Guardians of the Grateful Dead: How a University Archive Preserves a Musical Legacy
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UC Santa Cruz preserves the Grateful Dead Archive—a climate-controlled collection of posters, flyers, letters, and memorabilia—with a related 'Vault' in Southern California housing master recordings and 2,318 live shows; curated by archivists like David Lemieux, the archive safeguards Deadhead culture and improvisational history for scholars and fans, while Rhino Entertainment compiles expansive box sets to keep the music alive.
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