Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Paul Grushkin Papers
- Dates:
- 1983-1984
- Creators:
- Grushkin, Paul
- Abstract:
- This collection consists of interview transcripts and associated research material compiled by Paul Grushkin for his book, The Art of Rock: Posters from Presley to Punk (New York: Abbeville Press, 1987).
- Extent:
- 0.75 Linear feet (2) boxes of interview transcripts and associated research materials.
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Paul Grushkin Papers, MS 351. Special Collections and Archives, McHenry Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection comprises interviews transcripts and associated research materials compiled by Paul Grushkin during his work on the book The Art of Rock: Posters from Presley to Punk (1987). Included are interviews with many of the artists and printers responsible for the posters commissioned by the Fillmore Auditorium, the Avalon Ballroom, and several other venues in San Francisco and other cities in the 1960s and 1970s, along with several other significant figures associated with rock music during that era.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Paul Grushkin, 2010.
- Processing information:
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Transcripts were created from cassette tape recordings under the supervision of Grushkin, and some were vetted by the narrator (interviewee). Some transcripts reflect manuscript emendations and corrections, but errors were not always corrected.
- Arrangement:
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The collection is separated into two series, interview transcripts and supporting material, and arranged alphabetically by narrator (interviewee) or subject within each series.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Rock music--Posters
Interviews
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2014-08-06T10:49-0700
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is processed and open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to publish or to reproduce the material, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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Paul Grushkin Papers, MS 351. Special Collections and Archives, McHenry Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
- Location of this collection:
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Special Collections and Archives, University Library1156 High StreetSanta Cruz, CA 95064, US
- Contact:
- (831) 459-2547