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ARC-1385

collection

Billy Griffith Collection on Stiv Bators

1977-1989, undated

0.21 (Linear feet)

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Stiv Bators (1949-1990) was a punk rock musician from Youngstown, Ohio and founding member of the bands Dead Boys and Lords of New Church.

The Billy Griffith Collection on Stiv Bators contains materials dated 1977-1989, some undated, related to punk rock musician Stiv Bators and his bands Dead Boys and Lords of the New Church. The collection includes photographs of Bators, his family, Martha Quinn, and Lords of the New Church; a postcard from Bators to his parents; and ten noncommercial video recordings of Dead Boys and Lords of the New Church. All video recordings are on DVD unless otherwise noted. The collection is arranged by format and title and is of interest to fans of Stiv Bators and the punk rock scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Acquisition Note: The Billy Griffith Collection on Stiv Bators was received by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a gift from Bill Griffith on October 17, 2025.

Citation: [Identification of Item], Billy Griffith Collection on Stiv Bators, Library and Archives, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Language Note: Collection is in English.

Processing Information: Processed by Lyndsey Godwin-Kresge, Audiovisual Archivist. Completed March 31, 2026. Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS and local processing manual.

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The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. For more information, please consult the staff of the Library and Archives.