Title: Monday/Wednesday/Friday Video Club Collection
Inclusive Dates: 1979-2013

Call Number: M2022-051

Quantity: 1052 video recordings (VHS tapes, 3/4 inch U-matic tapes, Betamax), and 6.4 cubic feet (5 record center cartons, 1 archives box, 2 flat boxes, and 1 banner)
Repository:

Housed at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives and Museum Collections; owned by the Wisconsin Center for Film & Theater Research

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers documenting the operation and activities of the Monday/Wednesday/Friday (MWF) Video Club from 1979 to 2013. These records include correspondence, publicity materials, distribution agreements, contracts, photographs, financial records and ephemera.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m2022051

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The Monday/Wednesday/Friday Video Club (MWF) was founded as an offshoot of Collaborative Projects Inc. (Colab) to distribute independent films made by Colab members and other filmmakers from the years 1986-2000. MWF sold artists' and independent video and filmmakers' work at low prices to make video art affordable to the general public.

Colab was formed in 1977 by a group of around forty artists who worked together to stage exhibitions and shows in New York City in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Some members of Colab had been part of All Color News (ACN) which focused on documentaries and showed works on public access cable TV. Other MWF artists participated in the cable TV shows Potato Wolf and Paper Tiger Television. Artists distributed by MWF included Nick Zedd, Charlie and John Ahearn, Glenn O'Brien, Ellen Cooper and Kiki Smith, Cassandra Stark, Sophie Vielle, Arleen Schloss, and Richard Kern, among others.

For more information on the history of MWF, see Box 2, Folder 30 and Box 8, Folder 3.

The paper portion of the collection is divided into four series: Administration, Artists, Events and Screenings, and Publications.

The Administration series reflects the business activities of MWF. Alan Moore, who was the primary administrator for MWF throughout its existence, oversaw operations while working on his PhD, teaching, writing and supporting a family. He acknowledged in correspondence in the collection that he was not a businessman, and the records reflect his tendency to use and reuse paper he had on hand for MWF business purposes. Documentation found in the Administrative materials folders includes correspondence with vendors, customers, artists and suppliers. In some instances, invoices may be included with the correspondence. While an effort was made to put correspondence dealing with specific topics or artists in the folders pertaining to those topics and artists, researchers should be aware that there may be material of interest in the Administrative materials folders.

The folders in the Artists series may contain a variety of material - correspondence, artwork for videotape cases, and publicity about the artist. Originally, the files were divided into A, B, and C folders. While the A folders exclusively had material used in making videotape covers, the B and C files could also have some of that material along with correspondence, publicity, and original photographs. The folders have been combined into one folder for each artist. In the 1980s and 1990s, MWF created artwork for cases by photocopying enlarged or shrunken images and pasting them to a piece of paper before printing copies of the completed artwork on colored paper. This process is reflected in many of the artist files.

The Events and Screenings series documents the many events done by MWF in various venues in New York City and the surrounding area. Flyers in the Non MWF events folders pertain strictly to video art related exhibits and events done by other organizations.

All the Publications relate to video art in some way. Catalogs are from video exhibits as well as businesses and organizations that sold, screened, or wrote about video art.

The XFR Collective began digitizing videotapes distributed by MWF that Alan Moore had in his possession in July 2013. The Videotape series consists of those videotapes which XFR Collective sent to the WCFTR after they were done digitizing them. Content from the videotapes is available to view on the Internet Archive and at the WCFTR. As of July 2023, XFR Collective is still working on the MWF collection and periodically sending tapes to the WCFTR. Please contact WCFTR staff with any questions and for a list of the videotapes available for viewing.

Acquisition Information

Presented by Alan Moore, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 5, 2019. Accession Number: M2022-051

Processing Information

The paper portion of the collection was processed by Mary Huelsbeck. The videotapes were digitized by the XFR Collective.

M2022-051	Series: Administration
Box   1   Folder   1-12	Administrative materials, 1985-2003
Box   1   Folder   13	Administrative materials (Theo Semel), 2003 Biography/History: Theo Semel worked as Alan Moore's assistant in 2003.
Box   1   Folder   14-16	Administrative materials, 2004-2009, undated
Box   1   Folder   17	Advertising and promotions, 1986-1992, undated
Box   1   Folder   18	Artist contact information, undated
Box   1   Folder   19	Artist contracts, 1986-1988, 2000-2004, undated
Box   1   Folder   20	Artwork and graphics, undated
Drawer   4/72/D7	Banner, undated Physical Description: Handmade MWF vertical banner
Box   1   Folder   21-25	Catalog, 1986-1997 Scope and Content Note: Catalogs for: 1986-1987, 1990, 1992-1993, 1995, 1997.
Box   1   Folder   26	Catalog fragments, 1990, 1998, 2001, 2003, undated
Box   1   Folder   27	Conferences, 1998, 2004-2005
Box   1   Folder   28	Consignments, 1993-1998, undated
	Facets Multimedia Inc.
Box   2   Folder   1-6	Correspondence and orders, 1988-2005, undated
Box   2   Folder   6	Correspondence and orders, undated
Box   7   Folder   1-11	Video catalog, 1990, 1992-1996, 1999-2001
Box   7   Folder   12	Video Tip Sheet, 1992 Scope and Content Note: Volume 2, numbers 1-2.
Box   2   Folder   7	Filmmakers' Cooperative, distribution proposal, 2003-2004 Scope and Content Note: See the WCFTR archivist to view a video pertaining to the proposed collaboration with Filmmakers' Cooperative.
	Finances
Box   2   Folder   8	Artists Community Federal Credit Union statements, 2004-2007
Box   2   Folder   9	Checkbooks, 1990-2003
Box   2   Folder   10-12	Expenses, 1986-2009, undated
Box   6   Folder   1	Financial statements, 1986-2005
Box   2   Folder   13-14	Lower East Side People's FCU, statements, 1988-2004, undated
Box   2   Folder   15	Payments to artists, 1989-1995, undated
Box   2   Folder   16	Payments to Mitch Corber and Michael Carter, 1990-2005, undated
Box   2   Folder   17	Savings account, 1996-1999
	Grants
Box   2   Folder   18	Miscellaneous, 1985-2006
Box   2   Folder   19	National Endowment for the Arts applications, 2001-2003, undated
Box   2   Folder   20	New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) application, 2002
Box   6   Folder   2-3	New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) applications, 1988-2006
Box   6   Folder   4	NYSCA, Nightmare Call-In Theatre application, 1987
Box   2   box 21	Solo Foundation, 1990, 1993, undated
Box   2   box 22	Transparent Archive proposal, 2009
Box   2   Folder   23	House Organ (blog) correspondence and notes, 1997-2000, undated
Box   2   Folder   24	Hundred-Year-Old-Video agreements, 1984
Box   2   Folder   25	Independent Arts Media Preservation (IMAP) miscellaneous, 2002-2004, undated
Box   2   Folder   26	Independent Media Distributors Alliance (IMDA) correspondence and publications, 1990-1993
Box   2   Folder   27	Internal Revenue Service (IRS) letters and notices, 1981, 2003-2007
Box   2   Folder   28	Mailing lists, 2001, 2003
Box   6   Folder   5	Materials for the Arts correspondence, 1990-1991, undated
Box   2   Folder   29	Miscellaneous, 1992, 2007, undated
Box   2   Folder   30	MWF history, 2001, 2003
Box   2   Folder   31	Publicity, 1985-1994, undated
Box   2   Folder   32	Rental agreements, 1985-1989, 1995, undated
	Sales
Box   2   Folder   33	Art Center College of Design, 1990, 1992
Box   2   Folder   34	Felix, 1990-1991, undated
Box   2   Folder   35	Film Threat Video Guide, 1990-1995
Box   2   Folder   36	Kim's Video, 1989-1992, undated
Box   2   Folder   37	Kino on Video, 1989, undated
Box   2   Folder   38	Miscellaneous, undated
Box   2   Folder   39	Movies Unlimited, 1992, 1995, 1997
Box   2   Folder   40	Pat Hearn Gallery, 1993
Box   2   Folder   41	Printed Matter, 1988-1998, 2006
Box   2   Folder   42	R.R. Bowker, 1987-1999
Box   3   Folder   1	Scarecrow Video, 1995, undated
Box   3   Folder   2	Tapeworm Video, 1991-1992
Box   3   Folder   3	Target Video, 1987-1989, undated
Box   3   Folder   4	Video Watchdog, 1993-1995
Box   3   Folder   5	Volatile, 1994
Box   3   Folder   6	Vendors and non-profit organizations, 1986-1993, 2003-2005, undated
Box   3   Folder   7	Videotape labels and inserts, 1988, undated
Box   3   Folder   8	Website correspondence and samples, 2002-2003, undated
	Series: Artists	⇧
Box   3   Folder   9	ABC No Rio, 1993, undated
Box   3   Folder   10	Ahearn, Charlie 1980, 1987-2003, undated
Box   3   Folder   11	All Color News, undated
Box   3   Folder   12	Barnstone, Lisa, undated
Box   3   Folder   13	Batsry, Iris, undated
Box   3   Folder   14	Bear, Liza, 1982-2001
Box   3   Folder   15	Beatniks from Space, undated
Box   3   Folder   16	Blair, David, 1987-1994, 2002, undated
Box   3   Folder   17	Borelli, Caterina, 1985-1988, undated
Box   3   Folder   18	Burckhardt, Jacob, 1985-1990, 2006, undated
Box   3   Folder   19	Cantsin, Monty, 1988-1989, undated
Box   3   Folder   20	Carter, Michael, 1991-2002, undated
Box   3   Folder   21	Cave Girls, 1992, undated
Box   3   Folder   22	Christ, Joe, 1993-2001, undated
Box   3   Folder   23	Cinema of Transgression, The, 2001, undated
Box   3   Folder   24	Colish, Bernardine, and Eric Darton, 1986, 1988, undated
Box   3   Folder   25	Corber, Mitch, 1984-2003, undated
Box   3   Folder   26	Cornwell, Jim (Jim C), 1986, 1990, undated
Box   3   Folder   27	Critical Arts Ensemble, 1988-1991, undated
Box   3   Folder   28	Dembar, Jackson, 1990, undated
Box   3   Folder   29	Eiferman, Lee, and Kathryn High, 1987, undated
Box   3   Folder   30	Eisenstark, Douglas, 1991, undated
Box   3   Folder   31	English, Ron, 1996-1997, undated
Box   3   Folder   32	Eros, Bradley, and Jeanne Liotta, 1990, 1994, 2001, undated
Box   3   Folder   33	Fend, Peter, 1983-1987, 1995-2001, undated
Box   3   Folder   34	Fessenden, Larry, 1986, 1998, undated
Box   3   Folder   35	Fusion Arts, 1986-1987, undated
Box   3   Folder   36	Goldberg, Frank, 1986, undated
Box   3   Folder   37	Goldberg, Gary, 1987-1990, 1994, undated
Box   3   Folder   38	Grafstrom, Anders, 1987, undated
Box   3   Folder   39	Hardman, Holly, 1992-1993, 2000, undated
Box   3   Folder   40	Hayashi, Mitsuru, 1987, 1997, undated
Box   3   Folder   41	Horn, Andrew, 1985-1988, 2000-2001, undated
Box   3   Folder   42	Hornbacher, Sara, 1982-1987, 1991, 2004, undated
Box   3   Folder   43	Hughes-Freeland, Tessa, 1985, undated
Box   3   Folder   44	Japanese TV, undated
Box   3   Folder   45	Jurgensen, Jens, and Jim Spring, 1992, undated
Box   3   Folder   46	Kehoe, Mark, undated
Box   8   Folder   1	Kehoe, Mark (continued), undated
Box   3   Folder   47	Kelly, Ray, undated
Box   3   Folder   48	Kern, Richard, 1994, undated
Box   3   Folder   49	Lamarre, Paul (EIDIA), 1987, undated
Box   3   Folder   50	Laziza, William and Kathleen, 1987, undated
Box   3   Folder   51	Leslie, David, 1988-1990, 1994, undated
Box   3   Folder   52	Lhotsky, Tina, 1987, 2002, undated
Box   3   Folder   53	Linhart, Henry, 2001, undated
Box   3   Folder   54	Little, Rik, 1994-2000, undated
Box   3   Folder   57	McFerran, Mary, 1987, 1993, 2000-2001, undated
Box   3   Folder   55	Marano, Eric, 1992-1993, 1999. undated
Box   3   Folder   56	Martine, Marie, and Philippe Bounos, 1987-1990, 2000, undated
Box   3   Folder   58	Mitchell, Eric, 1979, 1982, undated
Box   3   Folder   59	Miscellaneous artists, 1988, 1990, 2002, undated
Box   3   Folder   60	Mohre, Terry, undated
Box   3   Folder   61	Moore, Alan, 1992-1993, 2001, undated
Box   3   Folder   62	Moore, Frank, 1986, undated
Box   3   Folder   63	Nares, James, 1979, 1991, undated
Box   3   Folder   64	O'Brien, Glenn, 1986, 2003, undated
Box   3   Folder   65	Nechvatal, Joseph, 1990, 2001, 2004, undated
Box   3   Folder   66	Oblowitz, Michael, 1983, undated
Box   3   Folder   67	Parnes, Uzi, undated
Box   3   Folder   68	Patterson, Clayton, 1998-2003, undated
Box   3   Folder   69	Pfahler, Kembra, undated
Box   3   Folder   70	Piersol, Virge, 2000-2001, undated
Box   4   Folder   2	Poe, Amos, 1992-2001, undated
Box   4   Folder   1	Potato Wolf, 1982-1983, 1989-1990, 2002, undated
Box   4   Folder   3	Robinson, Walter, 2002, undated
Box   4   Folder   4	Rosenthal, Barbara, 1988, undated
Box   4   Folder   5	Rossi, Jeri Cain, 1994, undated
Box   4   Folder   6	Rupp, Christy, 1987, 1990, undated
Box   4   Folder   7	Rutt, Todd and Arn McConnell, 1988-1993, undated
Box   4   Folder   8	Salloum, Jayce, 1988-1990, 2002, undated
Box   4   Folder   9	Schloss, Arleen, undated
Box   4   Folder   10	Schmidlapp, David, undated
Box   4   Folder   11	Sharp, Willoughby, 1985-2007, undated
Box   4   Folder   12	Skoggard, Ross, 1997, undated
Box   4   Folder   13	Stark, Cassandra, undated
Box   4   Folder   14	Stevenson, Gordon, 1987, 1990, undated
Box   4   Folder   15	Survival Research Labs, 1986-1987, 1995, undated
Box   4   Folder   16	Sussler, Betsy, undated
Box   4   Folder   17	Sutcliffe, Jim, undated
Box   4   Folder   18	Szirtes, András, undated
Box   4   Folder   19	Torrent, Jordi, 1986-1989, 1992, undated
Box   4   Folder   20	Tschinkel, Paul, undated
Box   4   Folder   21	Turmunkh, Dorikhandyn and Peter Bosens, 1998, 2000, undated
Box   4   Folder   22	Turner, Tommy, 1992-1993, undated Related Material: See also Wojnarowicz, David
Box   4   Folder   23	Valkenburg, Rick van, undated
Box   4   Folder   24	Video Band, The, 1987, undated
Box   4   Folder   25	Vielle, Sophie, 1987-1991, undated
Box   4   Folder   26	Vila, Franz, 1986, 2000, undated
Box   4   Folder   27	Vogl, Harold, 1995, undated
Box   4   Folder   28	Waite, Clea, 1988, undated
Box   4   Folder   29	Ward, Penny, 1993, undated
Box   4   Folder   30	Waters, Jack, undated
Box   4   Folder   31	Wehrli, Penelope, 1986-1988, undated
Box   4   Folder   32	White, J. Kathleen and Penny, 1986, undated
Box   4   Folder   33	Wittenstein, Alyce, 1993, undated
Box   4   Folder   34	Wojnarovicz, David, 1992, undated Related Material: See also Turner, Tommy
Box   4   Folder   35	Wolfe, Michael, 1988, undated
Box   4   Folder   36	Wooster, Ann Sargent, 1986, 1989, undated
	Zedd, Nick
Box   4   Folder   37	Art work and correspondence, 1987-2000, undated
Box   4   Folder   38	Bleed, 1990
Box   4   Folder   39	Publicity, 1993, 1999, 2001, undated
Box   4   Folder   40	Totem of the Depraved, 1996
	Series: Events and Screenings	⇧
Box   4   Folder   41	College of New Jersey, The, 2000, undated
Box   4   Folder   42	Fossil Lounge, 2000, undated
Box   4   Folder   43	Guest book, 1989
Box   4   Folder   44	Guest lists, 1986-1989, undated
Box   4   Folder   45	House of Games, 1990, undated
Box   4   Folder   46	Jon Gerstad Gallery, 1988, undated
Box   4   Folder   47	Limelight, 1987, undated
Box   4   Folder   48	Media Pavilion, 2000-2002, undated
Box   4   Folder   49	MWF shows and events, 1986-2003, undated
Box   4   Folder   50	Naked Eye Cinema, 1987, 1990, undated
Box   4   Folder   51-52	Non-MWF events, 1985-2003, undated
Box   8   Folder   2	Non-MWF events, 1986, undated
Box   5   Folder   1	Non-MWF events, AC (Institute Direct Chapel), 2009 Scope and Content Note: Includes the DVD Critical Conversations in a Limo disk 1.
Box   5   Folder   2	Pixel Nation, 2001
Box   5   Folder   3	Prisoners of Art, The, 1989
Box   5   Folder   4	Starck Club (Dallas, Texas), 1988, undated
Box   5   Folder   5	2B Gas Bar, 1986-1988, undated
Box   5   Folder   6	TV's In, 1989-1991, undated
Box   5   Folder   7	Video Jamboree, 1988, undated
Box   5   Folder   8	Videotech/Knit Factory, 1990, undated
Box   8   Folder   3	XFR STN exhibit, 2013
	Series: Publications	⇧
Box   5   Folder   9	Alternative Exhibition Information of the Universe (AEIOU), undated
Box   5   Folder   10	Anthology Film Archives screening schedules, 1989-2005
Box   5   Folder   11	Art Com catalogs and press releases, 1982-1983, 1994
Box   5   Folder   12	Art Metropole catalogs, 1989-1993, undated
Box   5   Folder   13	Art Ware catalogs and flyers, 1988-1989, undated
Box   5   Folder   14	Arts for Television, The, exhibit catalog, 1987
Box   5   Folder   15	Berlin/New York exhibit catalog, 1987
Box   5   Folder   16	Blimp Film Magazine, 1996
Box   8   Folder   4	d.news newsletter, 1999-2000
Box   5   Folder   17	Deep Dish TV Network Directory, 1986, undated
Box   5   Folder   18	Drift Distribution catalogs, undated Scope and Content Note: Catalogs one, two, and unnumbered.
Box   5   Folder   19	Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI) catalog and lists, 1985, 1990, undated
Box   5   Folder   20	Film and video festival programs, 1987-2006
Box   5   Folder   21	Film Threat Video Guide, 1991-1992, 1994
Box   5   Folder   22	Film/Video Arts catalogs and newsletters, 1990-1999
Box   5   Folder   23	First Run Features catalogs, 2000-2001, undated
Box   5   Folder   24	Fuse: The Cultural News Magazine, 1983 Scope and Content Note: April and November/December 1983 issues.
Box   5   Folder   25	Grapevine Video catalogs, 1993, undated
Box   5   Folder   26	The Independent Film & Video Monthly, 1983-1984, 1987, 1989
Box   5   Folder   27	Joseph Beuys: A Video Programme, 1991
Box   5   Folder   28	Make the Secret Productive Joseph Beuys: Film and Video program, 1995 April 3-8
Box   5   Folder   29	Media Alliance publications, 1984, 1986, 2002
Box   5   Folder   31	Mystic Fire Video catalogs and VHS cover, 1986, 1990-1994 Scope and Content Note: The VHS cover is for The Gun is Loaded / by Lydia Lunch.
Box   5   Folder   32	National Video Resources (NVR) Reports, 1991-1998
Box   5   Folder   33	Paper Tiger catalogs, 1988, 1993-1998
Box   5   Folder   34	Psychotronic Video magazine, 1989-1990 Scope and Content Note: Issues number 2 and 5.
Box   5   Folder   35	Send magazine, 1983 Summer Scope and Content Note: Formerly Video Eighties Magazine.
Box   5   Folder   36	The Squealer magazine, 1989-1990
Box   5   Folder   37	Upstate Video History Project web pages, 1999, 2001 Scope and Content Note: Printouts of web pages listing the chronology of the history of videotapes from 1956-1995 and an interview with Walter Wright.
Box   5   Folder   38	Video Watchdog Special Edition #2, 1995-1996
Box   5   Folder   39	Videoteur magazine, 1993 Scope and Content Note: The Lucky Charms Awards issue.
Box   5   Folder   40	We Never Sleep catalogs, 1992-1994, undated
	Series: Videotapes Access Restrictions: For access and list of videotapes please contact WCFTR staff.	⇧