of William F. "Bill" Ringle's obituary from the Anthropology Newsletter (Vol. 26, no. 1) promotional brochure, Anthropology Dept., Iowa State University includes photos of Ringle | Jan. 1985 |
| photograph of W.F. Ringle. and D. Gradwohl | 1970 | |
| 21 | Caveat: A Newsletter from the Institute of Drug Misuse. New York, NY Institute For The Study Of Drug Misuse, Inc. | |
| Vol. 2: no.7 | July 1914 | |
| Special Drug Suppl. no. 3 | July 1914 | |
| 22 | Pamphlets (Peace Symbol): | |
| "The Peace Symbol" The Mark of the Traitor Independence, MO | n.d. | |
| Gospel Tract Society, Inc., [7 pages] The Truth About Those Peace Symbols Independence, MO | [1970?] | |
| Gospel Tract Society, Inc., [4 pages] The Peace Symbol -"The Broken Cross" Pasadena, CA | [1968?] | |
| The Network of Patriotic Letter Writers, [2 pages] | ||
| Title | Vol/Issue No. | Date |
|---|---|---|
| National Information Center | [1970?] | |
| The Town Squire | n.d. | |
| United Front Press | Winter | 1972-1973 |
| Western Trading Post | Fall/Winter | 1984-85 |
Box 58
Items in Box 58 consist of shelf list cards and photocopies of shelf list cards.
The following newspaper was transferred from the William F. Ringle Collection to the Browne Popular Culture Library's Underground and Alternative Press Collection.| The Black Panther Black Community News Service, based in San Francisco, CA | |||
| Vol/Issue | Date | Vol/Issue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 (23) | 2/17/69 | 4 (5) | 1/3/70 |
| 2 (25) | 3/9/69 | 4 (8) (7?) | 1/24/70 |
| 3 (2) | 5/4/69 | 4 (8) | 1/31/70 |
| 3 (4) | 5/19/69 | 4 (9) | 2/7/70 |
| 3 (7) | 6/7/69 | 4 (10) | 2/17/70 |
| 3 (8) | 6/14/69 | 4 (13) | 2/28/70 |
| 3 (9) | 6/21/69 | 4 (14) | 3/71/70 |
| 3 (10) | 6/28/69 | 4 (15) | 3/15/70 |
| 3 (11) | 7/5/69 | 4 (16) | 3/21/70 |
| 3 (13) | 7/19/69 | 4 (17) | 3/28/70 |
| 3 (14) | 7/26/69 | 4 (18) | 4/6/70 |
| 3 (14) (15?) | 8/2/69 | 4 (18) (19?) | 4/11/70 |
| 3 (16) | 8/9/69 | 4 (20) | 4/18/70 |
| 3 (17) | 8/16/69 | 4 (21) | 4/25/70 |
| 3 (18) | 3/23/69 | 4 (22) | 5/2/70 |
| 3 (19) | 8/30/69 | 4 (22) (23?) | 5/9/70 |
| 3 (20) | 9/6/69 | 4 (24) | 5/19/70 |
| 3 (21) | 9/13/69 | 4 (25 & 26) | 5/31/70 |
| 3 (22) | 9/20/69 | 4 (27) | 6/6/70 |
| 3 (23) | 9/27/69 | 4 (28) | 6/13/70 |
| 3 (24) | 10/4/69 | 4 (29) | 6/20/70 |
| 3 (25) | 10/11/69 | 4 (30) | 6/27/70 |
| 3 (27) | 10/25/69 | 5 (1) | 7/4/70 |
| 3 (28) | 11/1/69 | 5 (1?) | 7/11/70 |
| 3 (29) | 11/15/69 | 5 (2) | 7/18/70 |
| 3 (32) | 11/29/69 | 5 (3) | 7/25/70 |
| 4 (1) | 12/16/69 | 5 (4) | 8/1/70 |
| 4 (2) | 12/13/69 | 5 (6) | 8/8/70 |
| 4 (4) | 12/27/69 | ||
Series VII (con't.)
Subseries 5: Transfers - Magazines
The following serials have been transferred from the William F. Ringle Collection to the Browne Popular Culture Library’s Periodical Collection
Title & Vol./Issue no.
- The Alternative Journalism Review - 9 (3)
- Alternatives - no.2
- The Amorphia Report (a newsletter for the members of AMORPHIA, the non-profit national cannabis cooperative devoted to drug research, education, and legal reform) – 1 (1), 1 (3), 2 (1), 2 (2), 2 (3)
- Back to Godhead - no.45, 46
- Capsules (The Student Association for the Study of Hallucinogens, Inc. [S.T.A.S.H.]) – 2 (4), 2 (5), 3 (1), 3 (2)
- CoEvolution Quarterly (Supplement to the Whole Earth Catalog) – Summer, Fall, Winter of 1974; Fall, Spring, Summer of 1975; Summer 1976, Fall 1978, Spring 1979
- Communities ("a journal of cooperative living", Louisa, VA) – nos. 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 20, 22, 45, 61, 66
- Edcentric ("a journal of educational change", Eugene, OR) – nos.26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 36, 37, 39
- Female Liberation Newsletter - nos.5, 7, 16, 17, 23, 27, 30, 31
- High Times - no.1 (Premiere issue—Collector’s edition), no.3 (Collectors issue), nos.4, 5, 6, 7 (Special Collector’s Issue), 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 43, 45, 48, 53
- Intellectual Digest - 2 (2)
- Journal of Psychedelic Drugs – nos.11, 12, 21, 22, 31, 32, 41, 42
- The Leaflet (publication of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws [N.O.R.M.L.]) – 1 (2), 1 (3), 1 (4), 1 (5), 1 (6), 2 (1), 2 (2), 2 (3), 2 (4), 3 (1), 3 (3)
- Liberty Letter – nos. 7, 141, 144, 145, 151
- Lifestyle - nos. 2, 4, 5, 6
- Marijuana Review – nos. 12, 13, 14 (photocopied), 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
- National Lampoon
- No More Teacher’s Dirty Looks (Bay Area Radical Teachers’ Organizing Collective, San Francisco, CA) – 2 (3), 3 (1), 3 (2), special issue
- Other Scenes - 4 (8), 4 (9), 5 (2)
- Osawatomie - nos. 1, 3, 4
- Oz ("only" independent magazine in Australia, Sydney, BW Australia) – nos. 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, ?, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 35
- Psychedelic Review - nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11
- Rags – Dummy copy 1970, Sept. 1970, Oct. 1970, Dec. 1970, Feb. 1971, March 1971, April 1971
- Ramparts - 5 (7), 5 (9), 6 (3) - 7 (11) [incomplete], A Muckracker’s Guide to 1968 and Other Horrors (Special Collector’s Edition, 1968?), 7 (12), 7 (13), 8 (1), 8 (2), 8 (3), 8 (4), 8 (5), 8 (6), 8 (7), 8 8), 8 (9), 8 (11), 9 (1), 9 (6), 9 (9)
- Rush - 1 (2), 1 (3)
- S.O.S., U.S.A., Ship of State (Newspaper against communism - Salem, MA) – nos. 158, 159, 162
- SPEED (The Current index to the Drug Abuse Literature [A publication of S.T.A.S.H.]) – 1 (19), 1 (20), 1 (21), 1 (22), 1 (24), 2 (1), 2 (2), 2 (3), 2 (4), 2 (5), 2 (6), 2 (7), 2 (8), 2 (9), 2 (10), 2 (11), 2 (12), 2 (13), 2 (14), 2 (15), 2 (16), 2 (17), 2 (18), 2 (19), 2 (20), 2 (22)
- Sane World (A newsletter of Action on Disarmament and the Peace Race, Washington, DC) – 10 (1), 10 (4), 10 (6), 10 (7), 10 (8), 10 (9), 10 (10), 10 (11), 10 (12), 11 (2), 11 (3), 11 (5), 11 (7), 11 (8-9), 11 (10), 11 (11), 11 (12), 12 (1), 12 (2), 12 (4), 12 (5), 12 (6), 12 (7-8), 12 (9), 12 (10-11), 13 (1)
- Something else ! (Radical Education Project; "Formerly Radicals in the Professions Newsletter", Ann Arbor, MI) – 2 (2), 2 (3), 2 (4), 2 (5), 2 (6), 3 (1)
- Trail Tales (Boone County Historical Society) - nos. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34
- The Truth Seeker – 96 (1), 96 (2), 97 (10), 97 (11), 97 (12), 98 (1), 98 (2), 98 (3), 98 (4), 98 (5), 98 (6), 98 (7), 98 (8), 98 (9), 98 (10), 98 (11), 98 (12), 99 (1), 99 (2)
- TV Star Parade
- Vocations for Social Change ( Hayward, CA) – Oct. 1968, Mar. 1969, July/Aug. 1969
- White Power (Ohio White Nationalist Party, Toledo, OH; changed to "Official Newsletter of the American White Nationalist Party," National Headquarters, Toledo, OH with Vol.1, no.7) – 1 (1), 1 (2), 1 (3), 1 (4), 1 (5), 1 (6), 1 (7), 1 (8), 1 (9), 1 (10), 1 (11), 1 (12)
- White Power (American White Nationalist Party, Columbus, OH; National headquarters were temporarily moved to Columbus while John and Ed Gerhardt faced charges of creating a disturbance under the safe school ordinance at Woodward High School, Toledo, OH) – 2 (1), 2 (2), 2 (4)
[see also the Alternative/Underground Press Collection for national publication]
The following serials have been transferred from the William F. Ringle Collection to the Music Library and Sound Recordings Archives, 3rd Floor, Jerome Library.
Title, Vol./Issue No.
- Big Fat - no.6
- Cheetah – 1 (1), 1 (3), 1 (6)
- Crawdaddy - April 1973, Oct. 1973, March 1974, April 1974, May 1974, June 1974, July 1974, Aug. 1974
- Fusion – nos. 88, 89, 90
- Rock – nos. 25, 210, 216, 218
- Rock Scene – nos. 12, 13
- Rolling Stone - nos. 22, 27, 31, 33, 35, ?, 207
- Teen Set - Sep. 1968
Series VII (con't.)
Subseries 5: Transfers - Comic Books
The following comic books have been transferred from the William F. Ringle Collection to the Browne Popular Culture Library's Comic Book Collection, Undergrounds and Generals.
Title, Vol./Issue No.
- Anthro - no.2
- Insect Fear - 1970
- Ringo Kid (Plus assorted covers-4) – nos. 14, 17, 18
- Bent - 4/1/71
- Freak Brothers - 1971, 1972
- Dopin’ Dan – no. 11
- Douglas Comix
- Harold Hedd - no.1
- In The Presence of Mine Enemies - 1973
- God Nose - n.d.
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