Interviews: Larissa Vilenskaya, #1-3 (Transcript)., 11/01/1986-11/30/1986

File — Box: 14, Folder: 23

Identifier: 90300

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains the research and subject files, interview tapes, including transcripts, and related material of the noted writer and journalist Larry Collins. Included in this collection are the materials for Collins' five collaborative works with French journalist and writer Dominique Lapierre, as well as the three novels he authored alone. The collection has been arranged chronologically according to the dates of publication for his works. The collectins holds material related to all of Collins' nine books, excluding his compilations of Lord Louis Mountbatten's papers.

Dates

11/01/1986-11/30/1986

Collection-level Access Restrictions

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 22 Cubic Feet (22 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains the transcripts for the three interviews conducted by Larry Collins with Soviet hypnotherapist Larissa Vilenskaya during his research for the spy novel Maze (1989), also referred to as Blow Your mind, regarding background on the practice of hypnotherapy in the Soviet Union, psychiatric facilities, and the KGB.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

MAZE - INTRVW TRANSCRIPTS 1-3 W/ VILENSKAYA, LARISSA, 1986: Typescript

VILENSKAYA, LARISSA - MAZE INTRVW TRANSCRIPTS 1-3, 1986: Typescript

COLLINS, LARRY - MAZE INTRVW TRANSCRIPTS 1-3 W/ VILENSKAYA, LARISSA: Typescript

USSR - MAZE INTRVW NOTES W/ VILENSKAYA RE HYPNOTHERAPY, 1986: Typescript

USSR - MAZE INTRVW NOTES W/ VILENSKAYA RE PSYCH FACILITIES, 1986: Typescript

USSR - MAZE INTRVW NOTES W/ VILENSKAYA RE KGB, 1986: Typescript

HYPNOTHERAPY - MAZE INTRVW NOTES W/ VILENSKAYA RE USSR, 1986: Typescript

KGB - MAZE INTRVW NOTES W/ VILENSKAYA RE USSR, 1986: Typescript

PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES - MAZE INTRVW NOTES W/ VILENSKAYA RE USSR, 1986: Typescript

HYPNOSIS - MAZE INTRVW NOTES W/ VILENSKAYA RE USSR, 1986: Typescript