James Spicer and Morris Ploscowe Collection
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UC Davis. Special Collections
2018
University of California, Davis, Department of Special Collections, General Library
100 NW Quad
Davis, California 95616-5292
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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
Collection is open for research.
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.
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.
Theater.
Ephemera.
Malina, Judith, 1926-
Beck, Julian, 1925-1985
Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.)