Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Cormier, Roy
2. Demme, Ted, 1963-2002
3. Hamilton, Tanya
4. MTV Networks, contributor

Description

1. 53.88 linear feet (129 boxes, 1 oversize folder); 198 megabytes (253 computer files)

Summary

1. Fab 5 Freddy is an African American director, TV host, graffiti artist, and a key personality in the history of hip-hop culture. The Fab 5 Freddy archive traces his multidisciplinary career from the 1980s to the early 2000s, and provides further insight into his public personality; business and recreational activities; and creative endeavors in the fields of writing and art. The collection contains, photographs, notebooks, correspondence, financial, legal, and administrative documents, screenplays, fliers and invitations, artwork, apparel, and magazines.

Subject

1. Wild style (Motion picture)
2. Television personalities
3. Television directors
4. Screenplays
5. T-shirts
6. Notebooks
7. Hip-hop (Music)
8. Fliers (Ephemera)
9. Digital photographs
10. sneakers
11. Sound recording industry > United States
12. Rap musicians > United States
13. Rap (Music) > New York (State) > New York
14. Music videos > Production and direction
15. Masters of ceremonies
16. African Americans in television broadcasting
17. African American sound recording executives and producers
18. African American business enterprises
19. Crucial Conflict (Musical group)

Genre/Form

1. Digital photographs.
2. Fliers (Ephemera)
3. Hip-hop (Music)
4. Music videos.
5. Notebooks.
6. T-shirts.
7. Screenplays.

Call number

1. Sc MG 961

Source (note)

1. Purchased from Boo-Hoorary in 2019.

Processing action (note)

1. Processing Information: The collection underwent some arrangement and re-housing by the dealers prior to arriving at the library. Some files were grouped by type of material. The arrangement and folder titles have been maintained when present.

Author

1. Fab 5 Freddy, 1959- creator.

Title

1. Fab 5 Freddy papers.

Production

1. 1952-2014, bulk 1990 - 2005.

Type of content

1. text
2. still image

Type of medium

1. unmediated
2. computer

Type of carrier

1. sheet
2. other

Location of other archival materials

1. Materials Separated from the Resource: The photographs were separated from the papers and transferred to The Schomburg Center's Photographs and Prints Division. They are not described in this finding aid. The books and vinyl LPs were transfererd to The Schomburg Center.

Processing action

1. Processing Information: The collection underwent some arrangement and re-housing by the dealers prior to arriving at the library. Some files were grouped by type of material. The arrangement and folder titles have been maintained when present.

Source

1. Purchased from Boo-Hoorary in 2019.

Connect to:

1. Finding aid

Occupation

1. Television directors.
2. Television personalities.

Added author

1. Cormier, Roy, contributor.
2. Demme, Ted, 1963-2002, contributor.
3. Hamilton, Tanya, contributor.
4. MTV Networks, contributor.

Research call number

1. Sc MG 961