Finding aid for the Robert Watts papers, 1883-1989, bulk 1940-1988
Annette Leddy
Descriptive Summary
Title: Robert Watts papers
Date (inclusive): 1883-1989 (bulk 1940-1988)
Number: 2006.M.27
Creator/Collector:
Watts, Robert
Physical Description:
36.5 Linear Feet
(76 boxes, 9 flat file folders)
Repository:
The Getty Research Institute
Special Collections
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
Los Angeles 90049-1688
reference@getty.edu
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10020/askref
(310) 440-7390
Abstract: American artist of mixed media,
sculpture, and assemblage, best known as a founding member of Fluxus. The archive consists
of correspondence, manuscripts, personal documents, and many photographs and slides
documenting Watts' work and affiliations with artists. Also included are three works of
art.
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Biographical / Historical Note
Robert Watts, born in 1923, spent his childhood and adolescence in Iowa and Louisville,
Kentucky. The son of a mechanical engineer, Watts also earned an engineering degree, but
after serving in World War II, went on to study art history at Columbia University. His
emphasis was the study of ancient art and architecture in the Americas and Australia; his
Master's thesis was on the masks of the Alaskan Eskimo (M.A. 1951).
For several years Watts worked as an abstract expressionist painter while teaching in the
engineering department at Rutgers University. By the late 1950s he had moved to the art
department and had also begun to employ his engineering training in his art, initially
making boxes with electro-mechanical circuitry. Rutgers colleague Allan Kaprow,
sculptor-chemist George Brecht, and Watts together wrote a proposal for an experimental
laboratory for multi-media art entitled "Project in Multiple Dimensions" (1957-1958). Though
never funded, this proposal articulated new assumptions about art in its relation to the
everyday and to increasingly accessible media technologies, soon to find expression in the
happenings, events, and installations of the 1960s, and eventually in the formation of
Fluxus and Experiments in Art and Technology (E.A.T.).
The everyday objects Watts reinvented as artifacts (cartons of eggs, stamps, floor mops)
associated him with Pop Art, and his pieces appeared in the landmark 1963 Bianchini
Supermarket Show. Philosophically, however, he was most allied with Fluxus, of which he was
a founding and lifelong member. Persistently seeking ways to infiltrate commodity culture
with art, Watts de-emphasized himself as creator while brilliantly illuminating
infrastructural systems such as the U.S. postal service, mint, patent office or F.B.I. He
worked in a wide range of novel media, including neon, laminates, Polaroid photography,
video, film, sound, and light. While his studies in ancient art inform much of his work
indirectly, they most distinctly appear in the African statues made of chrome. He
collaborated with Fluxus associates on many events, workshops and festivals, including Yam
Festival (1963) and FluxYear/Gemini (1974; 1978). In 1967, Watts and George Maciunas worked
with Herman Fine to create a company called Implosions for producing and distributing ironic
anti-commodities, such as disfiguring masks or transparent plastic dresses.
As an art professor, Watts was equally ingenious, establishing an Experimental Workshop at
Rutgers that he took to the University of California at Santa Cruz in 1968. Believing that
approaches to teaching art had to be radically changed, Watts encouraged a collaborative and
spontaneous approach to creating multi-media events, some featuring recurring characters in
Watts' work, like the Fur Family. In 1970 he co-edited an anthology,
Proposals for Art Education.
Though most often exhibited in group shows, Watts had significant solo shows at the Museum
of Modern Art and Rene Block Gallery in New York, the Ricke Gallery in Kassel, and at
Multhipla and Francesco Conz Gallery in Milan. Since his death in 1988, Watts' prescience as
an artist has been increasingly recognized, most influentially in a 1990 show at Leo
Castelli Gallery, in
Experiments in the Everyday: Allan Kaprow and
Robert Watts
(1999) and in
Off-Limits: Rutgers University and
the Avant-garde
(1999).
Administrative Information
Access
Open for use by qualified researchers, with the exception of unreformatted audiovisual
material. Access restricted for Boxes 2, 3, 4, and 7 pending the estate's further
consideration.
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Robert Watts papers, 1883-1989, bulk 1940-1988, Research Library, The Getty Research
Institute, Accession no. 2006.M.27
http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2006m27
Acquisition Information
Acquired in 2006 from the Robert Watts Estate.
Processing History
Lora Chin did the preliminary processing of the collection, and Annette Leddy further
processed and arranged it.
Processing History
Processed by Lora Chin and Annette Leddy. Original inventory numbers assigned by the Estate
have been retained.
Digitized Audiovisual Material
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection documents Robert Watts' development as an artist and art professor, with
ample evidence of his relationship with Fluxus colleagues, dealers and friends. Watts' Iowa
family background is presented in photographs, correspondence, family genealogies, health
histories, legal and financial papers, and clippings dating back to the 1880s; together with
report cards and yearbooks, these offer a relatively clear picture of the artist's
midwestern roots. Photographs portray his subsequent years in the service and in New York
while a student at Columbia, with summers on Monhegan Island, while graduate school term
papers and his Master's thesis on Alaskan masks reveal his early interest in artifacts.
Academic files convey Watts' career with nearly annual grant applications and project
proposals. Professional correspondence is mainly between Watts and his dealers, including
Francesco Conz and Rolfe Ricke, along with certain curators and collectors, such as Gilbert
Silverman and Jean Brown. Personal correspondence, though containing photocopies of cards
and letters from George Brecht and George Maciunas and originals from Dick Higgins, is
relatively scant.
Series IV, Work files is the core of the archive, containing hundreds of drawings for
completed and unrealized projects, scripts or scores, and certain completed objects such as
the stamps, letterheads, and laminations.
FluxMed (1987),
Watts' medical graphics based on 19th century French engravings, is present in various
stages of its creation. The greater portion of this series consists of source material,
including postcards, clippings, and brochures for various electronic or mechanical devices
that inspired Watts and that are accompanied in some cases by drawings or calculations
regarding their adaptation to Watts' projects.
Series V, Photographs and slides contains fourteen photograph albums that Watts assembled.
A unique record of the artist's intermingled life and art, they are arranged more
thematically than chronologically. Some of these images also appear in the photograph files,
including numerous images of Pamela Kraft, Watts' longtime partner and model.
Series VII, Printed matter contains nine flat files, mostly of Fluxus posters with striking
graphics and abundant information on events, artists, and ideas. Also included is a
comprehensive collection of clippings containing reviews or articles about Watts or his
associates.
Series X, Audio visual contains all the films Watts made along with the sound tracks or
music that accompanied them.
Three art objects are included in the collection.
Boxes 2, 3, 4, and 7 are sealed, pending the Estate's further consideration.
Numbers in brackets within folder entries were assigned by the Estate.
Arrangement note
Arranged in eleven series:
Series I. Personal,
1889-1989
Series II. Academic files,
1949-1988
Series III. Correspondence,
1960-1988
Series IV. Work files, 1939-1988
Series V. Photographs and slides, 1937-1988
Series VI. Other artists' files, 1957-1989
Series VII. Printed matter, 1883-1988
Series VIII. Books, 1940-1975
Series IX. Serials, 1961-1979
Series X. Audiovisual, 1957-1987
Series XI. Additions, 1962-1987
Indexing Terms
Subjects - Names
Kraft, Pamela
Maciunas, George
Watts, Robert
Subjects - Corporate Bodies
Fluxus (Group of Artists)
Implosions (Firm)
Subjects - Topics
Conceptual Art
Happening (Art)
Performance art
Art and technology
Art, American -- 20th century
Art -- Study and teaching
Subjects - Titles
FluxMed
Genres and Forms of Material
Drawings (visual works) -- 20th century
Mail art
Photographic prints -- 20th century
Mechanical drawings -- 20th century
Motion pictures (visual works) -- 20th century
DVDs -- 20th century
Phonograph records -- 20th century
Compact discs -- 20th century
Photographs, Original
Audiotapes -- 20th century
Videocassettes -- 20th century
Contributors
Maciunas, George
Ricke, Rolfe
Silverman, Gilbert
Watts, Robert
Conz, Francesco
Brown, Jean
Brecht, George
Kaprow, Allan
Series I.
Personal,
1889-1989
Physical Description:
2 Linear
Feet
Scope and Content 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.
Series 1A.
Biographical,
1923-1989
Physical Description:
75 Linear
Feet
Scope and Content Note
Includes official documents, school materials, curriculum vitae.
box 1, folder 1
Documents,
1923-1958
Physical Description:
20
items
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
[L-6#24]
box 1, folder 12
Curriculum vitae,
circa 1981
Physical Description:
11
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Resume and chart. [M-4#4]
box 1, folder 14
Watts' curriculum vita and statement,
1987
Physical Description:
28
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#20]
box 1, folder 15
Watts' curriculum vita and statement,
1987
Physical Description:
25
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#23]
box 1, folder 16
Who's Who in American Art entry,
1988
Physical Description:
3
items
Scope and Content Note
Letter and printed entry for Robert Watts, submitted for his approval. [PH#2]
box 1, folder 17
Calendar,
1988
Physical Description:
7 folded
pages
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Photocopies. Original in Series IX. Serials.
box 1, folder 19
Watts' bibliography,
circa 1989
Physical Description:
5
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[L-6#22]
Series 1B.
Family history,
circa 1889-1984
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear
Feet
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, clippings, and genealogies.
box 1, folder 21
Watts family history,
circa 1889
Physical Description:
5
items
Scope and Content Note
Clippings from local Iowa publication. [M-1#16]
box 1, folder 22
Bonaparte Bee,
1902
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[M-1#16]
box 1, folder 24
Iowa letterhead and broadsides,
circa 1950
Physical Description:
10
items
Scope and Content Note
[M-1#19]
box 1, folder 25
Family genealogy,
circa 1965
Physical Description:
35
items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[M-1#16]
box 1, folder 27
Family correspondence,
1987-1988
Physical Description:
6
items
Scope and Content Note
[M-1#16]
box 1, folder 28
Family illness history,
undated
Physical Description:
13
items
Scope and Content Note
[M-1#27]
box 1, folder 29
Earl Watts, letter and drawings,
undated
Physical Description:
5
items
Scope and Content Note
About measuring locomotive performance. [M-1#17]
box 1, folder 30
Notice of inheritance,
1984
Physical Description:
35
items
Scope and Content Note
Will of Elsie Watts, Watts' sister, and other legal and financial papers regarding
the inheritance of her estate. [M-1#18]
Series 1C.
Interviews,
1978, 1981
Physical Description:
0.05 Linear
Feet
Scope and Content Note
Transcripts of interviews with some accompanying materials.
box 1, folder 31
Interview transcript,
1978
Physical Description:
15
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
Robert Watts interviewed by Michael Oren. [L-6#101]
box 1, folder 32
Interview transcript,
1981
Physical Description:
43
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
George Maciunas interviewed by Larry Miller, with list of performances/events and
brochure from The Kitchen, 1979.
Series 1D.
Legal and financial,
1948-1988
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear
Feet
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[B-1#9]
box 2, folder 2
Eastman Kodak law suit,
1964
Physical Description:
10
page(s)
Scope and Content 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
DeMenil loan papers,
1970-1984
Physical Description:
37
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Maciunus lawsuit,
1978-1986
Physical Description:
8
file(s)
Scope and Content Note
SEALED material regarding Robert Watts' lawsuit against Billlie Jeanette Maciunus,
widow of Bob Maciunus. [B-1#3; M-8#s6-10]
Series II.
Academic files,
1949-1988
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear
Feet
Scope and Content 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.
Series IIA.
Academic papers,
1949-1952
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear
Feet
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
With extensive illustrations drawn by Watts.
box 5, folder 5
Masked Designs of Nazca,
1951
Physical Description:
26
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
With extensive illustrations and photographs.
box 5, folder 6
Masks of the Alaskan Eskimo,
1951
Physical Description:
70
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content 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)
Series IIB.
Grant applications,
1961-1988
Physical Description:
0.25 Linear
Feet
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Grant to work in Berlin. [M-1#13]
box 6, folder 11
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts application,
1980-1981
Scope and Content Note
7 pages; brochure.
box 6, folder 12
Rutgers Research Council Applications,
1980-1983
Physical Description:
32
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[M-1#9]
box 6, folder 13
Massachusetts Council of the Arts,
1985-1988
Scope and Content Note
Brochures regarding funding. L-6#91
Series IIC.
Teaching files,
1957-1987
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear
Feet
Scope and Content 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
Physical Description: circa 60 pages
Scope and Content 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
Physical Description: circa 30 pages
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
[M-1#2]
box 6, folder 18
Retirement and emeritus letters,
1984
Physical Description:
2
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
SEALED. Five files of correspondence.
Series III.
Correspondence,
1960-1988
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear
Feet
Scope and Content 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.
Series IIIA.
Professional correspondence,
1960-1988
Physical Description:
1 Linear
Feet
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[L-6#64]
box 8, folder 2
Yam festival materials,
1962-1963
Physical Description:
38
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Price list.
box 8, folder 4
Lawrence Alloway,
1963-1964
Physical Description:
4
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Loan forms, moving receipts, price notes. [ L-6#119]
box 8, folder 7
Francesco Conz,
1964-1979
Physical Description: circa 30 pages
Scope and Content Note
Drawings and photocopies of drawings in Series IV. Work files. [L-6#38\
box 8, folder 8
Sale of stamps,
1964-1986
Physical Description: 11 pages, 1 blank
booklet
Scope and Content Note
Letters requesting purchase of Watts' stamps. [ L-6#113]
box 8, folder 9
Ken Friedman,
1967
Physical Description:
1
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#76]
box 8, folder 10
New York City Police Department,
1967
Physical Description:
1
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content 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
Physical Description: circa 30 pages
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#119]
box 8, folder 13
archiv sohm,
1970-1984
Physical Description:
7
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
L-7#76
box 8, folder 14
Electric Gallery,
1971-1979
Physical Description: circa 31 items
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
[M-3#2]
box 8, folder 18
Werner Gallery,
1974
Physical Description:
12
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
Watts' proposal for a flammable book. [L-6#118]
box 8, folder 19
Werner Gallery,
1974
Physical Description:
25
items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Photographs (copy prints) to accompany book proposal. [L-6#118]
box 8, folder 21
Multhipla,
1974-1987
Physical Description:
20
items
Scope and Content Note
Letters, drawings, scores, price lists. [L-6#97]
box 8, folder 22
MERC studio application,
1975
Physical Description:
5
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#92]
box 8, folder 23
Philadelphia Museum of Art,
1975
Physical Description:
4
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 35
Franklin Furnace,
1976-1987
box 8, folder 36
Committee on Film and T.V.,
1976
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#121]
box 8, folder 37
Oakland Museum,
1976
Physical Description:
1
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Correspondence regarding a Fluxus book. [L-6#121]
box 9, folder 4
Loan Agreements,
1976-1981
Physical Description: circa 30 pages
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#119]
box 9, folder 5
Studio Morra,
1976-1983
Physical Description:
29
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[L-6#121]
box 9, folder 8
Artists' Stamps,
1977
Physical Description:
3
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
Letters from Al Souza. [L-6#121]
box 9, folder 9
Reinhard Pods,
1977
Physical Description:
3
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[L-6#121]
box 9, folder 11
Hermann Braun,
1977
Physical Description:
3
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
[L-6#121]
box 9, folder 16
Carlo Bertocci,
1978
Physical Description:
1
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#1210]
box 9, folder 17
Pari-Dispari,
1978-1981
Physical Description:
25
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
Letters, writings, postcards. [L-6#104]
box 9, folder 18
Den danske Radeerforening,
1979
Physical Description:
1
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#121]
box 9, folder 19
Galerie La Gravure,
1979
Physical Description:
2
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
Letters regarding group show. [L-6#121]
box 9, folder 20
Collectors,
1979-1980
Physical Description:
4
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6 #121]
box 9, folder 21
Lightworks,
1979
Physical Description:
3
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
Regarding fluxus issue of the serial. [L-6#121]
box 9, folder 22
LAICA,
1979
Physical Description:
2
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
[L-6#121]
box 9, folder 27
Richard Kostelanetz,
1980
Physical Description:
1
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#121]
box 9, folder 28
Interart,
1980
Physical Description:
3
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
Arrangements for Fluxus Buffet des Chefs
box 9, folder 29
TLF,
1980
Physical Description:
1
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#121]
box 9, folder 30
Unidentified,
1980
Physical Description:
1
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#121]
box 9, folder 31
Harborfront,
1980-1981
Physical Description:
20
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
L-6#121
box 9, folder 32
RoseLee Goldberg's CV,
circa 1980
Physical Description:
2
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#14]
box 9, folder 33
Factotum-Art,
1980-1981
Physical Description:
6
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#112]
box 9, folder 34
Archive Small Press and Communication,
1981
Physical Description:
1
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#121]
box 9, folder 35
Chair Foundation,
1981
Physical Description:
1
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#121]
box 9, folder 36
Boston Performance Artists,
1981
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[L-6#121]
box 9, folder 40
Michael Oren,
1982
Physical Description:
1
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#121]
box 9, folder 41
Holtzman & Silverman,
1982
Physical Description:
32
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Notes, sketches and pieces. [L-6 #41]
box 9, folder 44
Francesco Conz,
1982-1988
Physical Description:
20
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Price lists and correspondence regarding purchase of Watts pieces.
box 9, folder 46
Holtzman & Silverman,
1984
Physical Description:
2
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#66]
box 9, folder 47
National Endowment for the Arts,
1984
Physical Description:
1
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Letters regarding the
Blam! exhibition. [L-6#121]
box 9, folder 50
René Block,
1984
Physical Description:
1
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#25]
box 9, folder 51
Francesco Conz,
1984-1987
Physical Description:
15
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[L-6#121]
box 9, folder 54
Frankfurter Kunsthalle,
1985
Physical Description:
1
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#121]
box 9, folder 55
Jon Hendricks,
1985
Physical Description:
3
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#121]
box 9, folder 56
Artstamps,
1986
Physical Description:
3
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#19]
box 9, folder 57
Iowa Arts Council,
1986
Physical Description: circa 30 pages
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, loan agreement, receipts. [L-6#83]
box 9, folder 58
ICA Boston,
1986
Physical Description:
10
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
L-6#121
box 9, folder 63
New York Art Review,
1987
Physical Description:
2
items
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#121]
box 9, folder 64
Allan Kaprow,
1987
Physical Description:
2
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[L-6#121]
box 9, folder 67
Museum Weddell,
1987
Physical Description:
5
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Letters regarding Watts book. [L-6#37]
box 9, folder 70
Rutgers Exhibition request,
1988
Physical Description:
3
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#18]
box 9, folder 71
Custom Frame Design,
1988
Physical Description:
3
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#19]
box 9, folder 72
Harlekin Art,
1988
Scope and Content Note
[M-3#8]
box 9, folder 73
Emily Harvey Gallery,
1988
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#121]
Series IIIB.
Personal correspondence,
1968-1988
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear
Feet
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[M-3#7]
box 10, folder 2
Personal ads,
1969
Physical Description: 5 pages and 2
photographs
Scope and Content Note
[M-3#10]
box 10, folder 3
Postcards from friends,
1969-1973
Physical Description:
22
card(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-1#2]
box 10, folder 4
George Brecht,
circa 1969-1970
Physical Description:
10
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
[L-1#1]
box 10, folder 11
Melanie Hedlund,
1983
Physical Description:
3
items
box 10, folder 12
Correspondence,
1983-1986
Physical Description: 21 pages and 1 artist's
book
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[L-1#2]
box 10, folder 14
Correspondence,
1987
Physical Description:
13
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Assorted letters, some of which are cataloged above. [L-6#76]
Series IV.
Work files,
1939-1988
Physical Description:
5.5 Linear
Feet
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Printed cartoons signed by Watts. [M-6#12]
box 11, folder 2
Letterhead,
circa 1940
Physical Description:
4
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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
Physical Description: circa 50 pages
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Watt's designed stamps.
box 11, folder 9
Etchings,
1962
Physical Description:
2
items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Proposal for an institute of experimental art. [L-6#89]
box 11, folder 11
Cascade,
1962
Physical Description:
21
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
Sketches (story boards) for film. [L-6#96]
box 11, folder 12
Cascade,
1962
Physical Description:
18
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[L-6#115]
box 11, folder 14
Yam Lecture,
1963
Physical Description:
11
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
Photocopies of cards used as audience instruction. [L-6#120]
box 11, folder 15
Drawings,
1964
Physical Description:
2
items
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Drawings. [L-6#63]
box 11, folder 21
Bubble Gum Show,
1965
Physical Description:
27
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, drawings, descriptions, budget. [L-6#32]
box 11, folder 22
Hands,
1965-1966
Physical Description:
5
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
Outlines of hands. See also Flat file folder 8.
box 11, folder 23-26
Drawings and project plans,
1965-1966
Scope and Content Note
For various household objects and furniture. [H-2#17]
box 11, folder 27
Neon signs,
circa 1966
Physical Description:
3
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
Color photocopies of photographs. [H-2#13]
box 11, folder 28
Watts movie book,
ca. 1967
Physical Description:
1
notebook(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[L-6#116]
box 11, folder 30
Mad Tea Party,
1967
Physical Description:
13
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Drawing.
box 11, folder 34
The New Knee Action Wheels,
1969 circa
Physical Description:
30
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Description of a series of pieces. [M-6#10]
box 12, folder 9
Film work notes,
1972-1973
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
[H-2#13]
box 12, folder 20
Sketches and project plans,
1975-1976
Physical Description:
6
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
List of titles. [MD#1]
box 12, folder 24
Lamb Chop Table,
1977
Physical Description:
2
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
Drawings with measurements and other specs. [L-6#85]
box 12, folder 25
FBI Stamp issue ,
1977
Physical Description: 5 sheets clippings; 7
pages
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[H-2#12]
box 12, folder 27
Sketches and project plans,
1977
Physical Description:
10
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
For garden pieces. [H-2#12]
box 12, folder 28
Sketches and project plans,
1978
Physical Description:
8
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Score and drawings for Moon Trace.
box 12, folder 31
Catalog of Florentine statues keyed to Fluxus artists,
1979
Physical Description: Catalog and 3 pages
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Includes clippings.
box 13, folder 5
Graphics for Fluxus book,
circa 1982
Physical Description:
4
items
Scope and Content Note
Printed matter, including Fluxclinic record of features and feats.
box 13, folder 6
Topaz,
1982
Physical Description:
4
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Notes, timeline of projects, outline, lists of photographs, clippings.
box 13, folder 8
Drawings and project plans,
1983
Physical Description: 6 pages and 5
magazines
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Description of piece, printed matter, clippings. L-6#53
box 13, folder 11
The Oraculum,
1983
Physical Description:
10
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
[L-6#46]
box 13, folder 20
Fluxmed images used for screens,
1987
Physical Description:
18
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#51]
box 13, folder 21
Fluxmed photocopies not used for screens,
circa 1987
Physical Description:
13
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#52]
box 13, folder 22-23
Photocopies of Fluxmed book pages,
circa 1987
Physical Description:
34
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#47]; [L-6#50]
box 13, folder 24
Fire-fly layout,
undated
Physical Description:
9
items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[L-6#61]
box 13, folder 26
The Adventures of Dobie Braun,
undated circa
Physical Description:
40
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
For Bob Lenox? [L-6#86]
box 13, folder 30
Notes,
undated
Physical Description:
18
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
Word play. [L-6#86]
box 13, folder 31
Apron and T-shirt designs,
undated
Physical Description:
4
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[M-6#8]
box 13, folder 32
Notes in Duchamp catalog,
undated
Physical Description:
6
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Regarding reproductions of paper money. [M-8#13]
box 15, folder 2
Wanted by FBI posters,
1963
Physical Description:
30
items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Photographs by Douglas Curran. [L-1#7]
box 15, folder 4
Postcards by artists,
1985
Physical Description:
4
postcards
Scope and Content Note
[L-1#8]
box 15, folder 5
Call slips for the New York Public Library,
undated
Physical Description:
20
items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[L-6#13]
box 15, folder 7
Flash paper,
undated
Physical Description:
7
items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
5 postcards and one small clipping.
box 15, folder 10
Postcards of New England,
undated
Physical Description:
16
items
Scope and Content Note
[L-1#5]
box 15, folder 11
Postcards of the West,
undated
Physical Description:
8
items
Scope and Content Note
[L-1#5]
box 15, folder 12
Postcards of Taormina,
undated
Physical Description:
17
items
Scope and Content Note
Connected cards forming an accordion style book. [L-16]
box 15, folder 13
Postcards of Europe,
undated
Physical Description:
21
items
Scope and Content Note
[L-1#6]
box 15, folder 14
Callslips and index cards,
undated
Physical Description:
30
items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[L-6#109]
box 15, folder 16-17
Cartoons,
undated
Physical Description:
32
items
Scope and Content Note
Clipped from newspapers and magazines. [L-6#9]
box 15, folder 18
Vintage U.S. Currency,
undated
Physical Description:
5
items
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
[L-6#6]
box 16, folder 3
Clippings,
1975-1976
Physical Description:
14
items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
About military actions, cartoons. [L-6#6]
box 16, folder 5
Clippings,
1980-1984
Physical Description:
17
items
Scope and Content Note
Moved B. Fuller obituary to oversize box. [L-6#6]
box 16, folder 6
Clippings,
1987
Physical Description:
16
items
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#6]
box 16, folder 7
Clippings,
undated
Physical Description:
27
items
Scope and Content Note
Including many cartoons. [L-6#6]
box 16, folder 8
Clippings,
undated
Physical Description:
21
items
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#6]
box 16, folder 9
Clippings - "Relaxing,"
undated
Physical Description:
31
items
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#7]
box 16, folder 10
Clippings - Violence,
undated
Physical Description:
29
items
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#7]
box 16, folder 11
Clippings - Nudes,
undated
Physical Description:
29
items
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#5]
box 16, folder 12-13
Clippings about Science, Space, Flight,
undated
Physical Description: circa 45 items
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#10]
box 16, folder 14
Clippings about art,
undated
Physical Description:
10
items
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#11]
box 16, folder 15
Collage materials,
undated
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[M-6#5]
box 16, folder 17
Clippings from references books and serials,
undated
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Some cut as if for collage. [M-6#7]
box 16, folder 19
Clippings of headlines or words from serials,
undated
Physical Description: circa 50 items
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#8]
box 16, folder 20-21
Clippings of words and cartoons,
undated
Physical Description: circa 60 items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[M-7#1]
box 16, folder 24
Media portraits,
undated
Physical Description:
12
items
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Adhesive letters, numbers and symbols. [M-7#7]
box 17, folder 3
Printing process brochures,
1963-1966
Physical Description:
19
items
Scope and Content Note
Descritions of products such as Day-Glo silkscreen, rubber stamps, and
photographstats. [M-7#5]
box 17, folder 4
Varivue animations,
1964-1967
Physical Description: 11 varivue chips and 6
pages
Scope and Content Note
Letters, product information, samples. [M-7#8]
box 17, folder 5
Plastic Box brochures,
1966, undated
Physical Description:
6
items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Including samples. [M-7#6]
box 17, folder 7-8
Firearms brochures,
1970-1988
Physical Description: circa 50 items
Scope and Content Note
[M-10#6]
box 17, folder 9
Kaibabs shoe advertisements,
1971
Physical Description:
11
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[M-9#6]
box 17, folder 10
Garden materials,
1973-1983
Physical Description:
16
items
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
2 items. Including "Kicking Mule." [M-9#3]
box 18, folder 7
Tennis instruction materials,
1980
Physical Description:
5
items
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
[M-7#3]
box 18, folder 14
Printing press brochures,
1965-1971
Physical Description: circa 20 items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Playing card brochure and card samples. [M-7#9]
box 18, folder 16
Imitation Food advertisements,
undated
Physical Description:
2
items
Scope and Content Note
[M-7#10]
box 18, folder 17-18
Castolite brochure,
1986
Physical Description:
21
items
Scope and Content Note
[M-7#11]
box 18, folder 19
Crystals information,
1987
Physical Description:
4
items
Scope and Content Note
Including a brochure about seminars offered.
box 18, folder 20
Clippings of product advertisements,
circa 1987
Physical Description:
10
items
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#3]
box 18, folder 21-22
Addresses and notes on services related to art work,
undated
Physical Description: 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 Content Note
[M-7#14]
box 19, folder 2
Shimmerlite box,
1973
Physical Description:
5
page(s)
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[M-7#16]
box 19, folder 4
16 mm. film projectors,
circa 1970
Physical Description: circa 30 pages
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Film moved to cold storage Box 48. [M-7 #19]
box 19, folder 6
Notes on Zone System comparison prints,
undated
Scope and Content Note
[M-7#19]
box 19, folder 7
Zone System Cal Ilford comparison prints,
undated
Physical Description:
20
photographs
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[M-7#19]
box 19, folder 9
Watts' notes on Zone system Ilford FP3
Physical Description:
4
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
M-7#19
box 19, folder 10
Zone system Ilford FP3 test prints
Physical Description:
16
items
Scope and Content Note
[M-7#19]
box 48, folder 19
Plus-X film tests,
undated
Physical Description:
3 film
sheet(s)
Scope and Content Note
Film moved from Box 19.
box 19, folder 11
Watt's notes on Plus-X film,
undated
Physical Description:
11
items
Scope and Content Note
[M-7#20]
box 19, folder 12-13
Plus-X test prints,
undated
Physical Description:
47
items
Scope and Content Note
[M-7#20]
box 19, folder 14
Nikon price list and registration,
1973-1981
Physical Description:
10
items
Scope and Content Note
[M-7#21]
box 19, folder 15
Nimslo 3-D Camera brochure,
undated
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
[L-6#106]
box 19, folder 19
Rollei camera manual,
undated
Physical Description:
12
items
Scope and Content Note
Including film order forms and notes and drawings.
Series V.
Photographs and slides,
1937-1988
Physical Description:
12 Linear
Feet
Scope and Content 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 20-25
Slides,
1937-1966
Physical Description: 3,080 items
Scope and Content Note
Including slides of sculpture, events, friends, and installations, with Watts'
handwritten labels.
box 26
Photo Binder A,
circa 1900-1988
Physical Description: 42 two-sided mylar
pages
Scope and Content 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
Physical Description: circa 60 two-sided mylar
pages
Scope and Content 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
Physical Description: 58 two-sided mylar
pages
Scope and Content 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
Physical Description: 65 two-sided mylar
pages
Scope and Content 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
Physical Description: 42 two-sided mylar
pages
Scope and Content 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
Physical Description: 37 two-sided mylar
pages
Scope and Content 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
Physical Description: 42 two-sided mylar
pages
Scope and Content 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
Physical Description: 65 two-sided mylar
pages
Scope and Content 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; "Luxus &
Happenings" events Köln 1970; Flux-Wedding 1978.
box 34
Binder 7,
1967-1968
Physical Description: 23 two-sided mylar
pages
Scope and Content 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
Physical Description: 30 two-sided mylar
pages
Scope and Content Note
Watts' handwritten label illegible. Black and white photographs of workshops at UC
Santa Cruz and elsewhere.
box 36
Binder 9,
circa 1967-1987
Physical Description: 52 two-sided mylar
pages
Scope and Content 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
Physical Description: 33 two-sided mylar
pages
Scope and Content 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
Physical Description: 25 two-sided mylar
pages
Scope and Content 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
Physical Description: 52 two-sided mylar
pages.
Scope and Content 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
slides
box 41
Red binder,
undated
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Watts' metal sculptures.
box 42, folder 2
Untitled event work,
1961
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
Photograph of an event work by Watts that dispensed soap.
box 42, folder 3
Artwork,
1961-1962
Physical Description:
5
items
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Mounted black and white prints by Mike Singer.
box 42, folder 14
Experimental workshop, Rutgers,
1967
Physical Description:
11
items
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Black and white prints. [H-3#2]
box 43, folder 3
Experimental Workshop,
1968-1969
Physical Description:
9
items
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Black and white prints. [H-3#7]
box 43, folder 6
Monster candidate,
1971,
Physical Description:
3
items
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
[H-3#17]
box 43, folder 14
Cloud music,
1976
Physical Description:
6
items
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Photocopies of photographs of an installation. [H-3#1]
box 43, folder 17
Life Span Dada,
1987
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#55]
box 43, folder 18
Haigs Show,
undated
Physical Description:
11
items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[H-3#6]
box 44, folder 2
Body part photographs,
undated
Physical Description:
2
items
Scope and Content Note
One of an eye, the other of a naval. 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 Content Note
Prints of female pubic area and naval. [H-3#20]
box 44, folder 7
Body parts,
undated
Physical Description:
11
items
Scope and Content Note
Photographs equating breasts, navals and other body parts with landscape features.
[H-3#20] See also color Box 48
box 45, folder 1-2
Air Show, Watsonville, CA.,
undated
Physical Description:
16
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-3#38]
box 45, folder 3
Baja California Trip,
undated
Physical Description:
2
items
Scope and Content Note
H-3#39
box 45, folder 4
People's Park, Berkeley, Calif.,
1968-1969
Physical Description:
9
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-3#41]
box 45, folder 5
Beach at Santa Cruz, Calif.,
1968-1969
Physical Description:
7
items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[H-3#44]
box 45, folder 8
New Jersey,
undated,
Physical Description:
18
items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Color images in Box 48 [H-3#46]
box 45, folder 10-11
New York City,
undated
Physical Description:
22
items
Scope and Content Note
H-3#47
box 45, folder 12-13
Pennsylvania house and farm,
undated
Physical Description:
29
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-3#35]
box 45, folder 14
Easton, Pennsylvania,
undated
Physical Description:
6
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-3#36]
box 45, folder 15
Eaton, Pennsylvania,
undated
Physical Description:
3
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-3#18]
box 45, folder 16
Manhattan buildings,
undated
Physical Description:
3
items
Scope and Content Note
3 copies of same image.
box 46, folder 1-7
Personal photographs
Scope and Content Note
Including pages from a non-archival photo album and loose photographs held within it.
Occasional personal notations on verso.
box 46, folder 2
Photographs from album,
1923-1947
Physical Description:
59
items
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
[H-3#22]
box 47, folder 2
Summer at Umbreits',
1968
Physical Description:
8
items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[H-3#37]
box 47, folder 4
Pamela Kraft,
undated
Physical Description:
11
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-3#24]
box 47, folder 5
Hazelle and Earl Watts,
undated
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
[H-3#23]
box 47, folder 6
Valerie,
undated,
Physical Description:
12
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-3#26]
box 47, folder 7
Sara,
undated,
Physical Description:
2
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-3#28]
box 47, folder 8
Juliette,
undated
Physical Description:
8
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-3#31]
box 47, folder 9
Sheila,
undated,
Physical Description:
4
items
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Byers 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, Koln,
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 Content Note
[H-3#45]
box 48, folder 13
80 Wooster Street,
undated
Physical Description:
2
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-3#47]
box 48, folder 14
Body/landscape,
undated
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
[H-3#20]
box 48, folder 15
John Wilkes publicity photograph,
undated
Physical Description:
1
item
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 Content Note
From Box 19, f. 12.
box 48, folder 19
Film from Box 19, f. 6,
undated
Physical Description:
3
Sheets
box 49
22 images of masks and other objects from Native Pacific
peoples
Scope and Content Note
Related to research papers in Box 5.
box 50
7 images of masks and other objects from Native Pacific peoples
Scope and Content Note
Related to research papers in Box 5.
box 51-52
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 Content Note
Also views of New England, Africa, and assorted objects.
box 54
Slides Watts used for teaching art and art history
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Related to research papers in Box 5.
Series VI.
Other artists' files,
1957-1989
Physical Description:
1 Linear
Feet
Scope and Content 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
Physical Description: circa 20 items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Press release. [M-4#1]
box 57, folder 3
Patrick Beilman,
1982
Physical Description:
4
items
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Brochure. [M-4#1]
box 57, folder 8
Robert Filliou,
1966
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
Artist's book,
La cedille qui sourit. [M-4#1]
box 57, folder 9
Fred Fot,
undated
Physical Description:
3
items
Scope and Content Note
Two pieces of wood (sculpture) and a drawing. [L-6#62]
box 57, folder 10
Gurdjieff,
1979
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Material from Black Thumb Press [M-4#1]
box 57, folder 12
Geoff Hendricks,
1985
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
Drawing with note. [L-6#80]
box 57, folder 13
Dick Higgins, and
1966 1983
Physical Description:
4
items
Scope and Content Note
Issue of
something else press with lead stories by
Higgins.
box 57, folder 14
Book brochures,
1981
Physical Description:
2
items
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#82]
box 57, folder 15
Dick Higgins,
1961
Physical Description:
4
items
Scope and Content Note
One Hundred Plays and other writings. [L-6#82]
box 57, folder 16
Dick Higgins,
1961-1963
Physical Description:
7
items
Scope and Content Note
The Musical Wig and other writings.
box 57, folder 17
Dieter Roth cards,
1976
Physical Description:
4
items
Scope and Content Note
[M-4#1]
box 57, folder 18
Dick Higgins,
1978
Physical Description:
14
items
Scope and Content Note
Sphincterist Movement cards. [M-4#1]
box 57, folder 19
Robert Irwin,
1983
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
New Yorker article on the artist. [M-4#1]
box 57, folder 20
Ken Jacobs,
undated
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Scores for Happenings. [M-4#1]
box 58, folder 2
Jorge Borras Llop,
1989
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
Ephemera. [M-4#7]
box 58, folder 3
George Maciunas,
1972-1979
Physical Description: circa 20 items
Scope and Content Note
Scores, clippings, drawings, announcements. [L-6#87]
box 58, folder 4
George Maciunas,
1980-1984
Physical Description: circa 20 items
Scope and Content Note
Scores, clippings, drawings, announcements. [L-6#87]
box 58, folder 5
Jackson MacLow,
1984
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
A Bean Phonemicon. [M-4#1]
box 58, folder 6
Larry Miller,
1980
Physical Description:
4
items
Scope and Content Note
Announcements for the artist's performances. [M-4#1]
box 58, folder 7
Charlotte Moorman,
1986
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
Mail Event announcement. [L-6#93]
box 58, folder 8
Yoko Ono,
1980
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
Clipping. [M-4#1]
box 58, folder 9
Ortiz,
1987
Physical Description:
6
items
Scope and Content Note
Art and the Invisible Reality Symposium announcement. [L-6#103]
box 58, folder 10
Robin Page,
1975
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Artist's book. [M-4#1]
box 58, folder 12
Jim Pomeroy,
1978
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
Instructions for ESP Event. [M-4#1]
box 58, folder 14
Bonnie Sherk,
1981
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
Interview with the artist in
High Performance.
[M-4#1]
box 58, folder 15
Chieko Shiomi,
undated
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
"Spatial Poem No.2." [M-4#1]
box 58, folder 16
Carolee Schneemann,
1974
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
Up to and Including Her Limits. [M-4#4]
box 58, folder 17
Clyfford Still,
1975
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
Clipping from
Time magazine about the artist.
[M-4#1]
box 58, folder 18
Emmett Williams,
1962
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
Score. [M-4#1]
box 58, folder 19
La Monte Young,
1981
Physical Description:
4
items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
The Theater of Eternal Music (2 copies). [M-4#1]
box 58, folder 21
Miscellanous artwork,
undated
Physical Description:
4
items
Series VII.
Printed matter,
1883-1988
Physical Description: 4.0 linear feet and 9 flat file
folders
Scope and Content 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.
box 59-61
Printed matter,
1955-1988
box 59, folder 1
1955
Physical Description:
3
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#49]
box 59, folder 2
1956
Physical Description:
1
item
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#49]
box 59, folder 3
1957
Physical Description:
4
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#49]
box 59, folder 4
1958
Physical Description:
3
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#48]
box 59, folder 5
1960
Physical Description:
2
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#47]
box 59, folder 6
1961
Physical Description:
7
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#46]
box 59, folder 7
1962
Physical Description:
8
items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[H-2#42]
box 59, folder 11
1966
Physical Description:
9
items
box 59, folder 12
1967
Physical Description:
6
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#40]
box 59, folder 13
1968
Physical Description:
15
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#39]
box 59, folder 14
1969
Physical Description:
13
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#38]
box 60, folder 1
1970
Physical Description: circa 24 items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#37[; [H-2#38]
box 60, folder 2
1971
Physical Description:
11
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#36]; [H2#37]
box 60, folder 3
1972
Physical Description:
17
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#35]; [H-2#36]
box 60, folder 4
1973
Physical Description:
18
items
Scope and Content Note
H-2#34&35
box 60, folder 5
1974
Physical Description:
12
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#34]; [H-2#35]
box 60, folder 6
1975
Physical Description:
13
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#32]; [H-2#33]
box 60, folder 7
1976
Physical Description:
13
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#32]
box 60, folder 8
1977
Physical Description:
21
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#31]
box 60, folder 9
1978
Physical Description:
25
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#30]
box 60, folder 10
1979
Physical Description:
18
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#29]
box 60, folder 11
1979
Physical Description:
3
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#29]
box 61, folder 1
1980 circa
Physical Description:
22
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#28]
box 61, folder 2
1980
Physical Description:
2
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#28]
box 61, folder 3
1981
Physical Description:
7
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#27]
box 61, folder 4
1982
Physical Description:
13
items
Scope and Content Note
H-2#26
box 61, folder 5
1983
Physical Description:
20
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#25]
box 61, folder 6
1984
Physical Description:
4
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#24]
box 61, folder 7
1986
Physical Description:
12
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#23]
box 61, folder 8
1986
Physical Description:
14
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#22]
box 61, folder 9
1987
Physical Description:
12
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#21]
box 61, folder 10
1988
Physical Description:
8
items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[H-2#50]
box 62, folder 2
1960-1962
Physical Description:
16
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#18]
box 62, folder 3
1963
Physical Description:
3
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#18]
box 62, folder 4
1964
Physical Description:
12
page(s)
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#18]
box 62, folder 5
1964-1970
Physical Description:
12
items
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
[H-2#18]
box 62, folder 14
Clippings,
1985
Physical Description:
11
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#23]
box 62, folder 15
1985
Physical Description: circa 23 items
Scope and Content Note
Photocopies of articles about Festival of the Fantastics. [L-6#58]
box 62, folder 16
1987
Physical Description:
6
items
Scope and Content Note
[H-2#3]
box 62, folder 17
John Cage,
1987
Physical Description:
2
items
Scope and Content Note
H-3#4
box 62, folder 18
Art Scene and Fluxus,
1987
Physical Description:
3
items
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#4]
box 76*
Printed matter,
1883-1988
Physical Description:
11 oversize
items
Scope and Content Note
Full page size newspaper clippings or serials pulled from various Series. Includes
issue of
The New York Times containing Watts'
obituary.
oversize 1-9**
Posters,
1942-1987, undated
Scope and Content Note
Large mechanical or architectural drawings, maps and charts. Arranged
chronologically.
oversize 1**
Mechanical drawings,
1942
Scope and Content Note
For Henry Vogt Machine and Louisville Lumber.
oversize 2**
Mechanical drawings,
1947-1948
Scope and Content Note
For Dayton Company and Stewart Dry Goods.
oversize 3**
Exhibition posters,
1962-1969
oversize 4**
Poster,
1962
Scope and Content Note
Fragile.
oversize 5**
Poster,
1963
Scope and Content Note
Fragile.
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
Series VIII.
Books,
1940-1975
Physical Description:
1 Linear
Feet
Scope and Content 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 Content 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 Content Note
Endsheet inscription: Virginia Nelson 4-4-40.
box 63, item 3
Schweeger-Hefel, Annemarie,
Afrikanische
Bronzen
, Kunstverlag Wolfrum, Vienna,
1948
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
University of Louisville literary magazine.
box 64, item 2
Thoroughbred,
1944
Scope and Content Note
University of Lousiville Yearbook.
box 64, item 3
U.S.S. Guadalcanal Memory Log.
Scope and Content 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
Series IX.
Serials,
1961-1979
Physical Description:
1 Linear
Feet
Scope and Content 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 5
Art and artists,
November 1973
box 65, folder 6
Fluxfest newsletters,
1960-1969
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#77]
box 65, folder 7
Fluxfest newsletters,
1970-1979
Scope and Content Note
[L-6#77]
box 66, folder 1-2
Serials needing conservation
box 66, item 1
New York Times Sunday Magazine
Scope and Content Note
Home issue.
box 66, item 2
Times Literary Supplement,
Aug. 6, 1964
Scope and Content Note
With Watts essay "In the Event," p. 685
Series X.
Audiovisual,
1952-1987
Selected digitized audiovisual material (available on-site only): 1952-1987
Physical Description:
4 Linear
Feet
Scope and Content 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 Content Note
1 floppy disk. [M-6#11]
box 67, folder 2
Javelina pig and mountain lion
Scope and Content Note
Two 45 rpm recordings of animal sounds,
box 68
Boxes for reel-to-reel sound tapes
Scope and Content Note
With handwritten index lists of contents on verso and interior.
box 69
Original film and film reformattted (by estate) onto MiniDVs,
1967-1969
box 69, item F1
Experimental Workshop, Rutgers,
1967-1969
Physical Description: I film reel (30 min.) : si., col.
; super 8 mm.
box 69, item F2
Balloons,
1968
Physical Description: 1 film reel (4-5 min.) : si?,
b&w ; 16 mm.
box 69, item F3
San Diego,
1969
Physical Description: 1 film reel (8-9 min.) : si?,
b&w ; 16 mm.
box 69, item F4
Pocono Air Show,
1971-1978
Physical Description: 1 film reel (23-30 min.) : si?,
col. ; super 8 mm.
box 69, item V1a
Cascade,
1962
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (26
min.) : sd., b&w
Scope and Content Note
On cassette with G.W. & Sons.
box 69, item V1b
G.W. & Sons,
1963
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (12 min,
30 sec) : sd., col.
Scope and Content Note
On cassette with Cascade.
box 69, item V2a
Alice [Mad Tea Party],
1968
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (17:40)
: sd., col.
Scope and Content Note
On cassette with
Higgins and
Yam Lecture.
box 69, item V2b
Higgins,
circa 1962
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (30
sec.) : si., col.
Scope and Content Note
On cassette with
Alice and
Yam Lecture.
box 69, item V2c
Yam Lecture,
1963
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (24:30)
: si., col.
Scope and Content Note
On cassette with
Alice and
Higgins.
box 69, item V3a
89 Movies (unfinished),
1965-1970
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (27:15)
: si., col. and b&w,
Scope and Content Note
On cassette with
Pea on a Nipple, Breast to Breast.
box 69, item V3b
Pea on a Nipple, Breast to Breast,
1964
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (17:15)
: sd?, col.
Scope and Content Note
On cassette with
89 Movies.
box 69, item V4
Fluxyear/Gemini/74/Part 1,
1974
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (20
min.) : sd., b&w
box 69, item V5
Cloud Music: Whitney Museum,
1979
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (16:40)
: sd., col.
box 69, item V6
Student Interview with Robert Watts,
circa 1980
Physical Description: 1 videocassette (MiniDV) (23 min)
: sd., b&w
box 70, item dvd1
Experimental Workshop 1,
1968-1969
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (30:00) : si.,
col. ; 4 3/4 in.
box 70, item dvd1
Experimental Workshop 2,
1968-1969
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (30:00) : si.,
b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
box 70, item dvd1
San Diego and Parade,
1969
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (8-9 min.) :
si., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
box 70, item dvd2
Fur Family Freekout,
1969
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (6-7 min.) :
sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
box 70, item dvd2
Watts SF Environment,
1969
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (8:00) :
digital, b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
box 70, item dvd2
Be-In Central Park,
1967
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (8-9 min.) :
digital, si., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
box 70, item dvd3
Notes & Sketches,
1974-1982
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (26 min.):
digital, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
box 70, item dvd4
Alice (Pink Hat) [Body Letters],
1968
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (2-3 min) :
digital, si., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
box 70, item dvd4
Titles for Mad Hatter,
1968
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (2-3 min.) :
digital, si., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
box 70, item dvd4
Alice (Profile at table),
1968
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (2-3 min.) : digital,
si, b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
box 70, item dvd4
Alice (Mac as Mouse),
1968
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (2-3 min.) :
digital, si., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
box 70, item dvd4
Rectangle with Female [Matte Box],
circa 1970
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (2-3 min.) :
digital, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
box 70, item dvd4
Letty - Tennis Balls,
circa. 1968
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (2-3 min.) :
digital, si., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
box 70, item dvd4
People at Opening,
undated
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (2-3 min) :
digital, si?, b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
box 70, item dvd4
Implosions Model,
circa 1967
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (2-3 min.) :
digital, si., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
box 70, item dvd4
Implosions Model,
circa 1967
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (2-3 min.) :
digital, si?, col. ; 4 3/4 in.
box 70, item dvd5
Yoko at Everson & Lennon,
1971
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) (13:20):
digital, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Scope and Content 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
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (DVD) : digital, si.,
col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Scope and Content 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 7
MPEG-2 Film Archive
Physical Description:
1 videodisc :
digital
Scope and Content Note
Copies of 16 mm films from 1967-1971.
box 70, item 8
MPEG-2 Film Archive
Physical Description:
1 videodisc :
digital
Scope and Content Note
Copies of material on above DVDs 1-6.
box 71
Original audio recordings
Scope and Content 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
Physical Description: 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7
in.
Scope and Content Note
Note: reel nearly full. Index list of contents on verso and inside of box.
box 71, item R2
John Cage and others
Physical Description: 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7
in.
Scope and Content Note
Note: reel near full. Pieces in compilation listed on back of box.
box 71, item R3
Music of Tibetan Buddhism,
undated
Physical Description: 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7
in.
Scope and Content Note
Reel full. Pieces in compilation listed on back of box.
box 71, item R4
James Yohe, Electro-Acoustical Sound & Music,
circa 1972.
Physical Description: 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7
in.
Scope and Content 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
Physical Description: 1 sound tape reel : analog ; 7
in.
Scope and Content 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
Physical Description: 1 sound cassette : analog ; SX
C-90 cassette Nakamichi
Scope and Content Note
Index list of contents.
box 72, item C2
Sonic Arts Union,
1967
Physical Description: 1 sound cassette : analog ; SX
C-90 cassette Nakamichi
Scope and Content Note
Index list of contents.
box 72, item C3
Allan Ginsberg at Syracuse,
1971
Physical Description: 1 sound cassette : analog ; C-90
Norelco
Scope and Content Note
Index: Dinner in Syracuse; return on plane.
box 72, item C4
Frog and Bird sounds,
1979-1980
Physical Description: 1 sound cassette : analog ; 90
cassette Scotch XSII
Scope and Content Note
Index list of contents.
box 73
Audio recordings reformatted by the estate onto CDs
Scope and Content Note
CD1 - CD30
box 73, item cd1
Yam Lecture (Tape 1),
1963
Physical Description: 1 sound disc of 2 (CD) (64:56):
digital
box 73, item cd2
Yam Lecture (Tape 2),
1963
Physical Description: 1 sound disc of 2 (CD) (20:53):
digital
box 73, item cd3
David Behrman,
Cascade soundtrack,
circa 1961
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) (26:35):
digital
box 73, item cd4
David Behrman,
For Bob Watts,
undated
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 1
Scope and Content Note
On disc with
Summer by C. Wolff.
box 73, item cd4
C. Wolff,
Summer,
undated
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 2
Scope and Content Note
On disc with
For Bob Watts by David Behrman.
box 73, item cd5
David Behrman,
Miscellaneous sounds,
1966
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) (15:03):
digital
box 73, item cd6a
Bill Goodwin,
G.W. & Sons
soundtrack,
circa 1960
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 1
Scope and Content Note
On disc with
Solo.
box 73, item cd6b
Bill Goodwin,
Solo,
circa 1960
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 2
Scope and Content Note
On disc with
G.W. & Sons.
box 73, item cd7a
George Maciunas in New Jersey,
circa 1967
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 1
box 73, item cd7b
Drum for
G.W. and Sons,
circa 1967
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 2
box 73, item cd7c
Fast Abstract Sounds,
circa 1967
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 3
box 73, item cd8
George Maciunas,
1968
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) (6:51) :
digital
Scope and Content Note
Filtered. Use to edit out laughter.
box 73, item cd9
Basic Overlay for
Alice,
1968
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) (10:59):
digital
box 73, item cd10
Alice - Mad Tea Party,
1968
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) (72:48):
digital
Scope and Content Note
Raw tape.
box 73, item cd11
Alice,
1968
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) (13:37) :
digital
Scope and Content Note
Work tape-mixed.
box 73, item cd12
Alice,
1968
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) (4:47) :
digital
Scope and Content Note
Blue tape final.
box 73, item cd13a
String Record,
1969
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 1
box 73, item cd13b
Communication in a noisy environment,
1973
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 2
box 73, item cd13c
Birthday Box,
1970-1971
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 3
box 73, item cd13d
Brass and Plexiglass Records,
1971
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 4
box 73, item cd14
Ben Patterson,
Lecture on Death, Part 1,
1965 Nov 30
Physical Description: 1 sound disc of 3 (CD) (76:25)
: digital
box 73, item cd15
Ben Patterson,
Lecture on Death, Part 2,
1965 Nov 30
Physical Description: 1 sound disc of 3 (CD) (21:56)
: digital
Scope and Content Note
Was previously CD14b.
box 73, item cd16
Ben Patterson,
Lecture on Death, Part 3,
1965 Nov 30
Physical Description: 1 sound disc of 3 (CD) (61:16)
: digital
box 73, item cd17a
Original soundtrack for Ono show, Syracuse,
undated
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 1
box 73, item cd17b
Lennon-Ono,
undated
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 2
Scope and Content Note
Final mix.
box 73, item cd18a
Cloud Project,
10 July 1974 undated
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 1
box 73, item cd18b
Cloud Music, track 2,
1975
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 2
box 73, item cd19a
Cloud Music, track 1,
1975 Jun 24
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 1
box 73, item cd19b
Binghampton, NY, tape 1
1976 Jun 29
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 2
box 73, item cd19c
Binghamptom, NY, tape 2,
1976 Jun 29
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 3
box 73, item cd20a
Cows original,
1975
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 1
box 73, item cd20b
For Gino: performance work for audience,
1975
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 2
box 73, item cd21
Watts, Patterson, Knowles,
For Cage in
Chicago
,
1987 Feb 18
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) :
digital
box 73, item cd22
From Brecht,
1983 Sep 25
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) (59:29) :
digital
box 73, item cd23a
Collage Tape 1 - Working,
circa 1966
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 1
box 73, item cd23b
521-522 Art Seminar and Experimental Workshop,
undated
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 2
Scope and Content Note
Second edit.
box 73, item cd24
George Segal, Santa Cruz,
1969
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) (17:40) :
digital
box 73, item cd25
Charlotte Moorman after morphine shot,
July 1986
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) (5:57) :
digital
box 73, item cd26
Art Seminar and Experimental Workshop,
circa 1966
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) :
digital
Scope and Content Note
Second edit.
box 73, item cd27
Roskilde,
June 1985
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) (62:01) :
digital
box 73, item cd28
Lafayette College Experimental Workshop,
1970
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) (36:43) :
digital
Scope and Content Note
At double speed.
box 73, item cd29a
La Monte Young,
1969
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 1
box 73, item cd29b
Jackson Young,
1969
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 2
box 73, item cd30a
Yoko-Lennon press conference,
1965
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 1
box 73, item cd30b
Hotel Coffee Shop
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) : digital ;
track 2
box 74
Audio recordings reformatted on CDs by the estate.
Scope and Content Note
CD31-CD40.
box 74, item cd31
Yam Lecture, Part 1
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) :
digital
Scope and Content Note
DV AVI 01-A Part 1; Back up of CD 1.
box 74, item cd32
Yam Lecture, Part 1
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) :
digital
Scope and Content Note
DV AVI 01-A Part 2; Back up of CD 1.
box 74, item cd33
Yam Lecture, Part 1
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) :
digital
Scope and Content Note
DV AVI 01-B; Back up of CD 1?
box 74, item cd34
Yam Lecture, Part 1
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) :
digital
Scope and Content Note
DV AVI 01-C, 02-A; Back-up of CD 1?
box 74, item cd35
Yam lecture, Part 2
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) :
digital
Scope and Content Note
DV AVI 02-B, 02-C; Back-up of CD 2?
box 74, item cd36
Yam lecture, Part 2
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) :
digital
Scope and Content Note
DV AVI 02-D - Back up of CD 2?
box 74, item cd37
Cascade soundtrack
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) :
digital
Scope and Content Note
DV AVI 03, Part 1 - Back up of CD 3.
box 74, item cd38
David Behrman,
For Bob Watts; C. Wolff,
Summer
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) :
digital
Scope and Content Note
DV AVI 03 Part 2, 04-A - 04-I; Back up of CD 4.
box 74, item cd39
David Behrman,
Miscellaneous sounds
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) :
digital
Scope and Content Note
DV AVI 05; Back up of CD 5.
box 74, item cd40
Bill Goodwin, "G. W. and Sons Sountrack" and "Solo"
Physical Description: 1 sound disc (CD) :
digital
Scope and Content Note
DV AVI 06; Back up of CD 6.
box 75*
Oversize materials from Series IV
box 76*
Oversize materials from Series IX
Series XI.
Additions,
1962-1987
Scope and Content 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 Content 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