Synanon Foundation Records, ca. 1956-1987

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Synanon Foundation Records, ca. 1956-1987

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Synanon was founded by Charles Dederich, Sr. in 1958. Synanon's detoxification therapy attracted wealthy drug and alcohol abusers with chapters in San Francisco, Tulare and Marin Counties, Detroit, and as far as Germany and Malaysia. The collection consists of correspondence, recordings, films, video tapes, photographs, and printed materials related to the Synanon Foundation.

564 boxes (282 linear ft.); 118 cartons (59 linear ft.); 32 boxes

eng,

University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6666856

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Dederich, Charles.

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Synanon (Foundation)

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Synanon was founded by Charles Dederich, Sr. in 1958; originally named TLC (Tender Loving Care Club), the group was renamed Synanon and had its headquarters in Santa Monica, CA; Synanon's detoxification therapy attracted wealthy drug and alcohol abusers, and eventually the organization became a $30 million nonprofit organization; chapters sprang up in San Francisco, Tulare and Marin Counties, Detroit, and as far as Germany and Malaysia; Dederich declared Synanon a religion in 1974; Dederich was ...