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Magie Dominic Off Off-Broadway Collection

Call Number

MSS.300

Date

1948-2019, inclusive

Creator

Dominic, Magie, 1944-
Dominic, Magie, 1944- (Role: Donor)
Gossage, James D. (Role: Donor)

Extent

10.25 Linear Feet
in 7 binders, 3 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box, 1 oversize box, 2 flat-file folders, and 1 folder in shared housing

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Abstract

Magie Dominic, an artist, poet, and founding member of the Off Off-Broadway theater movement, was born in Newfoundland in 1944, and resides primarily in New York. She founded and programmed the Children's History Theatre (1979-84), and was an active participant at Caffe Cino. The collection comprises materials created and compiled by Magie Dominic in the course of her involvement with the Off-Off Broadway theatre movement, especially Caffe Cino, as well as her own work as an artist and her work with the Children's History Theater. It includes clippings, photographic material, manuscripts, correspondence, and art and performance documentation.

Biographical Note

Magie Dominic, an artist, poet, and founding member of the Off Off-Broadway theater movement, was born in Newfoundland in 1944, and resides primarily in New York. She founded and programmed the Children's History Theatre (1979-84), and was an active participant at Caffe Cino.

Source:
Dominic, Magie. "Dominic Magie L." Poets.ca. The League of Canadian Poets, 19 Apr. 2011. Web. 6 May 2013, poets.ca.

Arrangement

Series, folder and binder titles reflect Magie Dominic's original titles and arrangement. Small changes were made to facilitate access. Dominic's original order has been maintained; oversize and media items were removed from and placed in appropriate archival housing in separate series.

The collection is arranged into seven series:

Series I: Caffe Cino

Series II: Lost to AIDS

Series III: Ken Burgess

Series IV: Magie Dominic Art 1975-2011

Series V: The Children's History Theatre

Series VI: Media

Series VII: Data Storage

Scope and Contents

This collection comprises materials created and compiled by Magie Dominic in the course of her involvement with the Off-Off Broadway theatre movement, especially Caffe Cino, as well as her own work as an artist and her work with the Children's History Theater. It includes clippings, photographic material, manuscripts, correspondence, and art and performance documentation.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open to researchers. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use materials in the collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Magie Dominic Off-Off-Broadway Collection; MSS 300; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University.

Location of Materials

Some materials are stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please request materials at least two business days prior to your research visit to coordinate access.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Magie Dominic Off-Off Broadway Collection was donated to Fales Library by Magie Dominic in October 2010 and January 2011. Accretion were donated by Magie Dominic and James Gossage in September 2018 and August 2022. The accession number associated with these gift are 2018.124 and 2023.012.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Access copies for some materials are available by appointment for reading room viewing and listening only. Please contact fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596.

Related Materials

Additional material can be found in the following archival collections:

New York Public Library Archives and Manuscripts, James Gossage photographs: http://archives.nypl.org/the/21426

Maggie Dominic Acker Award (MSS 488)

Collection processed by

Robin Preiss, with Nicholas Martin, 2013.

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-02-06 14:20:56 -0500.
Language: Finding aid written in English

Processing Information

Processing decisions made prior to 2018 are not documented. Materials in the 2018 accretion were integrated into Series I. in accordance with the collection's existing arrangement structure, and placed in new acid-free folders and box. All photographs and printouts were removed from their individual plastic sleeves. Negatives were placed in enclosures. On April 2019 materials from Box 5 were redistributed mostly into a smaller, letter-sized manuscript box, labeled Box 5. Oversize materials were moved to Shared Fales 019. In February 2023 an accretion was intellectually integrated into Series I in Shared Fales 041.

Revisions to this Guide

December 2018: Updated to include materials integrated from accession number 2018.124 by Stacey Flatt.
February 2023: Updated by Rachel Searcy to reflect 2023 accretion

Repository

Fales Library and Special Collections
Fales Library and Special Collections
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012