Debra Miller Collection
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Abstract
Debra Miller is an LGBTQ activist, singer, actress, performer, and an active member of the New York art scene during the 1980s. The Debra Miller Collection is comprised of postcards, event flyers and programs from artistic performances, and a local newspaper. An excerpt of a theater script is available with written notations from the Arts for Life: A Festival for Nuclear Disarmament in 1982, in which Miller was the stage manager. The collection also contains a photocopy of Miller's identification card as a performer at the Women's One World Festival in New York City (WOW Café) in 1981.
Biographical Note
Debra Miller is a performer, musician, actress, and an LGBTQ activist. She was an active performer at the WOW Café in the 1980s. As of 2018, Miller currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Scope and Contents
The Debra Miller Collection is comprised of postcards, event flyers and programs from artistic performances, and a local newspaper. An excerpt of a theater script is available with written notations from the Arts for Life: A Festival for Nuclear Disarmamentin 1982, in which Miller was the stage manager. The collection also contains a photocopy of Miller's identification card as a performer at the Women's One World Festival in New York City (WOW Café) in 1981.
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Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection, created by Debra Miller was not transferred to New York University. Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date; Debra Miller Collection; MSS 544; box number; folder number; Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Debra Miller in January of 2018. The accession number associated with this gift is 2018.106.
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Processing Information
In 2018, at the time of accessioning, materials were placed in acid-free folders and boxes. Loose material was foldered. Larger material was transferred to an oversized folder.
