Reginald Gay collection of Taylor Mead and related materials
- Title
- Reginald Gay collection of Taylor Mead and related materials, 1941-1991 (bulk 1960-1990).
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status Available by appointment. | ContainerBox 1 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2000-015 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Available by appointment. | ContainerBox 4 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2000-015 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Available by appointment. | ContainerBox 2 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2000-015 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Available by appointment. | ContainerBox 3 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessSupervised use | Call number*T-Mss 2000-015 | Item locationOffsite |
| Status Not available - Please contact a librarian for assistance. | ContainerOvz. Fol. 1 | FormatArchival Mix | AccessBy appointment only | Call number*T-Mss 2000-015 | Item locationPerforming Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
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- Description
- 1.78 linear feet (4 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
- Summary
- The Reginald Gay collection of Taylor Mead and related materials documents Mead's multi-faceted public persona as an iconic Beat generation performance artist, poet, and writer. The collection includes a rare, unabridged and unpublished copy of Mead's 1983 manuscript, Diaries of a New York Youth, as well as other writings and ephemera. The collection also includes related materials on two other individuals, filmmaker Ron Rice and Fluxus artist Ben Vaultier.
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- Call number
- *T-Mss 2000-015
- Access (note)
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photography will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Terms of use (note)
- For permission to publish, contact the Billy Rose Theatre Division.
- Location of other archival materials (note)
- Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
- Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
- Provenance (note)
- Reginald Gay was the editor of Boss, a journal of writing and film culture published in five issues (1966-1979), which often featured Taylor Mead. Gay collected materials by and about Mead as well as works by Fluxus artist Ben Vaultier. In 2000, Nathaniel Crossland donated the collection to The New York Public Library in memory of Reginald Gay.
- Author
- Gay, Reginald.
- Title
- Reginald Gay collection of Taylor Mead and related materials, 1941-1991 (bulk 1960-1990).
- Restricted access
- Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying and photography will apply. Advance notice may be required.
- Terms of use
- For permission to publish, contact the Billy Rose Theatre Division.
- Location of other archival materials
- John Heys papers; Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library.
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender periodical collection; Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.
- Provenance
- Reginald Gay was the editor of Boss, a journal of writing and film culture published in five issues (1966-1979), which often featured Taylor Mead. Gay collected materials by and about Mead as well as works by Fluxus artist Ben Vaultier. In 2000, Nathaniel Crossland donated the collection to The New York Public Library in memory of Reginald Gay.
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- Occupation
- Poets, American.
- Added author
- Mead, Taylor.
- Rice, Ron.
- Research call number
- *T-Mss 2000-015