George Carlin’s archives are now part of the National Comedy Center
Legendary comedian George Carlin died in 2008, and apparently he left behind a big enough collection of general stuff for it to be considered “archives.” Now, his daughter Kelly Carlin has donated this collection of stuff to the National Comedy Center in New York so future generations will be able to learn about the things Carlin owned before he died. The press release says the collection includes “extensive creative files, annotated set lists, handwritten journals, scrapbooks, awards, letters, clothing, arrest records, and countless hours of video and audio recordings containing both released and unreleased material.” These items—which really do seem to merit use of the word “archives”—will be put on display in the Comedy Center’s “museum experience,” which is set to open in 2017.