Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Grateful Dead Archive

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The result was keep‎. Goldsztajn (talk) 23:12, 11 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Grateful Dead Archive

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The archive lacks significant independent coverage establishing notability beyond its existence as a university collection. Most sources are affiliated with UCSC. Mooonswimmer 16:26, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I found some mentions in sources (not already cited in the article) such as the book Ink on the Tracks: Rock and Roll Writing, the 2015 article The Grateful Dead Archive in Music Reference Services Quarterly, or the book Reading the Grateful Dead: A critical survey. I suggest demoting the article to a stub, incorporate these sources, and update it with newer information. Afonso Dimas Martins (talk) 17:05, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Music and California. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 17:14, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Museums and libraries-related deletion discussions. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 18:17, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 18:37, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I have been able to find multiple sources with SIGCOV, though I agree the article needs an update. There is in depth coverage of the archive's provenance in local news: [1]. Also coverage of the archive museum in SFGate: [2]. The Atlantic article on the potential value of the archive to scholars studying Grateful Dead culture: [3]. More from NPR about the potential value of the archive: [4].

I have to imagine there is at least one Deadhead editor on Wikipedia that would be willing to update this article. Anonrfjwhuikdzz (talk) 20:25, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.