Series I: Manuscripts
Language of Materials
English.
Subseries A: Journals and Notebooks
Language of Materials
English.
Scope and Contents note
Journals and Notebooks kept by Richard Hell; includes loose materials from notebooks; undated material at the end of subseries.
October 2 1969-October 2 1970, 1969-1970, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Notes October 2 1970-March 1971, 1970-1971, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Journal from Patti Smith, 1974-1979, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Notes for Movie, Nov. 20, 1975, 1975, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Theresa Stern and Voidoid Notes, ca.1978, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Journal 1974-1980, 1974-1980, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Journal 1980-1983, 1980-1983, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Materials from Journal 80-83, 1980-1983, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Materials Copied from Journals, 1974-1983, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Journal 1983, 1983, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Materials from Journal 1983, 1983, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Blue Notebook 1983, 1983, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Notebook Paris and N. O. 83-84, 1983-1984, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Materials from Notebook, 1983-1984, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Notebook 1984, 1984, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1984 Notebook: Poetry, 1984, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1984 Notebook: Band, 1984, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1984 Notebook: Misc, 1984, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Journal 1985, 1985, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Journal 1986, 1986, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Materials from Journal 1986, 1986, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Ledger Notebook, 1986, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Materials from Ledger, 1986, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Black and Red Journal, 1986, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Journals Book II, 1986, inclusive
Box: 1, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1987 Journal, 1987, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Materials from 1987 Journal, 1987, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Heroin in London Notebook, 1987, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Blue Notebook 1988, 1988, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Orange Notebook 1988, 1988, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Record Notebook 1988, 1988, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Materials from Record Notebook, 1988, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Red Notebook, 1988, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Computer Journal Print Out, 1988, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Red Notebook 1989, 1989, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Journal Materials 1988-90, 1988-1990, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Pink Notebook 1989-90, 1989-1990, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Notebook 1989-90, 1989-1990, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 38 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Plaid Notebook 1990, 1990, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 39 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Orange Notebook 1990, 1990, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Computer Journal June-November, 1990, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Notepad 1991, 1991, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 42 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Composition Book 1991, 1991, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 43 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Turtle Notebook, 1991, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 44 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Small Notebook, 1991, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 45 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Green Notebook, 1992, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 46 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Japanese Notebook, 1992, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 47 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dim Star Music Notebook, 1990-1992, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 48 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Task Notebook, 1992-1993, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 49 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Notebook 1993-94 or so, ca.1993-1994, inclusive
Box: 2, Folder: 50 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Memo Book, 1994-1998, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 51 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Drive Salt Lake City-LA-SF-Boston, 1995, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 52 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Notebook 1996, 1996, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 53 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Journal 1997-98, 1997-1998, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 54 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Memo Book, 2000, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 55 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Slum Journal/Theresa Interview, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 56 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Materials from Slum Journal…, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 57 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Slum Journal/Borges Notes, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 58 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Movies, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 59 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Anthology of a Polymorphic Soul, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 60 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Partial Notebook, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 61 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Pages from Unknown Journal, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 62 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries B: Sketchbooks
Language of Materials
English.
Scope and Contents note
Richard Hell's sketchbooks. See also Oversize.
Red Sketchbook, 1971-1972, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 63 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Blue Sketchbook, 1986-1987, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 64 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Materials from Blue Sketchbook, 1986-1987, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 65 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sketchbook pages, 1997, inclusive
Box: 34, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Material from Sketchbook, 1999, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 68 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries C: Poetry
Language of Materials
English.
Scope and Contents note
Richard Hell's poetry manuscripts, the groupings follow the author's system of categorization.
1967-1969, 1967-1969, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 69 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Drunken Boat collaboration with Tom Verlaine, 1971, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 70 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Collaborations with Tom Verlaine, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 71 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1970-73, 1970-1973, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 72 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Poems post R'n'R, 1974-1983, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 73 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Collaboration with Cookie Mueller and H. M. Koutoukas, 1981, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 74* (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Collaborations with Patti Smith, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 75 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Life Among the Alert of Europe with Cookie Mueller, Oct. 7, 1983, 1983, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 76 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1985 to Revise, 1985, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 77* (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1984-1987, 1984-1987, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 78 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Drunken Boat collaboration with Lizzie Mercier, 1987, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 79 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
1988-90, 1988-1990, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 80 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Misc. Poems, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 81 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Misc. manuscripts, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 82 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Homage, impersonations, etc., undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 83 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Unrevised Manuscripts, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 84 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Duplicates, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 85 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Lines, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 86 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Poetry File Folder with notes, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 87 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Materials from Poetry File Folder, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 88 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Rejected Poetry, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 89 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
rejected for Word Processor, undated, inclusive
Box: 3, Folder: 90 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Master 1-2-3 plus Mike Collab. 1/2, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 91 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Master 1-2-3 plus Mike Collab. 2/2, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 92 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Master 1-2-3, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 93 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries D: Prose
Language of Materials
English.
Scope and Contents note
Richard Hell's prose (fiction and non-fiction) manuscripts.
The Ramones Mean Business, 1976, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 94 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Interview w/David Johansen, ca.1976, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 94A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
David Johansen: Secret Messages, 1976, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 94B (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Story, early 1978, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 95 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Untitled MS "Before I tried it…", 1978, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 96 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Way of Life, 1978, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 97 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Inter-Life Merge Job, 8/30/1979, 1979, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 98 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Slum Journal Manuscripts, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 99 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Slum Journal Envelope with notes, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 101 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Slum Journal: Sex Theme, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 102 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Slum Journal #4 MS "Lowest Common Dominator", undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 103 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
It's All True, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 104 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Unrequited Narcissism for Mudd Club Performance, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 105 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Notes on Junk/Rock, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 106 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Untitled MS "Nothing means as…", undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 107 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Life Sucks for High Times, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 108 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Peter Schuyff Catalog Text, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 109 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Untitled MS "Making love of the…", undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 110 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Second String Notes, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 111 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
The Reverend Hell Speaks, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 112 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dear Reader, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 113 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Untitled Partial Typescript, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 114 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Peter Laughner Article and Materials, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 115 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Misc. Unclassified Prose, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 116 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Fragmentary Interview, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 117 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Untitled MS "In May I suddenly…", undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 118 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Will's Bellyache, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 119 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Time for Your Spanking, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 120 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Partial MS, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 121 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Huckleberry Hell, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 122 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Knotty Knotty Boy, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 123 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Review of Sonic Youth, Goo, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 124 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Collaborations with Mike DeCapite, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 125 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Untitled MS "Once upon a time…", undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 126 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
My Burroughs, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 127 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Manhattan Catalogue "Consumer Profile", undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 127A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries E: Film Scripts
Language of Materials
English.
Scope and Contents note
Manuscripts of Richard Hell's film scripts and treatments; produced projects are filed separately by project.
Trash Starkweather Treatment, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 128 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sweet Hunk of Trash notes, collab with Nicole Burdette, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 129 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sweet Hunk of Trash drafts, collab with Nicole Burdette, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 130 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Aghast, treatment and outline, 1993, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 131 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Tilt-a-whirl, 1994, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 132 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Untitled treatment, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 133 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Subseries F: Music
Language of Materials
English.
Scope and Contents note
Manuscripts of Richard Hell's lyrics, also include set lists and other notes.
Early 70s Music Notebook, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 134 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Materials from notebook, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 135 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Voidoid I Lyrics, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 136 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Blank Generation Sheet Music, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 137 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Record Notebook (Destiny St.), undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 138 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Notepad, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 139 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Blue Lyric Notebook, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 140 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Music Notebook, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 141 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Materials from "Music" Notebook, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 142 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Misc. Lyrics 1/2, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 143* (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Misc. Lyrics 2/2, undated, inclusive
Box: 4, Folder: 144 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
