Archives Center, National Museum of American History
David Hadley Rockwell New York Disco Ephemera Collection
Rockwell, David Hadley
NMAH.AC.1342
Archival Resource Key
3.2 Cubic feet
11 boxes, 1 oversize folder
1980-2004, undated
An extensive collection of advertisements, club cards, ephemera, and invitations publicizing venues and events at entertainment clubs and venues in New York City, New York, New Jersey, and Florida. The materials make use of a variety of graphic arts styles.
English
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Arrangement
The collection is organized in three series.
Series 1: Venue Advertisements and Invitations, 1983-2004, undated
Series 2: Correspondence and Personal, 1988-2000, undated
Series 3: Other Advertisements and Ephemera, 1983-2002, undated
Biographical / Historical
These invitations were collected by the donor, David H. Rockwell. He also was responsible for printing many of them. Rockwell was resident in Manhattan during the time many of these invitations were created. He describes the invitations and his collecting, "Disco invitations are generally printed on heavy paper and can vary in size from 2x3 inches to 8x12 inches to full size posters. They are extremely colorful, and have very artistic graphics. They were often themed (Model's Ball, New Year's Eve, Drag Nights), or invited you to a celebrity's birthday bash. They were very prominent in New York City during the '80s and '90s, and were sent to exclusive mailing lists to announce the day, date, time, place and prices for all the differnt parties and dances held every night at New York's discos: Studio 54, Xenon, Magique, Danceteria, Limelight, The Palladium, Webster Hall, Underground and The Tunnel-over a hunderd clubs in all. The art on the invites was either created by some of Manhattan's most talented graphic artists, or those employed by the clubs. My role was to print 5000 or 10,000 lots of these invites, often five or six lots a day. I thought they were so cool I kept samples of many, were mailed many more (yes, I went to the parties and survived), and collected many others from 'invitation shelves' at Manhattan records shops, video rental stores, etc.".
The New York City club scene reached a zenith over the three decades following the 1970s emergence of disco music. The blossoming of what has been termed "club culture" followed the upheavals and advancements of the 1960s, the Civil Rights Movement, the Stonewall Riots, Vietnam War and other cultural touchstones. During the 1980s and 1990s clubs regularly opened and closed as public patronage waxed and waned. On occasions clubs would close and reopen under a new name and/or location. Some clubs were notorious gathering places for the drug culture of the late twentieth century. The emergence of HIV/AIDS and a general decline in dance and music venues as an agent for dating and socializing, in part due to the internet, spelled the demise of many of the venues represented here. Many well-known New York clubs are represented in this collection.
Clubs catering to a variety of musical tastes, ethnic and social groups, as well as restaurants and adult oriented clubs used club cards, postcards, mailings, hand-outs and what are generically known as flyers to advertise their particular offerings. The graphic arts used in these various advertisements not only imparted the necessary information about the event or place but reflected the personality of the club. They also provided a venue for a variety of graphic designers to utilize their talents in formats both large and small. This phenomenon was recently explored in the 2015 exhibition, "The Last Party," curated by the author Anthony Haden-Guest at WhiteBox in New York City.
Scope and Contents
The collection is rich in examples of the graphic arts and event advertising in the era before the prevalence of the internet. Marketing tactics, use of urban space, and entertainment offerings may be gleaned from this material. The venues represented catered to homosexual and heterosexual patrons, some being exclusively gay or straight, but many catered to both communities of all ethnic groups. Venues may be represented by one item or many.
The collection is organized into three series.
Series 1: Venue Advertisements and Invitations, 1983-2004, undated. This series contains advertisements, invitations, and posters for nightclubs, dance clubs, restaurants, and musical and comedy events located in Manhattan and the boroughs of New York City. There is minimal material relating to clubs located in New Jersey and Florida. The nightclubs include large and small venues, mainstream as well as "fringe" clubs, clubs catering predominately to African-American, Latino, gay and lesbian communities, and venues featuring other types of music and entertainment (both adult and mainstream) in addition to disco styles, like jazz, hip-hop, and popular music.
Series 2: Correspondence and Personal, 1988-2000, undated. This series contains a small amount of correspondence and personal material for David H. Rockwell, his family, and unidentified others. Within this series are letters, cards, postcards, and business related materials.
Series 3: Other Advertisments and Ephemera, 1983-2002, undated. This series contains material related to special themed events, art openings, restaurant events, and a variety of specialized "happenings" as well as private parties and birthdays. There are also advertisements for dance studios, records, stores, and theaters.
Preferred Citation
David Hadley Rockwell New York Disco Ephemera Collection, 1983-2004, undated, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by David Hadley Rockwell in 2015.
Processing Information
Processed by Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., archivist, 2015-2016; supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
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New York (N.Y.) -- 20th century
Nightclubs
New York (N.Y.) -- 21st century
Disco music
Music -- 20th century -- United States
Dance music
Ephemera -- 21st century
New Jersey
Florida
Posters -- 1980-2010
Invitations -- 1980-2010
Advertisements -- 1980-2010
Ephemera -- 20th century
Venue Advertisments and Invitations
Series 1
Archival Resource Key
1983-2004, undated
Abby
Archival Resource Key
1994 November 09
1
1
ABC NO RIO
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
1
Abilene Cafe
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
1
Abstrakt
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
1
Academy
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
1
Afrika House
Archival Resource Key
1994 June 11
1
1
After Hours
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
1
After School
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
1
Ajax
Archival Resource Key
1990 November 24
1
1
Alcatraz
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
1
Alchemy
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
1
Alexis
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
1
The Algonquin
Archival Resource Key
1987
1
1
Alibi
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
2
Amadeus
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
3
Amarcord
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
1
Amazon Deck
Archival Resource Key
1993 July 06
1
1
Amazon Village
Archival Resource Key
1991, undated
1
4
Amnesia
Archival Resource Key
1997
1
1
Amoeba
Archival Resource Key
1997 March 09
1
1
Amsterdam Billiard Club
Archival Resource Key
1990
1
1
Anseo
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
1
AQ
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
1
Arca
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
5
Area
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
1
Ariella
Archival Resource Key
1992 March 15
1
1
Arena
Archival Resource Key
1993-1994, undated
1
6
Ark, The
Archival Resource Key
1991-1993, undated
1
7
Asia
Archival Resource Key
1997, undated
1
8
Asian Underground
Archival Resource Key
1997 January 31
1
1
Atlantic Palace
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
1
Atlantis
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
1
Au Bar
Archival Resource Key
1993-1997, undated
1
9
Avanti
Archival Resource Key
1990
1
10
Azzurro
Archival Resource Key
1993 July 19
1
1
B Bar
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Babyland
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Bacchus
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Back Door, The
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Back Fence (C Note)
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Backstage
Archival Resource Key
1987-1990
1
11
Baja
Archival Resource Key
1990-1994
1
11
Ballroom, The
Archival Resource Key
1994 March 05
1
11
B'Lo
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Bang On
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Bank, The
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
12
Bar 85
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Bar Anise
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Barbizon Hotel
Archival Resource Key
1991 July 17
1
11
Bar du Theatre
Archival Resource Key
1990 April 29
1
11
Barroom
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Barolo
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Bar Twenty One
Archival Resource Key
1996, undated
1
13
Bar XVI
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
The Basement
Archival Resource Key
1990-11-24
1
11
The Bat Cave
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
14
Bay Club (Element)
Archival Resource Key
1993
1
11
Bay Street
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
15
Beacon Theatre
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Bedrock
Archival Resource Key
1987-1989, undated
1
16
Big
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Big Beat
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Big City Blues
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Big City Diner
Archival Resource Key
1990-1991, undated
1
17
Big Hunt Club
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Big Sky
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Birdland
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
The Bitter End
Archival Resource Key
1990
1
11
Bleecker & Thompson
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Bloom Ballroom
Archival Resource Key
2000 November 29
1
11
Blue Angel
Archival Resource Key
1990 August 20
1
18
Blues Supply
Archival Resource Key
1997 April 04
1
11
Bond Street Cafe
Archival Resource Key
1990
1
19
Bongo Club
Archival Resource Key
1995 August 03
1
11
Boom
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
The Bottom Line
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Bounce
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Bourbon St.
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Bowery Bar
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Boy Bar
Archival Resource Key
1994 February 24
1
22
Boy'z Town
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
BQE
Archival Resource Key
1997-11-08
1
11
Break for the Border
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Brits Abroad Club
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Brooklyn Masonic Temple
Archival Resource Key
1992 December 11
1
11
Brooklyn Moon Cafe
Archival Resource Key
1995 June 24
1
11
Brothers
Archival Resource Key
1995-1996, undated
1
20
Buddha Bar
Archival Resource Key
1994-1997, undated
1
21
The Building
Archival Resource Key
1992, undated
1
22
Bump
Archival Resource Key
1995 June 18, undated
1
11
Butlers
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
11
Cabaret Duplex
Archival Resource Key
1993
1
25
Cactus Club
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
24
Cadillac Bar
Archival Resource Key
1990
1
24
Caesar
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
24
Cafe
Archival Resource Key
1993-1994, undated
2
1
Cafe A Go-Go
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
23
Cafe con Leche
Archival Resource Key
1996-1998, undated
2
2
Cafe Iguana
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
23
Cafe Lynx
Archival Resource Key
1994
1
23
Cafe Melville
Archival Resource Key
1991, undated
2
3
Cafe Metairie
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
25
Cafe Nosi Dam
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
23
Cafe Scorpio
Archival Resource Key
1994
1
23
Cafe Society
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
4
Cake
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
24
Cake Bar and Cafe
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
24
Callaloo II
Archival Resource Key
1993
1
23
Camouflage
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
23
Camp
Archival Resource Key
1990
1
23
Canyon Club
Archival Resource Key
1991, undated
11
1
1
24
The Capitol
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
23
Carbon
Archival Resource Key
1997-1998, undated
2
5
Casa La Femme
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
24
Casalone
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
24
Cat Club
Archival Resource Key
1985-1990, undated
2
6
Cattle Kings Grill
Archival Resource Key
1993
1
25
CB's
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
23
CBGB's
Archival Resource Key
1996, undated
2
7
Cellar Bar, The
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
24
Center, The
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
25
Central Park Summer Stage
Archival Resource Key
1996
1
25
Chameleon Lounge
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
8
Champions
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
23
Chaos
Archival Resource Key
1996-2001, undated
2
9
Chase Bar
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
23
Chaz & Wilsons
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
24
Cheetah's
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
25
Chevy's
Archival Resource Key
1990, undated
2
10
Chez Hamptons
Archival Resource Key
1991
1
25
Chez Wong
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
25
China Club
Archival Resource Key
1989-1993, undated
2
11
Churchill's Restaurant
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
25
Ciao Europa
Archival Resource Key
1995
1
25
The Cipriani
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
24
Circle Driver Club
Archival Resource Key
1990
1
24
Circus Maximus
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
24
Cinco de Mayo (Scarletta)
Archival Resource Key
1990
1
25
Cinecitta
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
25
Cite
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
23
City
Archival Resource Key
1992-1993, undated
2
12
The Climax
Archival Resource Key
1994
1
25
Club 23 (La Mirage)
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
25
Club 53
Archival Resource Key
1990-1991, undated
9
25
Club 580
Archival Resource Key
1994
1
23
Club 2000
Archival Resource Key
1993
1
25
Club A
Archival Resource Key
1987
1
23
Club Broadway
Archival Resource Key
1994
1
24
Club Elite
Archival Resource Key
1994-1996
1
24
Club El Morocco
Archival Resource Key
1988-1991, undated
2
13
Club Fahrenheit
Archival Resource Key
1995-1996
1
23
Club Fanari
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
25
Club Harambee
Archival Resource Key
1993
1
24
Club Hollywood
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
25
Club House
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
23
Club Indigo
Archival Resource Key
1995
1
23
Club Land
Archival Resource Key
1991, undated
1
25
Club La Prairie
Archival Resource Key
1993
1
25
Club New York
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
14
Club Paradise
Archival Resource Key
1988-1990
1
23
Club Rocco
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
25
Club Skyline
Archival Resource Key
1995
1
25
Club West End
Archival Resource Key
1990
1
24
11
1
Coliseum
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
25
Colors
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
25
Columbia University (Earl Hall)
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
25
Comeback
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
24
Coney Island High
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
15
Conscience Point
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
24
Continental
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
16
The Continental Club
Archival Resource Key
1993
1
24
Continental Divide
Archival Resource Key
1989-1990
1
23
Cool World
Archival Resource Key
1994
1
23
The Cooler
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
17
Cooper Union
Archival Resource Key
1992
1
25
Cooper Union
Copacabana
Archival Resource Key
1990
1
24
Cort Theatre
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
24
Country Club
Archival Resource Key
1992-1994, undated
2
18
The Crane Club
Archival Resource Key
1989-1991, undated
1
23
Crazy Eddies
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
24
Creation
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
23
Crowbar
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
19
Currican
Archival Resource Key
1995
1
23
Coastal Cafe
Archival Resource Key
undated
1
23
Dance Manhattan
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
20
Danceteria
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
21
Dawg
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
20
Deco
Archival Resource Key
1993-1996, undated
2
22
Delacourt Theater
Archival Resource Key
1995
2
20
Demerara
Archival Resource Key
1989-1996, undated
2
23
Den of Thieves
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
24
Departure Lounge
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
20
Depth Probe
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
20
Devil's Nest
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
20
Dharma
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
20
Diesel
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
20
Dirty Dance Club
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
20
Disco 2000
Archival Resource Key
1990
2
25
Do Da's
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
20
Dolce
Archival Resource Key
1992
2
20
Don Hill's
Archival Resource Key
1996, undated
2
26
Downtime
Archival Resource Key
1993
2
20
Downtown Music
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
20
Drinkland
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
20
Dr. Sound
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
20
Duet
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
20
Dumpling King
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
20
The Duplex
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
20
D.W. Griffith Theatre
Archival Resource Key
1988
2
20
E Bronx NY
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
27
E=MC2
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
27
East River Amphi Theatre
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
27
El Flamingo
Archival Resource Key
1995-1997
2
27
Elbow Room
Archival Resource Key
1997
2
28
Electric Lounge
Archival Resource Key
1990
2
27
Element
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
29
The Elmer's Discotheque
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
27
Embassy
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
27
Emerald City
Archival Resource Key
1991
2
27
Empire Club
Archival Resource Key
1985
2
27
Entree Libre
Archival Resource Key
1992-1993
2
27
Episode
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
27
Esso
Archival Resource Key
1995-1997, undated
2
30
Eve's Apple
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
27
Exavia
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
27
Exit
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
27
Exodus
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
27
Expo
Archival Resource Key
1994-1997, undated
3
1
Exposure
Archival Resource Key
undated
2
27
Exspo
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
2
Exta-Sex
Archival Resource Key
1991
2
27
Factory 6
Archival Resource Key
1996
3
3
Fancy Life
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
3
Fareta
Archival Resource Key
1993
3
3
Fat Tuesday's
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
4
FC
Archival Resource Key
2000
3
3
Felix
Archival Resource Key
1992-1993
3
3
Fetish Planet
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
3
Fever, The
Archival Resource Key
1993, undated
3
5
The Fez
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
3
Filli Ponte
Archival Resource Key
1995
3
3
Fiori
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
3
First Avenue
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
3
The Five Spot
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
3
Flamingo
Archival Resource Key
1995-2001, undated
3
6
Flannery's
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
3
Flash Dancers
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
7
Float
Archival Resource Key
2000
3
3
Flowers
Archival Resource Key
1994-1996, undated
3
8
Flying Point
Archival Resource Key
1995
3
3
Flynn's
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
3
Forty Worth
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
3
Frankie's
Archival Resource Key
1989-1990
3
9
Frederick's
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
3
The Frying Pan
Archival Resource Key
1996
3
3
Gag
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
10
Gallery
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
10
Gauguin
Archival Resource Key
1994-1995, undated
3
14
Gentleman Jim
Archival Resource Key
1991
3
10
Giant Step
Archival Resource Key
3
11
Girl Zone
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
10
Glamorama
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
10
The Gold Coast
Archival Resource Key
1993
3
10
Gold Fingers
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
10
Gonzalez y Gonzalez
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
10
Graceland
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
10
The Gramercy Park Hotel
Archival Resource Key
1996
3
10
The Grand
Archival Resource Key
1993-1994, undated
3
12
Grand Central Terminal
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
10
Granville
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
10
Great American Clubhouse
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
10
Green Door
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
13
Greenwich Street Theatre
Archival Resource Key
1997
3
10
The Groove
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
10
Groove Jet (Miami Beach, Florida)
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
10
Groove Thing
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
10
Grundy's
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
10
Gurney's Inn
Archival Resource Key
1994
3
10
Gus' Place
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
10
Hammerstein Ballroom
Archival Resource Key
1997
3
15
Hampton Beach
Archival Resource Key
1991
3
15
Handle Bar
Archival Resource Key
1990
3
15
Hanger Bar
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
15
Hard Rock Cafe
Archival Resource Key
1995
3
15
Harley Davidson Cafe
Archival Resource Key
1994
3
15
Havana Au Go-Go
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
15
Headquarters (Asbury Park, New Jersey)
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
15
Heartbreak
Archival Resource Key
1989-1990, undated
3
16
Heartland
Archival Resource Key
1990
3
15
Hell
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
15
Her/She Bar
Archival Resource Key
2000
3
15
Here
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
15
Hippopotamus
Archival Resource Key
1995
3
17
Hollings
Archival Resource Key
1994, undated
3
18
Home
Archival Resource Key
1997
3
15
Home Bass
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
19
The Intrepid
Archival Resource Key
1995
3
21
Horatio 113
Archival Resource Key
1989, undated
3
15
Hostos Community College
Archival Resource Key
1997
3
15
Hot Rod Dance Club
Archival Resource Key
1990, undated
3
20
Hot Spot 1
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
15
Hudson Theatre
Archival Resource Key
1992
3
15
Hush
Archival Resource Key
1999
3
15
Ibis
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
21
Inca Grill
Archival Resource Key
1995
3
21
Industry
Archival Resource Key
1990
3
21
Irving Plaza
Archival Resource Key
1993-1996, undated
3
22
Izzy Bar
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
21
Jackalope
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
23
Jackie 60
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
24
Jerry Brandts
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
23
J.E.T. 19
Archival Resource Key
1998
3
23
Jet Lounge
Archival Resource Key
1996
3
23
Joseph Papp Public Theater
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
23
Josephine Pavilion
Archival Resource Key
1994
3
23
Juice
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
23
Jukebox
Archival Resource Key
undated
3
23
Julian's Famous Poolroom
Archival Resource Key
1993-1995
3
25
Jungle Jim Club
Archival Resource Key
1989
3
23
Jungle Nation
Archival Resource Key
1996, undated
3
26
Kaffeehaus
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
1
Kamikaze
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
1
Kaptain Banana
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
1
Kasbar
Archival Resource Key
1995
4
2
Kaufman Theater
Archival Resource Key
1992, undated
4
1
Kenny's Castaways
Archival Resource Key
1990, undated
4
1
KGB
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
1
King
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
1
Kingdom Hall
Archival Resource Key
1993
4
1
The Kitchen
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
1
Klever
Archival Resource Key
1993
4
1
Knitting Factory, The
Archival Resource Key
1990-1993, undated
4
3
Koyote Kate's
Archival Resource Key
1994
4
1
Krystall
Archival Resource Key
1995
4
1
Kung Fu Lounge
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
1
La Boite
Archival Resource Key
1991
4
4
Lab
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
5
La Loca
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
4
La Mama Theater
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
4
La Mangeroire
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
5
La Mere Poulard
Archival Resource Key
1994
4
4
L'Amour
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
4
Lancers
Archival Resource Key
1990
4
5
La Plage
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
5
Las Vegas
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
5
La Tavern
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
5
Latin Club, The
Archival Resource Key
1993
4
5
Latin Quarter
Archival Resource Key
1996-1998, undated
4
6
Laura Belle
Archival Resource Key
1990-2000, undated
4
7
Le Bar Bat
Archival Resource Key
1994-1995, undated
1
11
Le Club
Archival Resource Key
1992
4
5
Leda
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
5
Le Grolier
Archival Resource Key
1991
4
5
Le Loft
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
5
Lenox Hill Hospital
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
5
Le Palace de Beaute
Archival Resource Key
1990
4
4
Le Perigord
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
4
Le Reve
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
5
Les Bains
Archival Resource Key
1995
4
4
Le Select
Archival Resource Key
1995, undated
4
5
Les Poulets
Archival Resource Key
1994-1996, undated
4
8
Le Streghe
Archival Resource Key
1993
4
4
Level
Archival Resource Key
1998
4
5
Level 10
Archival Resource Key
1991
4
5
Lexington Bar and Books
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
5
Le Zinc
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
5
Life
Archival Resource Key
1997-1998, undated
4
9
Light
Archival Resource Key
2000
4
5
Limelight
Archival Resource Key
1985-1996, undated
11
1
4
5
Lincoln Center
Archival Resource Key
1991
4
4
Lion's Den, The
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
5
Liquid II
Archival Resource Key
1992
4
5
Liquids
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
5
Living Room, The
Archival Resource Key
1989
4
4
Locker Room, The
Archival Resource Key
1992
4
4
Loft 2500
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
4
Loft A
Archival Resource Key
1995
4
5
Logo
Archival Resource Key
1993
4
4
Lone Star Roadhouse
Archival Resource Key
1992
4
5
Lone Star Roadhouse
Long Island University, Triangle Theatre
Archival Resource Key
1994
4
4
Long Wharf Marina
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
5
Lot 61
Archival Resource Key
2002
4
5
Lotus
Archival Resource Key
2000-2002
4
10
Lucid
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
5
Ludlow Street Cafe
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
5
Luna Lounge
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
4
Lupa
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
5
Luxe
Archival Resource Key
1992
4
5
Madison Square Garden
Archival Resource Key
1997
4
11
Madison Towers Hotel
Archival Resource Key
1992-1995, undated
4
12
Magique
Archival Resource Key
1980-1982
11
1
4
11
Mai Tai
Archival Resource Key
1994
4
13
Mallets at Reins
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
11
Manhattan Room, The
Archival Resource Key
1991
4
11
Mantra
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
11
Marakesh
Archival Resource Key
1985, undated
4
14
Marc Ballroom
Archival Resource Key
1993-1995
4
11
Mare Grande Cafe
Archival Resource Key
1998
4
11
Maripolitan
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
11
Markham, The
Archival Resource Key
1993
4
11
Marquee
Archival Resource Key
1991, undated
4
11
Mars
Archival Resource Key
1990, undated
4
16
Mary Lou's
Archival Resource Key
1992
4
11
Maxim's
Archival Resource Key
1988-1992, undated
4
17
Maxwell's
Archival Resource Key
1996, undated
4
18
Mekka
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
11
Melrose Bar and Cafe
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
11
Melting Pot, The
Archival Resource Key
1994, undated
4
19
Mercury Lounge
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
20
Merlyn
Archival Resource Key
1988
4
11
Metro 700
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
11
Metro CC
Archival Resource Key
1993, undated
4
11
Metronome
Archival Resource Key
1994-1996, undated
4
21
Metropole Cafe
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
11
Metropolis
Archival Resource Key
1990-1997, undated
4
22
Metropolis Cafe, The
Archival Resource Key
1985-1995, undated
4
23
Mikells
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
11
Milk Bar
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
11
Mirage
Archival Resource Key
1995-1996, undated
4
24
Mixed World, The
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
11
M.K.
Archival Resource Key
1989-1990, undated
4
25
Mo' Better
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
11
Moo York
Archival Resource Key
1995
4
11
Moran's
Archival Resource Key
1995
4
11
Morrissey
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
11
Mostly Magic
Archival Resource Key
1992, undated
4
11
Mother
Archival Resource Key
1982
4
11
Mothership, The
Archival Resource Key
undated
4
11
Mr. Fuji's
Archival Resource Key
1993, undated
4
26
Muse, The
Archival Resource Key
1993, undated
4
27
Nada
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
1
Nascimento
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
1
Nation
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
1
National Black Theatre
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
1
Nell's
Archival Resource Key
1989-1997, undated
5
2
New Music Cafe
Archival Resource Key
1996, undated
5
3
New York Athletic Club
Archival Resource Key
1992
5
1
New York Billiard Club
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
1
New York Health & Racquet Club
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
1
New York*Ing
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
1
New York Marriott Marquis
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
1
New York Prop Gallery
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
1
New York State Armory
Archival Resource Key
1992
5
1
New Yorker Hotel
Archival Resource Key
1997
5
1
Newsport Heights
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
1
NFA
Archival Resource Key
1998
5
1
Night Flight (Miami Beach, Florida)
Archival Resource Key
1998, undated
5
4
Nightingale Bar
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
1
Nirvana Club One
Archival Resource Key
1987-1988, undated
5
5
Nite Cafe
Archival Resource Key
1994
5
6
Niva
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
1
Now Bar
Archival Resource Key
1996, undated
5
7
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
8
NV
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
1
NYC Culture Club
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
1
Octagon
Archival Resource Key
1988-1996, undated
5
10
Ohio Theatre
Archival Resource Key
1992
5
9
On the Rocks
Archival Resource Key
1998
5
9
One
Archival Resource Key
1996
5
9
One 51
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
9
One Hot Spot
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
9
Ontological Theater
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
9
Opera
Archival Resource Key
1996-1997, undated
5
11
Orbit
Archival Resource Key
1995
5
9
Organism
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
9
Other Side, The
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
9
Our House
Archival Resource Key
1990
5
9
Pacha
Archival Resource Key
1997
5
13
Palace, The
Archival Resource Key
1993, undated
5
14
Palace de Beaute
Archival Resource Key
1990, undated
5
15
Palladium
Archival Resource Key
1988-1996, undated
5
16-17
Panache
Archival Resource Key
1983
5
12
Pangaea
Archival Resource Key
2002
5
18
Paradise
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
13
Paradis Barcelona
Archival Resource Key
1994
5
12
Paradise Club
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
12
Parallel
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
19
Paramount, The
Archival Resource Key
1996
5
13
Park
Archival Resource Key
1992
5
13
Park Avenue Country Club
Archival Resource Key
1996-1997
5
13
Park Inn
Archival Resource Key
1995
5
13
Parkside Plaza
Archival Resource Key
1997
5
12
Parlay Lounge
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
12
Parson's
Archival Resource Key
1996
5
13
Pastels
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
12
Peace
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
12
Peggy Sue's
Archival Resource Key
1990-1991, undated
5
20
Pennsylvania Penthouse
Archival Resource Key
1997
5
12
Penthouse, The
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
13
Performance Place
Archival Resource Key
1990
5
12
PH
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
13
Phoenix Loft
Archival Resource Key
1994
5
12
Pier 83
Archival Resource Key
1995
5
13
Pit Stop Bar
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
12
Pizza A Go Go
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
12
Planet 28
Archival Resource Key
1997-2000, undated
6
1
Planet A
Archival Resource Key
1995
5
13
Planet Dance
Archival Resource Key
2000
5
13
Planet Earth
Archival Resource Key
1992
5
12
Play Ground
Archival Resource Key
1992, undated
6
2
Players I
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
12
Plaza, The
Archival Resource Key
1991, undated
6
3
Plush
Archival Resource Key
1997, undated
6
4
PM
Archival Resource Key
2004
5
12
Poppolini's
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
13
Power House
Archival Resource Key
1996
5
12
Pratt Institute
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
12
Pretty Tomboy
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
12
Private Eyes
Archival Resource Key
1990
5
12
PS 122
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
13
Public Theater
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
12
Puck Building
Archival Resource Key
1987-1996, undated
6
5
Pump Room, The
Archival Resource Key
undated
5
13
Queenie Tops Lounge
Archival Resource Key
1999
6
6
Quarter, The
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
6
Quasimodo's
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
6
Quest
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
6
Quick
Archival Resource Key
1990, undated
6
7
11
1
Rage
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
8
Raquet & Tennis Club
Archival Resource Key
1993
6
8
Rebar
Archival Resource Key
1995-1996, undated
6
9
Red Parrot
Archival Resource Key
1984-1985
6
10
Red Room
Archival Resource Key
1996
6
8
Red Spot
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
8
Red Zone
Archival Resource Key
1989-1991, undated
6
11
Reed's
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
8
Regency Hotel
Archival Resource Key
1995
6
8
Reins
Archival Resource Key
1990-1991, undated
6
12
Renaissance Lounge
Archival Resource Key
1996, undated
6
13
Retro Alley
Archival Resource Key
1994
6
8
Rex
Archival Resource Key
1991, undated
6
14
Rick's Bar
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
8
Right Bank
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
8
Rihga Royal Hotel
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
8
Rio
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
8
Ristorante Barlow
Archival Resource Key
1994
6
8
Ritz
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
15
Riviera
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
8
Robots
Archival Resource Key
1995, undated
6
16
Rocco's A La Playa
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
8
Rock Garden Cafe
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
8
Rock-It
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
8
Rock N Roll Cafe
Archival Resource Key
1995, undated
6
17
Rock Palace
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
8
Rockefeller Center
Archival Resource Key
1992-1993
6
8
11
1
Roger Smith Hotel
Archival Resource Key
1993
6
8
Rogue
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
18
Roof Deck
Archival Resource Key
1996
6
8
Rose Cafe
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
8
Roseland
Archival Resource Key
1990-1996, undated
6
19
Rouge
Archival Resource Key
1994-1995, undated
6
20
Roxy
Archival Resource Key
2000, undated
11
1
Roxy
Ruby Falls
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
8
Ruby's River Road Cafe
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
8
Russian Tea Room
Archival Resource Key
1990
6
8
S. Martin's Restaurant
Archival Resource Key
1993
6
21
Sal Anthony's
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
1
Sam's
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
21
Savage
Archival Resource Key
1992-1993
7
1
Scarletts
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
1
Sci Bar
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
21
Scofflaws
Archival Resource Key
1993
7
1
Scores
Archival Resource Key
1994, undated
7
2
Scrap Bar
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
21
Scream
Archival Resource Key
1998
6
21
Screw
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
1
SFB
Archival Resource Key
1996, undated
7
3
Shadow Lounge
Archival Resource Key
1997
6
21
Shakespeare's Restaurant
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
21
Shampoo
Archival Resource Key
1991, undated
7
1
Shanghai Red's
Archival Resource Key
1991, undated
7
4
Shark Bar
Archival Resource Key
1989
6
21
Shelter
Archival Resource Key
1998
6
21
Shenanagens
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
21
Sheraton New York Hotel
Archival Resource Key
1994
6
21
Sholly's
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
1
Shoop Bay Club
Archival Resource Key
1995
6
21
Showboat
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
1
Side Street
Archival Resource Key
1994, undated
7
5
Silver Screen
Archival Resource Key
1991
6
21
Silverados
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
1
Singalong
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
1
Ski Bar
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
21
S.O.B.s
Archival Resource Key
1996-2000, undated
7
6
Soldiers', Sailors', & Airmen's Club
Archival Resource Key
1988
6
21
Sonic
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
21
Sound Factory
Archival Resource Key
2000, undated
11
1
Southampton High School Theatre
Archival Resource Key
1991
7
1
Spa
Archival Resource Key
2000, undated
6
21
Space
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
1
Stamford Town Center
Archival Resource Key
1996
6
21
Spacelys
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
21
Speed
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
21
Spice
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
21
Spo-Dee-O-Dee
Archival Resource Key
1990, undated
7
7
Spot, The
Archival Resource Key
1990
7
1
Spy
Archival Resource Key
1996, undated
7
8
St. Mark's Lounge
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
21
St. Regis Hotel
Archival Resource Key
1992-1993
6
21
Stand Up NY
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
21
Static
Archival Resource Key
2000
7
1
Steve McGraw's Supper Club
Archival Resource Key
1992
6
21
Sticky Mike's Frog Bar
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
1
Stigmata
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
1
Stop
Archival Resource Key
1993
7
1
Stringfellow's
Archival Resource Key
1986-1994, undated
7
9
Strip
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
21
Strykers
Archival Resource Key
1995
6
21
Studio 84
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
1
Sunrise
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
1
Super Sexe
Archival Resource Key
1995-1996
6
21
Supper Club, The
Archival Resource Key
1992-1996, undated
7
10
Supper Club of Queens
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
1
Surf Club
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
1
Sutton Watering Hole
Archival Resource Key
1995, undated
7
11
Sweet Jane's
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
12
Sweetwaters
Archival Resource Key
undated
6
21
System
Archival Resource Key
1995-1997, undated
7
13
T. Schreiber Studio
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
14
Tatou
Archival Resource Key
1991-1996, undated
7
15
Tatou
Tavern on the Green
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
1
Temple, The
Archival Resource Key
1994
7
14
Ten
Archival Resource Key
1994, undated
8
2
Ten's
Archival Resource Key
1996
7
14
Texas Gold
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
14
Three Degrees North
Archival Resource Key
1995
7
14
Throb
Archival Resource Key
1991
7
14
Tiffany & Company
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
14
Tilt
Archival Resource Key
1992, undated
8
3
Time Cafe
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
14
Tokyo Express
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
14
Trafalgar Square
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
14
Tramps
Archival Resource Key
1996, undated
8
4
Trembles
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
14
Tri Fitness Gym
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
14
Tribe
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
14
Tribal Lounge
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
14
Trip
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
14
Tuckahoe Lane
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
14
Tunnel
Archival Resource Key
1996-1998, undated
8
5
Turquoise
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
14
Twilo
Archival Resource Key
1996-2000, undated
8
6
Twirl
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
14
Two Rooms
Archival Resource Key
1997
7
14
U.B. Underground Bistro
Archival Resource Key
1994
8
7
Ukrainian Center
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
7
Ultra-Violet
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
7
U.N. Underground Network
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
8
Uncle Charlie's
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
7
Under Acme
Archival Resource Key
1990, undated
8
9
Underground
Archival Resource Key
1982, undated
8
7
Underground, The
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
7
Underworld
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
7
Union Club
Archival Resource Key
undated
7
8
Union Square Theatre
Archival Resource Key
1997
8
7
University Club, The
Archival Resource Key
1995
8
7
Uptown Bar
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
10
USA
Archival Resource Key
1993-1994, undated
8
11
U.S.S. Intrepid
Archival Resource Key
1990-1993
8
7
Velvet
Archival Resource Key
1995, undated
8
12
Vertigo
Archival Resource Key
1996, undated
8
13
Via Via
Archival Resource Key
1991
8
12
Villa Lulu
Archival Resource Key
1993
8
12
Village Comics
Archival Resource Key
1997
8
12
Village Grill
Archival Resource Key
1995-1996, undated
8
14
Vingt-Deux
Archival Resource Key
1993
8
12
Vinyl
Archival Resource Key
1995-1997, undated
8
15
Viper
Archival Resource Key
1995, undated
8
12
Visage
Archival Resource Key
1985
8
12
Vista Hotel
Archival Resource Key
1988
8
12
Vizcaya (Miami, Florida)
Archival Resource Key
1995
8
12
Void
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
12
Voo Doo
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
16
Vudu Lounge
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
12
W New York Union Square
Archival Resource Key
2000
8
17
Wall Street Kitchen and Bar
Archival Resource Key
1996
8
17
Walt Whitman Auditorium
Archival Resource Key
1991
8
17
Ward 6
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
17
Warsaw
Archival Resource Key
1993-1994, undated
9
1
Warsaw (South Beach, Florida)
Archival Resource Key
1997-1998
8
17
Warehouse
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
17
Washington Irving H.S.
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
17
Washington Square One to One Fitness
Archival Resource Key
1992
8
17
Wasteland
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
17
Water Club
Archival Resource Key
1995
8
17
Webster Hall
Archival Resource Key
1996-1997, undated
9
2
West End Gate
Archival Resource Key
1993
8
17
Westbeth Theatre Center Music Hall
Archival Resource Key
undated
Wetlands
Archival Resource Key
1990-1997, undated
9
4
Wild Pitch
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
17
Womb
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
17
Woodlands
Archival Resource Key
1993
8
17
Woody's
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
17
World, The
Archival Resource Key
1988-1991, undated
9
5
World Financial Center
Archival Resource Key
1991
8
17
W.O.W. Bar NYC
Archival Resource Key
1996, undated
9
6
Wunder Bar (20 West)
Archival Resource Key
1992, undated
9
7
Wylie's
Archival Resource Key
undated
8
17
Xenon
Archival Resource Key
1981-1984, undated
9
9
X.TA.C
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
8
XVI Cafe
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
8
Z-Bar
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
11
Zatar's
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
12
Zazou
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
10
Zebra Club
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
10
Zeckendorf Towers
Archival Resource Key
1991
9
10
Zen
Archival Resource Key
1997
9
10
Ziegfeld, The
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
10
Zone (531 W. 19th Street)
Archival Resource Key
1991
9
13
Zone (20th West 20th Street)
Archival Resource Key
1989
9
10
Zone DK
Archival Resource Key
1990-1992
9
14
Zulu Nation
Archival Resource Key
1996
9
10
Zut
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
10
Numbered venues
Archival Resource Key
1987-1999, undated
9
15
2i's
Archival Resource Key
1996, undated
9
16
4D Nightclub
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
17
5 Spot
Archival Resource Key
1995, undated
9
18
6 Bond Street
Archival Resource Key
1989-1990, undated
9
19
20/20
Archival Resource Key
1990, undated
9
20
30-30
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
21
205 Club
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
22
289 Spring Street
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
23
308 Bar
Archival Resource Key
undated
9
24
Assorted oversize posters and advertisements
Archival Resource Key
1980-2000, undated
1
Correspondence and Personal
Series 2
Archival Resource Key
1988-2000, undated
Correspondence and personal
Archival Resource Key
1988-2000, undated
9
26
Other Advertisements and Ephemera
Series 3
Archival Resource Key
1983-2002, undated
Art galleries and shows
Archival Resource Key
1985-1996, undated
9
27-29
Assorted advertisements and invitations
Archival Resource Key
1983-2002, undated
10
6
Simon Says: Art Music Performance Film Digital A Critical Guide, magazine
Archival Resource Key
1996-1998
10
7
Social Policy magazine
Archival Resource Key
undated
11
1