A growing collection of archival materials housed in Fondren Library, The Archives of the Impossible is a joint project of the Woodson Research Center and the Department of Religion at Rice University. The goal of this archive is to preserve and make available for research significant document collections related to the study of paranormal experiences.
Search the collection guides by clicking the links below, or by searching all the Woodson Research Center's archival collection guides at http://archives.library.rice.edu.
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Archives of the Impossible oral histories available online with recordings and transcripts as a group.
Links to specific interviews:
The Larry W. Bryant UFO research collection contains personal papers such as correspondence, photographs, and articles written by Larry Bryant, as well as papers from his participation in UFO organizations like MUFON and CAUS, including board meeting minutes, budget notes, and quarterly reports. A large section of the collection is devoted to Bryant’s research into ufology using court cases against the government and Freedom of Information Act requests to obtain files kept from the public, as well as extensive news clippings, website printouts, articles, magazines, journals, and newsletters.