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Rumi Missabu collection

Title
  1. Rumi Missabu collection, 1952-2017.
Author
  1. Missabu, Rumi.

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Description
  1. 6.16 linear feet (13 boxes, 1 oversized folder, 2 tubes), 18.02 gb (4381 computer files)
Summary
  1. The Rumi Missabu collection (1952-2017) document Missabu's artistic endeavors as one of the founding members of the San Francisco-based theatrical troupe known as The Cockettes. The collection consists of photographs of troupe members and friends; zines containing interviews with Missabu and other experimental artists; and flyers, programs, and posters advertising Cockette performances and events.
Subject
  1. Theater > California > San Francisco > History
  2. Experimental drama
  3. Cross-dressers > California > San Francisco
  4. Fanzines
  5. San Francisco (Calif.) > Social life and customs > 20th century
  6. Counterculture > California > San Francisco
  7. Female impersonators > United States
  8. Experimental theater > California > San Francisco
  9. Programs
  10. Filmed performances
  11. Posters
  12. Cockettes (Theatrical troupe)
  13. Photographs
  14. Missabu, Rumi
  15. Experimental films
  16. Picture postcards
Genre/Form
  1. Experimental drama.
  2. Experimental films.
  3. Fanzines.
  4. Filmed performances.
  5. Photographs.
  6. Picture postcards.
  7. Posters.
  8. Programs.
Call number
  1. *T-Mss 2015-021
Access (note)
  1. Electronic records are unavailable pending processing. Audio and visual materials are unavailable pending digitization. *T-Cabinet items are available by appointment. Please email theatre@nypl.org for more information.
Source (note)
  1. Donated by Rumi Missabu (James Bartlett), 2015, 2016, and 2017.
Author
  1. Missabu, Rumi.
Title
  1. Rumi Missabu collection, 1952-2017.
Restricted access
  1. Electronic records are unavailable pending processing. Audio and visual materials are unavailable pending digitization. *T-Cabinet items are available by appointment. Please email theatre@nypl.org for more information.
Source
  1. Donated by Rumi Missabu (James Bartlett), 2015, 2016, and 2017.
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Research call number
  1. *T-Mss 2015-021
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