Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Stu Nixon Collection
- Dates:
- 1965-2000, bulk (bulk 1985-1995)
- Creators:
- Nixon, Stu (Stuart)
- Abstract:
- Contains Stu Nixon's personal collection of clippings, articles, tour program notes, magazines and ephemera concerning the Grateful Dead music group and their followers.
- Extent:
- 11 half cartons and 1 oversize flat
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English
- Preferred citation:
-
Stu Nixon Collection. MS224. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Includes newspaper clippings, articles, magazines and ephemera relating to the Grateful Dead music group, their tours and their fans, called Deadheads. Several years' worth of clippings (about half of the total) were photocopied by Mr. Nixon and organized in binders, the order of which has been maintained.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Stu Nixon in 2001.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically where possible except for the magazines, which are arranged by title.
- Physical location:
- Collection stored off-site at NRLF: Advance notice is required for access.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Deadheads (Music fans)
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 2008
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid created by Mathew E. Simpson. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: October 29, 2008, updated March 21, 2012.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection 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:
-
Stu Nixon Collection. MS224. Special Collections and Archives, University 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