Alex Cooley collection, 1969-1976; 1978.

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Alex Cooley collection, 1969-1976; 1978.

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The Alex Cooley collection is comprised of administrative information and promotional materials for festivals and concerts of the early 1970s in both the Atlanta area and Puerto Rico. The bulk of materials are from various production companies and musical events. The files of the first series, I: Administrative and Legal Records provides a glimpse into the business side of Alex Cooley's concert and festival productions in Georgia and the Caribbean. Contracts and legal documents, as well as company files and correspondence detail the organization and management of Cooley's various performance productions. Series II: Advertising and Publicity, illustrates the types of promotion and publicity for the different acts that Alex Cooley, and his various companies, brought to Atlanta and the South.

4.5 linear ft.

Georgia State University

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