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Reginald Gay collection of Taylor Mead and related materials
- Title
- Reginald Gay collection of Taylor Mead and related materials, 1941-1991 (bulk 1960-1990).
- Author
- Gay, Reginald.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Ovz. Fol. 1 | Mixed material | By appointment only | *T-Mss 2000-015 Ovz. Fol. 1 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2000-015 Box 1 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Box 2 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2000-015 Box 2 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Box 3 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2000-015 Box 3 | Offsite |
Not available - Please for assistance. | Box 4 | Mixed material | Supervised use | *T-Mss 2000-015 Box 4 | Offsite |
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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 The collection includes a rare, unabridged and unpublished copy of Mead's 1983 manuscript, Diaries of a New York Youth, as well as other writings and ephemera.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.
- Subjects
- 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.
- Call Number
- *T-Mss 2000-015
- OCLC
- 781787900
- 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.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Poets, American.
- Added Author
- Mead, Taylor.Rice, Ron.
- Research Call Number
- *T-Mss 2000-015