New York Revolutionary Groups collection, 1966-1971.
Collection Number: 8118
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
New York Revolutionary Groups collection, 1966-1971.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
8118
Abstract:
Materials documenting influential radical groups of the 1960s. The collection includes
a complete run of Black Mask and 61 issues of Rat Subterranean News, 90 flyers and
handbills relating to the New York anarchist groups Black Mask and Up Against the
Wall Motherfuckers, as well as related affinity groups and others such as the Yippies,
ESSO (The East Side Service Organization, or the East Side Survival Organization),
and New York Provo.
Creator:
Kugelberg, Johan
Quanitities:
1.9 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Black Mask was a radical group and newspaper created in 1966 by abstract painter Ben
Morea, poet Dan Georgakas, and Ron Hahne. Inspired by the actions of the French Situationists
and Dutch Provos among others, Black Mask produced a ten issue run newspaper and some
broadsheets before going underground. Morea, along with some others involved with
Black Mask emerged as the Up Against The Wall Motherfuckers, a name taken from the
poem "Black People!" by Amiri Baraka (then still known as LeRoi Jones). In the late
1960s these groups became infamous for actions such as dumping uncollected trash from
the Lower East Side in the fountain at Lincoln Center and organizing a protest of
The Filmore East through a series of free concerts offered to promote community use
of the venue.
Materials documenting influential radical groups of the 1960s. The collection includes
a complete run of Black Mask and 61 issues of Rat Subterranean News, 90 flyers and
handbills relating to the New York anarchist groups Black Mask and Up Against the
Wall Motherfuckers, as well as related affinity groups and others such as the Yippies,
ESSO (The East Side Service Organization, or the East Side Survival Organization),
and New York Provo.
Related collections: #8111, Situationist Collection and #8060, Johan Kugelberg punk
collection.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
New York Revolutionary Groups collection, #8118. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections,
Cornell University Library.
Names:
Morea, Ben.
Black Mask (Group of artists)
Up Against the Wall Motherfuckers (Gang)
Youth International Party
Subjects:
Radicalism -- United States.
Radicalism -- New York (State) -- New York.
Radicalism.
Social movements.
Protest movements.
Internationale situationniste.
Anarchism -- United States.
Anarchism -- New York (State) -- New York.
Anarchism.
Anarchists.
CONTAINER LIST
Container
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Description
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Date
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Series I: Fliers
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1968, Undated | ||
Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Fliers by Up Against the Wall
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Undated |
Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Western Union telegram with a message to Mayor Richard J. Daley
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1968-08-30 |
Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Yippie fliers
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1968 |
Box 1 | Folder 4 |
"Fliers, handbills, and press releases printed by The Open Press relating to New York
Provo"
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Undated |
Creator: Open Press
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Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Additional fliers
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Undated |
Oversized fliers
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1968, Undated | ||
Box 2 | Folder 1 |
Fliers by Up Against the Wall
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Undated |
Box 2 | Folder 2 |
Additional Yippie fliers
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1968 |
Box 2 | Folder 3 |
The Open Press, New York Provo
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Undated |
Box 2 | Folder 4 |
Handbills issued under Newspaper of The Streets
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Undated |
Box 2 | Folder 5 |
Black Mask posters/fliers
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Undated |
Box 2 | Folder 6 |
King Mob Echo #1
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1968 |
Box 2 | Folder 6 |
King Mob #3
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Undated |
Scope and Contents
Special issue on Black Mask and UAWMF
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Box 2 | Folder 6 |
King Mob #6
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Undated |
Box 2 | Folder 6 |
Two letters on Student Power
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1968 |
Scope and Contents
Supplement to November 1968 issue of King Mob Echo #1
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Box 2 | Folder 6 |
King Mob / The Black Hand Gang
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Undated |
Scope and Contents
Zine of radical political cartoons
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Box 2 | Folder 7 |
Additional fliers
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Undated |
Series II: Publications
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1966-1968, Undated | ||
Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Nouvelles
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1966 |
Scope and Contents
A French student publication with coverage of Black Masks's MoMa action
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Box 1 | Folder 7 |
Thutch 666
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Undated |
Creator: Leake, Jonathan
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Creator: Black Flag Press
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Box 1 | Folder 8 |
The only issue of Up Against The Wall Motherfucker
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Undated |
Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Life Chants And Songs of The Revolution
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1966 |
Scope and Contents
Mimeograph booklet with contributions by Black Mask, Julian Beck, Paul Prensky, and
others
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Box 2 | Folder 8 |
Black Mask issues 1-10
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1966-1968 |
Box 2 | Folder 9 |
It Was Meant To Be Great But It's Horrible
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Undated |
Scope and Contents
"Flier related to King Mob's Selfridge's action, similar event put on by the Yippies
and Black Mask"
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Box 2 | Folder 10 |
2 Yippie articles from The Guardian
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1968-03-30 |
Box 2 | Folder 10 |
2 NY Times articles concerned with the political activism of Hippies
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1968-03-24-1968-03-26 |
Box 2 | Folder 10 |
Newspaper clipping featuring a photograph of Abbie Hoffman
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Undated |
Hoffman, Abbie
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Box 2 | Folder 11 |
Goodbye To All That
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1970 |
Scope and Contents
Pamphlet reprinting material from the Rat regarding its takeover by an allwomen's
collective in January 1970
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Box 2 | Folder 11 |
East Village Other, vol. 4, no. 46
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1969 |
Box 2 | Folder 11 |
East Village Other, vol. 4, no. 51
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1969-11-19 |
Scope and Contents
Cover story on the Rat
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Box 2 | Folder 11 |
Finger, vol. 2, no. 5
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1970-01 |
Scope and Contents
"An independent Alternative High School paper"
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Box 2 | Folder 11 |
Intercourse, no. 4
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Spring 1968 |
Scope and Contents
Contains a Provo article
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Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, no. 1
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1968-03-04 | |
Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, no. 2
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1968-03-18 | |
Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, no. 2 i.e. 3
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1968-03-22-1968-04-04 | |
Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, 4
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1968-04-5-1968-04-18 | |
Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, 5
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1968-04-19-1968-04-30 | |
Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, 6
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1968-05-03-1968-05-16 | |
Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, 7
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1968-05-17-1968-05-30 | |
Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, 8
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1968-06-01-1968-06-14 | |
Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, 9
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1968-06-15-1968-06-28 | |
Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, 10
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1968-07-01-1968-07-15 | |
Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, 12
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1968-07-26-1968-08-08 | |
Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, 14
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1968-08 | |
Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, 16
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1968-09-06-1968-09-19 | |
Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, 17
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1968-09-20-1968-10-03 | |
Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, 18
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1968-10-04-1968-10-17 | |
Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, 19
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1968-10-18-1968-10-31 | |
Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, 20
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1968-11-01-1968-11-14 | |
Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, 21
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1968-11-15-1968-11-28 | |
Box 3 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, 23
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1968-12-13-1969-01-02 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, no. 26
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1969-01-24-1969-01-30 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, no. 27
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1969-01-31-1969-02-06 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 1, no. 29
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1969-02-14-1969-02-20 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 2, no. 2
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1969-03-14-1969-03-21 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 2, no. 3
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1969-03-28-1969-04-03 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 2, no. ?
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1969-04-17 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 2, no. 7
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1969-05-02-1969-05-08 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 2, no. 8
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1969-05-09-1969-05-15 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 2, no. 9
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1969-05-16-1969-05-22 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 2, no. 10
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1969-05-23-1969-05-29 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 2, no. 12
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1969-06-12-1969-06-18 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 2, no. 13
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1969-06-19-1969-07-03 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 2, no. 14
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1969-07-09-1969-07-23 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News
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1969-08-12-1969-08-26 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News
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1969-08-27-1969-09-09 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News
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1969-09-10-1969-09-23 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 2, no. 19
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1969-10-08-1969-10-21 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 2, no. 21
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1969-10-29-1969-11-12 | |
Box 4 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 2, no. 22
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1969-11-12-1969-11-25 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News
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1970-01-07-1970-01-20 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 2, no 27
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1970-02-06-1970-02-23 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 2, no 28
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1970-02-24-1970-03-09 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News
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1970-03-07-1970-03-21 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News
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1970-03-20-1970-04-04 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News
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1970-04-04-1970-04-18 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News
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1970-05-08-1970-05-21 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News
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1970-05-22-1970-06-04 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News
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1970-06-05-1970-06-19 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News
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1970-06-26-1970-07-10 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News
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1970-08-09-1970-08-23 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News
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1970-09-11-1970-09-25 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News
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1970-10-06-1970-10-27 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 3, no. 15
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1970-10-29-1970-11-18 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 3, no. 16
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1970-11-17-1970-12-06 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 3, no. 17
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1970-12-17-1971-01-06 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 3, no. 18
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1971-01-12-1971-01-29 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 3, no. 19
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1971-02-03-1971-02-20 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 3, no. 20
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1971-03-02-1971-03-23 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 3, no. 21
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1971-03-30-1971-04-21 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 3, no. 22
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1971-05-03-1971-06-01 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 3, no. 23
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1971-06-14-1971-07-10 | |
Box 5 |
Rat Subterranean News, vol. 3, no. 24
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1971-08 | |
Series III: Exhibit material
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2012-2013 | ||
Box 6 |
Exhibit labels and related material
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2013-2013 | |
Scope and Contents
Boo-Hooray's 2012/2013 exhibition "Opposition: Black Mask, Ben Morea, and U.A.W.M.F."
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