OPUS Archives and Research Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that houses the personal papers, correspondence, and libraries of major figures in depth psychology, mythology, and archetypal studies — including the Joseph Campbell Collection donated in 1990, the James Hillman Collection, the Marija Gimbutas Collection, and the Marion Woodman and Rafael López-Pedraza papers. OPUS is sited on the campuses of Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, California, but operates as an independent legal entity. It supports on-site research by appointment, runs a visiting-scholar program, and presents public lectures and symposia drawn from its holdings.
Focus areas
Programs
- On-site archival research
- Visiting scholar program
- Public lectures and symposia
- Manuscript and library preservation
Depth orientation
OPUS is the principal archival reading-room of late-twentieth-century American depth psychology and comparative mythology — the place where Campbell's working library, Hillman's manuscripts, and Gimbutas's research files sit on adjacent shelves.