Watts (Robert) papers

Personal, Series I. 1889-1989

Physical Description: 2 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

Arranged in chronological order, within 4 subseries, personal material includes official documents such as birth and marriage certificates, diplomas, military records, and report cards, along with various versions of Watts' curriculum vitae. It also comprises papers regarding Watts' Iowa family background, including records of lineage, illness, and inheritance. There are transcripts of two interviews with Watts. Financial and legal papers, a portion of which are restricted, form the greater part of this series.

Biographical, Series 1A. 1923-1989

Physical Description: 75 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

Includes official documents, school materials, curriculum vitae.

box 1, folder 1

Documents, 1923-1958

Physical Description: 20 items

Scope and Contents note

Birth certificate (2 copies), marriage certificate, Social Security card, certificate of Honorable Discharge, various other official papers of the U.S. Navy. [M- #25]

box 1, folder 2

Clipping, 1927

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Photocopy of clipping about Robert Watts at age four as director of the Bonaparte (Iowa) Booster Band, with photograph. [H-2#2]

box 1, folder 3

School documents, 1938-1955

Physical Description: 10 items

Scope and Contents note

Honor Roll and Honor Society certificates from Dupont Manual Training High School in Louisville, Kentucky; initiation certificate from the Honorary Art Fraternity at Douglas College, in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; report cards from Columbia University, New York. [M-1#24]

box 1, folder 4

Engineering report, 1942

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Watts' report for University of Louisville Engineering program on his summer employment at Henry Vogt Machine Co. Blueprint drawings moved to Flat file folder 1. [M-1#21]

box 1, folder 5

Engineering drawings, undated

Physical Description: 15 items

Scope and Contents note

Assorted drawings. Blueprint drawings moved to Flat file folder 2. [M-1#20]

box 1, folder 6

Identification cards, 1943-1981

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Contents note

Includes driver's license and U.S. Navy cards. [M-1#23]

box 1, folder 7

List of art and art history courses, circa 1951

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Courses Watts took at the Art Students' League, New York, and at Columbia University. [M-1#1]

box 1, folder 8

Pamela Kraft's astrological chart, 1968

Physical Description: 17 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Robert Watt's calculations and interpretations for girlfriend Pamela Kraft. [M-4#3]

box 1, folder 9

Watts' astrological chart, 1969-1985

Physical Description: 27 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Calculations and interpretations provided by an astrologer, with Watts' notes and drawings. Copy of Signpost to the Stars, a pamphlet by George Phillip. [M-1#25]

box 1, folder 10

Watts' Interest Inventory Profile, circa 1974

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Strong Campbell Interest Inventory Profile, a computer generated assessment of vocational interests. [PH#2]

box 1, folder 11

Curriculum vitae, circa 1980

Physical Description: 21 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#24]

box 1, folder 12

Curriculum vitae, circa 1981

Physical Description: 11 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Presented in categories of work experience. [L-6#24]

box 1, folder 13

Jill Weinstein's astrological chart, 1985

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Resume and chart. [M-4#4]

box 1, folder 14

Watts' curriculum vita and statement, 1987

Physical Description: 28 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#20]

box 1, folder 15

Watts' curriculum vita and statement, 1987

Physical Description: 25 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#23]

box 1, folder 16

Who's Who in American Art entry, 1988

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Contents note

Letter and printed entry for Robert Watts, submitted for his approval. [PH#2]

box 1, folder 17

Calendar, 1988

Physical Description: 7 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Wall calendar for months April through December, with Watts' notes regarding his cancer treatments.

box 1, folder 18

New York Times obituary for Watts, 1988

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Contents note

Photocopies. Original in Series IX. Serials.

box 1, folder 19

Watts' bibliography, circa 1989

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Apparently extended after his death. [L-6#21]

box 1, folder 20

List of Watts' collectors, undated

Physical Description: 14 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#22]

Family history, Series 1B. circa 1889-1984

Physical Description: 0.2 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, clippings, and genealogies.

box 1, folder 21

Watts family history, circa 1889

Physical Description: 5 items

Scope and Contents note

Clippings from local Iowa publication. [M-1#16]

box 1, folder 22

Bonaparte Bee, 1902

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Serial publication from Bonaparte, Iowa, Watts' family town. [L-6#27]

box 1, folder 23

Letter from Watts in Navy to parents, 1945

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

[M-1#16]

box 1, folder 24

Iowa letterhead and broadsides, circa 1950

Physical Description: 10 items

Scope and Contents note

[M-1#19]

box 1, folder 25

Family genealogy, circa 1965

Physical Description: 35 items

Scope and Contents note

Typewritten and handwritten lists of family members, marriages, heirs, with one photograph and one funeral announcement. [M-1#16]

box 1, folder 26

Family correspondence and clippings, 1970-1976

Physical Description: 12 items

Scope and Contents note

[M-1#16]

box 1, folder 27

Family correspondence, 1987-1988

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Contents note

[M-1#16]

box 1, folder 28

Family illness history, undated

Physical Description: 13 items

Scope and Contents note

[M-1#27]

box 1, folder 29

Earl Watts, letter and drawings, undated

Physical Description: 5 items

Scope and Contents note

About measuring locomotive performance. [M-1#17]

box 1, folder 30

Notice of inheritance, 1984

Physical Description: 35 items

Scope and Contents note

Will of Elsie Watts, Watts' sister, and other legal and financial papers regarding the inheritance of her estate. [M-1#18]

Interviews, Series 1C. 1978, 1981

Physical Description: 0.05 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

Transcripts of interviews with some accompanying materials.

box 1, folder 31

Interview transcript, 1978

Physical Description: 15 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Robert Watts interviewed by Michel Oren. [L-6#101]

box 1, folder 32

Interview transcript, 1981

Physical Description: 43 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

George Maciunas interviewed by Larry Miller, with list of performances/events and brochure from The Kitchen, 1979.

Legal and financial, Series 1D. 1948-1988

Physical Description: 1.5 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

Financial and legal papers, especially regarding real estate holdings in New York, where Watts was one of the owners of the loft building at 141 Wooster that was Fluxhouse. He also owned a farm in Pennsylvania.

Boxes 3 and 4 SEALED; Box 2 SEALED pending further evaluation.

box 2, folder 1

Veteran's Administration Life Insurance, 1948-1987

Physical Description: 5 items

Scope and Contents note

[B-1#9]

box 2, folder 2

Eastman Kodak law suit, 1964

Physical Description: 10 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence regarding Kodak's refusal to return three rolls of processed film due to its erotic content. [M-8#1]

box 2, folder 3

De Menil loan papers, 1970-1984

Physical Description: 37 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and loan papers regarding Adelaide de Menil's loan to Robert Watts and its repayment. [M-8#2]

box 2, folder 4

Divorce papers, 1970-1975

Physical Description: 29 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and property settlement agreement regarding Watt's divorce from Virginia Watts. [M-8#12]

box 2, folder 5

Pollution of Martins Creek, 1971

Physical Description: 7 items

Scope and Contents note

Notes and letter from Watts to a government engineer regarding pollution in the stream running through his farm in Pennsylvania. With clippings. [M-10#2]

box 2, folder 6

Robbery, 1974-1979

Physical Description: 24 items

Scope and Contents note

Papers regarding the robbery of Watts' car and possessions in it and their eventual recovery. [M-8#11]

box 2, folder 7

Internal Revenue Service dispute, 1974-1980

Physical Description: 13 items

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and official papers regarding dispute over the amount Watts owed in taxes. [B-1#4]

box 2, folder 8

Required sales tax reporting, 1974-1985

Physical Description: 9 items

box 2, folder 9

Floor plans and drawings, 1976

Physical Description: 8 items

Scope and Contents note

For Bangor, Pennsylvania farm house. [M-10#1]

box 2, folder 10

State income tax dispute, 1977-1978

Physical Description: 7 items

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence regarding amount Watts owed in Pennsylvania state tax. [B-1#8]

box 2, folder 11

Mastercard, 1982

Physical Description: 1 letters

box 2, folder 12

Social Security, 1983-1985

Physical Description: 7 items

Scope and Contents note

Papers regarding social security benefits. [B-1#6]

box 2, folder 13

Satellite TV, 1987

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

box 2, folder 14

Food bills, 1988

Physical Description: 3 items

box 2, folder 15

Gun ammunition, undated

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

box 3

141 Wooster Street, 1967-1983

Physical Description: 22 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

SEALED material regarding Watts' joint ownership of 141 Wooster, a loft building in the Soho district of Manhattan, otherwise known as Fluxhouse. Mortgages, leases, other legal documents, and correspondence regarding lawsuit. [B-1#s1-2; M-8#s3-5]

box 4

Billie Maciunas lawsuit, 1978-1986

Physical Description: 8 file(s)

Scope and Contents note

SEALED material regarding Robert Watts' lawsuit against Billie Jeanette Maciunas, widow of George Maciunas. [B-1#3; M-8#s6-10]

Academic files, Series II. 1949-1988

Physical Description: 1.5 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

This series encompasses Watts' term papers and Master's thesis from Columbia, applications for grants and funding written while he was a professor at Rutgers, teaching files from Rutgers and University of California, Santa Cruz, and correspondence with administrators at Rutgers, which is SEALED.

Academic papers, Series IIA. 1949-1952

Physical Description: 0.5 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

Watts' term papers and Master's thesis for Columbia University on Ancient Art

box 5, folder 1

The Shields of Australia, 1949

Physical Description: 15 page(s)

box 5, folder 2

Kwakiutl Bird Masks, 1950

Physical Description: 19 page(s)

box 5, folder 3

Alaskan Eskimo Masks, 1950

Physical Description: 12 page(s)

box 5, folder 4

New Guinea Drums, 1950

Physical Description: 50 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

With extensive illustrations drawn by Watts.

box 5, folder 5

Masked Designs of Nazca, 1951

Physical Description: 26 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

With extensive illustrations and photographs.

box 5, folder 6

Masks of the Alaskan Eskimo, 1951

Physical Description: 70 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

M.A. thesis with extensive illustrations drawn by Watts.

box 5, folder 7-11

Ancient Art of Mexico, Part I - Part V, 1952

Scope and Contents note

This five-part series was published in pamphlet form by Herbert E, Budek, Company, Inc., Hackensack, N.J.

box 5, folder 7

Part I, 1952

Physical Description: 6 page(s)

box 5, folder 8

Part II, 1952

Physical Description: 6 page(s)

box 5, folder 9

Part III, 1952

Physical Description: 6 page(s)

box 5, folder 10

Part IV, 1952

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

box 5, folder 11

Part V, 1952

Physical Description: 6 page(s)

Grant applications, Series IIB. 1961-1988

Physical Description: 0.25 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

Applications for funding from universities, art councils and other sources.

box 6, folder 1

Research Council applications, 1961-1965

Physical Description: 43 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Applications for funding that Watts made on a yearly basis to Rutgers University. Includes descriptions of prospective projects, projected costs, and correspondence. [M-1#6]

box 6, folder 2

Proposal for University of California, Santa Cruz, 1967-1970

Physical Description: 16 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Proposal to develop a multi-media program or institute. Includes intellectual justification and statements from Fluxus artists. [M-1#10]

box 6, folder 3

Material accompanying the above proposal, 1967-1970

Physical Description: 31 pp; 3 serials

Scope and Contents note

Includes clippings, and a few E.A.T. bulletins [M-1#10]

box 6, folder 4

Research Council applications, 1967-1980

Physical Description: 28 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Description of projects with projected budgets. [M-1#6]

box 6, folder 5

Research Council applications, 1970-1979

Physical Description: 25 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Description of projects with projected budgets. [M-1#6]

box 6, folder 6

Associated Council of the Arts, 1973

Physical Description: 7 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letter and summary of meeting Watts attended. [M-1#7]

box 6, folder 7

Creative Arts Program Service application, 1975-1976

Physical Description: 35 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Watts' project proposal, curriculum vita, correspondence, application forms, and various CAPS printed matter. [M-1#11]

box 6, folder 8

National Endowment for the Arts (N.E.A.) application, 1976-1977

Physical Description: 13 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Project description, correspondence, printed matter. [M-1#12]

box 6, folder 9

Rutgers Instructional Development Grant, 1976-1980

Physical Description: 14 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence and proposal for a grant to develop the Film and Mixed Media program. [M-1#18]

box 6, folder 10

DAAD application, 1980-1981

Physical Description: 4 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Grant to work in Berlin. [M-1#13]

box 6, folder 11

Pennsylvania Council on the Arts application, 1980-1981

Scope and Contents note

7 pages; brochure.

box 6, folder 12

Rutgers Research Council Applications, 1980-1983

Physical Description: 32 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[M-1#9]

box 6, folder 13

Massachusetts Council of the Arts, 1985-1988

Scope and Contents note

Brochures regarding funding. L-6#91

Teaching files, Series IIC. 1957-1987

Physical Description: 0.5 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

Material related to courses Watts taught, faculty appointments, and administrative wranglings. Most of this subseries is SEALED (Box 7).

box 6, folder 14

Ancient Art of the Americas, 1957

Container Summary: circa 60 pages

Scope and Contents note

Student paper submitted to Watts, with his comments on inside of cover.

box 6, folder 15

University of California, Santa Cruz course, 1966-1967

Container Summary: circa 30 pages

Scope and Contents note

Materials concerning the Art Seminar and Experimental Workshop Watts taught, with detailed list of course requirements and some student work. [M-1#5]

box 6, folder 16

University of California, Santa Cruz Experimental Workshop, 1969

Physical Description: 18 items

Scope and Contents note

Letters, clippings and posters. [M-1#4]

box 6, folder 17

Rutgers University appointment letters, 1952-1978

Physical Description: 14 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[M-1#2]

box 6, folder 18

Retirement and emeritus letters, 1984

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letters from Rutgers accepting Watts' retirement and assigning him emeritus status. [M-1#3]

box 6, folder 19

Larry Miller recommendation, 1987

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

box 7

Correspondence between Watts and Rutgers administrators, 1969-1980

Scope and Contents note

SEALED. Five files of correspondence. [M-1#26]

Correspondence, Series III. 1960-1988

Physical Description: 1.5 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

Much of the professional correspondence is between Watts and various galleries. Some of it regards the purchase, lending or transport of his art, but in other cases includes a detailed description, explanation, or photography of one or more pieces. Personal correspondence includes mainly letters from girlfriends or artist friends. Arranged chronologically within subseries.

Professional correspondence, Series IIIA. 1960-1988

Physical Description: 1 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

Letters from dealers, curators, collectors, and publishers, with a copy of Watts' replies occasionally included.

box 8, folder 1

Price list for Grand Central show, 1960-1961

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#64]

box 8, folder 2

Yam festival materials, 1962-1963

Physical Description: 38 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Photocopies of letters, diagrams, programs, supply lists, and various other materials about Yam Lecture, Oakland, California. [L-6#71]

box 8, folder 3

Bianchini Supermarket Show, 1963

Scope and Contents note

Price list.

box 8, folder 4

Lawrence Alloway, 1963-1964

Physical Description: 4 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Alloway, then curator of the Guggenheim, inviting Watts and Brecht to create recital-entertainment. [L-6#76]

box 8, folder 5

Loan agreements, 1963-1970

Physical Description: 10 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Loan forms, moving receipts, price notes. [ L-6#119]

box 8, folder 6

Phillip Bruno, 1964

box 8, folder 7

Francesco Conz, 1964-1979

Container Summary: circa 30 pages

Scope and Contents note

Drawings and photocopies of drawings in Series IV. Work files. [L-6#38\

box 8, folder 8

Sale of stamps, 1964-1986

Container Summary: 11 pages, 1 blank booklet

Scope and Contents note

Letters requesting purchase of Watts' stamps. [ L-6#113]

box 8, folder 9

Ken Friedman, 1967

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#76]

box 8, folder 10

New York City Police Department, 1967

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letter from NYPD, responding to Watts' protest over indecency charges brought against Fluxus performers. [L-6#76]

box 8, folder 11

Rolfe Ricke, 1970-1973

Physical Description: 44 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letters from Gallerist Rolfe Ricke and Watts' lawyer, Harry Ostrov, regarding Watts' lawsuit to retrieve payment due him. [M-3#1]

box 8, folder 12

Loan agreements, 1970-1975

Container Summary: circa 30 pages

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#119]

box 8, folder 13

archiv sohm, 1970-1984

Physical Description: 7 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

L-7#76

box 8, folder 14

Electric Gallery, 1971-1979

Container Summary: circa 31 items

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence with dealer Sam Markle, receipts, price lists, gallery brochure, other printed matter. [L-6#56]

box 8, folder 15

National Committee for John Lennon and Yoko Ono, 1972

Physical Description: 12 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letters protesting the deportation of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. [L-7#76]

box 8, folder 16

David Mayor, 1972-1973

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letters from the Associate Director of Fluxshoe. [L-7#76]

box 8, folder 17

Galerie Baecker, 1972-1977

Physical Description: 6 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[M-3#2]

box 8, folder 18

Werner Gallery, 1974

Physical Description: 12 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Watts' proposal for a flammable book. [L-6#118]

box 8, folder 19

Werner Gallery, 1974

Physical Description: 25 items

Scope and Contents note

One drawing and 24 photographs sent to accompany the book proposal. [L-6#118]

box 8, folder 20

Werner Gallery, 1974

Physical Description: 20 items

Scope and Contents note

Photographs (copy prints) to accompany book proposal. [L-6#118]

box 8, folder 21

Multhipla, 1974-1987

Physical Description: 20 items

Scope and Contents note

Letters, drawings, scores, price lists. [L-6#97]

box 8, folder 22

MERC studio application, 1975

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#92]

box 8, folder 23

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1975

Physical Description: 4 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 8, folder 24

Electronic Arts Intermix, 1975

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

box 8, folder 25

Language and Structure, 1975

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

box 8, folder 26

Cyril Clemins, 1975

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

box 8, folder 27

Jean Brown, 1975-1986

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letters about Watts material in the collection. See also Box 61, f. 6 [L-6#121]

box 8, folder 28

How We Met, 1975

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letters regarding Watts' submission to the journal. [L-6#121]

box 8, folder 29

Lia Rumma, 1975-1976

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Regarding Watts exhibition for Studio d'Arte.

box 8, folder 30

University of California, Berkeley, 1976

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

box 8, folder 31

ZBS Foundation, 1976

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 8, folder 32

Art Metropole, 1976

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

box 8, folder 33

Carl Solway, 1976

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

box 8, folder 34

Germano Celant, 1976

box 8, folder 35

Franklin Furnace, 1976-1987

box 8, folder 36

Committee on Film and T.V., 1976

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 8, folder 37

Oakland Museum, 1976

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 8, folder 38

Heiner Friedrich, 1976

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

box 8, folder 39

Rene Block Gallery, 1976

Physical Description: 7 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Press release for New light on Africa. [L-6#100]

box 8, folder 40

E. S. Marvin, 1976

Physical Description: 1 item

box 9, folder 1

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1976-1977

Scope and Contents note

Letters from Maurice Tuchman regarding Watts' inclusion in an exhibition. [L-6#121]

box 9, folder 2

Backworks, 1976-1978

Physical Description: 6 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letters from Barbara Moore regarding early work by Watts. [M-3#5]

box 9, folder 3

Harry Ruhé, 1976-1980

Physical Description: 4 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence regarding a Fluxus book. [L-6#121]

box 9, folder 4

Loan Agreements, 1976-1981

Container Summary: circa 30 pages

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#119]

box 9, folder 5

Studio Morra, 1976-1983

Physical Description: 29 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence arranging performances and exhibitions, including scores and drawings. [L-6#94] See also Work Files.

box 9, folder 6

Rudi Stern, 1977

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

box 9, folder 7

Improbable Furniture, 1977

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 8

Artists' Stamps, 1977

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letters from Al Souza. [L-6#121]

box 9, folder 9

Reinhard Pods, 1977

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letters regarding Pod's possible visiting faculty appointment at Rutgers. [L-6#121]

box 9, folder 10

Running dog press, 1977

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 11

Hermann Braun, 1977

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 12

Unidentified, 1977

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

box 9, folder 13

Fellus gallery, 1977-1978

Physical Description: 22 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letters, drawings, silver paper, gallery ephemera. [M-3#4]

box 9, folder 14

Walker Art Center, 1978

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

box 9, folder 15

Out-Off, 1978

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 16

Carlo Bertocci, 1978

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#1210]

box 9, folder 17

Pari-Dispari, 1978-1981

Physical Description: 25 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letters, writings, postcards. [L-6#104]

box 9, folder 18

Den danske Radeerforening, 1979

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 19

Galerie La Gravure, 1979

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letters regarding group show. [L-6#121]

box 9, folder 20

Collectors, 1979-1980

Physical Description: 4 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6 #121]

box 9, folder 21

Lightworks, 1979

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Regarding fluxus issue of the serial. [L-6#121]

box 9, folder 22

LAICA, 1979

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Regarding Watt's clothing pieces.

box 9, folder 23

John Armleder, 1979-1980

Physical Description: 4 page(s)

box 9, folder 24

Academie der Kunst, 1979-1980

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[M-3#3]

box 9, folder 25

Musée d'Art Moderne, 1980

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

box 9, folder 26

University of California, Santa Cruz, 1980

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 27

Richard Kostelanetz, 1980

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 28

Interart, 1980

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Arrangements for Fluxus Buffet des Chefs

box 9, folder 29

TLF, 1980

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 30

Unidentified, 1980

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 31

Harborfront, 1980-1981

Physical Description: 20 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

L-6#121

box 9, folder 32

RoseLee Goldberg's CV, circa 1980

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#14]

box 9, folder 33

Factotum-Art, 1980-1981

Physical Description: 6 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#112]

box 9, folder 34

Archive Small Press and Communication, 1981

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 35

Chair Foundation, 1981

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 36

Boston Performance Artists, 1981

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 37

Soundings, 1981

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

box 9, folder 38

Muhlenberg College, 1981

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

box 9, folder 39

Betsy Magnuson Lee, 1981

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 40

Michel Oren, 1982

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 41

Holtzman & Silverman, 1982

Physical Description: 32 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Price lists and correspondence regarding purchase of Watts pieces. [L-6#66]

box 9, folder 42

Art-Hats, 1982-1983

Physical Description: 11 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence regarding Watts' submission to the exhibition, a hat cake.

box 9, folder 43

Francesco Conz, 1982-1987

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Notes, sketches and pieces. [L-6 #41]

box 9, folder 44

Francesco Conz, 1982-1988

Physical Description: 20 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence about editions of Watts' work that Conz is producing. [L-6#36]

box 9, folder 45

Holtzman & Silverman, 1983

Physical Description: 12 pages, 1 photo

Scope and Contents note

Price lists and correspondence regarding purchase of Watts pieces.

box 9, folder 46

Holtzman & Silverman, 1984

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#66]

box 9, folder 47

National Endowment for the Arts, 1984

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 48

Lloyd Landa, 1984

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

box 9, folder 49

Whitney Museum, 1984-1985

Physical Description: 9 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letters regarding the Blam! exhibition. [L-6#121]

box 9, folder 50

René Block, 1984

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#25]

box 9, folder 51

Francesco Conz, 1984-1987

Physical Description: 15 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letters, drawings, price lists. See also Work files. [L6#40]; [L-6#35 ]

box 9, folder 52

Sid Sachs, 1984-1988

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

box 9, folder 53

Marianne Beck, 1985

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 54

Frankfurter Kunsthalle, 1985

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 55

Jon Hendricks, 1985

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 56

Artstamps, 1986

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#19]

box 9, folder 57

Iowa Arts Council, 1986

Container Summary: circa 30 pages

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, loan agreement, receipts. [L-6#83]

box 9, folder 58

ICA Boston, 1986

Physical Description: 10 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letter and loan agreements.

box 9, folder 59

Hermann Braun, 1986

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

box 9, folder 60

Francesco Conz, 1986

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#39]

box 9, folder 61

Danae, 1986-1987

Physical Description: 3 pages and 1 catalog

box 9, folder 62

Museum Ludwig, 1987

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

L-6#121

box 9, folder 63

New York Art Review, 1987

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 64

Allan Kaprow, 1987

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#19]

box 9, folder 65

Tone Deaf Music, 1987

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

box 9, folder 66

Artpool, 1987

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 67

Museum Weddell, 1987

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

box 9, folder 68

White Walls, 1987

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

box 9, folder 69

Michael Conz, 1987

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letters regarding Watts book. [L-6#37]

box 9, folder 70

Rutgers Exhibition request, 1988

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#18]

box 9, folder 71

Custom Frame Design, 1988

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#19]

box 9, folder 72

Harlekin Art, 1988

Scope and Contents note

[M-3#8]

box 9, folder 73

Emily Harvey Gallery, 1988

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#121]

Personal correspondence, Series IIIB. 1968-1988

Physical Description: 0.5 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

Including photocopies of letters from Fluxus associates and numerous postcards from friends.

box 10, folder 1

Correspondence, 1968-1971

Physical Description: 10 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[M-3#7]

box 10, folder 2

Personal ads, 1969

Container Summary: 5 pages and 2 photographs

Scope and Contents note

[M-3#10]

box 10, folder 3

Postcards from friends, 1969-1973

Physical Description: 22 card(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-1#2]

box 10, folder 4

George Brecht, circa 1969-1970

Physical Description: 10 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Photocopies of letters regarding personal matters and professional collaborations. [PH#1]

box 10, folder 5

George Brecht, 1973-1982

Physical Description: 30 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Photocopies of postcard messages, a telegram and a letter. [L-6#84]

box 10, folder 6

George Maciunas, 1974-1979

Physical Description: 9 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Photocopies of letters regarding personal and art matters.

box 10, folder 7

Postcards from friends, circa 1974-1979

Physical Description: 18 card(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-1#1]

box 10, folder 8

Mississippi River photo with message, 1976

Physical Description: 1 item

box 10, folder 9

Correspondence, 1978-1982

Physical Description: 10 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

From Dick Higgins, Emmett Williams, and others. [M-3#6]

box 10, folder 10

Postcards from friends, circa 1980-1985

Physical Description: 27 card(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-1#1]

box 10, folder 11

Melanie Hedlund, 1983

Physical Description: 3 items

box 10, folder 12

Correspondence, 1983-1986

Container Summary: 21 pages and 1 artist's book

Scope and Contents note

Birthday cards, letters from Takako, Emmett Williams, and others.

box 10, folder 13

Postcards from friends, 1986-1988

Physical Description: 15 card(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-1#2]

box 10, folder 14

Correspondence, 1987

Physical Description: 13 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letter from Dick Higgins, Ely Raman, Valerie __? Valentine cards, and other items. [M-3#9]

box 10, folder 15

Correspondence, 1988

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Contents note

Letters and cards acknowledging Watts' fatal illness, including one from his mother. [ M-3#11]

box 10, folder 16

Mailing list, undated

Physical Description: 7 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Names and addresses of friends and associates. [L-6#17]

box 10, folder 17

Photocopied correspondence, undated

Physical Description: 20 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Assorted letters, some of which are cataloged above. [L-6#76]

Work files, Series IV. 1939-1988

Physical Description: 5.5 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

This series includes drawings, scores, and what Watts called "work idea" files, photocopies of photographs of completed work, and source materials such as postcards, clippings and brochures. Arranged chronologically.

box 11, folder 1

Cartoons, 1939

Physical Description: 5 items

Scope and Contents note

Printed cartoons signed by Watts. [M-6#12]

box 11, folder 2

Letterhead, circa 1940

Physical Description: 4 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Designed letterhead for an engineering company in which Watts and his father were partners. [L-6#117]

box 11, folder 3

Etchings, 1949

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Contents note

Small etchings by Watts, including a self-portrait. [M-6#13]

box 11, folder 4

Australian Aboriginal Bark Painting, 1958

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Description written by Robert Watts. [L-6#89]

box 11, folder 5

Project in Multiple Dimensions, 1957-1959,

Physical Description: 14 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Proposal by Allan Kaprow, Watts and George Brecht for a multi-media experimental project. [L-6#98]

box 11, folder 6

The Magic Kazoo, 1960

Container Summary: circa 50 pages

Scope and Contents note

Handwritten, typed and mimeographed versions of the score, with a chart and casting list. [L-6#88]

box 11, folder 7

Photocopies of "Multiple Dimensions" and "Magic Kazoo"

box 11, folder 8

Stamps, 1961-1962

Physical Description: 3 Sheets

Scope and Contents note

Watt's designed stamps.

box 11, folder 9

Etchings, 1962

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Watts' dollar bill and flag etchings. [M-6#14]

box 11, folder 10

Project proposal, circa 1962

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Proposal for an institute of experimental art. [L-6#89]

box 11, folder 11

Cascade, 1962

Physical Description: 21 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Sketches (story boards) for film. [L-6#96]

box 11, folder 12

Cascade, 1962

Physical Description: 18 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Shooting script and list of props for film. [L-6#96]

box 11, folder 13

Blink Letterhead, circa 1963

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#115]

box 11, folder 14

Yam Lecture, 1963

Physical Description: 11 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Photocopies of cards used as audience instruction. [L-6#120]

box 11, folder 15

Drawings, 1964

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Outline drawings of a gun and two lambchops. [M-6#15]

box 11, folder 16

Pop copyright project, 1964

Physical Description: 11 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Materials regarding Watts' project to copyright the words "Pop Art." [ L-6#108]

box 11, folder 17

Essay for Times Literary Supplement, 1964

Physical Description: 6 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

About event-pieces, including a mailbox event. [L-6#89]

box 11, folder 18

Assorted ephemera, 1964-1981

Physical Description: 12 items

Scope and Contents note

Business cards, anouncements and other ephemera designed by or for Watts. [L-6#80]

box 11, folder 19

Flux Kits, circa 1965

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Drawing, list and price list, labelled for Silverman. L-6#67

box 11, folder 20

Watermelon Objects, circa 1965

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Drawings. [L-6#63]

box 11, folder 21

Bubble Gum Show, 1965

Physical Description: 27 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, drawings, descriptions, budget. [L-6#32]

box 11, folder 22

Hands, 1965-1966

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Outlines of hands. See also Flat file folder 8.

box 11, folder 23-26

Drawings and project plans, 1965-1966

Scope and Contents note

For various household objects and furniture. [H-2#17]

box 11, folder 23

20 pages

box 11, folder 24

12 pages

box 11, folder 25

circa 12 pages

box 11, folder 26

13 items

box 11, folder 27

Neon signs, circa 1966

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Color photocopies of photographs. [H-2#13]

box 11, folder 28

Watts movie book, ca. 1967

Physical Description: 1 notebook(s)

Scope and Contents note

Containing drawings and shooting scripts used in Watts' film projects. [M-6#9]

box 11, folder 29

Implosions letterhead, circa 1967

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#116]

box 11, folder 30

Mad Tea Party, 1967

Physical Description: 13 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Loose pages of drawings, schemas, and other plans for The Mad Tea Party film. [M-6#9]

box 11, folder 31

Tatoos, 1967

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Sheets with various tatoos on adhesive backing, produced by Implosions, Inc.

box 11, folder 32

Sketches and project plans, 1967-1968

Physical Description: 9 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Idea of an aural-visual environment described in letter to Maurice Tuchman, drawing and specs for Hot Air Balloons, dioramas, buttons, furniture, and other ideas.

box 11, folder 33

Balloons and kites, circa 1968

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Drawing.

box 11, folder 34

The New Knee Action Wheels, 1969 circa

Physical Description: 30 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Photocopy of a scrapbook piece (?) Watts made about his life. [L-6#43]

box 11, folder 35

Sunrise-Sunset-Sunrise Event, 1969

Physical Description: 8 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Proposal for San Francisco Art Institute environment, with drawings, specs, budget.

box 12, folder 1

Automation House, 1970

Physical Description: 7 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Description and drawings. [M-2#2]

box 12, folder 2

Drawings and project plans (1 of 2 files), 1970-1971

Physical Description: 18 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

For pieces such as Birthday Box, Black Wig Mop, Weather Map Body. [H-2#15]

box 12, folder 3

Drawings and project plans (2 of 2 files), 1970-1971

Physical Description: 22 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

For pieces such as Water Level Indicator and Happy House. [H-2#15]

box 12, folder 4

Encyclopedia Britannica articles, circa 1960

Physical Description: 9 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Offprints of two Britannica articles, found in above work file. "Gurdjieff's Philosophical System," and "The Capture and Salvage of the German Submarine U-505." [H-2#15]

box 12, folder 5

Declaration of Independence Stationary, circa 1970

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Examples of the stationary Watts designed with the founding fathers' signatures covering the pages. [L-6#114]

box 12, folder 6

Fur Family, 1971

Physical Description: 26 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Advertisement for Fur Family participants, flyer, notes, responses to the ad. [M-2#3]

box 12, folder 7

Water Event (for Yoko), 1971

Physical Description: 4 page(s)

box 12, folder 8

Phono Records, 1972

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Description of a series of pieces. [M-6#10]

box 12, folder 9

Film work notes, 1972-1973

Scope and Contents note

Notebook with sketches and shooting script fragments, mainly concerning Cloud Music. [M-6#10]

box 12, folder 10

Film work notes, 1972-1973

Physical Description: 4 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Loose pages from above notebook. [M-6#10]

box 12, folder 11

Sketches and project plans, 1973

Physical Description: 15 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

For pieces such as Wagon Reflector and Nipple Line. [H-2#14]

box 12, folder 12

Sketches and project plans, 1973

Physical Description: 20 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

For pieces such as Clear Hamburger and Box of Baseballs. Includes photocopies of article on lenses. [H-2#14]

box 12, folder 13

Laminations, 1973

Physical Description: 18 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Original clippings used in lamination project. [L-6#84]

box 12, folder 14

Laminations, circa 1973

Physical Description: 7 pages; 6 laminations

Scope and Contents note

[M-6#1]

box 12, folder 15

Piece for Ken Friedman, 1972

Physical Description: 1 item

box 12, folder 16

Cloud Music, 1973-1980

Physical Description: 23 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letters from Bob Diamond discussing the circuitry system for the piece, drawings, scores.

box 12, folder 17

Cloud Music, 1973-1980

Physical Description: 19 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Letters to dealers, press releases, clippings. [L-6#33]

box 12, folder 18

Fluxyear/Gemini/74, 1974

Physical Description: 15 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Watts' description of piece, score, drawings, supply lists. [L-6#72]

box 12, folder 19

Sketches and project plans, 1975-1976

Physical Description: 7 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#13]

box 12, folder 20

Sketches and project plans, 1975-1976

Physical Description: 6 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

For pieces such as the Rolex Project and Glass Table, with brochure of rules for entering the Rolex contest, and xeroxed photographs of Watts' neon signs. [H-2#13]

box 12, folder 21

Rolex Project, 1975-1976

Physical Description: 14 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Brochure of rules for entering the Rolex contest, drawings, letters. [H-2#13]

box 12, folder 22

Neon Pieces, circa 1975

Physical Description: 11 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Drawings, some with color felt pen, of the rainbow sculpture and other pieces. [L-6#99]

box 12, folder 23

Image list, circa 1975

Physical Description: 1 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

List of titles. [MD#1]

box 12, folder 24

Lamb Chop Table, 1977

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Drawings with measurements and other specs. [L-6#85]

box 12, folder 25

FBI Stamp issue , 1977

Container Summary: 5 sheets clippings; 7 pages

Scope and Contents note

Mug shots from FBI posters, drawings. L-6#57

box 12, folder 26

The Original Cosmic Credit Card, 1977

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#12]

box 12, folder 27

Sketches and project plans, 1977

Physical Description: 10 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

For garden pieces. [H-2#12]

box 12, folder 28

Sketches and project plans, 1978

Physical Description: 8 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

For pieces such as Telephone Fuck Up and Space Artifacts. [H-2#11]

box 12, folder 29

Olmes Carretti project drawings, 1978

Physical Description: 11 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Architectural sketches for the garden Watts designed for the Carretti residence. See also Flat file folders.

box 12, folder 30

FluxYear/Gemini II, 1978

Physical Description: 6 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Score and drawings for Moon Trace.

box 12, folder 31

Catalog of Florentine statues keyed to Fluxus artists, 1979

Container Summary: Catalog and 3 pages

Scope and Contents note

Including list of artists' names with catalog numbers. [L-6#44]

box 12, folder 32

Shoot In, 1979

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Score and announcement for event. [H-2#10]

box 12, folder 33

Sketches and project Plans, 1979

Physical Description: 6 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

For pieces such as Random Braille Audio Piano. [H-2#10]

box 13, folder 1

George Maciunas memories, 1980

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Anecdotes from Watts' friendship with Maciunas. [L-6#89]

box 13, folder 2

Sketches and project plans, 1980

Physical Description: 13 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

For pieces such as Cosmic Rays and History of the House. [H-2#9]

box 13, folder 3

Silverman cartoon, 1981

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Chicago Tribune cartoon with caption Watts added. [L-6#79]

box 13, folder 4

Sketches and project plans, 1981-1982

Physical Description: 23 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Includes clippings.

box 13, folder 5

Graphics for Fluxus book, circa 1982

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

Printed matter, including Fluxclinic record of features and feats.

box 13, folder 6

Topaz, 1982

Physical Description: 4 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Short story Watts submitted to Walter Koenig for publication, with letters. [L-6#29]

box 13, folder 7

Materials for book, circa 1982

Physical Description: 42 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Notes, timeline of projects, outline, lists of photographs, clippings.

box 13, folder 8

Drawings and project plans, 1983

Container Summary: 6 pages and 5 magazines

Scope and Contents note

Including Projects for Pamela and Science News from 1983. [H-2#6]

box 13, folder 9

Herman cartoon, undated

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

With caption "This should hold it," used as a title for Watts piece. [L-6#78]

box 13, folder 10

International Benign Missile Games, 1983

Physical Description: 12 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Description of piece, printed matter, clippings. L-6#53

box 13, folder 11

The Oraculum, 1983

Physical Description: 10 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Score, description, printed book pages used to create piece.

See also Series X. for CD version. [L-6#102]

box 13, folder 12

Drawings and project plans, 1984

Physical Description: 11 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

For Mouse Piece and other possible pieces. [H-2#5]

box 13, folder 13

Letter to President Reagan, 1984

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Watts' nuclear disarmament proposal, copied to eight newspapers. [L-2#5]

box 13, folder 14

Drawings and project plans, 1985

Physical Description: 9 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

For pieces such as The Mountain that withdrew from the Trees. [L-6#1]

box 13, folder 15

Drawings and project plans, 1985

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

For pieces such as Pop-Up Picnic and Fabric with Burns. [L-6#1]

box 13, folder 16

Bicentennial Stationary distribution, 1987

Physical Description: 24 pages and brochure

Scope and Contents note

Watts' letters to the Bicentennial Commission offering his Declaration of Independence stationary as a contribution to the bicenntennial year; notes and figure lists regarding distribution costs; paper products brochure. [L-6#16]

box 13, folder 17

Flux Med, 1987

Physical Description: 1 book(s)

Scope and Contents note

Book of Watts' medical graphics, published by Joan Guaita, Madrid. [L-6#46]

box 13, folder 18

MED, 1971

Physical Description: 1 book(s)

Scope and Contents note

Book of 19th century French medical engravings, published in 1971, basis of Watts' FluxMed. [L-6#49]

box 13, folder 19

Photocopies of Fluxmed collages, circa 1987

Physical Description: 16 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#46]

box 13, folder 20

Fluxmed images used for screens, 1987

Physical Description: 18 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#51]

box 13, folder 21

Fluxmed photocopies not used for screens, circa 1987

Physical Description: 13 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#52]

box 13, folder 22-23

Photocopies of Fluxmed book pages, circa 1987

Physical Description: 34 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#47]; [L-6#50]

box 13, folder 24

Fire-fly layout, undated

Physical Description: 9 items

Scope and Contents note

Two strips of thin board with firefly drawings pasted on; two photocopies. [L-6#59]

box 13, folder 25

Fluxus signatures, undated

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#61]

box 13, folder 26

The Adventures of Dobie Braun, undated circa

Physical Description: 40 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Movie treatment with story boards. [L-6#95]

box 13, folder 27

Draft of ad for space needed for piece, undated

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[M-2#5]

box 13, folder 28

Exhibition wall text, undated

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

box 13, folder 29

Drawings and project plans, undated

Physical Description: 9 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

For Bob Lenox? [L-6#86]

box 13, folder 30

Notes, undated

Physical Description: 18 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Word play. [L-6#86]

box 13, folder 31

Apron and T-shirt designs, undated

Physical Description: 4 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[M-6#8]

box 13, folder 32

Notes in Duchamp catalog, undated

Physical Description: 6 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[XT#1]

box 13, folder 33

Yam Lecture cards, undated

Physical Description: 4 cards, 7 pages

box 14

Photocopies of photographs of work, events, installations

box 14, folder 1

Photocopies of sculpture, 1956-1958

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

box 14, folder 2

Photocopies of sculpture, assemblage, objects, 1957-1960

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

box 14, folder 3

Photocopies of objects and Environments, 1961-1962

Physical Description: 10 page(s)

box 14, folder 4

Photocopies of Yam festival, 1963

Physical Description: 8 page(s)

box 14, folder 5

Photocopies of Chrome objects, 1963-1964

Physical Description: 9 page(s)

box 14, folder 6

Photocopies of Bianchini show objects, 1965-1966

Physical Description: 11 page(s)

box 14, folder 7

Photocopies of Experimental workshop, 1966-68

Physical Description: 7 page(s)

box 14, folder 8

Photocopies of University of California, Santa Cruz Workshop, 1968-1969

Physical Description: 11 page(s)

box 14, folder 9

Photocopies of Earth Day, 1970

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

box 14, folder 10

Photocopies of Implosions products, 1967-68

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

box 14, folder 11

Photocopies of various, 1970-1979

Physical Description: 12 page(s)

box 15, folder 1-21

Materials collected and/or used for pieces

box 15, folder 1

U.S. Treasury Department Law and Regulations, 1961

Physical Description: 4 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Regarding reproductions of paper money. [M-8#13]

box 15, folder 2

Wanted by FBI posters, 1963

Physical Description: 30 items

Scope and Contents note

Mug shots, thumb prints and descriptions of criminals, with one page advertisement for jail equipment. [M-6#5]

box 15, folder 3

Folk Concepts of Outer Space, 1981

Physical Description: 12 postcards

Scope and Contents note

Photographs by Douglas Curran. [L-1#7]

box 15, folder 4

Postcards by artists, 1985

Physical Description: 4 postcards

Scope and Contents note

[L-1#8]

box 15, folder 5

Call slips for the New York Public Library, undated

Physical Description: 20 items

Scope and Contents note

Titles/authors of books about plants. [L-1#10]

box 15, folder 6

Banana tree bark from Mexico, undated

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#13]

box 15, folder 7

Flash paper, undated

Physical Description: 7 items

Scope and Contents note

Samples of highly flammable paper, with estimates of cost to make Watts' Flash and Dissolve Books. [M-6#4]

box 15, folder 8

Iowa postcards, undated

Physical Description: 10 items

box 15, folder 9

Vintage postcards, 1906-19--?

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Contents note

5 postcards and one small clipping.

box 15, folder 10

Postcards of New England, undated

Physical Description: 16 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-1#5]

box 15, folder 11

Postcards of the West, undated

Physical Description: 8 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-1#5]

box 15, folder 12

Postcards of Taormina, undated

Physical Description: 17 items

Scope and Contents note

Connected cards forming an accordion style book. [L-16]

box 15, folder 13

Postcards of Europe, undated

Physical Description: 21 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-1#6]

box 15, folder 14

Callslips and index cards, undated

Physical Description: 30 items

Scope and Contents note

Titles/authors of books about plants, the occult, parapsychology. [M-6#3]

box 15, folder 15

Clippings and playing cards featuring nude women, undated

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#109]

box 15, folder 16-17

Cartoons, undated

Physical Description: 32 items

Scope and Contents note

Clipped from newspapers and magazines. [L-6#9]

box 15, folder 18

Vintage U.S. Currency, undated

Physical Description: 5 items

Scope and Contents note

A ten cent bill, two twenty-five cent bills, 2 two dollar bills. [M-7#4]

box 15, folder 19

Philips' Planisphere, 1980

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Device showing the principle stars visible for every hour in the year.

box 15, folder 20

U.S. Navy Signal Chart, undated

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

A mechanical signal aid and information chart teaching the meaning of flags, ship lighting signals, morse code, insignias, etc. [BG#1]

box 15, folder 21

U.S. Naval Academy Directory, undated

Physical Description: 4 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[BG#1]

box 16, folder 1-25

Clippings (source material) and collage elements

box 16, folder 1

Paul Wingert, "Coast Salish Painting," 1949

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Offprint of article and 1 page handwritten notes.

box 16, folder 2

Miscellaneous items found in clippings, 1967, undated

Physical Description: 7 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#6]

box 16, folder 3

Clippings, 1975-1976

Physical Description: 14 items

Scope and Contents note

Including articles about bombings in Italy, an article about a missile tracking station, and one about gun advocates. [L-6#6]; [H-2#13]

box 16, folder 4

Clippings, 1980-1984

Physical Description: 17 items

Scope and Contents note

About military actions, cartoons. [L-6#6]

box 16, folder 5

Clippings, 1980-1984

Physical Description: 17 items

Scope and Contents note

Moved B. Fuller obituary to oversize box. [L-6#6]

box 16, folder 6

Clippings, 1987

Physical Description: 16 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#6]

box 16, folder 7

Clippings, undated

Physical Description: 27 items

Scope and Contents note

Including many cartoons. [L-6#6]

box 16, folder 8

Clippings, undated

Physical Description: 21 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#6]

box 16, folder 9

Clippings - "Relaxing," undated

Physical Description: 31 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#7]

box 16, folder 10

Clippings - Violence, undated

Physical Description: 29 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#7]

box 16, folder 11

Clippings - Nudes, undated

Physical Description: 29 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#5]

box 16, folder 12-13

Clippings about Science, Space, Flight, undated

Container Summary: circa 45 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#10]

box 16, folder 14

Clippings about art, undated

Physical Description: 10 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#11]

box 16, folder 15

Collage materials, undated

Scope and Contents note

Including vintage photographs of Saratoga; a monster calendar. [M-6#5]

box 16, folder 16

Clippings of ships, undated

Physical Description: 12 items

Scope and Contents note

[M-6#5]

box 16, folder 17

Clippings from references books and serials, undated

Scope and Contents note

Moved three issues of Youth's Companion to oversize box. [M-6#7]

box 16, folder 18

Assorted clippings and labels, undated

Physical Description: 15 items

Scope and Contents note

Some cut as if for collage. [M-6#7]

box 16, folder 19

Clippings of headlines or words from serials, undated

Container Summary: circa 50 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#8]

box 16, folder 20-21

Clippings of words and cartoons, undated

Container Summary: circa 60 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#8]

box 16, folder 22

Clippings of Marilyn Monroe, undated

Physical Description: 4 items

box 16, folder 23

Renaissance food festival article, undated

Physical Description: 4 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[M-7#1]

box 16, folder 24

Media portraits, undated

Physical Description: 12 items

Scope and Contents note

Including Patty Hearst and Marissa Berenson. [L-6#7]

box 16, folder 25

Photocopies of clippings, undated

Physical Description: 8 items

box 17, folder 1-11

Brochures and instruction manuals, 1960-1976

box 17, folder 1

Toy Balloon Company, circa 1960

Physical Description: 9 items

Scope and Contents note

Product descriptions, price lists, with mimeograph of Watts' hot air balloon piece. [M-7#2]

box 17, folder 2

Formatt brochure, 1962

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Adhesive letters, numbers and symbols. [M-7#7]

box 17, folder 3

Printing process brochures, 1963-1966

Physical Description: 19 items

Scope and Contents note

Descriptions of products such as Day-Glo silkscreen, rubber stamps, and photographstats. [M-7#5]

box 17, folder 4

Varivue animations, 1964-1967

Container Summary: 11 varivue chips and 6 pages

Scope and Contents note

Letters, product information, samples. [M-7#8]

box 17, folder 5

Plastic Box brochures, 1966, undated

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Contents note

Brochures and catalogs of plexiglass boxes. [M-7#12]

box 17, folder 6

Dry transfer lettering brochures, 1967

Physical Description: 8 items

Scope and Contents note

Including samples. [M-7#6]

box 17, folder 7-8

Firearms brochures, 1970-1988

Container Summary: circa 50 items

Scope and Contents note

[M-10#6]

box 17, folder 9

Kaibabs shoe advertisements, 1971

Physical Description: 11 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[M-9#6]

box 17, folder 10

Garden materials, 1973-1983

Physical Description: 16 items

Scope and Contents note

Including the Gardener's Handbook brochure, seed catalogs, lists of flowers in Watts' handwriting. [M-10#4]

box 17, folder 11

Artpark materials, 1974-1976

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

Including press release, brochure, newspaper articles. [M-9#1]

box 18, folder 1-22

Brochures and manuals, 1977-1987

box 18, folder 1

Boat and nautical instrument brochures, circa 1977

Physical Description: 4 items

box 18, folder 2

Health materials, 1977

Physical Description: 5 items

Scope and Contents note

Including pamphlets on hypoglycemia and nicotine withdrawal, with notes in Watts' handwriting. [M-9#5]

box 18, folder 3

PlanTalker materials, 1977

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Contents note

Plant listening electronic device brochures and order form. [M-6#2]

box 18, folder 4

Small press brochures, 1978-1980

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Contents note

Brochures and catalogs advertising books and prints by Fluxus artists and others in that vein. [L-6#26]

box 18, folder 5

Sailing manual, 1978

Physical Description: 1 item and 2 pages

Scope and Contents note

Titled "The Master's Course," with Watts' handwritten notes.

box 18, folder 6

Guitar books and record albums catalog and brochure, 1978

Scope and Contents note

2 items. Including "Kicking Mule." [M-9#3]

box 18, folder 7

Tennis instruction materials, 1980

Physical Description: 5 items

Scope and Contents note

With Watts' notes on racket grip and serving. [M-0#4]

box 18, folder 8

Fish pond materials, 1980-1983

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Contents note

Price lists for fish and information on pond management. [M-10#3]

box 18, folder 9

Homeopathic medicine materials, 1982-1986 circa

Physical Description: 20 items

Scope and Contents note

Including vitamin price lists, Rudolph Steiner pamphlet. [M-9#2]

box 18, folder 10

Station Hill catalog, 1984

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

A catalog of small press books. [L-6#2]

box 18, folder 11

Receipt from Good Sports Novelty, Co., 1985

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

For Cyalume sticks. [ L-6#54]

box 18, folder 12

Copyright law circulars, 1985-1987 circa

Physical Description: 20 items

box 18, folder 13

Fireworks catalog, 1986

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

[M-7#3]

box 18, folder 14

Printing press brochures, 1965-1971

Container Summary: circa 20 items

Scope and Contents note

Including for Day-Glo and Mask-O-Neg. [M-7#5]

box 18, folder 15

Playrite brochure, 1967-1968

Physical Description: 17 items

Scope and Contents note

Playing card brochure and card samples. [M-7#9]

box 18, folder 16

Imitation Food advertisements, undated

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

[M-7#10]

box 18, folder 17-18

Castolite brochure, 1986

Physical Description: 21 items

Scope and Contents note

[M-7#11]

box 18, folder 19

Crystals information, 1987

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

Including a brochure about seminars offered.

box 18, folder 20

Clippings of product advertisements, circa 1987

Physical Description: 10 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#3]

box 18, folder 21-22

Addresses and notes on services related to art work, undated

Container Summary: circa 40 items

box 19, folder 1-19

Brochures and manuals for audio/visual equipment

box 19, folder 1

Kinetic neon, undated

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[M-7#14]

box 19, folder 2

Shimmerlite box, 1973

Physical Description: 5 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Including clipping, drawings, and Watt's notes and calculations on how to adapt the electrical currents. [M-7#15]

box 19, folder 3

Electrical flashers, circa 1961

Physical Description: 5 items

Scope and Contents note

[M-7#16]

box 19, folder 4

16 mm. film projectors, circa 1970

Container Summary: circa 30 pages

Scope and Contents note

Including 3 brochures, clippings, and six pages of Watts' drawings and calculations. [M-7#17]

box 19, folder 5

Audio equipment, undated

Physical Description: 9 items

Scope and Contents note

Including brochures for tape recorders and microphones; with one hand drawn map. [M-7#18]

box 48, folder 18

Zone system film speed tests, undated

Physical Description: 3 sheets of film

Scope and Contents note

Film moved to cold storage Box 48. [M-7 #19]

box 19, folder 6

Notes on Zone System comparison prints, undated

Scope and Contents note

[M-7#19]

box 19, folder 7

Zone System Cal Ilford comparison prints, undated

Physical Description: 20 photographs

Scope and Contents note

See folder 7 for Watts' notes. [M-7#19]

box 19, folder 8

Zone system prints, not Ilford, undated

Physical Description: 11 prints, 2 pages

Scope and Contents note

[M-7#19]

box 19, folder 9

Watts' notes on Zone system Ilford FP3

Physical Description: 4 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

M-7#19

box 19, folder 10

Zone system Ilford FP3 test prints

Physical Description: 16 items

Scope and Contents note

[M-7#19]

box 48, folder 19

Plus-X film tests, undated

Physical Description: 3 film sheet(s)

Scope and Contents note

Film moved from Box 19.

box 19, folder 11

Watt's notes on Plus-X film, undated

Physical Description: 11 items

Scope and Contents note

[M-7#20]

box 19, folder 12-13

Plus-X test prints, undated

Physical Description: 47 items

Scope and Contents note

[M-7#20]

box 19, folder 14

Nikon price list and registration, 1973-1981

Physical Description: 10 items

Scope and Contents note

[M-7#21]

box 19, folder 15

Nimslo 3-D Camera brochure, undated

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

[M-7#22]

box 19, folder 16

Astroscan telescope brochures and instructions, 1977

Physical Description: 6 items

box 19, folder 17

Photo sensitizers and emulsions, 1962

Physical Description: 10 items

Scope and Contents note

Including 2 copies of a pamphlet, other instruction materials, 1 drawing. [M-7#13]

box 19, folder 18

Polaroid Polapan, undated

Physical Description: 5 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#106]

box 19, folder 19

Rollei camera manual, undated

Physical Description: 12 items

Scope and Contents note

Including film order forms and notes and drawings.

box 75*

Watts' briefcase

Photographs and slides, Series V. 1937-1988

Physical Description: 12 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

A unique record of Watts' work and life assembled by the artist. Note that although materials have been removed from their original enclosures, care has been taken to retain the artist's sequencing and juxtapositions in archival albums. His arrangement is more thematic than chronological. Each binder includes about 60 sheets of slides.

box 20, box 21, box 22, box 23, box 24, box 25

Slides, 1937-1966

Container Summary: 3,080 items

Scope and Contents note

Including slides of sculpture, events, friends, and installations, with Watts' handwritten labels.

box 26

Photo Binder A, circa 1900-1988

Container Summary: 42 two-sided mylar pages

Scope and Contents note

Watts' hand-written label on spine reads: Vol I. 1. Relatives, 2. Watts and Brothers; Family, 3. Bonaparte, 4. Photos of B. Watts Navy, 5. Houses lived in.

box 27

Photo Binder B "Sales Book," 1984

Container Summary: circa 60 two-sided mylar pages

Scope and Contents note

Curriculum Vita followed by photographs of work and/or installations, interspersed with pertinent announcements and reviews, arranged in rough chronological order.

box 28

Binder 1, circa 1930-1970

Container Summary: 58 two-sided mylar pages

Scope and Contents note

Watts' hand-written label on spine reads: My Work, Vol 1: Begins High School; Dwgs, Ptgs., Sculp., Constructions, Objects, Films, Gallery shows, Silverman.

box 29

Binder 2, circa 1956-1964

Container Summary: 65 two-sided mylar pages

Scope and Contents note

Watts' hand-written label on spine reads: B&W, 1956-64, Painting, Sculpture, Objects, Environments, Film, Chrome, Cakes.

box 30

Binder 3, circa 1963-1968

Container Summary: 42 two-sided mylar pages

Scope and Contents note

Watts' hand-written label on spine reads: B&W, 1963-68, Yam Day, Dresses, Neon, Tables, Sandwiches, T.V. Dinner, Implosions, Tattoos.

box 31

Binder 4, 1969-1984

Container Summary: 37 two-sided mylar pages

Scope and Contents note

Watts' hand-written label on spine reads: B&W, 1969-1984, Rutgers, Earth Day, Automation House, Monster Candidate, Phono Records, Pea on Nipple, Variations on Creek Movie, Peddie School, Inge Baecker Show, Flux Year Gem.. Cloud Music, Chrome, African New Light on, Flux Year Gem., Cavriago, Hat Show, (Hat Cake Germany).

box 32

Binder 5, 1970-circa 1988

Container Summary: 42 two-sided mylar pages

Scope and Contents note

Watts' hand-written label on spine reads: My Work, Vol. 1A, Begins 1970, Objects, Auto Series, Phono records, Neon Signs and Tables, African Show, New Flux Kits, Tree ptgs., Gallery Shows, Silverman.

box 33

Binder 6, 1963-1978

Container Summary: 65 two-sided mylar pages

Scope and Contents note

Watts' hand-written label on spine reads: My Work, Vol. 2, Performance and related events in Europe and exhibitions: Yam Day, 1963; Scissor Bros. Warehouse 1963; Experimental Workshop and Fur Family 1968-69; Automation House 1970; "Fluxus & Happenings" events Köln 1970; Flux-Wedding 1978.

box 34

Binder 7, 1967-1968

Container Summary: 23 two-sided mylar pages

Scope and Contents note

Watts' hand-written label on spine reads: B&W, 1967-68, Rutgers Wk.shp., Performances, Bond St. Loft, Mad Tea Party, Movie ( )?, Balloons at Umbrecht's.

box 35

Binder 8, 1968

Container Summary: 30 two-sided mylar pages

Scope and Contents note

Watts' handwritten label illegible. Black and white photographs of workshops at UC Santa Cruz and elsewhere.

box 36

Binder 9, circa 1967-1987

Container Summary: 52 two-sided mylar pages

Scope and Contents note

Watts' handwritten label mostly illegible. Labeled "Work Photos, Vol.3," it comprises color and black and white photographs of a number of women, clothed and nude, including Letty, Pamela, Clair, Bridget, and Carol Nagle. A series of portraits of Pamela Kraft grimacing, frowning and otherwise distorting her features to comic effect. A series of landscape polaroids of Watts' farm. A number of TV shots. A series of Frog Hats from 1985-1986.

box 37

Binder 10, 1967-1975

Container Summary: 33 two-sided mylar pages

Scope and Contents note

Watts' handwritten partly illegible label reads: People and places, Vol. 1, 1967-75, 80 Wooster Loft, Laura, Sheila, Ricke, Rosenquist, Simmons wife, Umbreit, Cindy, Studio, Sheldon? and band, Santa Cruz: Dea?, Carol, Patrick, Juliette, Indian Dance, Byars, Carol, Class, G.M., Baja Trip, Laura, Key West, House, Sara, Larry, Easton, Stony Pt. 1971, Schooner Trip 72, Fromentara?, Ibiza, Willie, Charles, Band, Pam-Jim, Valerie, Ann, Tardos, Jasmine, Rosanna.

box 38

Binder 11, circa 1981- ca.1985

Container Summary: 25 two-sided mylar pages

Scope and Contents note

Photos are mostly nature views in Polaroid, with some holographic landscape views, and some Polaroid TV. shots of Oliver North.

Watts' handwritten mostly illegible label reads: My Photos, Vol. 4, Mexico, Monhegan, Moon, 38 colt, Sea & Sand, Lanscape, Rivers, Sky, Couds, Baja?, Stones? Jill?, Gardens?, Creek?, Fireplace Logs, Flowers, Pond, #-D Photos.

box 39

Binder 12, circa 1985

Container Summary: 52 two-sided mylar pages.

Scope and Contents note

Watts' hand-written label on spine reads: People and Places, Vol. 2, Sara and Larry, Xmas, Thnkgiv., Valerie, Monhegan, Gino, Viviana, Zoo Milan, Leah in Milan, Palermo, Jasmine, 1976-4th July, Rita-Max, Suzanne Delahanty, Wilkes, Sweet Corn, Tony, Fred, Leah,m Friends, Auto Crash, Monhegan, Leah, San Blas Mexico, Juliette, Baby, Jack, kids, Geldersma, Sara, Larry, Various here, River House, DeMenil's, L.I., Woman in Pond, Umbreit, Ann, My cars, Jon Hendricks, Germany-Brecht, Morra-Naples, Resort, Video Students, Franco-Verona, Autos, Carla, ____?people, Canola Museum, Jeff-Brian.

box 40

Automation House, 1970

Physical Description: 86 Photographic Slides

box 41

Red binder, undated

Scope and Contents note

1 empty red plastic binder showing original housing of photo albums.

box 42, folder 1-19

Photographs of Watts' works, 1958-1969

Scope and Contents note

Including events, sculpture, festivals, installations. Interspersed are photographs taken by photographer Peter Moore.

box 42, folder 1

Sculptures from Delacorte Gallery, circa 1958

Physical Description: 10 items

Scope and Contents note

Watts' metal sculptures.

box 42, folder 2

Untitled event work, 1961

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Photograph of an event work by Watts that dispensed soap.

box 42, folder 3

Artwork, 1961-1962

Physical Description: 5 items

Scope and Contents note

1 print of Fluxstamps and photocopies of other pieces. [H-3#12]

box 42, folder 4-5

Yam festival, 1963

Physical Description: 2 items

box 42, folder 6

Scissor Brothers, 1963

Physical Description: 1 item

box 42, folder 7

Artwork, 1963-1965

Physical Description: 22 items

Scope and Contents note

Three prints and 19 photocopies of photographs of work. [H-3#11]

box 42, folder 8

Fluxus Performance, 1964

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

With George Maciunas.

box 42, folder 9

Fluxus Performance, 1964

Physical Description: 1 item

box 42, folder 10

Cafe au go go, 1964

Physical Description: 1 item

box 42, folder 11

Dorothy Lichtenstein with Watts, 1966

Physical Description: 1 item

box 42, folder 12

Banquet, Rutgers University, 1967

Physical Description: 1 item

box 42, folder 13

Experimental Workshop, 1967

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

Mounted black and white prints by Mike Singer.

box 42, folder 14

Experimental workshop, Rutgers, 1967

Physical Description: 11 items

Scope and Contents note

Three prints and 8 photocopies. [H-3#10]

box 42, folder 15-17

Central Park Be-In, 1967

Physical Description: 9 items

box 42, folder 18

Mad Tea party, 1968

Physical Description: 13 items

Scope and Contents note

Photographs of Watts' tea party piece and of preparations such as the sewing of costumes. [H-3#9] and [H-3#19]

box 42, folder 19

Hot Air Balloon, 1968

Physical Description: 1 item

box 43, folder 1

University of California, Santa Cruz classes, 1968-1969

Physical Description: 19 items

Scope and Contents note

Black and white prints and photocopies of photographs. [H-3#8]

box 43, folder 2

University of California, Santa Cruz classes, 1968-1969

Physical Description: 11 items

Scope and Contents note

Black and white prints. [H-3#2]

box 43, folder 3

Experimental Workshop, 1968-1969

Physical Description: 9 items

Scope and Contents note

Nine small photographs of the Fur Family in various poses. [H-2#1]

box 43, folder 4

Experimental Workshop, 1968-1969

Physical Description: 12 items

Scope and Contents note

Black and white prints and photocopies of photographs. [H-3#7] See also Color prints in Box 48

box 43, folder 5

Experimental Workshop, 1968-1969

Physical Description: 16 items

Scope and Contents note

Black and white prints. [H-3#7]

box 43, folder 6

Monster candidate, 1971,

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Contents note

Black and white prints of the piece. [H-3#5]

box 43, folder 7-11

Fluxyear/Gemini, 1974

Physical Description: 5 item

box 43, folder 12

Fluxyear/Gemini 74, 1974

Physical Description: 9 items

Scope and Contents note

Two prints and 5 contact sheets by Peter Moore; 2 photocopies. [H-3#77]

box 43, folder 13

Fluxyear/Gemini 74, 1974

Physical Description: 19 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#17]

box 43, folder 14

Cloud music, 1976

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Contents note

Views of the installation, equipment and video monitor image. [H-3#3]

box 43, folder 15

Carriago/Flux/Year/Gemini, 1978

Physical Description: 10 items

Scope and Contents note

Black and white prints and photocopies of photographs. [H-3#2]

box 43, folder 16

Cloud music, 1979

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

Photocopies of photographs of an installation. [H-3#1]

box 43, folder 17

Life Span Dada, 1987

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#55]

box 43, folder 18

Haigs Show, undated

Physical Description: 11 items

Scope and Contents note

Prints by Bill Umbreit.

box 44, folder 1-7

Photography by Watts, of landscapes, body parts, or other subjects.

box 44, folder 1

Various, 1969

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#6]

box 44, folder 2

Body part photographs, undated

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

One of an eye, the other of a navel. Model Pamela Kraft?

box 44, folder 3

Woman wrapped in blanket, undated

Physical Description: 1 item

box 44, folder 4

Inside a mover's truck, undated

Physical Description: 1 item

box 44, folder 5

Racing car, undated

Physical Description: 1 item

box 44, folder 6

Body parts, undated

Physical Description: 11 items

Scope and Contents note

Prints of female pubic area and navel. [H-3#20]

box 44, folder 7

Body parts, undated

Physical Description: 11 items

Scope and Contents note

Photographs equating breasts, navels and other body parts with landscape features. [H-3#20] See also color version in Box 48.

box 45, folder 1-16

Photographs of places

box 45, folder 1-2

Air Show, Watsonville, CA., undated

Physical Description: 16 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#38]

box 45, folder 3

Baja California Trip, undated

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

H-3#39

box 45, folder 4

People's Park, Berkeley, Calif., 1968-1969

Physical Description: 9 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#41]

box 45, folder 5

Beach at Santa Cruz, Calif., 1968-1969

Physical Description: 7 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#42]

box 45, folder 6

Landscapes, Santa Cruz, Calif., 1968-1969

Physical Description: 10 items

box 45, folder 7

Christmas at Ahern's with Cindy, 1969

Physical Description: 10 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#44]

box 45, folder 8

New Jersey, undated,

Physical Description: 18 items

Scope and Contents note

See also color images in Box 48 [H-3#45]

box 45, folder 9

80 Wooster Street, undated

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Contents note

Color images in Box 48 [H-3#46]

box 45, folder 10-11

New York City, undated

Physical Description: 22 items

Scope and Contents note

H-3#47

box 45, folder 12-13

Pennsylvania house and farm, undated

Physical Description: 29 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#35]

box 45, folder 14

Easton, Pennsylvania, undated

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#36]

box 45, folder 15

Eaton, Pennsylvania, undated

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#18]

box 45, folder 16

Manhattan buildings, undated

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Contents note

3 copies of same image.

box 46, folder 1-7

Personal photographs

Scope and Contents note

Including pages from a non-archival photo album and loose photographs held within it. Occasional personal notations on verso.

box 46, folder 1

Original photo album

box 46, folder 2

Photographs from album, 1923-1947

Physical Description: 59 items

Scope and Contents note

Portrays Watts' life from infancy through college and military service.

box 46, folder 3

Photographs from album, 1955, undated

Physical Description: 43 items

Scope and Contents note

Portrays Watts' New York City life in the early fifties, Monhegan Island vacations, and early associates at Rutgers, including Allan Kaprow.

box 46, folder 4-5

Various, post-1965

Physical Description: 26 items

box 46, folder 6

Watts with friends on farm, undated

Physical Description: 6 items

box 46, folder 7

Watts in Italy, 1978

Physical Description: 24 items

box 47, folder 1-10

Personal photographs of friends

box 47, folder 1

Lucas Samaras, 1964

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#22]

box 47, folder 2

Summer at Umbreits', 1968

Physical Description: 8 items

Scope and Contents note

Photographs of friends, one with view of Watts' hot air balloon. [H-3#19]

box 47, folder 3

Party at Stoney Point, New Jersey, 1971

Physical Description: 9 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#37]

box 47, folder 4

Pamela Kraft, undated

Physical Description: 11 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#24]

box 47, folder 5

Hazelle and Earl Watts, undated

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#23]

box 47, folder 6

Valerie, undated,

Physical Description: 12 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#26]

box 47, folder 7

Sara, undated,

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#28]

box 47, folder 8

Juliette, undated

Physical Description: 8 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#31]

box 47, folder 9

Sheila, undated,

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#34]

box 47, folder 10

Al Hansen, undated

Physical Description: 1 item

box 48, folder 1-19

Color photographs, transparencies, negatives, film, 1960-1971, undated

Scope and Contents note

Pulled from files in Series V. Photographs.

box 48, folder 1

Unidentified, 1960

Physical Description: 1 item

box 48, folder 2

Watts Towers, 1960-1963

Physical Description: 22 items

box 48, folder 3

Tattoo transparencies, 1967

Physical Description: 5 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#21]

box 48, folder 4

Santa Cruz, 1968-1969

Physical Description: 24 items

box 48, folder 5

University of California, Santa Cruz Experimental Workshop, 1968-1969

Physical Description: 3 items

box 48, folder 6

James Lee Byars and Carol, 1969

Physical Description: 6 items

box 48, folder 7

Unidentified, circa 1970

Physical Description: 2 items

box 48, folder 8

Stoney Point Party, 1970

Physical Description: 25 items

box 48, folder 9

Friends and associates, 1970-1987

Physical Description: 16 items

box 48, folder 10

Happenings and Fluxus, Köln, 1971

Physical Description: 22 items

box 48, folder 11

Unidentified, 1981

Physical Description: 3 items

box 48, folder 12

New Jersey house, undated

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#45]

box 48, folder 13

80 Wooster Street, undated

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#47]

box 48, folder 14

Body/landscape, undated

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

[H-3#20]

box 48, folder 15

John Wilkes publicity photograph, undated

Physical Description: 1 item

box 48, folder 16

Negatives found in album

box 48, folder 17

View of nature, undated

Physical Description: 3 items

box 48, folder 18

Film from Plux-X NDT test, undated

Physical Description: 3 Sheets

Scope and Contents note

From Box 19, f. 12.

box 48, folder 19

Film from Box 19, f. 6, undated

Physical Description: 3 Sheets

Glass-mounted slides

box 49

22 images of masks and other objects from Native Pacific peoples

Scope and Contents note

Related to research papers in Box 5.

box 50

7 images of masks and other objects from Native Pacific peoples

Scope and Contents note

Related to research papers in Box 5.

box 51, box 52

Slides Watts used for teaching art and art history of Mexico

box 53

Slides Watts used for teaching art and art history of Mexico and Europe

Scope and Contents note

Also views of New England, Africa, and assorted objects.

box 54

Slides Watts used for teaching art and art history

Scope and Contents note

Includes views of nature and work by major European artists from the Renaissance to the 20th century.

box 55

Slides Watts used for teaching 20th century art

box 60

Film strips of Mexico

Scope and Contents note

Related to research papers in Box 5.

Other artists' files, Series VI. 1957-1989

Physical Description: 1 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

Material other artists sent to Watts or that he otherwise collected. Arranged alphabetically by the artist's last name.

box 57, folder 1

Eric Anderson, circa 1984-85

Container Summary: circa 20 items

Scope and Contents note

Including booklet titled "Light," scores, and clippings. [L-6#81]

box 57, folder 2

David Behrman, 1982

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Press release. [M-4#1]

box 57, folder 3

Patrick Beilman, 1982

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

Cow Town Art series, using the forms of money and stamps.

box 57, folder 4

Joseph Beuys, 1979,

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

"Appeal by Joseph Beuys," a pamphlet published by Free International University.

box 57, folder 5

George Brecht, 1957-1983

Physical Description: 5 items

Scope and Contents note

Two papers: "Chance-Imagery" and "Innovational Research," with an event score, a cartoon and a postcard. [L-6#30]

box 57, folder 6

Jean Brown, 1977-1982

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Contents note

Three clippings about Brown's collection and three letters from her to Watts. See also Box 8, folder 27 [L-6#31]

box 57, folder 7

Sari Dienes, circa 1978

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Brochure. [M-4#1]

box 57, folder 8

Robert Filliou, 1966

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Artist's book, La cedille qui sourit. [M-4#1]

box 57, folder 9

Fred Fot, undated

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Contents note

Two pieces of wood (sculpture) and a drawing. [L-6#62]

box 57, folder 10

Gurdjieff, 1979

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Clipping of article about him. [M-4#5]

box 57, folder 11

Bici and Geoff Hendricks, 1966-1967

Physical Description: 5 items

Scope and Contents note

Material from Black Thumb Press [M-4#1]

box 57, folder 12

Geoff Hendricks, 1985

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Drawing with note. [L-6#80]

box 57, folder 13

Dick Higgins, and 1966 1983

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

Issue of something else press with lead stories by Higgins.

box 57, folder 14

Book brochures, 1981

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#82]

box 57, folder 15

Dick Higgins, 1961

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

One Hundred Plays and other writings. [L-6#82]

box 57, folder 16

Dick Higgins, 1961-1963

Physical Description: 7 items

Scope and Contents note

The Musical Wig and other writings.

box 57, folder 17

Dieter Roth cards, 1976

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

[M-4#1]

box 57, folder 18

Dick Higgins, 1978

Physical Description: 14 items

Scope and Contents note

Sphincterist Movement cards. [M-4#1]

box 57, folder 19

Robert Irwin, 1983

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

New Yorker article on the artist. [M-4#1]

box 57, folder 20

Ken Jacobs, undated

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

The Day the Moon Gave Up the Ghost [M-4#1]

box 58, folder 1

Allan Kaprow, 1964-1968

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

Scores for Happenings. [M-4#1]

box 58, folder 2

Jorge Borras Llop, 1989

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Ephemera. [M-4#7]

box 58, folder 3

George Maciunas, 1972-1979

Container Summary: circa 20 items

Scope and Contents note

Scores, clippings, drawings, announcements. [L-6#87]

box 58, folder 4

George Maciunas, 1980-1984

Container Summary: circa 20 items

Scope and Contents note

Scores, clippings, drawings, announcements. [L-6#87]

box 58, folder 5

Jackson MacLow, 1984

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

A Bean Phonemicon. [M-4#1]

box 58, folder 6

Larry Miller, 1980

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

Announcements for the artist's performances. [M-4#1]

box 58, folder 7

Charlotte Moorman, 1986

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Mail Event announcement. [L-6#93]

box 58, folder 8

Yoko Ono, 1980

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Clipping. [M-4#1]

box 58, folder 9

Ortiz, 1987

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Contents note

Art and the Invisible Reality Symposium announcement. [L-6#103]

box 58, folder 10

Robin Page, 1975

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Article about the artist from The Vancouver Sun. [M-4#1]

box 58, folder 11

Benjamin Patterson, 1962

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Artist's book. [M-4#1]

box 58, folder 12

Jim Pomeroy, 1978

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Re the Production of Work in the Age of Mechanical Art. [M-4#1]

box 58, folder 13

James Riddle, 1966

Physical Description: 2 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

Instructions for ESP Event. [M-4#1]

box 58, folder 14

Bonnie Sherk, 1981

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Interview with the artist in High Performance. [M-4#1]

box 58, folder 15

Chieko Shiomi, undated

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

"Spatial Poem No.2." [M-4#1]

box 58, folder 16

Carolee Schneemann, 1974

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Up to and Including Her Limits. [M-4#4]

box 58, folder 17

Clyfford Still, 1975

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Clipping from Time magazine about the artist. [M-4#1]

box 58, folder 18

Emmett Williams, 1962

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

Score. [M-4#1]

box 58, folder 19

La Monte Young, 1981

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

Programs for The Well-Tuned Piano and The Magenta Lights. [M-4#1]

box 58, folder 20

La Monte Young, undated

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

The Theater of Eternal Music (2 copies). [M-4#1]

box 58, folder 21

Miscellanous artwork, undated

Physical Description: 4 items

Printed matter, Series VII. 1883-1988

Container Summary: 4.0 linear feet and 9 flat file folders

Scope and Contents note

Brochures, small catalogs, announcements, posters, press releases, and clippings of reviews regarding Watts' solo shows or group shows, especially with other Fluxus artists. Watts' small notes (addresses or self-reminders) scattered throughout. Arranged chronologically.

Printed matter, 1955-1988

box 59, folder 1

1955

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#49]

box 59, folder 2

1956

Physical Description: 1 item

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#49]

box 59, folder 3

1957

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#49]

box 59, folder 4

1958

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#48]

box 59, folder 5

1960

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#47]

box 59, folder 6

1961

Physical Description: 7 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#46]

box 59, folder 7

1962

Physical Description: 8 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#45]

box 59, folder 8

1963

Physical Description: 6 items

box 59, folder 9

1964

Physical Description: 15 items

box 59, folder 10

1965

Physical Description: 5 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#42]

box 59, folder 11

1966

Physical Description: 9 items

box 59, folder 12

1967

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#40]

box 59, folder 13

1968

Physical Description: 15 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#39]

box 59, folder 14

1969

Physical Description: 13 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#38]

box 60, folder 1

1970

Container Summary: circa 24 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#37]; [H-2#38]

box 60, folder 2

1971

Physical Description: 11 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#36]; [H2#37]

box 60, folder 3

1972

Physical Description: 17 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#35]; [H-2#36]

box 60, folder 4

1973

Physical Description: 18 items

Scope and Contents note

H-2#34&35

box 60, folder 5

1974

Physical Description: 12 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#34]; [H-2#35]

box 60, folder 6

1975

Physical Description: 13 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#32]; [H-2#33]

box 60, folder 7

1976

Physical Description: 13 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#32]

box 60, folder 8

1977

Physical Description: 21 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#31]

box 60, folder 9

1978

Physical Description: 25 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#30]

box 60, folder 10

1979

Physical Description: 18 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#29]

box 60, folder 11

1979

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#29]

box 61, folder 1

1980 circa

Physical Description: 22 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#28]

box 61, folder 2

1980

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#28]

box 61, folder 3

1981

Physical Description: 7 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#27]

box 61, folder 4

1982

Physical Description: 13 items

Scope and Contents note

H-2#26

box 61, folder 5

1983

Physical Description: 20 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#25]

box 61, folder 6

1984

Physical Description: 4 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#24]

box 61, folder 7

1986

Physical Description: 12 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#23]

box 61, folder 8

1986

Physical Description: 14 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#22]

box 61, folder 9

1987

Physical Description: 12 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#21]

box 61, folder 10

1988

Physical Description: 8 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#20]

box 62, folder 1-19

Clippings on scrapbook pages or loose, 1950-1988

box 62, folder 1

1950-1959

Physical Description: 8 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#50]

box 62, folder 2

1960-1962

Physical Description: 16 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#18]

box 62, folder 3

1963

Physical Description: 3 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#18]

box 62, folder 4

1964

Physical Description: 12 page(s)

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#18]

box 62, folder 5

1964-1970

Physical Description: 12 items

Scope and Contents note

Photocopies of interviews/articles, as in press packet.

box 62, folder 6

1965

Physical Description: 4 page(s)

box 62, folder 7

1966

Physical Description: 6 page(s)

box 62, folder 8

1967-1969

Physical Description: 6 page(s)

box 62, folder 9

Clippings, 1970-1972

Physical Description: 8 items

box 62, folder 10

1973-1976

Physical Description: 9 items

box 62, folder 11

1977-1979

Physical Description: 13 items

box 62, folder 12

1980-1982

Physical Description: 4 items

box 62, folder 13

1983-1984

Physical Description: 8 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#18]

box 62, folder 14

Clippings, 1985

Physical Description: 11 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#23]

box 62, folder 15

1985

Container Summary: circa 23 items

Scope and Contents note

Photocopies of articles about Festival of the Fantastics. [L-6#58]

box 62, folder 16

1987

Physical Description: 6 items

Scope and Contents note

[H-2#3]

box 62, folder 17

John Cage, 1987

Physical Description: 2 items

Scope and Contents note

H-3#4

box 62, folder 18

Art Scene and Fluxus, 1987

Physical Description: 3 items

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#4]

box 62, folder 19

1988

box 76*

Printed matter, 1883-1988

Physical Description: 11 oversize items

Scope and Contents note

Full page size newspaper clippings or serials pulled from various Series. Includes issue of The New York Times containing Watts' obituary.

Posters, 1942-1987, undated

Scope and Contents note

Large mechanical or architectural drawings, maps and charts. Arranged chronologically.

oversize 1**

Mechanical drawings, 1942

Scope and Contents note

For Henry Vogt Machine and Louisville Lumber.

oversize 2**

Mechanical drawings, 1947-1948

Scope and Contents note

For Dayton Company and Stewart Dry Goods.

oversize 3**

Exhibition posters, 1962-1969

oversize 4**

Poster, 1962

Scope and Contents note

Fragile.

oversize 5**

Poster, 1963

Scope and Contents note

Fragile.

oversize 6**

Posters, 1970-1979

oversize 7**

Posters, 1980-1987

oversize 8**

Architectural plans for 80 Wooster St.

oversize 8**

Plan of Land Portion of Marlborough, Mass.

oversize 8**

Plans for Olmes Caretti Garden, 1978

oversize 8**

Archeological Map of Mexico, 1939

oversize 8**

Drawing "This should hold it," 1983

oversize 9**

Bob Watts Chart of Works, 1947-1981

Books, Series VIII. 1940-1975

Physical Description: 1 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

Books that Watts used in his work or that were otherwise significant to him.

box 63, item 1

The World's Best Photographs, Wise & Co., New York, 1940

Scope and Contents note

Stamp on endsheet reads: Ship's Library U.S.S. Guadalcanal

box 63, item 2

Carroll, Lewis, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, Grosset & Dunlap, New York, undated

Scope and Contents note

Endsheet inscription: Virginia Nelson 4-4-40.

box 63, item 3

Schweeger-Hefel, Annemarie, Afrikanische Bronzen, Kunstverlag Wolfrum, Vienna, 1948

Scope and Contents note

In German, with English translations written in pencil.

box 63, item 4

Artists/USA 1970-71: The Buyer's Guide to Contemporary Art, Livingston Publishing Company, PA

box 63, item 5

McKenna, Terence K. and Dennis J., The Invisible Landscape: Mind, Hallucinogens and the I Ching, The Seabury Press, New York, 1975

box 64, item 1

The Crimson, May 1941

Scope and Contents note

University of Louisville literary magazine.

box 64, item 2

Thoroughbred, 1944

Scope and Contents note

University of Lousiville Yearbook.

box 64, item 3

U.S.S. Guadalcanal Memory Log.

Scope and Contents note

Endsheet inscribed by Watts and dated May 16, 1945.

box 64, item 4

Simplified Scientific Ephemeris 1920-1929, The Rosicrucian Fellowship, Oceanside, CA., undated

box 64, item 5

Simplified Scientific Tables of Houses, The Rosicrucian Fellowship, Oceanside, CA., 1949

Serials, Series IX. 1961-1979

Physical Description: 1 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

Fluxus serials and art magazines featuring articles about artists in Watts' circle where perhaps reference is made to Watts. An issue of The New York Times Magazine devoted to the home.

box 65, folder 1

Saturday Review, July 22, 1961

box 65, folder 2

Art International, March 1962

box 65, folder 3

Art International, September 1966

box 65, folder 4

Art voices, Fall 1966

box 65, folder 5

Art and artists, November 1973

box 65, folder 6

Fluxfest newsletters, 1960-1969

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#77]

box 65, folder 7

Fluxfest newsletters, 1970-1979

Scope and Contents note

[L-6#77]

box 65, folder 8

Common Press #18, 1979

box 66, folder 1-2

Serials needing conservation

box 66, item 1

New York Times Sunday Magazine

Scope and Contents note

Home issue.

box 66, item 2

Times Literary Supplement, Aug. 6, 1964

Scope and Contents note

With Watts essay "In the Event," p. 685

Audiovisual, Series X. 1952-1987

Selected digitized audiovisual material (available on-site only): 1952-1987

view online item

Physical Description: 4 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents note

Selected films by Watts and collected recordings, some of which were used in his films. Of these materials, only four films (two 16 mm., two super 8 mm.), four audio cassettes, and five sound tape reels are originals; remaining films and sound recordings have been reformatted by the Estate onto digital media (mini-dvs, DVDs, CDs, and MPEG-2) from original media still held by the Estate. Several items contain multiple works. Items have been numbered by the repository.

Audiovisual material is unavailable until reformatted. Selected items have been digitized and are available on-site only.

box 67, folder 1

Oraculum, 1983 Mar

Scope and Contents note

1 floppy disk. [M-6#11]

box 67, folder 2

Javelina pig and mountain lion

Scope and Contents note

Two 45 rpm recordings of animal sounds,

box 68

Boxes for reel-to-reel sound tapes

Scope and Contents note

With handwritten index lists of contents on verso and interior.

box 69

Original film and film reformatted (by estate) onto MiniDVs, 1967-1969

box 69, item F1

Experimental Workshop, Rutgers, 1967-1969

Container Summary: I film reel (30 min.) : si., col. ; super 8 mm.

box 69, item F2

Balloons, 1968

Container Summary: 1 film reel (4-5 min.) : si?, b&w ; 16 mm.

box 69, item F3

San Diego, 1969

Container Summary: 1 film reel (8-9 min.) : si?, b&w ; 16 mm.

box 69, item F4

Pocono Air Show, 1971-1978

Container Summary: 1 film reel (23-30 min.) : si?, col. ; super 8 mm.

box 69, item V1a

Cascade, 1962

Container Summary: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (26 min.) : sd., b&w

Scope and Contents note

On cassette with G.W. & Sons.

box 69, item V1b

G.W. & Sons, 1963

Container Summary: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (12 min, 30 sec) : sd., col.

Scope and Contents note

On cassette with Cascade.

box 69, item V2a

Alice [Mad Tea Party], 1968

Container Summary: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (17:40) : sd., col.

Scope and Contents note

On cassette with Higgins and Yam Lecture.

box 69, item V2b

Higgins, circa 1962

Container Summary: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (30 sec.) : si., col.

Scope and Contents note

On cassette with Alice and Yam Lecture.

box 69, item V2c

Yam Lecture, 1963

Container Summary: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (24:30) : si., col.

Scope and Contents note

On cassette with Alice and Higgins.

box 69, item V3a

89 Movies (unfinished), 1965-1970

Container Summary: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (27:15) : si., col. and b&w,

Scope and Contents note

On cassette with Pea on a Nipple, Breast to Breast.

box 69, item V3b

Pea on a Nipple, Breast to Breast, 1964

Container Summary: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (17:15) : sd?, col.

Scope and Contents note

On cassette with 89 Movies.

box 69, item V4

Fluxyear/Gemini/74/Part 1, 1974

Container Summary: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (20 min.) : sd., b&w

box 69, item V5

Cloud Music: Whitney Museum, 1979

Container Summary: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (16:40) : sd., col.

box 69, item V6

Student Interview with Robert Watts, circa 1980

Container Summary: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (23 min) : sd., b&w

box 70, item DVD1a

Experimental Workshop 1, 1968-1969

Container Summary: 1 videodisc (DVD) (30:00) : si., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

box 70, item DVD1b

Experimental Workshop 2, 1968-1969

Container Summary: 1 videodisc (DVD) (30:00) : si., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

box 70, item DVD1c

San Diego and Parade, 1969

Container Summary: 1 videodisc (DVD) (8-9 min.) : si., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

box 70, item DVD2a

Fur Family Freekout, 1969

Container Summary: 1 videodisc (DVD) (6-7 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

box 70, item DVD2b

Watts SF Environment, 1969

Container Summary: 1 videodisc (DVD) (8:00) : digital, b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

box 70, item DVD2c

Be-In Central Park, 1967

Container Summary: 1 videodisc (DVD) (8-9 min.) : digital, si., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

box 70, item DVD3

Notes & Sketches, 1974-1982

Container Summary: 1 videodisc (DVD) (26 min.): digital, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

box 70, item DVD4a

Alice (Pink Hat) [Body Letters], 1968

Container Summary: 1 videodisc (DVD) (2-3 min) : digital, si., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

box 70, item DVD4b

Titles for Mad Hatter, 1968

Container Summary: 1 videodisc (DVD) (2-3 min.) : digital, si., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

box 70, item DVD4c

Alice (Profile at table), 1968

Container Summary: 1 videodisc (2-3 min.) : digital, si, b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

box 70, item DVD4d

Alice (Mac as Mouse), 1968

Container Summary: 1 videodisc (DVD) (2-3 min.) : digital, si., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

box 70, item DVD4e

Rectangle with Female [Matte Box], circa 1970

Container Summary: 1 videodisc (DVD) (2-3 min.) : digital, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

box 70, item DVD4f

Letty - Tennis Balls, circa. 1968

Container Summary: 1 videodisc (DVD) (2-3 min.) : digital, si., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

box 70, item DVD4g

People at Opening, undated

Container Summary: 1 videodisc (DVD) (2-3 min) : digital, si?, b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

box 70, item DVD4h

Implosions Model, circa 1967

Container Summary: 1 videodisc (DVD) (2-3 min.) : digital, si., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

box 70, item DVD4i

Implosions Model, circa 1967

Container Summary: 1 videodisc (DVD) (2-3 min.) : digital, si?, col. ; 4 3/4 in.

box 70, item DVD5

Yoko at Everson & Lennon, 1971

Container Summary: 1 videodisc (DVD) (13:20): digital, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Scope and Contents note

Ono and Lennon on chartered plane, going to and then being at opening of This Is Not Here, a one-woman show by Yoko Ono at Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY. With exhibition design by George Maciunas. Film sound track edited by Robert Watts. Reformatted by Estate from super 8 mm.

box 70, item DVD6

Events & Friends, circa 1970

Container Summary: 1 videodisc (DVD) : digital, si., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Scope and Contents note

Compiled from two different super 8 mm. films comprising various events, including the following:

Girl with crossing eyes; Watts with visitors at farmhouse, PA (Peter Moore, Barbara Moore, daughters, Joe Jones and mother of George Maciunas); Mrs. Maciunas dancing on the lawn; hillside tour with the red Mahari and Joe Jones shooting a rocket; roadside event for the "Monster Advertising Series," including John Wilkes, Valerie, Peter Moore; Watts dancing on grass; moon in sky; footage of Winter Events at New Marlborough , MA; with Maciunas and others from Fluxus group, such as Alison Knowles, Peter Moore, Stuart Sherman performing with suitcase; snowballs by Yasunao Tone, Maciunas and Jon Hendricks; Alison Knowles conducting "Song of Your Choice."

box 70, item CM1

MPEG-2 Film Archive

Scope and Contents note

1 videodisc : digital. Copies of 16 mm films from 1967-1971.

box 70, item CM2

MPEG-2 Film Archive

Scope and Contents note

1 videodisc : digital. Copies of material on above DVDs 1-6.

box 71

Original audio recordings

Scope and Contents note

Including reel-to-reel tapes and sound cassettes.

box 71, item R1

Compilation of pieces by Ligeti, Feldman, Cage, Babbit, Pousseur, Ives, and Hampton, undated

Container Summary: 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7 in.

Scope and Contents note

Note: reel nearly full. Index list of contents on verso and inside of box.

box 71, item R2

John Cage and others

Container Summary: 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7 in.

Scope and Contents note

Note: reel nearly full. Pieces in compilation listed on back of box.

box 71, item R3

Music of Tibetan Buddhism, undated

Container Summary: 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7 in.

Scope and Contents note

Note: reel full. Pieces in compilation listed on back of box.

box 71, item R4

James Yohe, Electro-Acoustical Sound & Music, circa 1972.

Container Summary: 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7 in.

Scope and Contents note

Note: reel full. With announcement and program for Yohe's performance in Voorhees Chapel, Douglass College, April 13, 1972.

box 72, item R5

Fred, undated

Container Summary: 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7 in.

Scope and Contents note

Note: reel 7/8 full. Musician unidentified beyond first name. Consists of voice and synthesizer experimentation.

box 72, item C1

Sounds of New Music, 1957

Container Summary: 1 sound cassette : analog ; SX C-90 cassette Nakamichi

Scope and Contents note

Index list of contents.

box 72, item C2

Sonic Arts Union, 1967

Container Summary: 1 sound cassette : analog ; SX C-90 cassette Nakamichi

Scope and Contents note

Index list of contents.

box 72, item C3

Allan Ginsberg at Syracuse, 1971

Container Summary: 1 sound cassette : analog ; C-90 Norelco

Scope and Contents note

Index: Dinner in Syracuse; return on plane.

box 72, item C4

Frog and Bird sounds, 1979-1980

Container Summary: 1 sound cassette : analog ; 90 cassette Scotch XSII

Scope and Contents note

Index list of contents.

box 73

Audio recordings reformatted by the estate onto CDs

Scope and Contents note

CD1 - CD30

box 73, item CD1

Yam Lecture (Tape 1), 1963

(Tape 1) (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc of 2 (CD) (64:56): digital

box 73, item CD2

Yam Lecture (Tape 2), 1963

(Tape 2) (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc of 2 (CD) (20:53): digital

box 73, item CD3

David Behrman, Cascade soundtrack, circa 1961

David Behrman, soundtrack (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) (26:35): digital

box 73, item CD4a

David Behrman, For Bob Watts, undated

David Behrman, (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 1

Scope and Contents note

On disc with Summer by C. Wolff.

box 73, item CD4b

C. Wolff, Summer, undated

C. Wolff, (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 2

Scope and Contents note

On disc with For Bob Watts by David Behrman.

box 73, item CD5

David Behrman, Miscellaneous sounds, 1966

David Behrman, (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) (15:03): digital

box 73, item CD6a

Bill Goodwin, G.W. & Sons soundtrack, circa 1960

Bill Goodwin, soundtrack (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 1

Scope and Contents note

On disc with Solo.

box 73, item CD6b

Bill Goodwin, Solo, circa 1960

Bill Goodwin, (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 2

Scope and Contents note

On disc with G.W. & Sons.

box 73, item CD7a

George Maciunas in New Jersey, circa 1967

George Maciunas in New Jersey (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 1

box 73, item CD7b

Drum for G.W. and Sons, circa 1967

Drum for (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 2

box 73, item CD7c

Fast Abstract Sounds, circa 1967

Fast Abstract Sounds (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 3

box 73, item CD8

George Maciunas, 1968

George Maciunas (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) (6:51) : digital

Scope and Contents note

Filtered. Use to edit out laughter.

box 73, item CD9

Basic Overlay for Alice, 1968

Basic Overlay for (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) (10:59): digital

box 73, item CD10

Alice - Mad Tea Party, 1968

(digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) (72:48): digital

Scope and Contents note

Raw tape.

box 73, item CD11

Alice, 1968

(digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) (13:37) : digital

Scope and Contents note

Work tape-mixed.

box 73, item CD12

Alice, 1968

(digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) (4:47) : digital

Scope and Contents note

Blue tape final.

box 73, item CD13a

String Record, 1969

String Record (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 1

box 73, item CD13b

Communication in a noisy environment, 1973

Communication in a noisy environment (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 2

box 73, item CD13c

Birthday Box, 1970-1971

Birthday Box (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 3

box 73, item CD13d

Brass and Plexiglass Records, 1971

Brass and Plexiglass Records (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 4

box 73, item CD14

Ben Patterson, Lecture on Death, Part 1, 1965 Nov 30

Ben Patterson, , Part 1 (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc of 3 (CD) (76:25) : digital

box 73, item CD15

Ben Patterson, Lecture on Death, Part 2, 1965 Nov 30

Ben Patterson, , Part 2 (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc of 3 (CD) (21:56) : digital

Scope and Contents note

Was previously CD14b.

box 73, item CD16

Ben Patterson, Lecture on Death, Part 3, 1965 Nov 30

Ben Patterson, , Part 3 (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc of 3 (CD) (61:16) : digital

box 73, item CD17a

Original soundtrack for Ono show, Syracuse, undated

Original soundtrack for Ono show, Syracuse (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 1

box 73, item CD17b

Lennon-Ono, undated

Lennon-Ono (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 2

Scope and Contents note

Final mix.

box 73, item CD18a

Cloud Project, 10 July 1974

Cloud Project (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 1

box 73, item CD18b

Cloud Music, track 2, 1975

Cloud Music, track 2 (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 2

box 73, item CD19a

Cloud Music, track 1, 1975 Jun 24

Cloud Music, track 1 (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 1

box 73, item CD19b

Binghampton, NY, tape 1, 1976 Jun 29

Binghampton, NY, tape 1 (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 2

box 73, item CD19c

Binghampton, NY, tape 2, 1976 Jun 29

Binghampton, NY, tape 2 (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 3

box 73, item CD20a

Cows original, 1975

Cows original (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 1

box 73, item CD20b

For Gino: performance work for audience, 1975

For Gino: performance work for audience (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 2

box 73, item CD21

Watts, Patterson, Knowles, For Cage in Chicago, 1987 Feb 18

Watts, Patterson, Knowles, (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital

box 73, item CD22

From Brecht, 1983 Sep 25

From Brecht (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) (59:29) : digital

box 73, item CD23a

Collage Tape 1 - Working, circa 1966

Collage Tape 1 - Working (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 1

box 73, item CD23b

521-522 Art Seminar and Experimental Workshop, undated

521-522 Art Seminar and Experimental Workshop (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 2

Scope and Contents note

Second edit.

box 73, item CD24

George Segal, Santa Cruz, 1969

George Segal, Santa Cruz (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) (17:40) : digital

box 73, item CD25

Charlotte Moorman after morphine shot, July 1986

Charlotte Moorman after morphine shot (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) (5:57) : digital

box 73, item CD26

Art Seminar and Experimental Workshop, circa 1966

Art Seminar and Experimental Workshop (digitized video available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital

Scope and Contents note

Second edit.

box 73, item CD27

Roskilde, June 1985

Roskilde (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) (62:01) : digital

box 73, item CD28

Lafayette College Experimental Workshop, 1970

Lafayette College Experimental Workshop (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) (36:43) : digital

Scope and Contents note

At double speed.

box 73, item CD29a

La Monte Young, 1969

LaMonte Young (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 1

box 73, item CD29b

Jackson Young, 1969

Jackson Young (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 2

box 73, item CD30a

Yoko-Lennon press conference, 1965

Yoko-Lennon press conference (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 1

box 73, item CD30b

Hotel Coffee Shop, undated

Hotel Coffee Shop (digitized version available on-site only)

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Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ; track 2

box 74

Video recordings reformatted on CDs by the estate.

Scope and Contents note

CD31-CD40.

box 74, item cd31

Yam Lecture, Part 1

Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital

Scope and Contents note

DV AVI 01-A Part 1; Back up of CD 1.

box 74, item cd32

Yam Lecture, Part 1

Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital

Scope and Contents note

DV AVI 01-A Part 2; Back up of CD 1.

box 74, item cd33

Yam Lecture, Part 1

Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital

Scope and Contents note

DV AVI 01-B; Back up of CD 1?

box 74, item cd34

Yam Lecture, Part 1

Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital

Scope and Contents note

DV AVI 01-C, 02-A; Back-up of CD 1?

box 74, item cd35

Yam lecture, Part 2

Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital

Scope and Contents note

DV AVI 02-B, 02-C; Back-up of CD 2?

box 74, item cd36

Yam lecture, Part 2

Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital

Scope and Contents note

DV AVI 02-D - Back up of CD 2?

box 74, item cd37

Cascade soundtrack

Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital

Scope and Contents note

DV AVI 03, Part 1 - Back up of CD 3.

box 74, item cd38

David Behrman, For Bob Watts; C. Wolff, Summer

Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital

Scope and Contents note

DV AVI 03 Part 2, 04-A - 04-I; Back up of CD 4.

box 74, item cd39

David Behrman, Miscellaneous sounds

Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital

Scope and Contents note

DV AVI 05; Back up of CD 5.

box 74, item cd40

Bill Goodwin, "G. W. and Sons Sountrack" and "Solo"

Container Summary: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital

Scope and Contents note

DV AVI 06; Back up of CD 6.

box 75*

Oversize materials from Series IV

box 76*

Oversize materials from Series IX

Additions, Series XI. 1962-1987

Scope and Contents note

Art objects included in the archive. Note, these items require different credit line if they are published or exhibited. Contact Registrar.

box Add1-1

Untitled [mail art], 1962

Scope and Contents note

Two envelopes sent throught the U.S. mail. One is addressed to Billy Kluver and has an Implosions stamp on it, with "postage due" rubber stamped below it by the U.S. Postal Service. The other envelope has an address label to "Hand Made Frames" written within a frame design.

box Add1-2

Archive with embedments, 1974

box Add1-3

Dollar Bills Books, 1987