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Stephen Mass Papers

Call Number

MSS.592

Dates

1940-2019, inclusive
; 1978-2009, bulk

Creator

Mass, Stephen
Mass, Stephen (Role: Donor)

Extent

16.75 Linear Feet
in 24 manuscript boxes, 3 half manuscript boxes, 2 small flat boxes, 2 oversize flat boxes, 1 media box, 1 oversize folder in shared housing, and 1 sound reel in shared housing.

Extent

33.92 Megabytes
in 167 computer files.

Extent

1 sound tape reels

Extent

1 videocassettes (u-matic)

Extent

10 audiocassettes

Extent

6 film reels

Language of Materials

The majority of materials are in English. A large amount of material in the Mudd Club Berlin series is in German.

Abstract

Stephen Mass is an entrepreneur who co-founded the Mudd Club located at 77 White Street in downtown New York City in 1978 along with art curator Diego Cortez and Anya Phillips. The venue became a focal point of the downtown music, art, and cultural scene in the late 20th century, showcasing the intersections of popular and avant-garde performance culture, gender and sexuality, celebrity culture, music, visual art, fashion, film, and nightlife. The Stephen Mass Papers (inclusive dates 1940-2019, bulk dates 1978-2009) documents the founding and operation of the Mudd Club in New York City, Mass's other entrepreneurial ventures in New York, and his nightclubs and restaurants in Berlin, as well as his personal life and family history. Consisting of both paper and electronic formats, the collection includes extensive notebooks and notes containing the planning and working notes for Mass's various endeavors, financial and legal documents, promotional materials for events (such as posters, flyers, and newsletters), ephemera (differentiated from promotional material, as promotional material Mass collected from other clubs or organizations), press coverage, and photographic materials such as prints, negatives, and slides.

Biographical Note

Stephen Mass is an entrepreneur who co-founded the Mudd Club located at 77 White Street in downtown New York City in 1978 along with art curator Diego Cortez and Anya Phillips. The venue became a focal point of the downtown music, art, and cultural scene in the late 20th century, showcasing the intersections of popular and avant-garde performance culture, gender and sexuality, celebrity culture, music, visual art, fashion, film, and nightlife. The Mudd Club closed in 1983, after which Mass embarked on other endeavors in New York and Berlin, such as founding Mudd Club Berlin in 2001, restaurant ownership, nonprofit work, teaching, and writing.

Arrangement

The Stephen Mass Papers is arranged into four series:

Series I. Mudd Club
Series II. Mudd Club Berlin
Series III. Other Enterprises
Series IV. Personal

Scope and Contents

The Stephen Mass Papers (inclusive dates 1940-2019, bulk dates 1978-2009) documents the founding and operation of the Mudd Club in New York City, Mass's other entrepreneurial ventures in New York, and his nightclubs and restaurants in Berlin, as well as his personal life and family history. The bulk of the materials are dated 1978-2009, which is when the majority of these entrepreneurial ventures took place. The more inclusive dates of 1940 to 2019 include materials from his youth, retrospective articles, press, and ephemera regarding the Mudd Club, and manuscript drafts of his unpublished memoir.

Consisting of both paper and electronic formats, the collection includes extensive notebooks and notes containing the planning and working notes for Mass's various endeavors, financial and legal documents, promotional materials for events (such as posters, flyers, and newsletters), ephemera (differentiated from promotional material, as promo material Mass collected from other clubs or organizations), press coverage, and photographic materials such as prints, negatives, and slides. The majority of the collection pertains to the management and operation of the Mudd Club in New York City and the various nightclubs and restaurants that Mass owned and operated in Berlin, Germany, including the Mudd Club Berlin. The large number of photographic prints, negatives, and slides in the collection document Mass's work as a nightclub entrepreneur and photographer, with images documenting the condition of venue spaces (particularly in Berlin), parties and events (particularly at the Mudd Club), and images of his own personal travel and photographic subjects. The collection also includes handwritten notes, diary entries, and typescript manuscript drafts for Mass's unpublished memoir, and interview transcripts and correspondence with Tim Lawrence regarding the Mudd Club.

Donors

Mass, Stephen

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; Stephen Mass Papers; MSS 592; 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

Purchased from Stephen Mass in November 2019; the accession number associated with this gift is 2019.066.

Born-Digital Access Policies and Procedures

Advance notice is required for the use of computer records. 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

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.

Appraisal

During processing in 2021, out-of-scope materials were deaccessioned. These materials include roadmaps of Berlin and London, 1950s German ephemera, personal materials (passport, stamp book, and certificates) from other people, copies and originals of Mass's identification documents, payslips, empty CD and EP cases, and a phonodisc.

Collection processed by

Rachel Searcy, Amy C. Vo

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-20 17:03:43 -0400.
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Language: Finding aid written in English

Processing Information

During processing in 2021, original folders were retained whenever possible. Where appropriate, materials were rehoused in new acid-free archival folders. Loose photographic prints and negatives were rehoused in sleeves. Photographic slides were rehoused in sleeves and folders. If original descriptions or titles were available, they were transcribed onto the new folder or sleeve. Otherwise, titles were designated by the archivist. Loose paper materials were placed in archival folders with descriptive titles by the archivist.

Ten audiocassette tapes and one ¼-inch sound tape reel were assigned archivist-designated identifiers. These identifiers were also physically attached to the cases, and housed in new containers or shared housing. Six film reels, one ¼-inch open sound reel, and one u-matic tape were sent to the preservation lab for examination and rehousing.

Fourteen 3.5" floppy disks, one zip disk, and one optical disc were identified and inventoried. They have also been 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 of the content.

Revisions to this Guide

August 2021: Record updated by Amy C. Vo to reflect arrangement and description

Repository

Fales Library and Special Collections

Series I. Mudd Club, 1970-2019, inclusive; 1979-1983, bulk

Extent

8.75 Linear Feet in 11 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box, 2 small flat boxes, 2 oversize flat boxes, and 1 oversize folder in shared housing.

Scope and Contents

The Mudd Club series includes a large number of notebooks which contain planning and working notes. In particular are the annotated calendars spanning the years 1979 to 1983 which document the booking process for the nightclub and span the club's lifetime. Other notebooks created during the Mudd Club's operation include business notes, such as floor plans, diagrams, phone numbers, business cards, and other vendor information and coordination notes. This series contains a large number of photographic prints, negatives, and slides of parties and events at the Mudd Club, as well as slides and slide shows that were projected during events. Additional materials such as business plans and proposals, legal correspondence, check ledgers, and other financial records document the administrative side of the club's operation. There are also magazines, newspapers, and a limited run of the East Village Eye, which highlight the press coverage and publicity around the Mudd Club at the time. Promotional materials includes photographic and Xeroxed images, newspaper and magazine clippings, transparencies, and mockups and layouts of posters, newsletters, postcards, brochures, programs, invitations, or flyers. Membership cards, a guest book, a photo album, mailing lists and labels, and Rolodex contents document club attendees, vendors, and performers.

This series also includes handwritten notes, outlines, diary entries, and typescript manuscript drafts for Mass's unpublished memoir, as well as competitive analysis and manuscript submission packets to publishers; interview transcripts and correspondence with Tim Lawrence; and a copy of The Riddle of Dr. Mudd. There are also audiovisual materials, such as audiocassettes and film and sound reels.

Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically.

366 B'way, 2008, inclusive

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

Annotated Calendars, Planning and Working Notes, 1979-1983, inclusive

Box: 28, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Art Gallery, Keith Haring Drawing Show, 1981, 1997, 2014, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Business Cards, Art Exhibition Programs, 1986, inclusive

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

Cale, John, 1988, inclusive

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

Cassette Labeled "1", circa 1970s-1990s, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 045, Cassette: 592_0008 (Material Type: Audio)

Cassette Labeled "Disney Tape, BAI", circa 1970s-1990s, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 045, Cassette: 592_0001 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Earth's Edge / Earth's End, 1982-1983, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Ephemera, Clit Club, circa 1990s, inclusive

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

Financial Records, 1981-1984, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 7-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Financial Records, Check Ledgers, 1981-1983, inclusive

Box: 1, Folder: 9-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Guest Book, 1990, inclusive

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

Legal Documents, 1983-1984, inclusive

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

Mailing Lists, 1980s, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 4-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mailing Lists, Alligator Girls, 1980, inclusive

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

Mailing Lists, Ball Gown Fashion, 1980s, inclusive

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

Mailing Lists, Bowling, 1980s, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mailing Lists, Celebrities, 1978-1980s, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mailing Lists, Chao, 1982, inclusive

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

Mailing Lists, Clonetones, 1982, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mailing Lists, Comedy, 1982-1983, inclusive

Box: 2, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mailing Lists, Full Hand List, 1982 June 25, inclusive

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

Mailing Lists, General, 1979-1980, inclusive

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

Mailing Lists, Robbe-Grillet, 1980 May 28, inclusive

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

Mailing Lists, GWIP, 1980-1981, inclusive

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

Mailing Lists, Harry Abrams Alex Kayser List, 1980s, inclusive

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

Mailing Lists, Howie Animal, 1980s, inclusive

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

Mailing Lists, Live, 1982-1983, inclusive

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

Mailing Lists, Local Soho Artists and Non-Profit Curators, 1980s, inclusive

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

Mailing Lists, Malanga, 1982-1983, inclusive

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

Mailing Lists, Musuems, Galleries, Curators, Established Artists, 1980s, inclusive

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

Mailing Lists, Music Industry, 1980s, inclusive

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

Mailing Lists, Outdated Music Industry, 1980s, inclusive

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

Mailing Lists, Sur Rodney, 1980, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mailing Lists, Talking Heads, Axel Comp, 1980s, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mailing Lists and Address Lists, 1980s, 1991, inclusive

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

Mailing List to Mudd Club, 1980s, inclusive

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

Membership Lists, 1980s, inclusive

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

Memoir Chapter Summaries, circa 1980s-1990s, inclusive

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

Memoir Drafts, circa 1980s-1990s, 2016, inclusive

Box: 3, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 4, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Memoir Drafts and Notes, circa 1980s-2010s, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 2-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_592_ER_1 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Memoir Drafts and Notes: 1996- (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Memoir Mockup, circa 1980s-2010s, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Memoir Notes, circa 1980s-2010s, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 10-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Memoir Notes and Diary Entries, 1988-1989, 1993, inclusive

Box: 4, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 5, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Memoir Notes and Outline, circa 1980s-1990s, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Memoir Marketing, 1994, inclusive

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

Memoir, Simon and Schuster, 2016, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Memoir, St. Martin's Press, 1994, inclusive

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

Memoir, Wylie Agency, 1996, inclusive

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

Notebooks, Planning and Working Notes, 1977-1980s, inclusive

Box: 5, Folder: 7-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 28, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 29, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 31, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Notebooks, Planning and Working Notes for Arizona Nightclub, 1988, inclusive

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

Notebooks, Sabarsky Art Business Course, circa 1970s-1980s, inclusive

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

Notebooks, Writing Notes on Mudd Club, 1985-1986, inclusive

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

Notebooks, Writing Notes on Mudd Club and Haiti, 1986, inclusive

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

New York Publicity Outlets, 1980, inclusive

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

Photo Album, 1982 December 25, inclusive

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

Photographic Print of Stephen Mass as Dr. Mudd, 1979

Box: Shared Fales 073, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Print, 1979-1983, inclusive

Box: 31, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Prints, 1980-1985, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 2-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Prints, Anna Sui Pirate Fashion Show, 1979-1980, inclusive

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

Photographic Prints, Inaugural Ball, 1981, inclusive

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

Photographic Prints, Mudd Anniversary, Berlin Move, King's Court Benefit, circa 1990s, inclusive

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

Photographic Prints, Mudd Reunion and King's Court Foundation, 1999, inclusive

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

Photographic Prints, R+Roll Funeral Ball, 1978-1983, inclusive

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

Photographic Prints, Sur Rodney Sur Film Screening, 1982, inclusive

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

Photographic Prints and Negatives, 1980-1981, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 10-11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Slides, 1978-1983, inclusive

Box: 7, Folder: 12-15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 8, Folder: 1-16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Slides (for Projection above Dance Floor), 1979-1982, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 17-18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Slides, Catholic School Girls Party, 1980, inclusive

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

Photographic Slides, Cocaine Cowboys, 1979, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Slides, Dance Floor Images, 1978-1982, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Slides, Designered to Death, 1979, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Slides, Fashion, 1978-1983, inclusive

Box: 8, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Slides, Helmut Newton, 1978, 1981-1983, inclusive

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

Photographic Slides, IBM Anti-Trust Victory Celebration, 1982, inclusive

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

Photographic Slides, Mod London Miguel Osuna, 1979-1983, inclusive

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

Photographic Slides, Mudd Annex 254 E. 2nd St., 1984, inclusive

Box: 9, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Slides, Milliners Fashion Show, 1979, inclusive

Box: 9, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Slides, New Museum Party/Fundraiser, 1983, inclusive

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

Photographic Slides, Nigel Finch, "The Caravaggio Conspiracy," Mudd Club Scene, 1984, inclusive

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

Photographic Slides, Notables (Film, Literary, Music, Journalism), 1979-1983, inclusive

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

Photographic Slides, Slide Show, 1978-1983, inclusive

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

Photographic Slides, Slide Show S+M, 1978-1983, inclusive

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

Photographic Slides, SM Photos, Cale/Johnson Wedding, 1978-1983, inclusive

Box: 9, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Slides, Terri Toy, 1983, inclusive

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

Photographic Slides, Victor Hugo, Various Persons, 1978-1983, inclusive

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

Photographic Slides, Woody Allen Wrap Party, 1981, inclusive

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

Photographic Slides, X-mas Office Party Parody, 1979-1981, inclusive

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

Photographic Slides and Prints, Ball Gown Fashion Show, 1980, inclusive

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

Photographic Slides and Prints, Musicians (Carter, Perkins, Bertei), 1979-1983, inclusive

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

Photographic Slides and Prints, Soul Party, 1983, inclusive

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

Photographic Slides and Negatives, 1979-1983, inclusive

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

Press Coverage, 1979-2017, inclusive

Box: 10, Folder: 7-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 11, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 31, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Press Coverage and Research Files, 2013-2015, inclusive

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

Press Coverage, East Village Eye, 1981-1986, inclusive

Box: 30, Folder: 1-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 31, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Promotional Materials, 1978-1983, inclusive

Box: 10, Folder: 2-5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 31, Folder: 8-9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Promotional Materials, Bowlmor, 1982, inclusive

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

The Riddle of Dr. Mudd, 1974, inclusive

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

Rolodex, 1970s-1980s, inclusive

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

Tatyana Zareldyanskaya 3/7, circa 1970s-1990s, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 045, Cassette: 592_0003 (Material Type: Audio)

Tim Lawrence Interviews, Correspondence, Notes, 1999, 2013-2015, inclusive

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

Unlabeled Audiocassette, circa 1970s-1990s, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 045, Cassette: 592_0004 (Material Type: Audio)

Unlabeled Audiocassette, circa 1970s-1990s, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 045, Cassette: 592_0005 (Material Type: Audio)

Unlabeled Audiocassette, circa 1970s-1990s, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 045, Cassette: 592_0006 (Material Type: Audio)

Unlabeled Audiocassette, circa 1970s-1990s, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 045, Cassette: 592_0009 (Material Type: Audio)

Unlabeled Audiocassette, circa 1970s-1990s, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 045, Cassette: 592_0010 (Material Type: Audio)

Victor Bockris Master, circa 1970s-1990s, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 046, reel: 592_0011 (Material Type: Audio)

Zinouy, circa 1970s-1990s, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 045, Cassette: 592_0002 (Material Type: Audio)

Zoya Gurevitch 3/7, circa 1970s-1990s, inclusive

Box: Shared Fales 045, Cassette: 592_0007 (Material Type: Audio)

Series II. Mudd Club Berlin, 1998-2016, inclusive

Extent

5 Linear Feet in 9 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box, and 1 oversize folder.

Scope and Contents

The majority of materials in this series are in German. Materials documenting the operations of the Mudd Club Berlin in 1999 and the 2000s include financial and legal documents; floor plans; correspondence; business proposals; planning and working notes in notebooks, notepads, and calendars; business cards; mailing lists; press coverage; two company stamps; and promotional materials. There are also photographic negatives and prints documenting the condition of venue spaces, with a smaller extent of material documenting parties and events. Much of the financial and legal documents pertain to loans, contracts, building applications, zoning, and noise complaints, among other issues. Some of these subjects also come up in the planning and working notes of the series, which also include research materials, inventories, diagrams, and payment notes.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically.

Administrative, Financial Documents, 2004-2009, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Administrative, Legal Documents, 2010-2011, inclusive

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

Administrative, Legal and Financial Documents, 2001-2015, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 6-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Annotated Calendars, Planning and Working Notes, 2001, inclusive

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

Business Cards, 1999-2016, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 13, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Floor Plans and Planning Notes, 2004-2009, inclusive

Box: 31, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 14, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mailing List, 1999-2016, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 2-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Mailing List, Art Forum Party, circa 1999, inclusive

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

Notebooks, Planning and Working Notes, 1999-2016, inclusive

Box: 14, Folder: 6-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 15, Folder: 1-7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 16, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Notebooks, Planning and Working Notes and Promotional Material, 2000-2005, inclusive

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

Notes and Ephemera, 2003, inclusive

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

Notes and Promotional Material, 2000, inclusive

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

Notes, Planning and Working Documents, 1998-2016, inclusive

Box: 17, Folder: 3-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 18, Folder: 1-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Notes, Promotional Material and Press Coverage, 2000-2002, inclusive

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

Notes, Techno Party, 2009, inclusive

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

Photographic Negatives, 1999-2016, inclusive

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

Photographic Prints, 1999-2007, inclusive

Box: 18, Folder: 8-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Prints and Negatives, 1999-2007, inclusive

Box: 18, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 19, Folder: 1-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 20, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Press Coverage, 2001, 2010, inclusive

Box: 20, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Promotional Materials, 2000-2006, inclusive

Box: 20, Folder: 5-6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_592_ER_3 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Promotional Materials: 2001- (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Promotional Materials and Notes, 2002-2004, inclusive

Box: 20, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Promotional Materials and Press Coverage, 2000-2005, inclusive

Box: 20, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Stamps, 1999-2016, inclusive

Box: 21, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Strauss Social Planners Proposal, 2000

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_592_ER_2 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Strauss Social Planners Proposal: 2000- (Material Type: Electronic Record)

Series III. Other Enterprises, 1987-2009, inclusive; 1987-1993, bulk

Extent

0.75 Linear Feet in 1 manuscript box and 1 oversize folder.

Scope and Contents

This series consists of notebooks, research files, correspondence, grant proposals and business plans which document Mass's restaurant planning, his work with Innovative Community Enterprises, and other nightclubs and businesses. The bulk of materials in Series III regard the planning of the restaurant at 77 Church Street that chef Bernard LeRoy and Mass began together, and notes include but are not limited to: diagrams, floor plans, photographic prints and negatives, catering schedules, calculations, budgets, equipment and supply notes, meeting notes, schedules, and recipes. Materials from Mass's time with Innovative Community Enterprises are primarily in electronic format, and include correspondence, reports, and meeting minutes.

Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically.

Art Consulting, 1993, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Innovative Community Enterprises, 1993-1999, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_592_ER_4 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Innovative Community Enterprises: 1993-1999 (Material Type: Electronic Record)

National Arts Club, 2008-2009, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 3-4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Restaurant, Bernard and Steve Church St, Stellan Holm Investor, 1987, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Restaurant Planning and Working Notes, 1989-1993, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 6-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Steve Mass Fine Photography Business Plan, 1998, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Technical Assistance Program Grant Proposal, 1998

Box: Electronic Records, E-records: FA_MSS_592_ER_5 (Material Type: electronic records)

Digital materials

Technical Assistance Program Grant Proposal: 1998- (Material Type: Electronic Record)

UM Club, 1988, inclusive

Box: 22, Folder: 12-13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

UM Club Poster, 1988, inclusive

Box: 31, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series IV. Personal, 1940-2013, inclusive; 1980-1989, bulk

Extent

2.25 Linear Feet in 4 manuscript boxes and 1 oversize folder.

Scope and Contents

This series consists of personal correspondence, research files and manuscript drafts on Haiti after the overthrow of President Jean-Claude Duvalier, a Boy Scouts merit badge sash, a 1956 senior high yearbook, and photographic prints, negatives, and slides. The photographic prints, negatives, and slides document Mass's own personal trips to places like Lourdes, France; Barcelona, Spain; Miami Beach, Florida; and Newton Falls, Ohio, as well as photographic subjects of street scenes and people.

Arrangement

This series is arranged alphabetically.

A.L. Miller Senior High School and Lanier Senior High School Yearbook, 1956, inclusive

Box: 23, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Boy Scouts Merit Badge Sash, 1940s-1950s, inclusive

Box: 23, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence, 1985-1987, 1999, 2013, inclusive

Box: 23, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Haiti Manuscript Drafts, 1986-1987, inclusive

Box: 23, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Haiti Research Files, Photographic Prints, and Negatives, 1986-1987, inclusive

Box: 23, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Haiti Research Files and Manuscript Drafts, 1986-1987, inclusive

Box: 23, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Negatives, 1980s, inclusive

Box: 23, Folder: 7-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Prints, 1980s, inclusive

Box: 23, Folder: 9-10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 31, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Prints, Spain, 1984, inclusive

Box: 24, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Prints and Negatives, 1980s, inclusive

Box: 24, Folder: 2-8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 25, Folder: 1-3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Prints and Negatives, Lourdes, Barcelona, Rome, circa 1980s, inclusive

Box: 25, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Prints and Negatives, Miami Beach, 1981, inclusive

Box: 25, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Prints and Negatives, MTV, 1987, inclusive

Box: 25, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Prints and Negatives, Newton Falls, Ohio Tornado, 1985, inclusive

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

Photographic Prints and Negatives, Spain, 1987, inclusive

Box: 25, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Prints and Negatives, Victor Bockris, Legs MacNeil, Adam Saroyan, Jeff Goldberg, mid 1980s, inclusive

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

Photographic Prints and Negatives, 1980s, inclusive

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

Photographic Prints and Negatives, Ephemera, 1940s-2000s, inclusive

Box: 26, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Prints and Slides, 366 Broadway, Jamaica, Mexico, Mudd Grotto, 1979-1984, inclusive

Box: 26, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Slides, 1983, inclusive

Box: 26, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Slides, Art Show Clocktower Sweden, 1983, inclusive

Box: 26, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Slides, Black River, 1981-1983, inclusive

Box: 26, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Slides, Cape Kennedy, 1983, inclusive

Box: 26, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Slides, Jamaica, 1982, inclusive

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

Photographic Slides, Jamaica, Chrissie, 1982, inclusive

Box: 26, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Slides, Mignon, 1987, inclusive

Box: 26, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Photographic Slides, Patrick AFB, 1983, inclusive

Box: 26, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Research Files, Ethnographic Excursion, Barcelona, Lourdes, circa 1980s, inclusive

Box: 26, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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