Jeff Krulik papers
Collection
0018-MMC
Jeff Krulik is a director, producer, and music documentarian based in the Washington, DC area. This collection documents Krulik's work and interests, including materials regarding the cult classic documentary "Heavy Metal Parking Lot," the Punk and New Wave scene in the Washington, D.C. area in the 1980s, popular media in the 1970s and 1980s, and underground publications. Krulik's film work has gained the attention and coverage of several publications, including USA Today, Entertainment Tonight, Entertainment Weekly, the New York Times, and The Washington Post
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122.75 Linear Feet
The Jeff Krulik papers date from 1926 to 2016 and consist of research files and source tapes of Krulik’s documentaries, including the cult classic “Heavy Metal Parking Lot.” The collection also contains files relating to the D.C. Punk and New Wave scene in the 1980s; WMUC programming in the 1980s; underground press and “comix” ephemera; 1970s popular media culture; and University of Maryland concert and film ephemera. While materials span the years 1926 to 2016, the bulk of the collection dates between 1970 and 2005.
Jeff Krulik is a native of Maryland and attended the University of Maryland, College Park, where he majored in English. After receiving his BA in 1983, he spent three decades working alternately as a producer, director, creator, and writer in a variety of films, specializing in documentaries. He worked as a director at the public access cable system MetroVision from 1985 to 1989; he then worked in program evaluation at Discovery Networks from 1990 to 1995. He continually found ways to work on film projects of his own creation during this time. His most notable work is his 1986 documentary "Heavy Metal Parking Lot," a short film in which he interviews young people waiting in a parking lot before a Judas Priest concert, and which garnered a cult following and spawned a number of spinoffs and anniversary events. Krulik currently lives in Maryland.
The Jeff Krulik papers were donated to the University of Maryland Libraries by Jeff Krulik on November 16, 2015.
The materials in this collection arrived, with some exceptions, with little to no discernible order beyond the folder level. Original order was preserved when apparent; otherwise, materials were arranged by subject. AV materials were left in their original order, though no organizing scheme was apparent. Publications were left unfoldered, but issues of the same publication were grouped together. Loose materials were placed in labeled folders. Materials already in folders were left in their original folders or refoldered depending on the condition of the original folders.
Materials were removed from plastic tubs and placed in archival-quality containers. Paper clips, staples, and rubber bands were only removed when severe deterioration or danger to materials was evident.
Oversize items including posters were placed in flat file storage in a location separate from the rest of the collection.
Many materials were deemed out of scope, removed from the collection, and returned to the donor. These include t-shirts, board games, duplicate materials, and other items.
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