Series I: Cleveland Performance Art Festival Videos 1988-1999 24 boxes15 boxes BETA, VHS, HI-8

Series I: Cleveland Performance Art Festival Video Recordings

These videotapes provide a record of most of the Festival performances, usually from two camera angles.

• Box 1. PAF88 (1 of 3) (3/4" masters) (Transferred to Beta) (Beta)
• Box 2. PAF88 (2 of 3) (3/4" masters) (Transferred to Beta)
• Box 3. PAF88 (3 of 3) (VHS masters) + PAF89 (#2 of 2) (8mm masters) (Transferred to Beta)
• Box 4. PAF89 (1 of 2) (VHS dubs from 8mm masters)
• Box 5. PAF90 (cases 1, 2 and 3) (VHS masters)
• Box 6. PAF90 (cases 4 and 5) (VHS masters)
• Box 7. PAF91 (cases 1 and 2) (VHS masters) (1 camera only)
• Box 8. PAF92 (cases 1, 2 and 3) (S-VHS masters)
• Box 9. PAF92 (cases 4 and 5) (S-VHS masters)
• Box 10. PAF93 (cases 1, 2 and 3) (S-VHS masters)
• Box 11. PAF93 (cases 4 and 5) (S-VHS masters) + PAF93 (1 case) (Hi-8 masters)
• Box 12. PAF94 (cases 1, 2 and 3) (camera A is S-VHS, camera B is VHS masters)
• Box 13. PAF94 (cases 4, 5 and 6) (camera A is S-VHS, camera B is VHS masters)
• Box 14. PAF95 (cases 1, 2 and 3 of 7) (S-VHS masters)
• Box 15. PAF95 (cases 4, 5 and 6 of 7) (S-VHS masters)
• Box 16. PAF96 (cases 1, 2 and 3 of 7) (S-VHS masters)
• Box 17. PAF96 (cases 4, 5 and 6 of 7) (S-VHS masters)
• Box 18. PAF97 (cases 1, 2 and 3) (S-VHS masters)
• Box 19. PAF98 (cases 1, 2 and 3) (S-VHS masters)
• Box 20. PAF98 (cases 4, 5 and 6) (S-VHS masters)
• Box 21. PAF99 (cases 1, 2 and 3) (S-VHS masters)
• Box 22. PAF95 (case 7 of 7) (S-VHS masters) + PAF96 (case 7 of 7)
• Box 23. Video: TV News Clips, Best of the Fest
• Box 24. PAF TV PSAs [Public Service Announcements]

Video recordings are filed by festival year. Each videotape is labeled with artist(s) name and (usually) performance title and duration.

Series II: Videotape Beta Masters 1988-1999 2 boxes Beta format videorecordings

Series II: Videotape Beta Masters

These include video recordings of interviews, television shows relating to the festival, and master recordings of for the 1988 Festival.

• Box 1. Interviews (1, 2, 3 and 4), TV News Clips, PAF 88 (2 tapes) (Beta)
• Box 2. PAF88 (9 tapes dubbed from masters) (Beta)

The series is stored original order of arrangement as described under scope and content.

Series III: Ephemera 1988-1999 7 boxes, 2 photograph albums, 1 painting, 1 sculpture (wax), theater blacks

Series III: Ephemera

This series includes t-shirts and caps printed for the festival. It also includes photographs of the festival from various years, videotapes, festival tickets, and works of art created by festival artists.

1. Box of t-shirts and caps
2. Box of caps
3. Photo album - PAF91
4. Photo album - various years
5. Kain Karawahn melted wax from PAF96 benefit
6. Four boxes of camera masters from Justin Lucas
7. Theatre blacks
8. Large box of tickets, cash boxes, etc.
9. Signed Blue Man painting, created as part of their performance

The series is stored original order of arrangement as described under scope and content.

Series IV: Artists Files 1988-1999 20 boxes audio cassettes digital images on CD-ROMS

Series IV: Artists Files

To appear in the Performance Art Festival artists applied by sending an application form and a five minute video clip of either a previous performance or of the work to be performed at the festival. Files were kept on all of the artists who applied to be in the Performance Art Festival, whether they were accepted or not. These files contain primarily application materials, photographs, newspaper clippings, books, and other textual explanatory material. They may also include audiocassettes, CDs and CD-ROMs, posters, correspondence between the artist and Mulready, and other items the artists felt would illustrate their entry. For the artists who enclosed envelopes with sufficient postage, the videos were returned. The rest of the videos have been retained and make up Series V of the collection.

Thomas Mulready felt that the geographical diversity of the applicants was significant. He noted the location of the artist's residence on the outside of the file. This information has been recorded here, for those items where it was recorded on the outside of the envelope. Over the years, many of the artists moved - thus different envelopes pertaining to a single artist may have different cities listed.

• Box 1. Artists: A
• Box 2. Artists: B - Bri
• Box 3. Artists: Bro - Ce
• Box 4. Artists: Ch - Cr
• Box 5. Artists: Cu - D
• Box 6. Artists: E - Fr
• Box 7. Artists: Fu - G
• Box 8. Artists: H
• Box 9. Artists: I - Ka
• Box 10. Artists: Ke - Le
• Box 11. Artists: Li - Ma
• Box 12. Artists: Mc - My
• Box 13. Artists: N - O
• Box 14. Artists: P - Q
• Box 15. Artists: R
• Box 16. Artists: Sa - Sh
• Box 17. Artists: Si - Sp
• Box 18. Artists: St - T
• Box 19. Artists: U - Wo
• Box 20. Artists: Wr - Z

These files are in the order they were placed by Thomas Mulready. All files are in alphabetical order. Files pertaining to individual artists are ordered by the individuals last name. Of the files pertaining to groups, those with a named individual on the paperwork have the group name in bold, but are alphabetical under the named individual's last name. For groups without such an individual, they are arranged alphabetically by the name of the group. In situations where there were two people listed on the file, generally the first person is the one whose name the file is under.

The files pertaining to a given artist or group are often not all in the same place - this may be due to the submission of the application by a different individual, or one file being placed under the group name and another under the individual name, or due to confusions in alphabetization. For these files, the other relevant files within this series have been listed. In these cross references, material can be found under the artist's last name or the first word of the group name. Cross references are only to artist files, and not to other series.

Series V: Artist Video Recordings 1988-1999 14 boxes VHS NTSC tapes. Some recorded in PAL format (marked on labels).

Series V: Artists Video Recordings

Artists were asked to submit a five minute videotape with their application to the Performance Art Festival. This tape was to be either documentation of a previous work, documentation of a previous work, or a study of some sort for the work proposed for the Festival. The advisory panelviewed these five minute clips and used them largely as a basis for determining the score they gave each artist. The scores were added, with the highest scoring artists being invited to perform in the festival. Artists had the option of having their videos returned, if they enclosed a postpaid envelope. Most of the artists who enclosed a postpaid envelope had their tapes returned. Many of the tapes are longer than five minutes or contain additional material beyond the five minute clip.

The contents of each tape have been listed based solely on the labels on the tape and any information that may exist on a slipcase for the tape, if present. Some tapes only have the name of an artist on them and some only have a title, which is why some items on this list have only this information. The tapes have not been viewed to determine their contents or the condition of the recording.

Many of the tapes in this series are shorts or excerpts of longer works. When there was an indication that a tape contained an excerpt, that notation was copied to this list. Many of the tape labels contain additional descriptive information, including duration and other description.

• Box 1. Artist Videos: A-B
• Box 2. Artist Videos: C-D
• Box 3. Artist Videos: E-G
• Box 4. Artist Videos: H-K
• Box 5. Artist Videos: L-M
• Box 6. Artist Videos: N-R
• Box 7. Artist Videos: S
• Box 8. Artist Videos: T-Z
• Box 9. Artist Videos: Various
• Box 10. Artist Videos: Various
• Box 11. Artist Videos: Various
• Box 12. Artist Videos: Various
• Box 13. Artist Videos: Various
• Box 14. Artist Videos: Various
• Box 15. Ivan Rados CD's and videotapes

Video recordings are filed by festival year. Each videotape is labeled with artist(s)name and (usually) performance title and duration. The tapes are listed by box, in the order that Thomas Mulready placed them in. This is primarily alphabetical, but there are some tapes that do not seem to be in the correct boxes. The tapes are not in any specific order within a given box - they are listed here alphabetically, by artist last name or by group name. When a recording is listed multiple times, it means that multiple copies were found in the collection.

Series VI: PAF Paper Business Files 1988-1999 14 boxes

Series VI: PAF Paper Business Files

The business files contain all of the files related to the business operations of the Festival. They also include press releases and other essential Festival documentation. The items listed below are the titles provided on the folders.

• Box 1. PAF Files 1988 - 1994
• Box 2. PAF Files 1995 - 1997
• Box 3. PAF Files 1998
• Box 4. General Funding Files
• Box 5. Funding Files 1992-1996
• Box 6. News Clips
• Box 7. Various Programs - Hard Corps, PAF Tour, etc.
• Box 8. Artist Applications 1990-1998
• Box 9. Artist Application Books (bound), Box Office and Concession Reports
• Box 10. Artist Publicity Photos (non-PAF) and News Clips Books (bound)
• Box 11. PAF digital files and Apple software
• Box 12. Performing Arts Management
• Box 13. PAF Expenses 1989-1999
• Box 14. PAF Funding 1997-2003
• Box 15 - PAF news clips
• Box 16 - TNTO Flyers
• Box 17 - Performance art catalogs, books, magazines
• Box 18 - High Performance magazine and others
• Box 19 - Performance art catalogs, books, magazines
• Box 20 - Performance art catalogs, books, magazines

The series is stored original order of arrangement as described under scope and content.

Series VII: Various PAF Audio, Videos, and Photos 1988-1999 7 boxesAudiocassettes, VHS vidos, color photographs, black and white photographs, 35 MM slides

Series VII: Various PAF Audio, Videos, and Photos

This series contains assorted materials pertaining to the Performance Art Festival, mainly videos.

• Box 1. Videos: Preview Tapes, Promo Clips
• Box 2. Videos: Media Party tapes, work samples, copies of highlights tapes
• Box 3. Videos: TV News Clip originals, PAF88 and PAF89 Highlight masters
• Box 4. Videos: PSA masters and copies, 3/4 inch and 1 inch copies (transferred to Beta)
• Box 5. Audio Recordings: Cassettes and CDs from PAF artists, Cassettes of PAF artists in Cleveland
• Box 6. Photos: PAF93, PAF96 and PAF98, Flexi-Discs, CDs from Ivan Rados and Lynn Book
• Box 7. PAF99 - Featured artist videos, photos and ephemera

The series is stored original order of arrangement as described under scope and content.

Series VIII: Posters, Catalogs and Flyers 1988-1999 Miscelleaneous packages and boxes

Series VIII: Posters, Catalogs and Flyers

These are folded posters and catalogs for various Festival years. The posters often contain detailed information regarding festival events.

1. PAF88 Posters and PAF89 Posters
2. PAF90 Posters and PAF88 flat Posters
3. PAF91 Posters
4. PAF91 Posters [same posters are in Box 3]
5. PAF91 Posters [same posters are in Box 3]
6. PAF92 Posters [same posters are in Series IX, Box 4, unfolded]
7. PAF92 Posters [same posters are in Series IX, Box 4, unfolded]
8. PAF92 Flyers
9. PAF92 Flyers 10. PAF93 Posters [same posters are in Series IX, Box 6, unfolded]
10. PAF93 Posters [same posters are in Series IX, Box 6, unfolded]
11. PAF93 Flyers [same flyers are in Box 14]
12. PAF94 Flyers [same flyers are in Box 14]
13. PAF93 Flyers and PAF94 Flyers
14. PAF94 Posters
15. PAF94 Posters [same contents as Box 15]
16. PAF94 Posters [same contents as Box 15]
17. PAF95 Catalogs
18. PAF95 Catalogs [same contents as Box 18]
19. PAF95 Catalogs [same contents as Box 18]
20. PAF95 Catalogs [same contents as Box 18]
21. PAF96 Catalogs
22. PAF97 Catalogs
23. PAF97 Catalogs [same contents as Box 23]
24. PAF97 Catalogs [same contents as box 23]
25. PAF98 Catalogs
26. PAF98 Catalogs [same contents as Box 26]
27. PAF98 Catalogs [same contents as Box 26]
28. PAF99 Posters [same contents as Box 30]
29. PAF99 Posters and Postcards
30. Envelopes for 95 and 98 Catalogs
31. Samples of Posters
32. Samples of Posters

The series is stored original order of arrangement as described under scope and content.

Series IX: Packages of Flat Posters 1988-1999 26 packages, either in flat boxes, cardboard, or plastic covering

Series IX: Packages of Flat Posters

These are folded posters and catalogs for various Festival years. The posters often contain detailed information regarding festival events.

1. Package of Flat PAF 89 Posters
2. Package of Flat PAF 89 Posters
3. Package of Flat PAF 90 Posters
4. Package of Flat PAF 92 Posters
5. Package of Flat PAF 92 Posters
6. Package of Flat PAF 93 Posters
7. Package of Flat PAF 94 Posters
8. Package of Flat PAF 94 Posters
9. Package of Flat PAF 96 Posters
10. Package of Flat PAF 96 Posters
11. Package of Flat PAF 99 Posters
12. Package of Flat PAF 99 Posters
13. 25 Various Flats 1991, 1992, 1993
14. PAF 99 50 Not Trimmed posters performing arts
15. PAF96 poster
16. PAF 94 poster
17. MMA flyer 91
18. Poster art 1993
19. PAF91 poster front and back
20. PAF92 poster
21. Flat posters from 1996
22. Armen Bennian Photographer PAF88
23. Posters PAF99
24. Posters PAF92 (flat box)
25. Posters PAF89 (flat box)
26. Posters enclosed in plastic; mounted on styrofoam

The series is stored original order of arrangement as described under scope and content.