John Vaccaro and the Play-House of the Ridiculous Papers 1959 - 2005

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John Vaccaro and the Play-House of the Ridiculous Papers 1959 - 2005

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John Vaccaro is an actor and theatrical director who became a primary figure of the Off-Off Broadway and gay theater communities in New York City. The John Vaccaro Papers preserve the items related to Vaccaro’s theatrical productions, including scripts, correspondence, photographs, posters and critical notices.

12.0 linear feet; (3 records cartons, 4 flat boxes, 2 manuscript cases, 2 oversize boxes)

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