Magie Dominic Off Off-Broadway Collection
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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.
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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.
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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.
About this Guide
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.
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Repository
Series I: Caffe Cino
Scope and Content
Series I: Caffe Cino includes two binders of documentary files, including clippings and photographic material, as well as posters, related to Caffe Cino.
Caffe Cino Binder, 1952-81, undated, inclusive
Caffe Cino Binder, 1967-2010, undated, inclusive
Joe Cino Letter, 1948, 2018, inclusive
Caffe Cino and Its Legacy Exhibit Images, 1985
Playbill, 2019
Series II: Lost to AIDS
Scope and Content
Series II: Lost to AIDS includes two binders of subject files compiled by Dominic related to friends and collaborators who died of AIDS, as well as documentation of the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
Lost to AIDS Binder, 1967-2008, inclusive
Subjects include:
Hibiscus, Eddie Bhartonn, Neil Flanagan, Seth Allen, Bill Haislip, Peter Hujar, Charles Ludlam, and Peter Hartman.
Lost to AIDS Binder, 1967-2008, inclusive
Subjects include:
Charles Lubier, Ken Burgess, Ken Hill, Tom Eyen, Johnny Dodd, Andy Milligan, and Victor LiPari.
AIDS Quilt Series, 1990, 1993
Series III: Ken Burgess
Scope and Content
Series III: Ken Burgess includes several coloring books designed by Burgess, as well as a binder of materials related to Burgess's work, compiled by Magie Dominic.
Coloring Book - "Animal Coloring Book", undated
Coloring Book - "Coloring Book Cats", 1981, inclusive
Coloring Book - "Fantastic Original Art Birds", 1981, inclusive
Coloring Book - "Fantastic Original Art Cats", 1981, inclusive
Coloring Book - "Fantastic Original Art Dinosaur Era", 1981, inclusive
Coloring Book - "Fantastic Original Art Dinosaurs", 1981, inclusive
Coloring Book - "Fantastic Original Art Dogs", 1981, inclusive
Coloring Book - "Fantastic Original Art Egypt", 1981, inclusive
Coloring Book - "Fantastic Original Art Fantasy", 1981, inclusive
Magie Dominic's Ken Burgess Papers, 1973-90, undated, inclusive
Series IV: Magie Dominic Art 1975-2011
Scope and Content
Series IV: Magie Dominic Art contains materials related to Magie Dominic's artistic output, including manuscripts, correspondence, and clippings.
Additional Essays + Village Voice Cover Story Illustration, 1999, 2001, 2003-2004, inclusive
American Theater Magazine, May 1992, 1992, inclusive
ARC - The League of Canadian Poets Twenty-Five Years On; No. 26 Spring 1991, 1991, inclusive
Archie Comics Digest Magazine; No. 73, 1985, inclusive
Assorted Correspondence and Papers, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2005, inclusive
Chapbooks + Journals (Selected) [1 of 2], 1994-1998, 2004, inclusive
Chapbooks + Journals (Selected) [2 of 2], 1992, 1994, 1996-1997, 2009, inclusive
Correspondence w/ Margaret Atwood and Pres. Bill Clinton, 1994, 2008-2009, inclusive
Correspondence with Pope John Paul II, 1994, inclusive
Correspondence w/ Sister Joan Chittister, OSB, 1996, 1998-1999, 2002, inclusive
Letters to the Editor, 1973-1974, 1991, 1999, inclusive
Literary Announcements, 1994, 1997, 2001, inclusive
Literary Correspondence, 1966, 1979, 1985, 1988, 1996-2005, inclusive
Miscellaneous, 1996-1997, 2000, 2004, inclusive
Miscellaneous Clippings, 1969, 1992, inclusive
New York Times Poetry, 1985, 1990-1991, inclusive
The Queen of Peace Room [1 of 2], 2002-2005, inclusive
The Queen of Peace Room [2 of 2], 2002-2005, inclusive
"Queen of Peace Room" Preliminary Papers, 2002-2003, inclusive
Reviews, 1994, 2003-2004, inclusive
Symphony #4: Visions of a Wounded Earth, 1993-1994, inclusive
Teaching Workshops in Yukon, 2003, 2003, inclusive
Three Librettos, Correspondence w/ composer Bruce Patera, 2007-2008, inclusive
'Village Voice', 'Toronto Globe and Mail" and 'Woodstock Times' Articles, 1975, 1999-2000, 2002, inclusive
"A Woman's Almanac", Voices from Newfoundland and Labrador, 1992, inclusive
Magie Dominic Art Binder, 1975-2011, inclusive
Series V: The Children's History Theatre
Scope and Content
Series V: The Children's History Theatre documents the Children's History Theatre, which Magie Dominic founded and directed. Materials include correspondence, photographic material, clippings, and performance documentation.
The Children's History Theatre, 1978-84, undated, inclusive
Series VI: Media
Scope and Content
Series VI: Media features audio and video materials from the collection.
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Subseries A: Video recordings
"The Caffe Cino", WNET Television, October 7, 2007, inclusive
Conditions Governing Access
Currently unavailable until duplication occurs.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Original format: DVD-R
"The Cockettes Are Coming", Theater for the New City, undated
Conditions Governing Access
Currently unavailable until duplication occurs.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Original format: DVD-R
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes
Charles Stanley, undated
Conditions Governing Access
Currently available.
Existence and Location of Copies
DVD access copy available.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Original format: 8mm film on VHS
Color/No Sound
Duration: 21 minutes
Summer Lightning, 2009, inclusive
Conditions Governing Access
Currently unavailable until duplication occurs.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Original format: DVD
Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes
Subseries B: Sound Recordings
Walt Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"; Walt Disney Productions, 1963, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Original format: Sound Disc: Analog, 33 1/3 rpm; 12 in.
The Supremes, "More Hits by the Supremes"; Motown Record Corporation, 1965, inclusive
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Original format: Sound Disc: Analog, 33 1/3 rpm; 12 in.
Series VII: Data Storage
Scope and Content
Series VII: Data Storage contains two data storage discs from the collection.
Conditions Governing Access
Born-digital materials have not been preserved and may not be available to researchers.
"Bob's Cino Page", undated
Disc Label Annotations:
"Use browser, view cinopage.html, master directory can be copied to hard drive"
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Format: CD-R
"Cino Exhibit 1985", 1985, inclusive
Disc Label Annotations:
"Contains various images that include people - also XHN 33"
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Format: CD-R
Series VIII. 2024 Accretion, 1950-2019, inclusive
Extent
Scope and Contents
This accretion consists of programs, scripts, photographs, and ephemera documenting activities related to Caffe Cino. The production Dames at Sea is particularly well documented. The accretion also includes materials documenting Dominic's independent artwork and poetry, as well as her involvement with the Children's History Theatre.
