Research Catalog

Title

Lou Reed papers.

Author

Reed, Lou

Publication

1958-2015.

Supplementary Content

Finding aid

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Cale, John.
• Tucker, Maureen.
• Sister Ray Enterprises.

Description

111.94 linear feet (211 boxes, 25 tubes, 8 oversized folders); 2.5 terabytes (40,920 computer files)

Summary

Lou Reed was an American musician best known for co-founding the Velvet Underground, and his five-decade long career as a solo artist. Reed's papers date from 1958 to 2015, and chronicle his career through audio and video recordings, office files, photographs, artwork, and press clippings. The collection details Reed's musical output, as well as the administrative and business dealings involved in producing records and touring worldwide.

Subjects

• Color photographs
• Music > United States > 21st century
• Guitarists > United States
• Rock concerts
• Rock music > New York (State) > New York
• Rock groups > New York (State) > New York
• Rock musicians > New York (State) > New York
• Sound recording industry > United States
• Clippings (information artifacts)
• Photographers
• Digital photographs
• Music > United States > 20th century
• Velvet Underground (Musical group)
• Songwriters
• Sound recordings
• Musicians
• Music trade
• Black-and-white photographs
• Video recordings

Genre/Form

• Black-and-white photographs.
• Clippings (information artifacts)
• Color photographs.
• Digital photographs.
• Sound recordings.
• Video recordings.

Note

• Materials Separated from the Resource: Reed's personal music and video collection have been removed. These materials are held by the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Access (note)

• Video recordings and some audio recordings are unavailable pending digitization. Electronic records are currently unavailable.

Source (note)

• Donated by Laurie Anderson, 2017.

Call Number

JPB 18-01

OCLC

• 1089834571
• 1089834571

Author

Reed, Lou, creator.

Title

Lou Reed papers.

Production

1958-2015.

Restricted Access

Video recordings and some audio recordings are unavailable pending digitization. Electronic records are currently unavailable.

Source

Donated by Laurie Anderson, 2017.

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Finding aid

Occupation

Musicians.

Photographers.

Songwriters.

Added Author

Cale, John.

Tucker, Maureen.

Sister Ray Enterprises.

Research Call Number

JPB 18-01