Grateful Dead archive to UCSC

The Grateful Dead announced today that the band will donate its archives to the University of California, Santa Cruz. . .

The Archive includes business records and correspondence, photographs, and show files with tickets and backstage passes--as well as promotional items such as flyers, posters, shirts, press clips and awards. Framed photos by renowned photographers and unreleased videos of interviews and TV appearances will be available for viewing. Large stage backdrops, stained-glass pieces, and props from live performances are also featured. An extensive collection of Deadhead fan mail and gifts is an important part of the collection.

That's going to take some work to store and catalog, let alone conserve. No surprise to read this, then:

Bunting noted that due to the monumental size and scope of the archive, a fundraising campaign is now being launched to support it and to endow a permanent Grateful Dead archivist position.

Press release here.

Posted by David on April 24, 2008 9:01 PM