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Diaries of Petra Vogt, 2 volumes, 1973 July-November

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Scope and Contents

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).

Scope and Contents

The other volume is one thin diary with brown wrappers covering the period from September through November 1973, with a multi-page essay on “meta darkness” and the qualities and rights of the counterculture generation, hand-colored and inscribed back pages in purple ink, illustrations, and writings about or a prayer to Chandeen (item is numbered 6 in dealer description of notebooks).

Dates

  • Creation: 1973 July-November

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Most of the collection is open for research. The single exception is a bank book for an account owned by Petra Vogt.

The bank book belonging to Petra Vogt, 1977-1978, has been removed and restricted until her death. It has been placed in the control folder for this collection in a sealed envelope. The bank book is from the Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank (short form: Hypo-Bank).

Extent

1 folder(s)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Nepali

From the Collection: German

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States