Living Theatre Records
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UC Davis. Special Collections
2016
University of California, Davis, Department of Special Collections, General Library
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Davis, California 95616-5292
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Title: Living Theatre Records
Dates: 1947-1975
Collection Number: D-187
Creator/Collector:
Living Theatre (New York, N.Y.).
Extent: 12 linear feet
Repository:
UC Davis. Special Collections
Davis, California 95616-5292
Abstract: Clippings, correspondence, notebooks, photographs, promotional materials, scripts, working notes, and other production materials
relating to Living Theatre productions and published books for the period extending from the company's inception to the mid-1970's.
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.
Living Theatre Records. UC Davis. Special Collections
Biography/Administrative History
Founded in New York City in 1947 by Julian Beck and Judith Malina, the Living Theatre achieved international fame as a radical
theatre group advocating anarchy and committed to the struggle for social change.
Scope and Content of Collection
Clippings, correspondence, notebooks, photographs, promotional materials, scripts, working notes, and other production materials
relating to Living Theatre productions and published books for the period extending from the company's inception to the mid-1970's.
Theater -- United States.
Theater -- Political aspects.
Experimental theater.
Beck, Julian.
Malina, Judith, 1926-