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MS.332.Ser.10
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Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Grateful Dead Records: Realia
Creator:
Grateful Dead Productions
Identifier/Call Number: MS.332.Ser.10
Physical Description:
178 Linear Feet
128 boxes, 21 oversize items
Date (inclusive): 1966-2012
Physical Location: Stored in Special Collections and
Archives.
Language of Material:
English .
Collection open for research. Advance notice is required for access.
The first accrual was received in 2008. Second accrual was received in June 2012.
Gift of Grateful Dead Productions, 2008.
The Realia series is arranged into eight sub-series:
- T-Shirts
- East Asian Merchandise
- Clothing and Accessories
- Homeweare
- Games and Toys
- Beer and Wine
- Other
- Overzise
The Grateful Dead were an American rock band that formed in 1965 in Northern California.
They came to fame as part of author Ken Kesey's Acid Tests, a series of multimedia
happenings centered around then-legal LSD. Famed for their concerts, the band performed more
than 2,300 shows over thirty years, disbanding after the death of lead guitarist Jerry
Garcia in August 1995. Although their only Top 10 hit, "Touch of Grey," charted in 1987,
their popularity was based on concerts, and in their last decade they consistently placed in
the top five tours every year. Known for the range of their repertoire and the caliber of
their compositions, the Dead's songbook has been covered by a wide range of other musicians,
from Bob Dylan to Jane's Addiction. They released thirteen studio albums and nine
contemporary live albums during their career, and more than 100 live releases since then.
They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
Grateful Dead Records: Realia. MS 332 Ser. 10. Special Collections and Archives, University
Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Finding aid revision statement
This finding aid was revised in the Reparative Archival Redescription Project in 2021-2022.
Previous versions of this finding aid are available upon request.
Additional Grateful Dead Records Finding Aids
- Ser.1: History
- Series 2: Business
- Series 3: Show Files
- Series 4: Press
- Series 5: Correspondence
- Series 6: Photographs
- Series 7: Media
- Series 9: Artwork
- Series 11: Decorated Envelopes
- Series 12: Back Stage Passes, Tickets & Laminates
Scope and Content of Collection
This series includes merchandise samples produced or licensed by the band, and other
three-dimensional objects used by the band on tours, in performances, and in recording
sessions. It also includes large objects and decorative pieces given to the band by fans.
Items in the series include clothing, accessories, instruments, equipment, stage props,
touring cases, signs, and furniture.
Copyright for the items in this collection is owned by the creators and their heirs.
Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair
use requires permission from the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the user to
determine whether a use is fair use, and to obtain any necessary permissions. For more
information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Deadheads (Music Fans)
Concert tours
Grateful Dead (Musical group)
Liquid Blue (Firm)