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Grateful Dead Records: History MS.332.Ser http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8vm49n7 Online items available Grateful Dead Records: History MS.332.Ser. 1 Special Collections and Archives Processing Unit University of California, Santa Cruz 2011 1156 High Street Santa Cruz 95064 [email protected] URL: http://guides.library.ucsc.edu/speccoll Grateful Dead Records: History MS.332.Ser. 1 1 MS.332.Ser. 1 Language of Material: English https://www.gdao.org/ Contributing Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz Title: Grateful Dead Records: History creator: Grateful Dead Productions Identifier/Call Number: MS.332.Ser. 1 Physical Description: 60 Linear Feet37 boxes Date (inclusive): 1950-2010 Abstract: This series contains a limited amount of historical and biographical material about the band and individual band members, as well as awards given to the band. Stored in Special Collections and Archives. Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Property rights for this collection reside with the University of California. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. The publication or use of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use for research or educational purposes requires written permission from the copyright owner. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information on copyright or to order a reproduction, please visit guides.library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/reproduction-publication. Preferred Citation Grateful Dead Records: History. MS 332 Ser. 1. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz. Acquisition Information Gift of Grateful Dead Productions, April 2008. A second accrual was received in June 2012. Biography The Grateful Dead were an American rock band that formed in 1965 in Northern California. They came to fame as part of author Ken Kesey's Acid Tests, a series of multimedia happenings centered around then-legal LSD. Famed for their concerts, the band performed more than 2,300 shows over thirty years, disbanding after the death of lead guitarist Jerry Garcia in August 1995. Although their only Top 10 hit, "Touch of Grey," charted in 1987, their popularity was based on concerts, and in their last decade they consistently placed in the top five tours every year. Known for the range of their repertoire and the caliber of their compositions, the Dead's songbook has been covered by a wide range of other musicians, from Bob Dylan to Jane's Addiction. They released thirteen studio albums and nine contemporary live albums during their career, and more than 100 live releases since then. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Scope and Content of Collection This series contains biographical material on the band members and miscellaneous published historical articles about the Grateful Dead. Some unpublished articles and personal correspondence and writings by band and family members are also included. Awards received by the band are part of this series. Arrangement Arranged chronologically. 1. Series 2: Business 2. Series 3: Show Files 3. Series 4: Press 4. Series 5: Correspondence 5. Series 6: Photographs 6. Series 7: Media 7. Series 8: Posters 8. Series 9: Artwork 9. Series 10: Realia 10. Series 11: Decorated Envelopes 11. Series 12: Back Stage Passes, Tickets and Laminates Grateful Dead Records: History MS.332.Ser. 1 2 MS.332.Ser. 1 Subjects and Indexing Terms Concert tours Deadheads (Music Fans) Grateful Dead (Musical group) Grateful Dead Productions box 1-3 History circa 1950-2010 Scope and Contents note This series contains a limited amount of biographical material and historical material about the band members and the band. Arrangement note The material is arranged chronologically. box 1 1963-1969 box 1 1971-1979 box 1 1980-1995 box 1 1998 box 1 2000-2005 box 1 undated box 1 Awards & Certificates 1994-1999 box 1 Bay Area Music Awards 1987-1988, 1990 box 1 Grateful Dead - early publicity 1967-1969 box 1 Grateful Dead Tour List by Dennis McNally 1961-1981 box 1 John Perry Barlow - email & Barlowgram 1991-1999 box 1 Mickey Hart box 1 Early photographs undated box 1 Mystery Box biography undated box 1 Robert Hunter box 1 An Elegy for Jerry 8/11/1995 box 1 "Letter to Garcia" August 1996 box 1 The Mailbag Special Edition: replies to "Letter to Garcia" August 1996 box 2 Lyrics (photocopies from Hunter's archive) 1996, undated box 2 Journal 1995 March-July 1996 August-December 1996 January-March 1997 April-December 1997 January-April 1998 2001 2005 box 2 Willie Legate undated box 2 New Riders of the Purple Stage 1969-1971 box 2 Bob Weir: interview with Henry Tenenbaum, biography, photo 1982 box 2 Phil Lesh 1982-2010 box 2 The Phil Zone 1997-1999 box 2 The Other Ones 1999 box 2 Brent Mydland 2002 box 2 Not Fade Away: The Online World Remembers Jerry Garcia by David Gans, ed. 1995 box 3 Jerry Garcia box 3 Biographies Undated box 3 Guitars 1991-2005 box 3 Guernsey's Auction - guitars 2002-2002 box 3 Early photographs ca. 1950-1963 Grateful Dead Records: History MS.332.Ser. 1 3 MS.332.Ser. 1 History circa 1950-2010 box 3 The Hart Valley Drifters: early photographs 1962 box 3 Artwork (photocopies) 1964, 1973, 1980, undated box 3 Signature forgeries 1969-1971, 2002-2004 box 3 "Horror Story": imposter stalker 1976 box 3 Canadian immigration 1977 box 3 Garcia & Suzanne Stephens: bank account statements June-October 1993 box 3 "J. Garcia Designs": artwork, exhibits 1993-2000 box 3 Harringtion Street by J. Garcia 1995 box 3 Interview with Randy Groenke: 710 Ashbury February-March 1967 1996 box 3 Humor 1997 box 3 Maillo Postelwait: J. Garcia's handprint 1997-1998 box 3 "Stoned Sunday Rap" with Charles Reich & Carolyn Garcia 1972, 1997 box 3 Lyrics & sound cues, annotated by Garcia undated box 4-37 Awards 1972-2005 Scope and Contents note Contains 3 dimensional awards and framed awards. box 4 "Our Thanks and Appreciation to a One in a Million Group, The Grateful Dead has played to over one million people at Giants Stadium & Meadowlands Arena, a feat never before achieved in concert history, August 3-4, 1994" 1994 Physical Description: 2 - 10" x 7" x 4" awards box 5 Miami Arena Sold Out - October 14, 1988 - for Grateful Dead 1988 Physical Description: 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" glass block box 5 "Performance; The International Touring Talent Weekly, 1991 Readers Poll Award Winner; Stadium Tour of the Year for Grateful Dead" 1991 Physical Description: 8" x 10" plaque box 5 Performance; The International Touring Talent Publications - Stadium Tour of the Year - Grateful Dead 1995 Physical Description: 2 piece octagonal lucite award box 5 Music DVD Award The Grateful Dead Movie, Grateful Dead Productions - Best Special Features/Bonus Material Finalist Presented by Home Media Retailing 2005 Physical Description: 4" x 6" glass plaque box 6 Bay Area Music Awards: 1978 Best Group for Grateful Dead 1978 Physical Description: 5 1/2" metal plaque box 6 Performance; The International Touring Talent Weekly, 1987 Readers Poll Award Winner; Performance Touring Hall of Fame Award for Grateful Dead 1987 Physical Description: 8" x 10" plaque box 6 "You Made History" Field Trip 1990 - June 23-24 - Autzen Stadium for Grateful Dead /Little Feat - "Largest Concert Event In Oregon History, Thank You For Your Participation" - Double Tee Promotions Inc. & Bill Graham Presents" 1990 Physical Description: 6" x 8" plaque with laminated card box 6 Bass Tickets Ticket Master Licensee: Award of Appreciation 1990, "In a Class by Yourself" for Grateful Dead 1990 Physical Description: 7" x 9" plaque box 6 Cable Car Award: 1990 Outstanding Board of Directors Special Award for The Grateful Dead In Concert Against AIDS 1990 Physical Description: 5" x 7" plaque Grateful Dead Records: History MS.332.Ser. 1 4 MS.332.Ser. 1 Awards 1972-2005 box 6 Infiniti California Mile: Special Appreciation, 1990 for Grateful Dead 1990 Physical Description: 6" x 8" plaque box 6 1st Place: King Of The Hill National Poker and Team Championships, Harveys, January 9, 1991 for "Grateful Dead Team" 1991 Physical Description: 9" x 12" plaque box 6 Performance; The International Touring Talent Weekly, 1993 Readers Poll Award Winner; Tour Package of the Year for Grateful Dead / Sting - "The Concert Touring and Entertainment Industry Salutes You." 1993 Physical Description: 8" x 10" plaque box 7 1991 AB Amusement Business #1 Award: Top Box score Facilities - Capacity 15,001 & More for Grateful Dead - "Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, Grateful Dead, September 8-10,12-14,16-18, Gross: $3,747,519; Attendance: 163,932; 9 Sellouts, Promoter: Metropolitan Entertainment" 1991 Physical Description: 12" x 14" plaque box 7 1991 AB Amusement Business #1 Award: Top Box score Stadiums - Capacity 40,000 Or More for Grateful Dead / Little Feat - "Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, Grateful Dead, Little Feat, June 16-17, Gross: $2,924,925; Attendance: 116,997; 2 Sellouts, Promoter: Metropolitan Entertainment". 1991 Physical Description: 12" x 14" plaque box 7 1991 AB Amusement Business #1 Award: Top Touring Act - Grateful Dead - ; "Gross: $35,243,237, Attendance: 1,560,087, 79 Shows". 1991 Physical Description: 11 1/2" x 14" plaque box 7 1993 AB Amusement Business #1 Award: Top Touring Act - "Grateful Dead - Total Gross: $46,624,842, Total Attendance: 1,836,975, 80 Shows". 1993 Physical Description: 11 1/2" x 14" plaque box 7 Orlando Arena: In Recognition of Two Sell-outs in Orlando, April 3-4, 1994 - "Presented To The Grateful Dead" - "Welcome Back! You Stayed Away Too Long!" 1994 Physical Description: 10" x 14" plaque box 7 Most Appearances of Any Concert Performer in Spectrum History, "32 Performances" 1972-1987; Highest Overall Attendance of Any Concert Performer in Spectrum History, 513,704 Patrons, 32 Sold Out Performances - 20th Spectrum Anniversary, A Spectator Management Facility in Philadelphia, PA 1972-1987 Physical Description: 12" x 15" plaque box 7 Induction into the Independent Music Hall of Fame for Jerry Garcia - National Association of Independent Record Distributors and Manufacturers (NAIRD); "In recognition of the significant & lasting contribution that he has made to the Independent Music Business".
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