Roberto Valenza papers, 1970-2012
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Valenza, Roberto Francisco
- Title
- Roberto Valenza papers
- Dates
- 1970-2012 (inclusive)19702012
- Quantity
- 16.6 cubic feet (26 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 5775
- Summary
- Sketches, paintings, collages, and poetry of Roberto Valenza
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Roberto Valenza, poet and early member of Seattle's Red Sky Poetry Theatre, was born in New York City in 1943. His father was a Staten Island policeman. Valenza attended high school in New York and did not continue on to college. Known for his spontaneous poetry of the crazy wisdom school, Valenza was a poet, author, playwright, singer, and Tibetan Buddhist. While living in Katmandu during the 1970s, Valenza published The Clearing Stage and Lost Contact on the Bardo Matrix imprint of Ira Cohen. Other publications include many chapbooks done with his own imprint and, done in collaboration with margareta waterman, several chapbooks and a full-length work of poetry, drawings, and photographs from his time in Katmandu ( Under the Precious Umbrella, nine muses books, 2001). He died in Florida in 2010.
Content Description
Sketches, paintings, collages, and poetry of Roberto Valenza
Use of the Collection
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Accession No. 5775-001: Roberto Valenza papers, 1970-2012
16.6 cubic feet (26 boxes)Scope and Content: The collection contains Valenza's wide artistic output (predominantly drawings and collages) as well as writings at every point of the creative process, from draft to chapbook.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Acquisition Info: Donated by Margareta Waterman and Richard Leeds, Spring 2013.
Processing Info: Processed by Alexandra Rihm and Erika Kerr. Processing completed in 2014
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Description: Sketchbooks and journals - both writings and biographical materialsContainer: Box 1-12, Accession 5775-001
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Description: WritingsContainer: Box 13-15, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Drawings, paintings, and collagesContainer: Box 16-17, Accession 5775-001
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Multimedia
Container: Box 18-19, Accession 5775-001
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Audio Cassettes - Live poetry readings
Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
Scope and Content: This collection contains 45 audio cassettes, the following is a list of legible labels that appear on the outside of the tapes:
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Description: R. V. Circus- C. C. GrooveContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Chicken LipsContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Ready at Palyal Dharma Center, Pensacola, Robert reads new bookDates: 2001Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: At Home with the Seattle Muse EnsembleDates: 1987Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Roberto, Aralee Strange, Bill Polak, Ben, Annie La Charity, Brian, Ralph La CharityDates: 1997Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Show + Tell Phowa PracticeContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: GOA India Band/Jacques BrelContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Khenpo on Tantri BuddhismDates: 2001Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Pete Leinonen interviewd by Cindy Bemel, "Homegrown" KEZX-FM SeattleDates: 1985Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Live: BumbershootContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Seattle Muse Ensemble at Recording StudioDates: 1987Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Roberto Valenza, Vocals etcContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Seattle Muse Ensemble, Mr. Karney, EditorDates: 1987Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: C. C. Groove/JonestownContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Roberto V. ReadyDates: 1993Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Good Clean Fun and GOA BandContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Roberto Valenza, Don Wilson, and Bill Shively, 507 TavernDates: 1984Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Roberto ValenzaDates: 1980-1981Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: 507 Open MikeContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Roberto and Piles of StuffContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Swale Benefir at ChioContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Irish Music- Total folk IrishContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Tibet New Book R. V. GlobeDates: 1984Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Reading Poetry in Goa, IndiaContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Roberto Valenza at the Oxford, 20 years in 30 minutesDates: 1985Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Marion Kimes, start of Rob + JeffContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: A Roberto and Terry Jam, S. F.Dates: 1982Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Roberto Valenza PoemsDates: 1984Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: From the audience recording of Valenza and Tibetan-American jazz ensemble and Marion KimesDates: 1985Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Dinner Party for GinsbergContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: RVDates: 1985Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Laurie (Lori) Anderson LiveContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Laurie (Lori) Anderson LiveContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: A: Starsailor B: Tim BurkyContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: The Seattle Muse Ensemble: Brain Burn MatterContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Reading at DharmaDates: 2001Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Sahara Date: Cincinnati, Newport KY, PhiladelphiaDates: 2000Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Fryday Live- SeattleContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Ngondro: Barchey KunselContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Book Signing and Reading Bumbershoot, Globe + BookContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Roberto Valenza, Tibetan Buddhism, Signature Book and PoetryDates: 1994Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Buckley StarsailorContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: R. Valenza, Dr. Suex, at VoqulDates: 1987Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Good Clean Fun and GOA BandContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Robert Poem with Robert KeohgrutaContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Impermanence is Beautiful
General Notes: This tape was produced in Belgium and distributed internationally by Bart de Paepe
Dates: 2012Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Floppy discs
Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
Scope and Content: This collection contains 14 floppy discs. One disc does not have a label, the others are labeled as follows:
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Description: Rest of Aloud, Tibetan notes, Winged BoatContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: R Valenza number 2Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Buddhaville MuseContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Most of AloudContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Grace-2-DupContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Roberto Valenza -First-Dates: 1988Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Grace-1-DupContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Computer rubbings and after- Grace-2Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Roberto-2-DupContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: door- JRSContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: up to Computer Rubbings (but not includeing them)- Grace-1Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: ImagesContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: RV Random 1Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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VHS tapes
Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
Scope and Content: This collection contains 18 VHS tapes. Some contain labels on both the cases and the tapes themselves, the titles here are those from the tapes:
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Description: Grace Dager video: Seattle Muse Live "2 Nights on the Boards", 12 minutesDates: 1988Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Live at Pioneer Square, margareta, Gretchen Mattila, Michael Hureaux, RobertoDates: 1990Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Roberto Valenza, poetry read by the poetDates: 1988; 1990Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Bhutan, 51 minutes + Horse Whisperer 52 minutesDates: 1998Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Tia Xmas, Remember the goddessDates: 1995; 1996Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Roberto by Roberto painting and reading from 2 Tibetan books and 2 other, 2 hours, SeattleDates: 1995Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Sunny mornDates: 1996Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: R Valenza poems, Live TVDates: 1995Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Baby from Jan 1 95 into Feb with ART show Roberto, Tia May 10 95 Spagetti [sic]Dates: 1995Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: OK HotelContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: At Rendeview May 19 - R.V. Circus- Roberto Valenza, Moe Fuckinshit, Heather, Debbie, Lord Watson, 2 Niggers and the Rest, Chris, Josh, AndreaDates: 1989Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Grace DaggerContainer: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Red Sky Poetry Theater, produced by R. Valenza and friends whom without there is nothing. 57 minutes, live.Dates: 1988Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Art Show at Globe Cafe- Tia IsabellaDates: 1994Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Tia mom poems 94/95, March 3 outdoors, March 4 indoorsDates: 1994; 1995Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Deli Man by Roberto Valenza, PST "New Stage" (Master)Dates: 1986Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Ch 29 Tues, 8:00Dates: 1988Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Roberto "Poets and Rockers"- 10 minutes of this, Club Hit 1/17/87, Seattle Muse Ensemble live at ATLB-OK HotelDates: 1987Container: Box 18, Accession 5775-001
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Reel-to-Reel audio
Container: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
Scope and Content: Of the 8 reel-to-reel audio tapes in the collection, 7 of them are labeled:
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Description: Poet and Rockers Tape at Encino- did recording (larger size reel, in separate film canister)Container: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Demo 1) You Can Dance 2) Whatever 3) Horny for a Ride 4) Uniformed CircusDates: 1970Container: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Good Clean FunContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Acoustic PeyoteContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: MiscContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Long BeachContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: BarnContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Individual CDs
Container: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Roberto Valenza- Musical Secretions (collaborations in Seattle)Container: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Donna- Photos and pics for Roberto Valenza BookDates: 2000Container: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: R.V.Dates: 2002Container: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Poems and Leaving the Old 5Container: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Roberto + JesseContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Griffis Sculpture ParkDates: 2005Container: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Art of Roberto and ChandraContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Pre-Prod Master #2: Roberto ValenzaContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Forwarning the 21 Century: A Live Show by Steven Jesse Bernstein and Roberto ValenzaContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Spindled CDs
Container: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Roberto Valenza- Musical Secretions (3 discs)Container: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: FirstContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Last PartContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Dylan BLS 1-14Container: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: DJ Logic- Zen of LogicContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Cyrin Morin- SamsaraContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Cyrin Morin- Stormy SoundtrackContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Cheikh LoContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Paul Horn and R. Carlos Nakai- Inside Monument ValleyContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Pedro Guerra- RaizContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: The Slip- AliveacousticContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: The Best of the YoungbloodsContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Pt. Hairiprasad Chourasia- Morning to MidnightContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: George Winston- SummerContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: 1 CD labeled in TibetanContainer: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: R.V. compilation final mixes
Scope and Content: Digital audiotape casette
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Description: Books N.W. Phoebe and Roberto
Scope and Content: U-Matic videotape
Container: Box 19, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Paintings and drawingsContainer: Box:oversize 20-24, Accession 5775-001
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Description: WritingsContainer: Box 25, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Sketchbooks and notebooksDates: 1993-2001Container: Box 26, Accession 5775-001
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Description: Memorial materialsDates: 2010Container: Box 26, Accession 5775-001
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