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Ken Dewey collection

Title
Ken Dewey collection, 1943-1987 (bulk 1959-1972).
Author
Dewey, Ken.

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Tube 70Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1991-010 Tube 70Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Tube 69Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1991-010 Tube 69Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 71Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1991-010 Box 71Offsite
Box 68Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1991-010 Box 68Offsite
Box 67Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1991-010 Box 67Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 66Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1991-010 Box 66Offsite
Box 65Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1991-010 Box 65Offsite
Box 64Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1991-010 Box 64Offsite
Box 63Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1991-010 Box 63Offsite
Box 62Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1991-010 Box 62Offsite
Box 61Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1991-010 Box 61Offsite
Box 60Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1991-010 Box 60Performing Arts Research Collections - Theatre
Box 59Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1991-010 Box 59Offsite
Box 58Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1991-010 Box 58Offsite
Box 57Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1991-010 Box 57Offsite
Box 56Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1991-010 Box 56Offsite
Box 55Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1991-010 Box 55Offsite
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Box 52Mixed materialSupervised use *T-Mss 1991-010 Box 52Offsite

Details

Description
32 linear feet (69 boxes, 2 tubes)
Summary
Ken Dewey (1934-1972) was a performance artist, playwright, director, and arts administrator who was active in the Happenings movement of the 1960s. The Ken Dewey collection contains project files, photographs and slides, writings and audio and visual recordings that represent Dewey's creative work; files that represent Dewey's work as an arts administrator at the American Cooperative Theatre, Action Theatre, the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York State Commission on Cultural Resources, and the Planning Corporation of the Arts; material pertaining the exhibition Action Theatre: The Happenings of Ken Dewey, a posthumous retrospective curated by Barbara Moore at Franklin Furnace in 1987; and a small amount of personal files and art by other artists.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Clippings.
  • Diaries.
  • Drawings.
  • Engravings.
  • Photographs.
  • Posters.
  • Promptbooks.
  • Scripts.
  • Sheet music.
  • Slides.
  • Sound recordings.
  • Video recordings.
Access (note)
  • Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Inquiries regarding audio and video materials in the series may be directed to the Billy Rose Theatre Division (theatre@nypl.org). Audio/visual materials may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Material may not be duplicated without written permission of the rights holder.
Location of Other Archival Materials (note)
  • Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library.
Call Number
*T-Mss 1991-010
OCLC
847665674
Author
Dewey, Ken.
Title
Ken Dewey collection, 1943-1987 (bulk 1959-1972).
Restricted Access
Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Inquiries regarding audio and video materials in the series may be directed to the Billy Rose Theatre Division (theatre@nypl.org). Audio/visual materials may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.
Terms Of Use
Material may not be duplicated without written permission of the rights holder.
Location of Other Archival Materials
Dewey, Kenneth/Selma Last Year Collection; Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library.
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Research Call Number
*T-Mss 1991-010
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