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Correspondence to Petra Vogt and Ira Cohen 1 folder(s) Box 4, Folder 13

Correspondence includes an undated postcard and a letter, June 19, from "Geo" (George?) addressed to "Most Precious Fools"; an undated letter from Ross to Ira, wishing Ira good luck with his new book; and a typed undated letter from Tina and Steve to "My Lord and Lady," with both Petra and Ira possibly then in Chicago. Tina writes that her editor loves her new book and that George has gone back to New Orleans where they all hope to celebrate Mardi Gras with Vogt and Cohen.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Petra Vogt papers, 1966/1978
  3. Correspondence, Artwork and Topical Files

Diaries of Petra Vogt, 2 volumes, 1973 1 folder(s) Box 1, Folder 3

The small black diary has "Kwality" stamped on the cover, and the first entry begins on July 22, 1973, with approximately 133 pages of poems, with some celebrating births and deaths in the community. The volume includes detailed dated diary entries, including discussions of how Petra Vogt prepared for photography sessions, as well as collages that accompany writings, artworks, and small portions of an unidentified script. It also includes autograph writings by Ira Cohen in the beginning, as well as a lock of Petra Vogt's hair tied with purple thread (volume is numbered 8 in dealer description of notebooks).

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Petra Vogt papers, 1966/1978
  3. Volumes, Journals and Notebooks, chiefly by Petra Vogt

Diaries of Petra Vogt, 3 volumes, 1974 1 folder(s) Box 1, Folder 4

The diaries include one small thick black cloth diary/calendar, with frequent journal entries for January 1974 (numbered 5 in dealer description of notebooks)and an undated small handmade diary covered in silver paper, with about forty pages of poetry and small colored artworks (numbered 7 in dealer description of notebooks).

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Petra Vogt papers, 1966/1978
  3. Volumes, Journals and Notebooks, chiefly by Petra Vogt

Handmade Art Journal and Small Journal in Brown Wrappers, 2 volumes, 1976 1 folder(s) Box 1, Folder 6

The small handmade art journal or diary in lokta paper wrappers has a collaged cover of flowers and additional lokta papers. It matches a larger book version in Oversize Folder 8. The volume contains preparations for collages, with a few collages laid in, and is stamped throughout with the Bardo Matrix woodcut of a swan that also appears in the Bardo Matrix ephemera folders (item is numbered 10 in the dealer description of notebooks).

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Petra Vogt papers, 1966/1978
  3. Volumes, Journals and Notebooks, chiefly by Petra Vogt

Journal with Red Cover and Black Paper Over Boards, 1978/1979 1 folder(s) Box 2, Folder 2

This thick journal is highly annotated, beginning in August 1978, with daily writings on spiritual work, illustrations, collages, poetry, other writings and photographs with some of the items laid in. One of the drawings has been removed, put in mylar and placed in the back of the folder (numbered 16 in dealer description of notebooks).

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Petra Vogt papers, 1966/1978
  3. Volumes, Journals and Notebooks, chiefly by Petra Vogt

Journal with Silver Foil Wrappers, 1976 1 folder(s) Box 2, Folder 3

This thick journal has lace and printed script reading "Petra Vogt" on the inside cover. This is one of the most heavily annotated and collaged items of the series, containing references to the "Black Ashram," notes on Gregory Corso, a holograph poem by Roberto Francisco Valenza (a Bardo Matrix author) which is illustrated by Petra Vogt, an autograph poem by Iris [Gaynor] (another Bardo Matrix author), autograph poems by Ira Cohen, and autograph poems by others.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Petra Vogt papers, 1966/1978
  3. Volumes, Journals and Notebooks, chiefly by Petra Vogt

Manuscripts by Others, 1970/1974 1 folder(s) Box 5, Folder 2

This file contains titled poems "After Arnaut Daniel," "A Story for Spider Woman" by Jane Falk?, "Precepts Difficult to Follow" July 11, 1974, with a snake glyph, and "For Being There That Sun Day" by David Elyah, March 21, 1971. Other items include a page of musical lyrics with musical notes and other untitled and undated manuscripts.

  1. University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
  2. Petra Vogt papers, 1966/1978
  3. Correspondence, Artwork and Topical Files

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