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James Spicer and Morris Ploscowe Collection
D-138  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography/Administrative History
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms
  • Additional collection guides

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: James Spicer and Morris Ploscowe Collection
    Dates: 1955-1973
    Collection Number: D-138
    Creator/Collector: Spicer, James Ploscowe, Morris
    Extent: 3 linear feet
    Repository: UC Davis. Special Collections
    Davis, California 95616-5292
    Abstract: Correspondence, ephemera, legal documents, programs, and promotional materials. Among the most significant items in this collection are Ploscowe's files regarding the political activities of Julian Beck and Judith Malina, co-founders of the Living Theatre, and Judith Malina's diaries.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

    Preferred Citation

    James Spicer and Morris Ploscowe Collection. UC Davis. Special Collections

    Biography/Administrative History

    James Spicer was the Living Theatre's General Manager from 1959 to 1963 and from 1970 to 1974. Morris Ploscowe was the Living Theatre's attorney for several years.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Correspondence, ephemera, legal documents, programs, and promotional materials. Among the most significant items in this collection are Ploscowe's files regarding the political activities of Julian Beck and Judith Malina, co-founders of the Living Theatre, and Judith Malina's diaries.

    Indexing Terms

    Theater.
    Ephemera.
    Malina, Judith, 1926-
    Beck, Julian, 1925-1985
    Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.)

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