The Grateful Dead Archive is an archive

Archive

An archive is a collection of historical records, or the physical place they are located. Archives contain primary source documents that have accumulated over the course of an individual or organization's lifetime, and are kept to show the function of an organization...

 of materials related to music from The Grateful Dead. The archive was officially donated in April, 2008, by band members Bob Weir

Bob Weir

Bob Weir is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead...

 and Mickey Hart

Mickey Hart

Mickey Hart is an American percussionist and musicologist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band the Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 to February 1971, and from October 1974 to August 1995...

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The Archive contains material related to the individual members, its live performances, productions, and business. The materials span a three decade career that ran from 1965–1995 and included numerous albums and thousands of live performances. The hiring process for the collection's archivist was featured on The Daily Show

The Daily Show

The Daily Show , is an American late night satirical television program airing each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central. The half-hour long show premiered on July 21, 1996, and was hosted by Craig Kilborn until December 1998...

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Materials

• Documents
• Clippings
• Media
• Articles
• Memorabilia
• Artwork

Recordings date from the 1965 to 1995.

Access

The archive is still in the processing stage, but it is expected to be completed soon. Upon completion, it will be displayed publicly for fans and scholars on the UCSC campus. The collection can be browsed on the UCSC Cruzcat Catalog

External links

- Grateful Dead Archive.