Reference Number
ARC-0946
Level of description
collection
Title
Kim Turner Collection on the Hong Kong Cafe
Date
1979-1980, undated
Size
1.71 (Linear feet)
Scope and Contents
The Kim Turner Collection on the Hong Kong Cafe is dated 1979 to 1980, and includes undated materials. The collection consists of photocopies of music paper articles mentioning acts appearing at the Hong Kong Cafe, club-related articles, and the Cafe's monthly calendars. The collection also contains 65 audiocassettes from artists and music groups auditioning to play at the Hong Kong Cafe. The collection chronicles the history of the Hong Kong Cafe and provides insight into the Los Angeles punk music scene that was active in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Biography / Administrative History
The Hong Kong Cafe was a Los Angeles restaurant and music venue that was a part of the Los Angeles punk rock scene during the late 1970s and early 1980s. It had a brief resurgence from 1992 to 1995.
Notes
Citation: [Identification of Item], Kim Turner Collection on the Hong Kong Cafe, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Acquisition Note: The Kim Turner Collection on the Hong Kong Cafe was received by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a gift from Kim Turner on December 1, 2004.
Finding Aid Note: Processed by Crystal Matjasic, Technical Services Archivist. Completed April 12, 2021. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual
Language Note: Collection is in English.
Access
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