Guide to the David Wojnarowicz Papers MSS.092

Fales Library and Special Collections

Collection processed by Marvin J. Taylor

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on October 13, 2021
Description is in English. using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Updated by Jacqueline Rider to reflect incorporation of video preservation master and sub-master files Updated by Megan O'Shea to add seven items and prepare 24 others for a move to offsite art storage in September 2017 Updated by Megan O'Shea to incorporate items treated and rehoused by Barbara Goldsmith Preservation and Conservation Department staff Updated by Megan O'Shea to prepare artwork being sent to offsite art storage in December 2017 Updated by Weatherly Stephan to note deaccessions Updated by Kelly Haydon to incorporate new digital access copies of materials from Series VIII, Subseries C: Sound Materials Updated by Anna McCormick to remove obsolete links. Edited by Amy C. Vo to revise harmful language regarding suicide and addiction Updated by Anna Björnsson McCormick to note context between art objects. Updated by Weatherly Stephan to reflect rehousing of objects in Series XIII , March 2017 , August 2017 , November 2017 , December 2017 , June 2018 , May 2019 , January 2020 , April 2021 , July 2021 , October 2021

Container List

Container 1	Container 2	Title	Date
Series II: Correspondence, 1970-1992 Scope and Contents note Series II comprises correspondence of both a personal and business nature and covers the 1970s through 1992. The bulk of the correspondence is directed to Wojnarowicz, although correspondence authored by Wojnarowicz is included. Correspondence is ordered chronologically (where possible) and then alphabetically by correspondent. Only recurring and noteworthy names are listed in the finding aid.
Box: 2	Folder : 1	1970s-various includes correspondence from David	1970
Box: 2	Folder : 2	pre-1989-misc. Undated	1989
Box: 2	Folder : 3	1979-France: Jean Pierre Delage	1979
Box: 2	Folder : 4	1979-Jean Pierre Delage Birthday card	1979
Box: 2	Folder : 5	1980-Jean Pierre Delage/David Wojnarowicz	1980
Box: 2	Folder : 6	1981-Jean Pierre Delage	1981
Box: 2	Folder : 7	1982	1982
Box: 2	Folder : 8	1983-Kathy Acker/Peter Hujar	1983
Box: 2	Folder : 9	1984-Jean Pierre Delage/Peter Hujar/Gary Indiana	1984
Box: 2	Folder : 10	1985	1985
Box: 2	Folder : 11	1985-unidentified	1985
Box: 2	Folder : 12	1986-Rauffenbart/D. Wojnarowicz	1986
Box: 2	Folder : 13	1987-Art Against AIDS/Jody Falco/Lydia Lunch/Rauffenbart/Paul Smith/Catherine Texier/D. Voyna/D. Wojnarowicz	1987
Box: 2	Folder : 14	1987-unidentified	1987
Box: 2	Folder : 15	1988--Dennis Cooper/Jean Pierre Delage/Luis Frangella/Richard Kern/Stephen Koch/City Lights/High Risk/Between C&D/D. Voyna	1988
Box: 2	Folder : 16	1988-unidentified, Judy	1988
Box: 3	Folder : 17	1989-A-E	1989
Box: 3	Folder : 18	1989-F-P: Robert Giard/Nan Goldin/Gary Indiana/Fran Leibowitz/Stephen Koch	1989
Box: 3	Folder : 19	1989-Q-Z: Random House/Paul Smith/ D. Voyna/D. Wojnarowicz/Phil Zwickler	1989
Box: 3	Folder : 20	1989-unidentified	1989
Box: 3	Folder : 21	1990-A-C: Artists Space/Ronnie Burk/City Lights	1990
Box: 3	Folder : 22	1990-D-H: GMHC/Nan Goldin	1990
Box: 3	Folder : 23	1990-I-N: Stephen Koch/Fran Leibowitz/Patrick McDonnell/Jeff McMahon/New York Foundation for the Arts	1990
Box: 3	Folder : 24	1990-P-R: PPOW/Random House/High Risk/Sur Rodney	1990
Box: 3	Folder : 25	1990-S-Z: D. Wojnarowicz/D. Voyna/Emily XYZ	1990
Box: 3	Folder : 26	1990-unidentified	1990
Box: 3	Folder : 27	1990-re: housing/construction problem	1990
Box: 3	Folder : 28	1991-A-E: Steve Abbot/Art Matters/Artspace/Dodie Bellamy/William S. Burroughs/Ronnie Burk/Dennis Cooper/L. Dahlberg/The Drawing Center/Jean Pierre Delage/Mark Ewert	1991
Box: 3	Folder : 29	1991-F-M: Robert Giard/Nan Goldin/Wendy Jacob/Robert Gluck/Sylvere Lotringer/Steve McLean/Patrick McDonnell	1991
Box: 3	Folder : 30	1991-Mu-R: MOMA/New Museum/NY Foundation for the Arts/PPOW/Rhode Island School of Design/Turtle Bay Books	1991
Box: 3	Folder : 31	1991-S-Z: Amy Scholder/Sur Rodney/Catherine Texier/Joel Rose/Ira Silverberg/Jimmy Sommerville/Vintage Books/D. Wojnarowicz/Whitney Museum	1991
Box: 3	Folder : 32	1991-unidentified	1991
Box: 3	Folder : 33	1992-A-C: Artforum/Avocus Publishing/Ronnie Burk/C. Carr	1992
Box: 3	Folder : 34	1992-D-Mc: Jean Pierre Delage/Distributed Art Publishers/Thyrza Goodeve/Jody Falco/Fear of Disclosure/Nan Goldin/Stephen Koch/Ron Kolm/Patrick McDonnell/Steve McLean	1992
Box: 3	Folder : 35	1992-Mo-Z: MOMA/PWA/Rauffenbart/PPOW/Sur Rodney/Ruh Roh!/Bruja Scemama Lawrence Stager/Raquel Shapira/Paul Smith/Catherine Texier & Joel Rose/Thomson & Thomson/Richard Truro/Julie Weiss/Marion Wojnarowicz/E. Young	1992
Box: 3	Folder : 36	1992-unidentified	1992
Box: 4	Folder : 37	correspondence-no date	undated
Box: 4	Folder : 38	correspondence-Gary Indiana-no date	undated
Box: 4	Folder : 39	correspondence in notebook-no date	undated
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Container List

Series II: Correspondence, 1970-1992

Scope and Contents note