Cindy Karp Woodstock ephemera, 20th century

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Karp, Cindy and Woodstock Festival (1969 : Bethel, N.Y.)
Date:
20th century
Extent:
1 Linear Feet (1 folder, 1 oversized box)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Cindy Karp Woodstock ephemera, ms4051, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes two admission tickets, a reproduction poster, and two T shirts featuring images of the tickets, and the 25th anniversary of the event.

Biographical / historical:

The Woodstock Festival was a music festival that ran from August 15-18, 1969, and featured 32 acts who performed in front of an outdoor audience of 400,000 people. It was considered the be a pivotal moment in the history of popular music, the Hippy subculture, and was the subject of an Academy Award winning documentary, and continues to generate interest in memorabilia whether in artifacts, reproductions, or appropriation.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Cindy Karp Woodstock ephemera, ms4051, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.