http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8k64ggf No online items Guide to the Grateful Dead Records: Realia Wyatt Young, Maureen Carey University of California, Santa Cruz 2012 1156 High Street Santa Cruz 95064 [email protected] URL: http://guides.library.ucsc.edu/speccoll Note Finding aid updated in 2018, 2020, 2021 Guide to the Grateful Dead MS.332.Ser.10 1 Records: Realia Contributing Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz Title: Grateful Dead Records: Realia Creator: Grateful Dead Productions Identifier/Call Number: MS.332.Ser.10 Physical Description: 178 Linear Feet128 boxes, 21 oversize items Date (inclusive): 1966-2012 Stored in Special Collections and Archives. Language of Material: English Access Restrictions Collection open for research. Advance notice is required for access. Use Restrictions 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. Preferred Citation Grateful Dead Records: Realia. MS 332 Ser. 10. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz. Acquisition Information Gift of Grateful Dead Productions, 2008. Accurals The first accrual was received in 2008. 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 includes merchandise samples produced or licensed by the band, and other three-dimensional objects used by the band on tours, in performances, and in recording sessions. It also includes large objects and decorative pieces given to the band by fans. Items in the series include clothing, accessories, instruments, equipment, stage props, touring cases, signs, and furniture. Arrangement The Realia series is arranged into eight sub-series: T-Shirts East Asian Merchandise Clothing and Accessories Homeweare Games and Toys Beer and Wine Other Overzise 1. Ser.1: History 2. Series 2: Business 3. Series 3: Show Files 4. Series 4: Press Guide to the Grateful Dead MS.332.Ser.10 2 Records: Realia 5. Series 5: Correspondence 6. Series 6: Photographs 7. Series 7: Media 8. Series 9: Artwork 9. Series 11: Decorated Envelopes 10. Series 12: Back Stage Passes, Tickets & Laminates Subjects and Indexing Terms Deadheads (Music Fans) Concert tours Grateful Dead (Musical group) Liquid Blue (Firm) T-Shirts Scope and Contents This subseries represents one of the most prolific outputs from the Grateful Dead organization's merchandising efforts. The bulk of these materials range from the 1980s to the early 2000s. Work from professional artists such as Stanley Mouse, Rick Griffin, Alton Kelley, Tim Truman, and Antonio Reonegro can be found throughout this subseries. Items with the description of "Deadheads" denote fan-made contributions. Box 2 T-shirt, yellow; prop for Hell in a Bucket video ms0332_obj_0335 undated Box 8 T-Shirt - "Olympic Velodrome" soccer ball stealie, bicycling skeletons 1990 Box 8 T-Shirt - Pirate ship, skeletons 1993 Box 8 T-Shirt - Bear juggling blocks 1991 Box 8 T-Shirt - Evolving skulls, skull with rose circlet undated Box 8 T-Shirt - Cowboy skeleton on bronco 1991 Box 8 T-Shirt - Tree arbor with dancing bears 1990 Box 8 T-Shirt - "The motif of a cycle…" German calendar circle 1990 Box 8 T-Shirt - "Grateful Dead 25"- skull with rose circlet 1990 Box 8 T-Shirt - "Buffalo Dead" 1990 - skull on nickel 1990 Box 8 T-Shirt - "Grateful Dead 25" - snowboarding bears, snowflakes 1990 Box 8 T-Shirt - skeletons in spiral dance 1990 Box 8 T-Shirt - skeletons dancing, rainbow, mountain evening 1990 Box 8 T-Shirt - skeleton with rose circlet and wreath 1990 Box 8 T-Shirt - skeleton walking on skulls, stone building 1990 Box 8 T-Shirt - shamrock stealie 1992 Box 8 T-Shirt - "Fall Tour 1994" - skull tree with bears, leaves 1994 Box 8 T-Shirt - "1994 Fall Tour" - skull leaf, rose 1994 Box 8 T-Shirt - "AOXOMOXOA" - skeleton, sun, trees, roots, eggs 1994 Box 9 T-Shirt - skeleton with scythe 1994 Box 9 T-Shirt - "Fall Tour 1994" - skulls, leaves, dead trees 1994 Box 9 T-Shirt - bear hockey player 1994 Box 9 T-Shirt - "GD" cherub 1994 Box 9 T-Shirt - skeleton cowboy playing banjo 1994 Box 9 T-Shirt - lighthouse, skeleton in rowboat undated Box 9 T-Shirt - "!Steal Your Face!" - stealie 1988 Box 9 T-Shirt - "From Vietnam Veterans to the World; A Night of Peace and Healing" - map of Vietnam, rose 2005 Box 9 T-Shirt - "Red Rocks" - cloud, corn, rainbow 1982 Box 9 T-Shirt - black panther 1987 Box 9 T-Shirt - "Club Dead; The Antidote for Civilization" - skeletons on beach undated Box 9 T-Shirt - "Spring '91 Dead" - bears in spiral dance 1991 Box 9 T-Shirt - "Uniondale Exit" - skeleton band, metro station 1994 Guide to the Grateful Dead MS.332.Ser.10 3 Records: Realia T-Shirts Box 9 T-Shirt - "Stop Nuclear Power" - one eyed skull 1976 Box 9 T-Shirt - "Bill Graham Presents - New Year's Eve in San Francisco" Staff - The Brass Band The Bobs 1985 Box 9 T-Shirt - "Spring Tour 1992" - skeleton gardener, skulls, roses 1992 Box 9 T-Shirt - "Coast to Coast New Year's Eve '90-'91"- radio 1991 Box 9 T-Shirt - "AOXOMOXOA" - skeleton, sun, trees, roots, eggs undated Box 10 T-Shirt - skeletons overlooking Manhattan, NYC bridges 1990 Box 10 T-Shirt - "New York City" - skeleton cab driver with bears 1990 Box 10 T-Shirt - "The Wall of Sound 24,000 Watts RMS" 1974 Box 10 T-Shirt - skeleton sitting in stone arch, sun 1993 Box 10 T-Shirt - skeleton King Kong, Empire State Building 1991 Box 10 T-Shirt - "Follow the Golden Road" - bear, skeleton Dorothy, Tin Man, skeleton scarecrow 1994 Box 10 T-Shirt - skeleton Rip Van Winkle 1994 Box 10 T-Shirt - "GD Tour" - skeleton golfer, bear caddy 1994 Box 10 T-Shirt - "50 at the Spectrum" - stealie, Liberty Bell 1994 Box 10 T-Shirt - stealie, roses 1994 Box 10 T-Shirt - "Fall Tour New York 1994" [dates] 1994 Box 10 T-Shirt - skeleton hockey player 1994 Box 10 T-Shirt - "Harvard University" - dancing bears 1994 Box 10 T-Shirt - "Spring '95" - skeleton Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer, raft 1995 Box 10 T-Shirt - "Memphis, TN." stealie, riverboat [dates] 1995 Box 11 T-Shirt - "Bill Graham Presents" "Staff" stealie, crane 1987 Box 11 T-Shirt - killer whales in skull 1992 Box 11 T-Shirt - skulls, guitar necks, roses 1992 Box 11 T-Shirt - "Spring Tour" - bears in VW bug, turtle, skeleton biplane pilot 1992 Box 11 T-Shirt - "Halloween" - pumpkin and skeleton hand 1983 Box 11 T-Shirt - "Bill Graham Presents" band member heads undated Box 11 T-Shirt - "Hookaville Spring 1998" mandolin player at night 1998 Box 11 T-Shirt - sun, waterfall, crystals, butterflies 1992 Box 11 T-Shirt - skull, roses 1992 Box 11 T-Shirt - "Space Your Face" - planets in stealie 1992 Box 11 T-Shirt - skeleton surfing downtown Chicago 1992 Box 11 T-Shirt - stealie insignia 1992 Box 11 T-Shirt - "Las Vegas" - skeleton baccarat dealer 1992 Box 11 T-Shirt - "1992" - skeleton in robe, hourglass 1992 Box 11 T-Shirt - water nymph skeleton 1992 Box 11 T-Shirt - dancing skeletons with top hats 1992 Box 11 T-Shirt - "Vegas Dead Tour 92' 1992 Box 12 T-Shirt - "Santa Fe 1983" - skeleton Kachina 1983 Box 12 T-Shirt - "New Year's Eve '83/'84" - skeleton playing violin in rowboat 1983 Box 12 T-Shirt - skull with rose circlet 1978 Box 12 T-Shirt - skeleton basketball player 1991 Box 12 T-Shirt - stealie - diagonal red stripes 1991 Box 12 T-Shirt - bear juggling peaches 1993 Box 12 T-Shirt - "Mardi Gras" - jester mask 1993 Box 12 T-Shirt - skeleton jack-in-the-box 1993 Box 12 T-Shirt - skeleton as "The Fool" tarot card 1993 Box 12 T-Shirt - rainforest animals 1993 Box 12 T-Shirt - "New York City Dead" bear, skeleton, skyline, biplanes 1993 Box 12 T-Shirt - sunglasses, feathers 1993 Box 12 T-Shirt - daisies and bugs 1993 Box 12 T-Shirt - skull with rose circlet [venue and dates] 1993 Box 12 T-Shirt - skeleton Paul Revere 1993 Box 12 T-Shirt - dancing skeleton jester 1993 Box 12 T-Shirt - frogs 1993 Box 13 T-Shirt - "Fall Tour '93" - stealie insignia 1993 Box 13 T-Shirt - "Harvest Tour" - skeleton, pumpkins, moon 1993 Guide to the Grateful Dead MS.332.Ser.10 4 Records: Realia T-Shirts Box 13 T-Shirt - skeleton jug band 1993 Box 13 T-Shirt - "Vermont" - skeleton, mountain bike 1994 Box 13 T-Shirt - skeleton, bears marching 1994 Box 13 T-Shirt - "Summer Tour - The Bus Came By" - bus, bears, biplane 1994 Box 13 T-Shirt - "On The Road Again… bus, bears