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Hot Peaches Records

Call Number

MSS.420

Dates

1950s-2014, undated, inclusive
; 1971-1992, bulk

Creator

Camicia, Jimmy (Role: Donor)
Camicia, Jimmy

Extent

25 Linear Feet
in 36 manuscript boxes, 3 record cartons, 1 cassette box, 1 card box, 1 small flat box, 1 oversized flat box,1 flat-file folder, 2 folders in a small shared flat box, 1 folder in a shared oversize flat box, 17 items within a shared cassette box, and items in 2 shared boxes.

Extent

96.55 Gigabytes
in 1,538 computer files.

Extent

62 VHS

Extent

67 audiocassettes

Extent

2 sound tape reels

Extent

14 U-matic

Extent

12 Half_Inch_Video_Reel

Language of Materials

Materials primarily in English, with some publications in German.

Abstract

Hot Peaches was a drag theater company founded in 1972 by writer and performer Jimmy Camicia. The group was known for their collaborative interactions with other drag performance groups and queer revolutionaries, including cast member Marsha P. Johnson. The group was based in New York City and performed shows regularly from the 1970s to the early 2000s not only in New York clubs, but also tours in Europe. Hot Peaches was often a platform for cast members' self-expression, as well as a nurturing queer community. The Hot Peaches Records contain material connected to their performances including scripts; press clippings; show production work books; digital and analog performance recordings; cast and performance photographs; and promotional announcements and posters. This collection also contains personal material created by Jimmy Camicia including school ephemera, writings, and journals dating from the late 1950s to 2012.

Historical Note

Hot Peaches was a theater company working mostly in drag in New York City during the 1970s to the early 2000s. The company was founded by Jimmy Camicia in 1972, who befriended a group of drag queens in New York and was inspired to write shows for them to perform. Self-defined as as gay theater group, the Hot Peaches created shows that expressed the gay experience with a campy and political twist. Early shows were known for the castmembers' costumes, which often included vibrant, sparkling glam outfits with liberal use of platform boots, glitter, and feather boas. Camicia almost exclusively wrote the scripts, and the shows were put on three to five times per year at a variety of small theaters in Manhattan including Peach Pitts, Theater for the New City, La Mama, and Theater Genesis. The group would also occasionally do European tours, performing in England, Amsterdam, Scotland, Italy, and Germany, often providing their audiences with an experience that was not necessarily available for the gay communities in these countries. Notable cast members include the activist and performer Marsha P. Johnson, Sister Tooey, Wilhelmina Ross, Ian McKay, and Split Britches founder Peggy Shaw.

Arrangement

This collection is organized into four series. Each is arranged chronologically within.

Series I. Recordings

Series II. Scripts

Series III. Shows and Tours

Series IV. Jimmy Camicia Writings

Scope and Contents

The Hot Peaches Records (1971-2014) include analog and digital recordings, and paper material related to Hot Peaches, a New York City-based gay theater group who based their shows on political camp and were dominated by drag performers. The Hot Peaches Records document the theater company's artistic processes, as well as the broader context of avant-garde musical performance, male and female gay performers, and queer communities in New York City in the late 20th century. Performance audio and video recordings in this collection date from the 1970s to the 2000s and include not only Hot Peaches shows, but also fundraisers to assist former castmates like International Chrysis and Ian McKay. The collection also includes photographs of the cast, performances, backstage, and images from their European tours. Publicity material includes fliers, postcards, posters, and press releases. Show production work books include notated scripts, cast lists, stage directions, press clippings, and photographs.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

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; Hot Peaches Records; MSS 420; box number; folder number or item identifier; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University.

Location of Materials

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

Donated by Jimmy Camicia, 2014 and 2023. The accession numbers associated with these gifts are 2014.420 and 2023.048.

Born-Digital Access Policies and Procedures

Advance notice is required for the use of computer records. Original physical digital media is restricted. An access terminal for born-digital materials in the collection is available by appointment for reading room viewing and listening only. Researchers may view an item's original container and/or carrier, but the physical carriers themselves are not available for use because of preservation concerns.

Audiovisual Access Policies and Procedures

Some audiovisual materials have not been preserved and may not be available to researchers. Materials not yet digitized will need to have access copies made before they can be used. To request an access copy, or if you are unsure if an item has been digitized, please contact Fales Library and Special Collections, special.collections@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596 with the collection name, collection number, and a description of the item(s) requested. A staff member will respond to you with further information.

Access to some of the audiovisual materials in this collection is available through digitized access copies. Researchers may view an item's original container, but the media themselves are not available for playback because of preservation concerns. Materials that have already been digitized are noted in the collection's finding aid and can be requested in our reading room.

Appraisal

The following were removed from the collection: 61 DVDs and CDs (either damaged or duplicates); 19 reference copy DVDs of analog recordings; 2 commercial VHS; approximately 100 rolled posters (duplicates/outside the collection's scope); unmarked commercial sheet music; and approximately 10 publications and books that had existing copies within the NYU library.

Collection processed by

Laurainne Ojo-Ohikuare, 2015, and Stacey Flatt with the assistance of Madison DeLaere, 2023

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-02-07 15:22:36 UTC.
Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language: Description is written in: English, Latin script.

Processing Information

Material was placed in acid-free folders and boxes. Overstuffed folders were separated and placed in multiple folders when necessary. Show production files were removed from their three-ring binders and placed in file folders, retaining the material in their original order. Rolled posters from shows were sent to the Preservation Lab for housing. One audio reel and four journals with mold were identified and treated by the Preservation lab. A mounted poster, ledger book, and two scrapbooks were transferred to the Preservation Lab for treatment and returned. Four digital disks were forensically imaged, analyzed, and arranged in Forensic Toolkit. New York University Libraries follow professional standards and best practices when imaging, ingesting, and processing born-digital material in order to maintain the integrity and authenticity of the content.

In September 2023 a processing archivist accessioned an accretion totaling 2 linear feet, which was immediately added to the existing collection. Material was placed in acid-free folders and boxes, and titles were added to titles within the existing inventory, or when necessary, new titles were created.

Revisions to this Guide

September 2023: Updated to include materials integrated from accession number 2023.048 by Stacey Flatt.
February 2025: Updated by Rachel Mahre to state that video materials have been digitized and are accessible to patrons.

Repository

Fales Library and Special Collections

Series I. Recordings, 1971-2014, inclusive

Extent

5 Linear Feet in 3 record cartons, 1 manuscript box, 1 cassette box, and 2 shared boxes.

Extent

62 VHS

Extent

50 audiocassettes

Extent

2 sound tape reels

Extent

14 U-matic

Extent

12 Half_Inch_Video_Reel

Extent

96.2 Gigabytes in 53 audio and video files

Scope and Contents

This series includes analog and digital recordings of Hot Peaches show performances, benefits, and readings dating from the early 1970s to the 2000s. Recordings in this series are a combination of shows performed in New York, including The Heat, Gay?, and Divas of Sheridan Square as well as European tour performances in London and Berlin including The Heat and Concentrated Camp. This series also contains the Marsha P Johnson documentary Pay It No Mind; video clips highlighting individual cast members; compilations of Hot Peaches shows; and the film Hot Peaches Retrospective, a documentary film containing interviews with the Jimmy Camicia, performance footage, and interviews with cast members. Recordings of Hot Peaches fundraisers to assistance friend in their community include footage for the Break a Leg Gala Benefit for Hot Peaches cast member Ian McKay in 1981, and Chrysis in Heels benefit for former cast member International Chrysis in 1990.

Hot Peaches Cast Member Miss Marie -- Show Footage Clips, 1970s-1980s, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_8 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Hot Peaches Cast member Miss Marie -- Show Footage Clips: 1970s-1980s (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Compilation -- The Magic Hype / Berlin / Angels / Jimmy Centola, 1971-1972, inclusive

Box: 1, VHS: 420.035 (Material Type: video)

The Magic Hype Part I, October-November 1973, inclusive

Box: 4, Half_Inch_Video_Reel: 420.119 (Material Type: video)

The Magic Hype Part II, October-November 1973, inclusive

Box: 4, Half_Inch_Video_Reel: 420.118 (Material Type: video)

The Magic Hype Part III, October-November 1973, inclusive

Box: 4, Half_Inch_Video_Reel: 420.117 (Material Type: video)

The Magic Hype -- First Half, 1973

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_9 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

The Magic Hype -- First Half: 1973- (Material Type: Electronic Record)

The Demented Divas, May 1974, inclusive

Box: 2, VHS: 420.086 (Material Type: video)

The Demented Divas Part I, May 1974, inclusive

Box: 2, Half_Inch_Video_Reel: 420.120 (Material Type: video)

The Demented Divas Part II, May 1974, inclusive

Box: 2, Half_Inch_Video_Reel: 420.121 (Material Type: video)

The Demented Divas Part III, May 1974, inclusive

Box: 2, Half_Inch_Video_Reel: 420.122 (Material Type: video)

Wizard of Oz Parade / Silver Dollar Party Gay Pride Day -- Compilation, July-August 1974, inclusive

Box: 4, Half_Inch_Video_Reel: 420.0014 (Material Type: video)

Video

Wizard of Oz Parade / Silver Dollar Party Gay Pride Day -- Compilation

The Divas of Sheridan Square, November-December 1975, inclusive

Box: 1, VHS: 420.0001 (Material Type: video)

Video

The Divas of Sheridan Square

The Divas of Sheridan Square, 1975

Box: 1, VHS: 420.0019 (Material Type: video)

Video

The Divas of Sheridan Square

The Divas of Sheridan Square at St. Mark's on the Bowery, New York, 1975

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_10 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

The Divas of Sheridan Square, at St. Mark's on the Bowery: 1975- (Material Type: Electronic Record)

The Divas of Sheridan Square, New York City -- Part I, 1975

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_11 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

The Divas of Sheridan Square, New York City -- Part I: 1975- (Material Type: Electronic Record)

The Divas of Sheridan Square, New York City -- Part I, 1975

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_12 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Divas of Sheridan Square, New York City -- Part I: 1975- (Material Type: Electronic Record)

The Divas of Sheridan Square, New York City -- Part II, 1975

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_13 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Divas of Sheridan Square, New York City -- Part II: 1975- (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Gay? Part I, 1977

Box: 4, Half_Inch_Video_Reel: 420.114 (Material Type: video)

Gay? Part II, 1977

Box: 2, Half_Inch_Video_Reel: 420.115 (Material Type: video)

Gay? Part III, 1977

Box: 4, Half_Inch_Video_Reel: 420.116 (Material Type: video)

Gay?, 1977

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_1 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Gay?: 1977- (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Gay? at Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 1977

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_2 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Gay?, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London: 1977- (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Gay? at Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 1977

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_3 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Gay?, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London : 1977- (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Side A: Songs from Gay? / Side B: Dutch Radio, 1977

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.124 (Material Type: Audio)

Compilation -- Rice Fine / Brothels / Bettes Interview / Gay?, 1977

Box: 1, VHS: 420.032 (Material Type: video)

Gay?, 1977

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.059 (Material Type: Audio)

Gay? -- Circus and Peg Leg, 1977

Box: Shared Fales 094, audiocassette: 420.132 (Material Type: Audio)

Gay? -- Music, undated, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_7 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Gay? -- Music: 1977- (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Side A: Gay? / Side B: Telling Tales, 1977

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.074 (Material Type: Audio)

Oscar, Boston, September 8, 1978

Box: Shared Fales 094, audiocassette: 420.129 (Material Type: Audio)

Side A: Hot Peaches Variety / Side B: Jan's Music, 1978-1979, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 094, audiocassette: 420.135 (Material Type: Audio)

Ian McKay and Jimmy Camicia, February 3, 1979

Box: Shared Fales 103, audiocassette: 420.0141 (Material Type: Audio)

Ian McKay and Jimmy Camicia, February 3, 1979

Box: Shared Fales 103, audiocassette: 420.0142 (Material Type: Audio)

Cynthia Stardust, February 11, 1979 and September 3, 1979, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 103, audiocassette: 420.0143 (Material Type: Audio)

Cynthia Stardust, September 3, 1979

Box: Shared Fales 103, audiocassette: 420.0145 (Material Type: Audio)

Chris Kapp, August 29, 1979

Box: Shared Fales 103, audiocassette: 420.0144 (Material Type: Audio)

Hellas 1 of 2, September 10, 1979

Box: Shared Fales 103, audiocassette: 420.0146 (Material Type: Audio)

Hellas 2 of 2, September 10, 1979

Box: Shared Fales 103, audiocassette: 420.0147 (Material Type: Audio)

Bobby Mazza, September 19, 1979

Box: Shared Fales 103, audiocassette: 420.0148 (Material Type: Audio)

Marie D'Antoni, October 1, 1979

Box: Shared Fales 103, audiocassette: 420.0149 (Material Type: Audio)

Ian McKay, October 4, 1979

Box: Shared Fales 103, audiocassette: 420.0150 (Material Type: Audio)

Jimmy Camicia 1 of 2, October 5, 1979

Box: Shared Fales 103, audiocassette: 420.0151 (Material Type: Audio)

Jimmy Camicia, October 20, 1979

Box: Shared Fales 103, audiocassette: 420.0152 (Material Type: Audio)

Jimmy Camicia, October 5, 1979 and October 20, 1979, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 103, audiocassette: 420.0153 (Material Type: Audio)

Minette, November 10, 1979

Box: Shared Fales 103, audiocassette: 420.0154 (Material Type: Audio)

John Albano, November 26, 1979

Box: Shared Fales 103, audiocassette: 420.0155 (Material Type: Audio)

An Evening with Sister Tooey at The Loft, 1979

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_14 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

An Evening with Sister Tooey, The Loft: 1979- (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Break a Leg Gala Benefit for Ian McKay, May 25, 1981

Box: 2, VHS: 420.089 (Material Type: video)

Valentine's Party, February 14, 1982

Box: 2, VHS: 420.088 (Material Type: video)

Tupper Lake, July 1982

Box: Shared Fales 103, audiocassette: 420.0156 (Material Type: Audio)

Midnight Curtain, August 1982, inclusive

Box: 1, VHS: 420.0020 (Material Type: video)

Musical Versions, 1982-1983, inclusive

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.070 (Material Type: Audio)

Waldorf Salad, January 1983, inclusive

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.068 (Material Type: Audio)

Waldorf Salad, January 1983, inclusive

Box: 2, VHS: 420.087 (Material Type: video)

Waldorf Salad, January 1983, inclusive

Box: 2, VHS: 420.095 (Material Type: video)

Side A: Oscar / Side B: Gossip, 1983

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.067 (Material Type: Audio)

Compilation -- Away / Sam's Place / Joey in New York, 1983-1984, inclusive

Box: 1, VHS: 420.034 (Material Type: video)

Rhinestones, Island Song, March 1984

Box: Shared Fales 046, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: 420.140 (Material Type: Audio)

The Downtown Special #1, July 28, 1984

Box: 3, U-matic: 420.111 (Material Type: video)

The Downtown Special #1, August 1984, inclusive

Box: 3, U-matic: 420.103 (Material Type: video)

The Downtown Special #1, August 1984, inclusive

Box: 3, U-matic: 420.104 (Material Type: video)

The Downtown Special #1, August 1984, inclusive

Box: 1, VHS: 420.021 (Material Type: video)

Appetize the Beast, September 17, 1984

Box: Shared Fales 046, Quarter_Inch_Audio_Reel: 420.139 (Material Type: Audio)

Harvest Moon Garden Party, September 30, 1984

Box: 2, VHS: 420.083 (Material Type: video)

The Downtown Special #2: X-Mas Cards, December 16, 1984

Box: 3, U-matic: 420.100 (Material Type: video)

The Downtown Special #2: X-Mas Cards, December 16, 1984

Box: 3, U-matic: 420.101 (Material Type: video)

The Downtown Special #2: X-Mas Cards, December 16, 1984

Box: 3, U-matic: 420.102 (Material Type: video)

The Downtown Special #2: X-Mas Cards -- Promotional Spot, December 24, 1984

Box: 3, U-matic: 420.098 (Material Type: video)

The Downtown Special #2: X-Mas Cards, December 1984, inclusive

Box: 1, VHS: 420.022 (Material Type: video)

The Downtown Special #2: X-Mas Cards, December 1984, inclusive

Box: 1, VHS: 420.031 (Material Type: video)

The Downtown Special #3: 1984, Revisited, 1984

Box: 1, VHS: 420.023 (Material Type: video)

Island Music Only -- Bill Smith, 1984

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.078 (Material Type: Audio)

Finished Tracks -- Bill Smith, 1984

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.079 (Material Type: Audio)

Summer 84 -- Dog People and Others, 1984

Box: 2, VHS: 420.093 (Material Type: video)

Side A: Jimmy and Bill Smith / Side B: Tony Fish with Bill Smith Tracks, 1984, 1988, inclusive

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.066 (Material Type: Audio)

The Downtown Special #3: 1984, Revisited, January 22, 1985

Box: 3, U-matic: 420.109 (Material Type: video)

The Downtown Special #3: 1984, Revisited, January 1985, inclusive

Box: 3, U-matic: 420.110 (Material Type: video)

The Downtown Special #3: 1984, Revisited, January 1985, inclusive

Box: 3, U-matic: 420.108 (Material Type: video)

The Downtown Special #4: The Last Brunch -- Camera Master, April 8, 1985

Box: 3, U-matic: 420.099 (Material Type: video)

The Downtown Special #4: The Last Brunch, April 1985, inclusive

Box: 3, U-matic: 420.106 (Material Type: video)

The Downtown Special #4: The Last Brunch, April 1985, inclusive

Box: 3, U-matic: 420.107 (Material Type: video)

The Downtown Special #4: The Last Brunch, April 1985, inclusive

Box: 1, VHS: 420.024 (Material Type: video)

The Downtown Special #4: The Last Brunch -- Various Performances, April 1985, inclusive

Box: 1, VHS: 420.030 (Material Type: video)

The Last Brunch at Theater for the New City, New York, April 1985

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_15 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

The Last Brunch, Theater for the New City, New York: April 1985 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Off the Cuff (Waldorf Salad Revival) Part II, October 26, 1985

Box: 2, VHS: 420.084 (Material Type: video)

Off the Cuff (Waldorf Salad Revival) Part III, October 27, 1985

Box: 2, VHS: 420.094 (Material Type: video)

Off the Cuff (Waldorf Salad Revival), October 1985, inclusive

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.076 (Material Type: Audio)

Off the Cuff (Waldorf Salad Revival) -- Piano Accompaniment Only, October 1985, inclusive

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.077 (Material Type: Audio)

International Chrysis at Boy Bar Demo and Shows, 1986-1989, inclusive

Box: 1, VHS: 420.0006 (Material Type: video)

Video

International Chrysis at Boy Bar Demo and Shows

Telling Tales (The Gay Book of the Dead), March 1987, inclusive

Box: 2, VHS: 420.085 (Material Type: video)

Songs for Telling Tales (The Gay Book of the Dead) at Theater for a New City, 1987

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.075 (Material Type: Audio)

Concentrated Camp, February 7, 1988

Box: 2, VHS: 420.091 (Material Type: video)

The Heat, Last at Theater for the New City Performance -- International Chrysis Change, June 18, 1988

Box: 1, VHS: 420.0003 (Material Type: video)

Video

The Heat, Last at Theater for the New City Performance -- International Chrysis Change

The Heat, June 18, 1988

Box: 1, VHS: 420.0015 (Material Type: video)

Video

The Heat

The Heat, June 18, 1988

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_16 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

The Heat: June 18, 1988 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

The Heat at Women's Interart Theater Gay Day, June 26, 1988

Box: 1, VHS: 420.0002 (Material Type: video)

Video

The Heat at Women's Interart Theater Gay Day

The Heat at Theater for the New City, New York, June 1988

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_17 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

The Heat, Theater for the New City, New York: June 1988 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

The Heat, June 1988, inclusive

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.073 (Material Type: Audio)

Harvest Moon Cabaret -- Original, November 12, 1988

Box: 1, VHS: 420.0018 (Material Type: video)

Video

Harvest Moon Cabaret -- Original

Harvest Moon Cabaret Benefit for Concentrated Camp Tour, Soho Gallery, 1988

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_18 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Harvest Moon Cabaret Benefit for Concentrated Camp Tour, Soho Gallery: 1988- (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Harvest Moon Cabaret Benefit for Concentrated Camp Tour, Soho Gallery, circa 1988

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_19 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Harvest Moon Cabaret Benefit for Concentrated Camp Tour, Soho Gallery: circa 1988 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

The Heat Compilation -- Theater for the New City, New York (1988); Tempodrom, Berlin (1989); and Specks Film, Berlin (1989), 1988-1989, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_20 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

The Heat Compilation -- Theater for the New City, New York (1988); Tempodrom, Berlin (1989); Specks Film, Berlin (1989): 1988-1989 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Concentrated Camp, January 8, 1989

Box: 2, VHS: 420.080 (Material Type: video)

Club Performance at Don't Tell Mama, New York City, August 5, 1989

Box: 1, VHS: 420.0004 (Material Type: video)

Video

Club Performance at Don't Tell Mama, New York City

Hot Peaches at Tempodrom in Berlin, August 1989

Box: 2, VHS: 420.092 (Material Type: video)

The Heat and Concentrated Camp (European Tour), August 1989

Box: 1, VHS: 420.029 (Material Type: video)

The Heat and Concentrated Camp (European Tour), August-October 1989

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.072 (Material Type: Audio)

The Heat and Concentrated Camp (European Tour), and The Heat at Berlin Tempodrom, August-October 1989

Box: 2, VHS: 420.082 (Material Type: video)

Hot Peaches Live, September 27, 1989

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.053 (Material Type: Audio)

Hot Peaches Live, September 27, 1989

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.069 (Material Type: Audio)

Berlin Interview, 1989

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.071 (Material Type: Audio)

Chrysis Heels (Benefit) -- Rehearsal, February 1990

Box: 1, CD: 420.0012 (Material Type: video)

Video

Chrysis Heels (Benefit) -- Rehearsal

Chrysis Heels (Benefit) -- Rehearsal and Backstage, February 1990

Box: 1, VHS: 420.0016 (Material Type: video)

Video

Chrysis Heels (Benefit) -- Rehearsal and Backstage

Chrysis Heels (Benefit) -- Rehearsal and Backstage, February 1990

Box: 1, VHS: 420.0017 (Material Type: video)

Video

Chrysis Heels (Benefit) -- Rehearsal and Backstage

Chrysis Heels (Benefit) -- Excerpts, February 20, 1990

Box: 1, VHS: 420.0007 (Material Type: video)

Video

Chrysis Heels (Benefit) -- Excerpts

Chrysis Heels (Benefit), February 20, 1990

Box: 1, VHS: 420.0010 (Material Type: video)

Video

Chrysis Heels (Benefit)

Chrysis Heels Benefit at La Mama Club, February 20, 1990

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_21 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Chrysis Heels Benefit, La Mama Club: February 20, 1990 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Chrysis Heels Benefit at La Mama Club -- Excerpts, February 20, 1990

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_22 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Chrysis Heels Benefit, La Mama Club -- Excerpts: February 20, 1990 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Chrysis Heels Benefit at La Mama Club -- Rehearsal, Backstage, Performance, February 20, 1990

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_23 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Chrysis Heels Benefit, La Mama Club -- Rehearsal, Backstage, Performance: February 20, 1990 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Chrysis Heels Benefit, La Mama Club -- Tony, February 20, 1990

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_24 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Chrysis Heels Benefit, La Mama Club -- Tony: February 20, 1990 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

The Heat and Concentrated Camp (European Tour), and The Heat at the Schmidt, June 3, 1990

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.052 (Material Type: Audio)

Concentrated Camp, East Berlin, Summer 1990

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_25 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Concentrated Camp, East Berlin: Summer 1990 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Concentrated Camp, East Berlin, Summer 1990

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_26 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Concentrated Camp, East Berlin: Summer 1990 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Music from Concentrated Camp, Hamburg, Germany (European Tour), June 10, 1990

Box: Shared Fales 094, audiocassette: 420.127 (Material Type: Audio)

Hamburg, Germany Encores (European Tour), July 7, 1990

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.126 (Material Type: Audio)

The Fall of the Wall Revue (European Tour), July 7, 1990

Box: Shared Fales 094, audiocassette: 420.138 (Material Type: Audio)

Brief Encounters No. 1, 2, 3, September 12 and 19, 1990

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.051 (Material Type: Audio)

Harvest Moon Cabaret, November 24, 1990

Box: 1, VHS: 420.0008 (Material Type: video)

Video

Harvest Moon Cabaret

Harvest Moon Ball at Theater for the New City, New York, November 24, 1990

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_27 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Harvest Moon Ball, Theater for the New City, New York: November 24, 1990 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Harvest Moon Cabaret -- Duplicate, November 24, 1990

Box: 1, VHS: 420.0009 (Material Type: video)

Video

Harvest Moon Cabaret -- Duplicate

Dutch Interview, 1991

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.054 (Material Type: Audio)

The Hollywood Musical, # 3 and 4, 1991

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.056 (Material Type: Audio)

Joe Diary, 1991-1992, inclusive

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.057 (Material Type: Audio)

Side A: Christopher Street Columbus Music Only / Side B: Cabaret Fundraiser, March 1992 and April 1, 1992

Box: Shared Fales 094, audiocassette: 420.130 (Material Type: Audio)

Christopher Street Columbus, May 30, 1992

Box: 2, VHS: 420.040 (Material Type: video)

Christopher Street Columbus, May 30, 1992

Box: 2, VHS: 420.041 (Material Type: video)

Christopher Street Columbus, May 30, 1992

Box: 2, VHS: 420.042 (Material Type: video)

Christopher Street Columbus, May 30, 1992

Box: 2, VHS: 420.043 (Material Type: video)

Christopher Street Columbus -- Performances New York City and Berlin, May-June 1992

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.055 (Material Type: Audio)

Hot Peaches in Berlin, June 1992

Box: 2, VHS: 420.090 (Material Type: video)

Split: Portrait of a Drag Queen, 1992

Box: 1, VHS: 420.028 (Material Type: video)

Split: Portrait of a Drag Queen, 1992

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_28 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Split: Portrait of a Drag Queen: 1992- (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Not Up to Snuff, August 20, 1993

Box: 2, VHS: 420.081 (Material Type: video)

Not Up to Snuff, September 12, 1993

Box: 2, VHS: 420.097 (Material Type: video)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Duration: 95 minutes

Video

Not Up to Snuff

Beyond Possessed (Not Up to Snuff Revival), September 9, 1994

Box: 1, VHS: 420.025 (Material Type: video)

Late Nite Indulgences -- Edited Version, at Theater for the New City, May-June 1996

Box: 1, VHS: 420.026 (Material Type: video)

Late Nite Indulgences -- Original, May-June 1996

Box: 1, VHS: 420.027 (Material Type: video)

Play Genet, November 23, 1997

Box: 2, VHS: 420.037 (Material Type: video)

Play Genet, November 23, 1997

Box: 2, VHS: 420.039 (Material Type: video)

Play Genet, November 23, 1997

Box: 2, VHS: 420.047 (Material Type: video)

Play Genet -- Music, Entire Show, 1997

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.061 (Material Type: Audio)

Play Genet, June, September 1998

Box: 2, VHS: 420.045 (Material Type: video)

Play Genet, September 25, 1998

Box: 2, VHS: 420.038 (Material Type: video)

Play Genet, September 25, 1998

Box: 2, VHS: 420.046 (Material Type: video)

Play Genet, September 25, 1998

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.065 (Material Type: Audio)

Play Genet -- Part 1, 1998

Box: Shared Fales 094, audiocassette: 420.134 (Material Type: Audio)

Play Genet -- Part 2, 1997-1998, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 094, audiocassette: 420.128 (Material Type: Audio)

Play Genet Songs -- Instrument Tracks Master, 1997-1998, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 094, audiocassette: 420.137 (Material Type: Audio)

Compilation -- Hot Peaches in Hot Waters / Play Genet / TO! U All Have a Safe Trip!, 1998

Box: 2, VHS: 420.044 (Material Type: video)

Side A: Xmas / Side B: Play Genet, Part IV, 1998

Box: Shared Fales 094, audiocassette: 420.131 (Material Type: Audio)

Peaches in Parts -- Documentary on Hot Peaches, circa 1998

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_29 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Peaches in Parts -- Documentary on Hot Peaches: circa 1998 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Hot Peaches Film 1973, Hot Peaches Retrospective (1973-1998), circa 1998

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_30 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Hot Peach Film 1973, Hot Peach Retrospective 1973-1998: circa 1998 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

1974 Hot Peaches Film, circa 1998

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_31 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

1974 Hot Peaches Movie: circa 1998 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Nite: Scat Queen of Atlanta, July 9, 1999

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.060 (Material Type: Audio)

Play Genet -- Edit, October 1999

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.123 (Material Type: Audio)

Studio Instrumental Tracks I, December 1999

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.064 (Material Type: Audio)

Session Studio I, 2000

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.063 (Material Type: Audio)

Session Studio II, January 26, 2000

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.062 (Material Type: Audio)

Margie Reading, February 27, 2001

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.036 (Material Type: Audio)

Tulips and Cadavers -- Reading, 2004

Box: Shared Fales 094, audiocassette: 420.136 (Material Type: Audio)

Entr'Acte -- Meeting, Script Reading, May 27, 2009

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_32 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Entr'Acte -- Meeting, Script Reading: May 27, 2009 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

The Tony Fish Show, July 12, 2009

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_33 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

The Tony Fish Show: July 12, 2009 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Individual Cast Member Highlights -- Hot Peaches Les Boys, Hot Peaches Our Queens, and Hot Peach Women, October 19, 2009

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_34 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Footage on Each Cast Member -- Hot Peaches Les Boys; Hot Peaches Our Queens; Hot Peach Women: October 19, 2009 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Movie -- Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson -- Screening at IFC Cinema, Pre-Show Interviews, November 28, 2011

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_35 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Movie -- Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson -- Screening at IFC Cinema, Pre-Show Interviews: November 28, 2011 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Movie -- Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson, circa 2011

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_36 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Movie -- Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson: circa 2011 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Movie --Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson -- 1992 Marsha P. Johnson and Hot Peaches Cast Member Interviews Used in Film, circa 2011

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_37 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Movie --Pay It No Mind: Marsha P. Johnson -- 1992 Interviews with Marsha P. Johnson, Friends, Hot Peaches Castmembers Used in Film: circa 2011 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Hot Peaches Cast Members -- Photograph Video Montages, February 2014

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_38 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Hot Peaches Cast Members -- Still Photographs: February 2014 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Hot Peaches Cast Member Wilhelmina Ross -- Still Photographs and Show Video Clips, undated, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_39 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Hot Peaches Cast Member Wilhelmina Ross -- Still Photographs and Video Clips from Shows: undated (Material Type: Electronic Record)

"Brothers -- Jim, Joe Pete" -- Apartment Interior Footage, undated, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_40 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

"Brothers -- Jim, Joe Pete" -- Footage of Apartment Interior: undated (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Compilation -- Video Follies #1 and Camp Music and Close Ups, Undated, inclusive

Box: 1, VHS: 420.0005 (Material Type: video)

Video

Compilation -- Video Follies #1 and Camp Music and Close Ups

Hot Peaches Film, Undated, inclusive

Box: 1, VHS: 420.033 (Material Type: video)

Song for The Heat, Undated, inclusive

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.048 (Material Type: Audio)

The Heat and Concentrated Camp, Undated, inclusive

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.049 (Material Type: Audio)

No Secrets, Undated, inclusive

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.050 (Material Type: Audio)

Jan's Version of Banking on the Lord, Undated, inclusive

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.058 (Material Type: Audio)

Jan's Version of Anonymously Yours, Undated, inclusive

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.058 (Material Type: Audio)

Through the Years, 1946-1996, Tommy and Flo, Undated, inclusive

Box: 2, VHS: 420.096 (Material Type: video)

Hot Peaches Master Tape, Undated, inclusive

Box: 3, U-matic: 420.105 (Material Type: video)

Hot Peaches Retrospective Parts I-IV, Undated, inclusive

Box: 1, VHS: 420.0013 (Material Type: video)

Video

Hot Peaches Retrospective Parts I-IV

Poems, Undated, inclusive

Box: 4, Half_Inch_Video_Reel: 420.112 (Material Type: video)

Poems, Undated, inclusive

Box: 4, Half_Inch_Video_Reel: 420.113 (Material Type: video)

Play Genet -- Music Only, Undated, inclusive

Box: 5, audiocassette: 420.125 (Material Type: Audio)

Cool Jazz, Undated, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 094, audiocassette: 420.133 (Material Type: Audio)

"Gay and in the '70s" -- Music from Unknown Show, undated, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_4 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

"Gay and in the '70s" -- Music from Unknown Show: undated (Material Type: Electronic Record)

"The Girls", undated, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_5 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

"The Girls": undated (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Hot Peaches '80s Music -- Unknown Show, undated, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_6 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Hot Peaches '80s Music -- Unknown Show: undated (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Unknown Conversation With Children, undated, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 103, audiocassette: 420.0157 (Material Type: Audio)

Untitled, Undated, inclusive

Box: 1, VHS: 420.0011 (Material Type: video)

Video

Untitled

Series II. Scripts, 1964, 1972-2008, inclusive

Extent

1.50 Linear Feet in 3 manuscript boxes.

Scope and Contents

This series contains show scripts written by Jimmy Camicia between 1972 and the early 2000s, most of which were performed by Hot Peaches. Titles include Divas of Sheridan Square, Concentrated Camp, A Little Moonlight, and Death of a Handsome Man. This series also includes copyright documentation for a number of Camicia's scripts. Notated show scripts are located in Series III within show production work notebooks.

Crédule, June 16, 1964

Box: 6, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sabled Fables, August 1972

Box: 6, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Androgyny in Ostendorf, October 1972

Box: 6, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Wonderful Wizard of U.S., 1972

Box: 6, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scripts -- Copyright Registration Material, 1973-2004, inclusive

Box: 6, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Alice of Scarsdale, February 1973

Box: 6, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Cinderella Brown, May 1973

Box: 6, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Magic Hype, October 1973

Box: 6, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Midnight Mass, December 1973

Box: 6, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Watergate Scandals of '73, 1973

Box: 6, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Demented Diva, April 1974

Box: 6, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Hansel and Gretel, 1974

Box: 6, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Gay?, 1977

Box: 6, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Oscar, May 1978

Box: 6, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Murder in the Vatican, 1978

Box: 6, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Off-Off and Away, Summer 1979

Box: 6, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Petie and the Jewel, July 1980

Box: 6, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 46, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Crazy Lucy, July 1980

Box: 46, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

No Secrets, No Lies, 1981

Box: 6, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Waldorf Salad, December 1982

Box: 6, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Away, March 1984

Box: 7, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

A Christmas Card, Also Known As X-mas Cards, circa 1984

Box: 7, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Last Brunch, April 1985

Box: 7, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Richard's Predicament, May 1987

Box: 7, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Telling Tales, 1987

Box: 7, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Concentrated Camp, 1989

Box: 7, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Heat, circa 1989-1990, 1994, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Fall of the Wall Revue (European Tour Version), April 1990

Box: 7, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

La Dolce Peaches Cabaret, May 1990

Box: 7, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Farewell to Blush, November 1993

Box: 7, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Nightbird, November 1993

Box: 7, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ice Age / The Penguin, November 1993

Box: 7, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Mouth of God, November 1993

Box: 7, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Death of a Handsome Man, August 1995

Box: 7, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Model (A Cartoon), September 1995

Box: 7, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Three Small Men, October 1995

Box: 7, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Late Night Indulgences, 1996

Box: 7, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Tennessee Cat Clause, 1999-2000, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

A Nite in Tennessee, 1999-2001, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Short, Violent Life of Margie Good, 2000

Box: 8, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Tulips and Cadavers (Revision), 2006

Box: 8, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Lamb Chops (Revision), 2008

Box: 8, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Monroe Doctrine, undated, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Amsterdam, undated, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

A Little Moonlight, undated, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series III. Shows and Tours, 1971-2004, inclusive

Extent

6 Linear Feet in 10 manuscript boxes and 1 flat-file folder.

Extent

190 Megabytes in 1,485 computer files

Scope and Contents

This series documents the process of producing Hot Peaches shows in New York City and Europe, dating from the early 1970s to the 2000s. Files in this series are organized by date and show title, with these files typically containing promotional fliers, show programs, and sheet music. Loose photographs in this series include promotional cast portraits, still images from shows, and backstage candid shots.

Select shows in this series contain production work books which encompass the entire process of creating that show. These work books were created for a portion of the New York shows, but also more detailed work books for select European tours. Work books for the local productions typically contain notated scripts, cast lists, notes, stage directions, photographs, schedules, press clippings, brief journal entries, and costume and set sketches. European tour work book files contain much of the same material as the local production work books, with the addition of travel information and schedules. The series also contains a 1981 Master's thesis on the history of Hot Peaches written by a former cast member. Digital files containing photographs and text used on the Hot Peaches website from 2008-2009 are also in this series. Information on Hot Peaches cast member and gay liberation activist Marsha P Johnson can be found throughout this series dating from the 1970s until her death in the early 1990s. Show scripts without notations can be found in Series II.

Photographs -- Cast Members, Shows, 1970-1998, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 9-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 40, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 45 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Hot Screenland Whispers -- Hot Peaches Publication, circa 1970s-1980s, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sabled Fables -- Script, Flier, circa 1972-1973, inclusive

Box: 44, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Notebook -- Post-Production Madness, Writings, 1972-1973, inclusive

Box: 44, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Show Operating Budgets, 1972-1974, inclusive

Box: 46, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Show Reviews -- Press Clippings, 1972-1993, inclusive

Box: 9, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 46, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Promotional Fliers, Programs, Mailers, and Posters, circa 1972-2004, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 40, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Flat-File-Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 46, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: Shared Fales 093, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Androgyny in Ostendorf -- Script, Program, Sheet Music, Cast Photographs, and Show Poster, October 1972, undated, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 40, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 44, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: Shared Fales 042, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Alice and the Great American Side Show -- Promotional Material, January-February 1973

Box: 8, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Cinderella Brown -- Sheet Music, Script, Notes, Programs, Promotional Material, Poster, May 1973

Box: 8, Folder: 14-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Flat-File-Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 44, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Watergate Scandals of '73 -- Sheet Music, Poster, Script, Flier, Photographs, June-August 1973

Box: 8, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Flat-File-Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 44, Folder: 6-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Magic Hype -- Sheet Music, Script, Photographs, Programs, Promotional Material, October-November 1973

Box: 9, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 44, Folder: 4-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Benefit for St. Clements / Benefit for Byron -- Promotional Material, Sheet Music, December 1973

Box: 44, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Happy Holiday High -- Photographs, Flier, December 1973

Box: 44, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Midnight Mass -- Script, Flier, December 1973

Box: 44, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Alice -- Sheet Music, circa 1973-1974, inclusive

Box: 9, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Hot Peaches Scrapbook, 1973-1975, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

The scrapbook is very fragile and should not be handled by researchers without consultation with Preservation.

The Demented Diva -- Sheet Music, Script, Programs, Promotional Material, Poster, Photographs, May 1974

Box: 9, Folder: 4-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Flat-File-Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 44, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Alice -- Program, Notes, Script, June 1974

Box: 9, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 45, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Wizard of Oz Parade and Wonderful Wizard of U.S. -- Promotional Flier, Program, Script, Photographs, August 1974

Box: 9, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 44, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 45, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Hansel and Gretel -- Promotional Material, Program, Photographs, Script, November 1974

Box: 9, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 45, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Street Calls -- Program, Script, Photographs, Production Notebook, and Posters, March-April 1975

Box: 9, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 40, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 45, Folder: 4-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: Shared Fales 093, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sensual Savages -- Poster, Graphic Art for Show, June 1975

Box: 9, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Flat-File-Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sensual Savages -- Annotated Script, Photographs, Program, Promotional Material, Lyrics, June 1975

Box: 9, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 45, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ms. Hood -- Program, October-December 1975

Box: 9, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Divas of Sheridan Square -- Programs, Promotional Material, Booklet, Production Notes, Press Clipping, November 1975

Box: 9, Folder: 14-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Merry Christmas, America -- Program, December 1975

Box: 9, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Divas of Sheridan Square (European Tour) -- Press Clippings, Promotional Material, Poster, Notated Script, Scrapbook, Photographic Negatives of Show Graphics, April-November 1976

Box: 9, Folder: 17-19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 40, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 43 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

The scrapbook in Box 43 is very fragile and should not be handled by researchers without consultation with Preservation.

Transatlantic Cruise -- Promotional Material, Annotated Script, August 1976

Box: 9, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Gay? -- Promotional Flier, Show Production Images, January-August 1977

Box: 9, Folder: 21-22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Collage -- Cast Members Performing, 1977

Box: 40, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Oscar -- Promotional Material, Program, June 1978

Box: 9, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Parker, Ms. -- Promotional Material, Notated Script, Stage Directions, September 1978

Box: 9, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Murder in the Vatican -- Script, Stage Notes, December 1978

Box: 45, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Oscar -- Sheet Music, Production Notes, Photographs, Script, circa 1978-1979, inclusive

Box: 9, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 45, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Hot Peaches Logo Buttons and Name Tags, 1979, undated, inclusive

Box: 9, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Christopher Street Day -- Posters, June 1979, June 1992, undated, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Flat-File-Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Oscar (European Tour) -- Show Production Work Book, May-August 1979

Box: 10, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Oscar (European Tour) -- Show Tickets, June 24, 1979

Box: 10, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Oscar (New York Performance) -- Cast Promotional Photograph, 1979

Box: 10, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music for Songs / Lyrics Written by Jimmy Camicia, 1979-1990, inclusive

Box: 10, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Break a Leg Gala Benefit for Ian McKay -- Notated Script, Stage Notes, Poster, May 25, 1981

Box: 10, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: Shared Fales 093, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Hot Peaches: An Historical Study -- Masters Thesis by Linda Stein, 1981

Box: 10, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Valentine's Day Concert -- Images from Show, February 14, 1984

Box: 10, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Last Brunch -- Promotional Material, April 1985

Box: 10, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Heat (New York City) -- Show Work Book, June 1988

Box: 10, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Heat (New York City) -- Promotional Material, June 1988

Box: 10, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Concentrated Camp -- Show Work Book and Poster, December 1988-January 1989, inclusive

Box: 10, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 11, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 40, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Heat -- Sheet Music and Photographic Negatives from Performances, circa 1988-1994, inclusive

Box: 11, Folder: 3-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Heat and Concentrated Camp Tour -- Pre-Tour Show Work Book, 1989

Box: 11, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Heat and Concentrated Camp Tour -- Show Work Book, August-October 1989

Box: 11, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 12, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Heat and Concentrated Camp Tour -- Cast and Show Images, August-October 1989

Box: 12, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Heat and Concentrated Camp Tour -- Photographic Negative of Promotional Poster, August-October 1989

Box: 12, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Heat and Concentrated Camp Tour -- Cast Promotional Images, August-October 1989

Box: 12, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Chrysis' Heels: A Benefit for International Chrysis -- Benefit Promotional Material, Poster, Show Images, Notes, and a Memorial Program for Chrysis, 1990

Box: 12, Folder: 6-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Flat-File-Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

European Summer Tour -- The Heat and Concentrated Camp Show Work Book, Summer 1990

Box: 12, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

European Summer Tour -- The Heat and Concentrated Camp Promotional Poster (German), June 1990

Flat-File-Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 40, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

European Summer Tour -- The Heat and The Fall of the Wall Sheet Music, Summer 1990

Box: 13, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

European Summer Tour -- The Heat Cast Photographs, Summer 1990

Box: 13, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

European Summer Tour -- The Fall of the Wall Promotional Material, Photographs, Small Album, Summer 1990

Box: 13, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

European Summer Tour -- Concentrated Camp Program, Photographs, Summer 1990

Box: 13, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographs -- Cast Members in Unknown Show, October 1990

Box: 13, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Heat -- Show Work Book, Promotional Material, Marsha P. Johnson Portraits, February-March 1991

Box: 13, Folder: 6-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 40, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Non-Hot Peaches Shows and Events -- Programs, Photographs, 1991-2000, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Christopher Street Columbus -- Programs, Show Photographs and Slides, May 1992

Box: 13, Folder: 9-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Christopher Street Columbus Party -- German Poster, June 10, 1992

Flat-File-Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Christopher Street Columbus -- Berlin Pre-Tour Work Book, June-August 1992

Box: 13, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Christopher Street Columbus Tour -- Show Work Book and Posters, June-August 1992

Box: 14, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Flat-File-Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Christopher Street Columbus Tour -- Annotated Script, June-August 1992

Box: 14, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Informational Sheet -- Brief History of Hot Peaches, circa 1992

Box: 14, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Not Up to Snuff -- Program, August-September 1993

Box: 14, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Christopher Street Columbus Italy Tour -- Show Work Book, 1993

Box: 14, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Beyond Possessed -- Annotated Script, Promotional Material, Photographic Slides, April 1994

Box: 14, Folder: 8-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Europride Special Cabaret -- Promotional Programs, June 1994

Box: 14, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Beyond Possessed -- Show Work Book, Photographs, Promotional Material, August 1994

Box: 15, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Heat and Beyond Possessed (European Tour) -- Show Work Book, 1994

Box: 15, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Beyond Possessed -- Sheet Music, Notes, 1995-1997, inclusive

Box: 15, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Late Night Indulgences -- Promotional Flier, Program, Photographic Slides, May-June 1996

Box: 15, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Play Genet -- Promotional Material, circa September 1997

Box: 16, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Play Genet -- Show Work Book, November 1997

Box: 16, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Play Genet -- Show Poems and Lyrics Booklet, 1997-1998, undated, inclusive

Box: 16, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Destiny and Desire -- Music Lyrics, March 1998

Box: 16, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

European Tour -- Play Genet Promotional Photographs, Show Work Book, Summer 1998

Box: 16, Folder: 5-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Play Genet -- Program, September 1998

Box: 17, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

A Nite in Tennessee: The Scat Queen of Atlanta -- Programs, July 1999

Box: 17, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

The Short, Violent Life of Margie Good -- Show Work Book, Promotional Material, Show Still Photographs, April 2002

Box: 17, Folder: 3-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Tulips and Cadavers -- Show Work Book, Promotional Material, Cast Promotional Images, Research Source Painting Images, March-April 2004

Box: 17, Folder: 6-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Hot Peaches Website Files, 2008-2009, inclusive

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_420_ER_41 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Hot Peaches Website Files: July, September, November 2008 and May 2009 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Images -- Cast Members and Unknown Shows, undated, inclusive

Box: 17, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sheet Music from Unidentified Shows, undated, inclusive

Box: 17, Folder: 11-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Hot Peaches Review, or The Gay Beggar's' Opera, undated, inclusive

Box: 45, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Jimmy Camicia's Fabulous Valentine's Dance and Late Nite Revue -- Poster, undated, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Eagle in the Bubble -- Poster, Music by Jimmy Camicia, undated, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Marsha P. Johnson Show Viewing Party -- Poster, undated, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ms. Hood or Ewes Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf -- Promotional Poster / Graphic, undated, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 042, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series IV. Jimmy Camicia Writings, 1950s-2013, inclusive

Extent

9.50 Linear Feet in 20 manuscript boxes and 1 small flat box.

Scope and Contents

This series contains personal journals, writings, and books written by Jimmy Camicia (also known earlier in his career as Jimmy Centola). This series also contains Bard College publications from the mid-1960s, including Gesamtwerk and Bard Psychology Journal of which Camicia served as editor and writer. Other published material in this series includes a poetry book The Divas of Sheridan Square which Camicia eventually adapted into a Hot Peaches show, and his 2013 book My Dear, Sweet Self: A Hot Peach Life which recounts Camicia's early life and the history of Hot Peaches. This series also contains articles written by Camicia about his experiences performing and traveling in Europe with the Hot Peaches cast. His loose poetry and a mock-up of a children's book are also in this series. Documentation related to Camicia's struggle with his landlord to maintain his rent-controlled apartment in New York provides insight into the struggles facing an artist and his housing issues during the 1980s and 1990s. This series also contains a small collection of Camicia's correspondence from the mid-1970s and 1990s.

An extensive collection of Camicia's journals are in this series dating from the 1950s to 2012 that often contain not only diary entries, but photographs; press clippings; sketches of portraits, costumes, and sets; and writing notes and ideas. These journals explore Camicia's early life while still in school, traveling in Europe as a young man, the development of Hot Peaches, relationships with cast members, and critiques on Hot Peaches shows. These journals also document the viewpoint of a gay performer and writer living in New York during the 1970s-2000s, as well as the experimental theater scene, the gay community in the West Village, and the drag and gay club scenes.

Arrangement

This series is arranged by item type and chronologically within those groupings.

Scrapbook -- Jimmy Camicia and Hot Peaches, 1950s-1979, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scrapbook -- Diary Entries, School Ephemera, Sketches, 1956

Box: 19, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journal -- Diary Entries, Photographs, Postcards, 1959-1960, inclusive

Box: 20, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Diaries / Journals, 1965-1969, inclusive

Box: 20, Folder: 2-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 42, Folder: 1-2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journals -- Diary Entries, Addresses, Writings, 1969-1971, inclusive

Box: 20, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 21, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journal -- The Pitts Book, 1972-1973, inclusive

Box: 42, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journals -- Diary Entries, Addresses, Writings, Sketches, 1974-1977, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 4-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 22, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 42, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journal -- Diary Entries and Script for Legend of Lola LaMarr, 1977

Box: 22, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journals -- Diary Entries, Addresses, Writings, 1977-1979, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 3-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 23, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 24, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journals -- Diary Entries, Addresses, Writings, 1980-1987, inclusive

Box: 24, Folder: 2-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 25, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 26, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journal / Diary -- Mexico Trip, 1987

Box: 27, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journal -- Diary Entries, Appointments, Addresses, 1987-1988, inclusive

Box: 27, Folder: 2-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journal -- Ondine Writing Project, Diary Entries, 1989

Box: 27, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journal -- Daily Diary Entries, European "Tour Book" Diary, 1989

Box: 28, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journal -- Diary Entries, Appointments, Addresses, 1989-1991, inclusive

Box: 28, Folder: 2-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 29, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journal -- London, 1991

Box: 29, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journal -- Diary Entries, Addresses, 1992-1994, inclusive

Box: 29, Folder: 3-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 30, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journal -- Tour Diary, 1994

Box: 30, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journals / Diaries, 1994-1996, 2004, inclusive

Box: 30, Folder: 3-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 31, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journal -- Diary Entries, Writings, Demimonde Play Manuscript, 1995

Box: 38, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journal -- Diary Entries, Addresses, Writings, 1997

Box: 31, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journal -- "Gilles and Pierre" Writings, 1998

Box: 31, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journals / Diaries, 1998-2001, inclusive

Box: 32, Folder: 1-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 33, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journals / Diaries, 2001-2007, inclusive

Box: 34, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 35, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Journals / Diaries, 2007-2012, undated, inclusive

Box: 36, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 37, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bard College Publication -- Gesamtwerk, circa 1960s, inclusive

Box: 18, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bard College Publication -- Bard Psychology Journal, December 1965

Box: 18, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Poems, 1973

Box: 18, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Booklet -- The Divas of Sheridan Square, 1975

Box: 18, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mouth of the Dragon: 8 -- Jimmy Centola Poetry Contributor, March 1976

Box: 18, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Poem -- "The Queen of Time", 1976

Box: 18, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence, 1975-1978, 1996-1997, inclusive

Box: 18, Folder: 7-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Television Show Proposal -- The Temp, circa 1980s, inclusive

Box: 46, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Work Book -- Apartment Issues Documentation, 1980-1995, inclusive

Box: 18, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 19, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Article and Draft -- Mary, It was Fab or Concentrating Camp: Touring Europe with the Hot Peaches, November 13, 1989

Box: 19, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Article -- Notes from the Fallen Wall, October 1, 1990

Box: 19, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Article -- Drag, Glorious Drag, February 1992

Box: 19, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Poem -- "Thanksgiving", December 1995

Box: 19, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Poetry added to found antique ledger, 1995

Box: 41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Sketchbook, 1995-1997, inclusive

Box: 19, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Booklet -- Poems for Drag Queens, 1997

Box: 19, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Book and Promotional Card-- My Dear, Sweet Self: A Hot Peach Life, 2013

Box: 19, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Christmas Card with Camicia Drawing, undated, inclusive

Box: 19, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Poem -- "The Midnight Poem", undated, inclusive

Box: 19, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Poem -- "Demented Darling", undated, inclusive

Box: 19, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

ABC -- Mock-up for Children's Book, undated, inclusive

Box: 38, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Collage with Magazine Images, undated, inclusive

Box: 40, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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