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800 East records

 Collection
Identifier: Manuscript Collection No. 1419

Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of the records of the Atlanta, Georgia, arts collective and gallery space, 800 East, and includes program and event files, photographs, and videos. Program files generally include promotional material for events, such as fliers, postcards, or press releases, and may also include photographs,and financial and administrative records related to the program or event.

Dates

  • 1990-1998

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English.

Restrictions on Access

All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

Collection stored off-site. Researchers must contact the Rose Library in advance to access this collection.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.

Biographical Note

800 East was an arts collective, performance, and gallery space founded to showcase the work of experimental visual and performance artists in Atlanta, Georgia. It operated from 1990-1998.

Ed Woodham, founder and executive director of 800 East, was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1957. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Berry College (Mount Berry, Georgia) in 1979. He is a visual and performance artist, puppeteer, and curator who founded the Atlanta arts organizations, 800 East, Living Room, Exciting Parlor, and Art in Odd Places. He currently resides and works in New York, New York.

Extent

5 linear feet (6 boxes) (1 oversized papers box (OP))

Abstract

Records of Atlanta, Georgia, arts collective and gallery space, 800 East, including program and event files, photographs, and video recordings.

Arrangement Note

Arranged by record type

Custodial History

Ed Woodham was the founder and executive director of 800 East, who retained the records of the organization after it ceased operation in 1998.

Source

Purchased from Ed Woodham in 2017.

Processing

Arranged described at the series level by Carrie Hintz, 2017.

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Title
800 East records
Author
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University
Date
December 5, 2017
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library Repository

Contact:
540 Asbury Circle
Atlanta Georgia 30322 United States
404-727-6887