Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. 7.7 linear feet (19 boxes, 4 oversized folders)

Summary

1. Kevin Bradigan was a photographer, actor, theater technician, and a member of John Vacarro's Play-House of the Ridiculous. The Kevin Bradigan papers primarily document Bradigan's personal life and involvement in the Play-House of the Ridiculous and other experimental theater from the late 1960s to the 1980s. The collection also holds some papers of performers Jackie Curtis and Douglas Fisher.

Subject

1. La Mama Experimental Theatre Club
2. Experimental theater > New York (State) > New York
3. Correspondence
4. Play-House of the Ridiculous
5. Cross-dressers > New York (State) > New York
6. Fisher, Douglas, 1947-1990
7. Trockadero Gloxinia Ballet Company
8. Garland, Judy
9. Curtis, Jackie, 1947-1985
10. Female impersonators > New York (State) > New York
11. Cockettes (Theatrical troupe)
12. Posters
13. Photographs

Genre/Form

1. Correspondence.
2. Photographs.
3. Posters.

Call number

1. *T-Mss 1993-052

Access (note)

1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Inquiries regarding videorecordings in the collection may be directed to the Billy Rose Theatre Division (theatre@nypl.org). Videorecordings will be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.

Terms of use (note)

1. The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.

Source (note)

1. Donated by Agosto Machado, 1993.

Author

1. Bradigan, Kevin, 1951-1993.

Title

1. Kevin Bradigan papers, 1890s-1993 (bulk 1959-1993).

Restricted access

1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Inquiries regarding videorecordings in the collection may be directed to the Billy Rose Theatre Division (theatre@nypl.org). Videorecordings will be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.

Terms of use

1. The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Theatre Division at theatre@nypl.org.

Source

1. Donated by Agosto Machado, 1993.

Connect to:

1. Finding Aid
2. Request Access to Theatre Division Special Collections material

Research call number

1. *T-Mss 1993-052