Inventory of the Gianfranco Mantegna Papers

Series 1. Manuscripts 1965-1966

Physical Description: 6 folders

Box 1:1

Money Tower script undated

Box 1:2

Notebook of Jenny Hecht 1965-1966

Box 1:3

Notebook of Jenny Hecht 1965-1966

Box 1:4

Notes for program for Venice undated

Box 1:5

Seven Meditations on Political Sadomasochims (Italian translation) undated

Box 1:6

Six Public Acts, program notes for undated

Physical Description: Also contains the Italian translation of the program notes

Series 2. Correspondence 1965-1975

Physical Description: 18 folders

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence to Mantegna from Julian Beck, Judith Malina, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, among others.

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Box 1:7

Beck, Julian 1966 May 14

Box 1:8

Beck, Julian 1966 September 6

Box 1:9

Beck, Julian 1972 September 29

Box 1:10

Beck, Julian 1973 August 18

Box 1:11

Beck, Julian 1975 July 27

Box 1:12

Beck, Julian 1975 August 8

Box 1:13

Beck, Julian 1975 September 18

Box 1:14

Collins, Rufus undated

Box 1:15

Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 1966 June 8

Box 1:16

Ferlinghetti, Lawrence 1966 September 23

Box 1:17

Malina, Judith 1965 September 2

Box 1:18

Malina, Judith 1965 November 20

Box 1:19

Malina, Judith 1965 December 17

Box 1:20

Malina, Judith 1966 January 11

Box 1:21

Malina, Judith 1966 April 1

Box 1:22

Malina, Judith [1966]

Box 1:23

Rattray, Davis 1971 July 29

Box 1:24

Unidentified 1970

Series 3. Printed Material 1959-1975

Physical Description: 11 folders

Scope and Content Note

Contains posters, programs, and promotional materials relating the Living Theatre.

Arranged alphabetically.

Box 1:25

The Brig, program undated

Box 1:26

Frankenstein, program undated

Box 1:27-28

Living Theatre, clippings about 1971-1973

Box 1:29

Living Theatre, detention in Brazil 1971

Box 1:30

Living Theatre, flyers and programs 1964-1974

Box Map case III:P

Living Theatre, posters 1965-1968

Physical Description: Contains oversize posters including those for the performances of Antigone, Frankenstein, and Mysteries and Smaller Pieces

Box 1:31

Living Theatre Repertory 1959

Box 1:32

Money Tower, flyers 1975

Box 1:33

Seven Meditations on Political Sado-Masochism in Fag Rag 1973

Box 1:34

Songs of the Revolution by Julian Beck 1963?

Box 1:35

Teatro Club presents the Living Theatre 1961

Series 4. Ephemera 1967-1971

Physical Description: 4 folders

Box 2:1

Passport of James Anderson 1971

Box 2:2-4

Sketches by Judith Malina 1967; undated

Series 5. Photographic Materials 1964-1975

Physical Description: 3.2 linear feet

Scope and Content Note

Contains contact sheets, prints, negatives, and slides of Living Theatre productions taken by Mantegna.

Arranged alphabetically by title.

Box 2:5

Agonia (film); Judith Malina with newborn daughter, in Paris [1967 July]

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 2:6

Agonia (film) rehearsals [1967 July]

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 2:7-70

Antigone undated

Physical Description: 64 prints

Box 2:71-104

Antigone rehearsals undated

Physical Description: 34 prints

Box 2:105

Antigone, Avignon undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 2:106

Antigone, Germany undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 2:107

Antigone, Germany undated

Physical Description: 1 print

Box 3:1-2

Antigone, Krefeld 1967

Physical Description: 2 contact sheets and negatives

Box 3:3-6

Antigone, Krefeld (rehearsals) 1967

Physical Description: 4 contact sheets and negatives

Box 3:7

Antigone, Krefeld (performance) 1967

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 3:8

Antigone, Milan 1967

Physical Description: 6 slides

Box 3:9-10

Antigone, Paris undated

Physical Description: 2 prints

Box 3:11-16

Antigone, Paris 1966

Physical Description: 6 contact sheets and negatives

Box 3:17

Antigone, Prato, Italy undated

Physical Description: 1 print

Box 3:18-20

Antigone, Prato, Italy undated

Physical Description: 3 contact sheets and negatives

Box 3:21

Anti-war demonstration, New York City (The whole company does the "plague" on Park Avenue) undated

Physical Description: negatives

Box 3:22

Arrival to the United States 1968

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 3:23

Avignon 1968

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 3:24

Avignon, miscellaneous undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 3:25

Avignon, rehearsal, riots undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 3:26-27

Backstage with Allen Ginsberg, Brooklyn Academy of Music undated

Physical Description: 2 contact sheets and negatives

Box 3:28

Backstage with Allen Ginsberg, Brooklyn Academy of Music; Demonstration, New York City undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 3:29

Backstage with Allen Ginsberg, Brooklyn Academy of Music; Demonstration, New York City; Paradise Now undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 3:30

Beck, Julian. First rehearsal of Paradise Now undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 3:31

Beck, Julian with Judith Malina and children undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 3:32-33

Benefit for Sipario Magazine, Milan 1966

Physical Description: 2 contact sheets and negatives

Box 3:34-35

Benefit for Sipario Magazine, Milan; Frankenstein rehearsal 1966

Physical Description: 2 contact sheets and negatives

Box 3:36

Berkeley, miscellaneous; Paradise Now, New York City undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 3:37-99

The Brig circa 1964-1968

Physical Description: 63 prints

Box 4:1

The Brig 1965

Physical Description: 12 slides

Box 4:2

The Brig, rehearsal and performance, Rome 1965

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 4:3-5

The Brig, performance, Rome 1965

Physical Description: 3 prints

Box 4:6-10

The Brig, performance, Rome 1965

Physical Description: 5 contact sheets and negatives

Box 4:11

Cassis, miscellaneous undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 4:12

The Cockettes undated

Physical Description: negatives

Box 4:13-17

Extras for the film, Candy undated

Physical Description: 5 contact sheets and negatives

Box 4:18-37

Frankenstein undated

Physical Description: 20 prints

Box 4:38-58

Frankenstein: Act I undated

Physical Description: 21 prints

Box 4:59

Frankenstein: Act I, II, and III undated

Physical Description: 20 slides

Box 4:60-98

Frankenstein: Act II undated

Physical Description: 39 prints

Box 5:1-21

Frankenstein: Act III undated

Physical Description: 21 prints

Box 5:22-32

Frankenstein: rehearsals undated

Physical Description: 11 prints

Box 5:33-36

Frankenstein, Berlin undated

Physical Description: 3 contact sheets and negatives

Box 5:37-39

Frankenstein, Brooklyn Academy of Music? 1968

Physical Description: 3 prints

Box 5:40-41

Frankenstein, Cassis undated

Physical Description: 2 prints and negatives

Box 5:42

Frankenstein, Cassis undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 5:43

Frankenstein, Cassis 1966 Summer

Physical Description: 17 slides

Box 5:44-48

Frankenstein, Cassis, rehearsal undated

Physical Description: 5 contact sheets and negatives

Box 5:49-5:52

Frankenstein, Cassis, performance undated

Physical Description: 4 contact sheets and negatives

Box 5:53-54

Frankenstein, Dublin undated

Physical Description: 4 contact sheets and negatives

Box 5:55-56

Frankenstein, New York City undated

Physical Description: 2 contact sheets and negatives

Box 5:57-58

Frankenstein, New York City undated

Physical Description: 2 prints

Box 5:59-64

Frankenstein, Venice, rehearsal 1965

Physical Description: 5 contact sheets and negatives

Box 5:65-67

Frankenstein, Venice, performance 1965

Physical Description: 3 contact sheets and negatives

Box 5:68

In court, New Haven 1968

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 5:69-70

Lecture demonstration, Brown University undated

Physical Description: 2 contact sheets and negatives

Box 5:71

Lecture with other theatre colleagues, Brooklyn Academy of Music 1975 April 23

Physical Description: negatives

Box 5:72

Living Theatre members demonstrate in New York City on behalf of the other members detained in Brazil undated

Physical Description: negatives

Box 5:73-74

Living Theatre, various 1967-1973

Physical Description: 32 slides

Box 6:1-66

The Maids 1965-1967

Physical Description: 66 prints

Box 6:67-68

The Maids, Berlin undated

Physical Description: 2 prints

Box 6:69-72

The Maids, Berlin undated

Physical Description: 4 contact sheets and negatives

Box 6:73

Malina, Judith and newborn daughter [1967 July]

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 6:74-75

Members of the company undated

Physical Description: 2 contact sheets and negatives

Box 6:76

Milan, miscellaneous 1965

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 6:77-84

Miscellaneous undated

Physical Description: 8 contact sheets and negatives

Box 6:85-93

Miscellaneous undated

Physical Description: 9 prints

Box 6:94-103

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces 1964

Physical Description: 10 prints

Box 7:1-3

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces 1964

Physical Description: 2 contact sheets and negatives

Box 7:4-13

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces: Brig Dollar 1964

Physical Description: 10 prints

Box 7:14-18

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces: The Chord 1964

Physical Description: 5 prints

Box 7:19-34

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces: Lee's Piece 1964

Physical Description: 15 prints

Box 7:35-40

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces: The Plague 1964

Physical Description: 6 prints

Box 7:41-43

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces: Street Songs 1964

Physical Description: 3 prints

Box 7:44-54

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces: Tableaux Vivants 1964

Physical Description: 11 prints

Box 7:55-56

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces: Yoga Exercises 1964

Physical Description: 2 prints

Box 7:57

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces, Avignon undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 7:58

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces, Berkeley undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 7:59-60

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces, Florence 1965

Physical Description: 2 prints

Box 7:61-62

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces, Florence 1965

Physical Description: 2 contact sheets and negatives

Box 7:63

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces, Genoa 1965

Physical Description: 1 print

Box 7:64

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces, Genoa 1965

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 7:65-67

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces, Paris 1965

Physical Description: 3 contact sheets and negatives

Box 7:68

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces, Paris to Yugoslavia 1965

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 7:69-77

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces, Rome 1965

Physical Description: 9 contact sheets and negatives

Box 7:78

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces, Rome; miscellaneous; Brig rehearsals 1965

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 7:79-80

Mysteries and Smaller Pieces, various 1965-1967

Physical Description: 40 slides

Box 7:81

New York City, miscellaneous undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 7:82

Night Club directed by John Vaccaro undated

Physical Description: negatives

Box 7:83

On the boat to the United States, rehearsal and performance 1968

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 7:84

Opera All'Italia by S. Busetti, with the Living Theatre, Bordeaux 1967

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 7:85

Opera All'Italia, rehearsals undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 8:1-6

Paradise Now undated

Physical Description: 6 prints

Box 8:7-24

Paradise Now, rehearsals undated

Physical Description: 18 prints

Box 8:25-31

Paradise Now, rehearsals undated

Physical Description: 7 contact sheets and negatives

Box 8:32

Paradise Now, miscellaneous rehearsals undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 8:33-39

Paradise Now: Rung 1 undated

Physical Description: 7 prints

Box 8:40-48

Paradise Now: Rung 2 undated

Physical Description: 9 prints

Box 8:49-67

Paradise Now: Rung 3 undated

Physical Description: 19 prints

Box 8:68-81

Paradise Now: Rung 4 undated

Physical Description: 14 prints

Box 8:82-83

Paradise Now: Rung 5 undated

Physical Description: 2 prints

Box 8:84-94

Paradise Now: Rung 6 undated

Physical Description: 11 prints

Box 8:95-99

Paradise Now: Rung 7 undated

Physical Description: 5 prints and 1 negative

Box 8:100-108

Paradise Now: Rung 8 undated

Physical Description: 9 prints

Box 9:1

Paradise Now, Avignon 1968

Physical Description: 10 color slides

Box 9:2-3

Paradise Now, Avignon undated

Physical Description: 2 contact sheets and negatives

Box 9:4-10

Paradise Now, Avignon, rehearsals undated

Physical Description: 7 contact sheets and negatives

Box 9:11

Paradise Now, Avignon, miscellaneous rehearsals undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 9:12-13

Paradise Now, Avignon, rehearsal and performance undated

Physical Description: 2 contact sheets and negatives

Box 9:14-16

Paradise Now, Bennington, Vermont undated

Physical Description: 3 prints

Box 9:17-18

Paradise Now, Bennington, Vermont undated

Physical Description: 2 contact sheets and negatives

Box 9:19

Paradise Now, Chateau Vallon, France undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 9:20

Paradise Now, Geneva, Switzerland undated

Physical Description: 1 print

Box 9:21-23

Paradise Now, Geneva, Switzerland undated

Physical Description: 3 contact sheets and negatives

Box 9:24

Paradise Now, Madison, Wisconsin undated

Physical Description: 1 print

Box 9:25

Paradise Now, Madison, Wisconsin undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 9:26

Paradise Now, Madison, Wisconsin; miscellaneous undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 9:27

Paradise Now, Madison, Wisconsin; Mysteries and Smaller Pieces, Boston (MIT) undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 9:28-30

Paradise Now, New York City undated

Physical Description: 3 contact sheets and negatives

Box 9:31

Paradise Now, New York City, Bennington, Vermont undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 9:32-33

Paradise Now, San Francisco 1969

Physical Description: 2 contact sheets and negatives

Box 9:34

Paris, rehearsal undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 9:35-37

Paris, rehearsals; Miscellaneous undated

Physical Description: 3 contact sheets and negatives

Box 9:38

Paris, rehearsals; With Joe Chaikin undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 9:39

Paris, rehearsals; With Allen Ginsberg undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 9:40

Party on stage, Brooklyn Academy of Music 1968

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 9:41

Party on stage, Brooklyn Academy of Music; Frankenstein 1968

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 9:42-43

Playhouse of the Ridiculous: Cockstrong 1968

Physical Description: 2 contact sheets and negatives

Box 9:44

Playhouse of the Ridiculous: The Monkey and the Organ Grinder 1970

Physical Description: 16 slides

Box 9:45

Playhouse of the Ridiculous: Nightclub 1970

Physical Description: 40 slides

Box 9:46

Playhouse of the Ridiculous: Sissy 1971

Physical Description: 12 slides

Box 9:47

Ridiculous Theatre Company: Bluebeard 1970

Physical Description: 40 slides

Box 9:48

San Francisco Mime Troupe: Political Play 1970

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 9:49

San Francisco, miscellaneous 1969

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 9:50

Seven Meditations on Political Sadomasochism, New York City 1973

Physical Description: 32 slides

Box 9:51

Seven Meditations on Political Sadomasochism, New York City undated

Physical Description: negatives

Box 9:52

Street theatre by the Bread and Puppet Theatre, New York 1970

Physical Description: 7 slides

Box 9:52

Street theatre by unknown Chicago group 1969 November

Physical Description: 3 slides

Box 9:53

Travels, Switzerland 1968

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 9:54

Vaccardo, John (director) undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 9:55-56

Unidentified undated

Physical Description: 1 contact sheet and negatives

Box 9:57-58

Unidentified, by Karl Bissinger undated

Physical Description: 2 prints

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