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{"value"=>"3155364", "type"=>"local_mss"}
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{"value"=>"1958-2010s", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1958/2019"}
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{"value"=>"Series VIII: Personal Collection"}
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"16 boxes, 2 oversized boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"16 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"162 computer files", "unit"=>"computer_files"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"21 gigabytes", "unit"=>"gigabytes"}]}
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{"value"=>"<p>Series VIII consists of items related to Reed's personal life. This includes artwork he collected or received as a gift; Reed's cameras; personal correspondence with friends and family; a Halloween costume; gifts; his glasses; items associated with his meditation practice; passports; shirts; Tai Chi materials; two yearbooks; and Reed's personal music and video collection.</p> <p>The Artwork is arranged alphabetically by artist. Pieces by unknown artists are all arranged together. The bulk of the artwork appears to have been gifts by the artists. The Series includes artwork by Edward Bateman, Nick Bubash, Ronnie Cutrone, Tony Fitzpatrick, and Mick Rock.</p> <p>The Correspondence contains a mixture of personal letters and greeting cards. Reed saved many letters from his parents, as well as greeting cards from his Velvet Underground bandmate, Moe Tucker, who always addressed him as \"honey bun.\" There is also a personalized astrological chart created for Reed by Billy Name, and a signed 1997 letter from Paul McCartney which accompanied an advance copy of his album, <span class=\"title\">Flaming Pie</span>.</p> <p>The Costume was a gift to Reed from Hall Wilner. It is a costume shop replica of the Loyal Order of the Raccoon Lodge hat and jacket worn by <span class=\"title\">The Honeymooners</span> character Ralph Kramden.</p> <p>The Tai Chi items include a 2009 notebook, magazines signed by Master Ren Guang-Yi, and a number of videos. The videos feature Reed practicing Tai Chi, some of which he filmed to share with instructors, and others which depict him working with various individuals. There are additional photographs related to Reed's Tai Chi practice in Series IV.</p> <p>The Series also holds Reed's Syracuse University diploma, and two yearbooks from Freeport High School. The yearbooks include notes and signatures from Reed's classmates, as well as a picture of Reed's Track and Field team.</p> <p>Reed's Music and Video Collection includes his commercially released solo albums, most of the Velvet Underground's releases, compilations he appeared on, and records by other artists in which he had writing credits or appeared as a guest artist. Reed retained a collection of bootlegs of his own live performances, including a series of cassettes assembled by the Velvet Underground Appreciation Society. There is also a group of 45s that consist of an assortment of Doo Wop records and copies of Reed's earliest releases with the Jades and the Primitives. Additionally, there is a selection of records Reed received as gifts, including a copy of the Byrds' <span class=\"title\"> Eight Miles High/Why</span> that was sent to him by Jimmy Page, and the copy of McCartney's <span class=\"title\">Flaming Pie</span>. Among the videos present are Reed's commercially released video albums, the 1998 documentary, <span class=\"title\"> Lou Reed: Rock and Roll Heart</span>, an assortment of commercially released films, and Doc Pomus' collection of boxing tapes, which Reed inherited after Pomus' death in 1991.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Reed's personal music and video collection have been removed. These materials are held by the Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.</p>"}
- date_start
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1958
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1958
- date_end
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2019
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1958
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2019
- extent_statement
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16 linear feet (16 boxes, 2 oversized boxes). 21 gigabytes (162 computer files)