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Fab 5 Freddy papers.

Title: Fab 5 Freddy papers.
Author: Fab 5 Freddy, 1959-
Publication: 1952-2014, bulk 1990 - 2005.
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How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	box 1	Mixed material	Request in advance	Sc MG 961 box 1	Offsite
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Description

53.88 linear feet (129 boxes, 1 oversize folder); 198 megabytes (253 computer files)

Summary

Fab 5 Freddy is an African American director, TV host, graffiti artist, and a key personality in the history of hip-hop culture. The Fab 5 Freddy archive traces his multidisciplinary career from the 1980s to the early 2000s, and provides further insight into his public personality; business and recreational activities; and creative endeavors in the fields of writing and art. The collection contains, photographs, notebooks, correspondence, financial, legal, and administrative documents, screenplays, fliers and invitations, artwork, apparel, and magazines.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Digital photographs.
Fliers (Ephemera)
Hip-hop (Music)
Music videos.
Notebooks.
T-shirts.
Screenplays.

Source (note)

Purchased from Boo-Hoorary in 2019.

Processing Action (note)

Processing Information: The collection underwent some arrangement and re-housing by the dealers prior to arriving at the library. Some files were grouped by type of material. The arrangement and folder titles have been maintained when present.

Call Number

Sc MG 961

OCLC

1263576658

Author

Fab 5 Freddy, 1959- creator.

Title

Fab 5 Freddy papers.

Production

1952-2014, bulk 1990 - 2005.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

computer

Type of Carrier

sheet

other

Location of Other Archival Materials

Materials Separated from the Resource: The photographs were separated from the papers and transferred to The Schomburg Center's Photographs and Prints Division. They are not described in this finding aid. The books and vinyl LPs were transfererd to The Schomburg Center.

Processing Action

Processing Information: The collection underwent some arrangement and re-housing by the dealers prior to arriving at the library. Some files were grouped by type of material. The arrangement and folder titles have been maintained when present.

Source

Purchased from Boo-Hoorary in 2019.

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Occupation

Television directors.

Television personalities.

Added Author

Cormier, Roy, contributor.

Demme, Ted, 1963-2002, contributor.

Hamilton, Tanya, contributor.

MTV Networks, contributor.

Research Call Number

Sc MG 961

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