[Item #1489] File of correspondence & original photographs pertaining to the 1998 Beat Reunion Festival in Cherry Valley, NY. Charles Plymell, Claude Pelieu, John Bennett, Anne Waldman.

File of correspondence & original photographs pertaining to the 1998 Beat Reunion Festival in Cherry Valley, NY

Cherry Valley, NY: 1998. Original manuscripts & photographs. Loose materials in mailing envelope. An original archive gathered by Charles Plymell at the Beat Reunion Festival that took place in Cherry Valley, NY during the summer of 1998. Included in this unique collection are 9 photographs featuring Charles & Pamela beach Plymell; Andy Clausen, Poet; Gordon Ball, poet, author & editor of Allen Ginsberg volumes; Edward Sanders, poet, author & legendary Fugs member; Catfish McDaris, poet; & the Plymells' house. There are also 6 digital color photographs printed on letter size sheets of white paper, featuring Charles Plymell, poets Charles Potts, Tony Moffeit, Anne Waldman & Janine Pommy-Vega, musician David Amram & various other participants & locations. The 7 items of written materials include handwritten postcards & notes, printed-out e-mails, a poem & letter, both with handwritten notations, featuring as correspondents/recipients Charles & Pamela Plymell, Claude Pelieu, Catfish McDaris, writer/publisher John Bennett & others. All the items in this collection are in new to very fine condition, & are enclosed in the original manila envelope mailed from Charles Plymell to Jeffrey Weinberg, publisher of Water Row Press & a participant in the Festival. The envelope has a tear at the opening fold, otherwise very fine. This is a one-of-a-kind collection that documents one of the fullest & most important later gatherings of the Beat Generation & its legacy, the primary raw material for potential Beat skullership, whose value & significance will increase with time. For complete collection content list please inquire. Very Fine. [Item #1489]

Price: $500.00