Studio City, CA: Warner Brothers, 1959. A set of 12 folding notecards printing illustrations of beatniks with their dialog printed above and a humorous sentiment inside. Included is a cover card showing a photograph of Kookie poised with comb-in-hand doing his famous "combing my hair" pose. Edd Brynes was the..... More

NY: Caffe Reggio, ca. 1960. A single octavo sheet of cardstock folded to make four pages. The cover reproduces a photo of their famous expresso machine. Vintage menu from the Caffe Reggio located on McDougal Street in the heart of Greenwich Village where they have been using their elaborate expresso..... More

n.p.: Romeo Records, 1957. 45rpm record in photo-illustrated sleeve showing Dean playing a conga drum. Home recording of James Dean in a late-night jam session with L.A. musician, Bob Romeo who plays flute. The actor can be heard talking and laughing with his friends in the background between songs. James..... More

[Dallas: Documentary Arts, 1989]. Pamphlet. Second edition of this title originally published in 1953. A collection of "Jive Talk" terms including how they can be utilized in sentences. Durst was one of the first Black DJ's in Texas and he hosted a popular program on KVET specializing in blues, jazz..... More

NY: The Bitter End, ca. 1964. A single quarto sheet folded to make four pages. The covers print a poem by Paul Eluard and Benjamin Peret. The Bitter End was one of the primary music clubs and entertainment venues in Greenwich Village during the '60s. During it's heyday it featured..... More

NY: Gerde's Folk City, ca. 1960. A small folding card that the club placed on the tables stating: "Welcome to Gerde's Folk City New York's Center of Folk Music Open Every Night" and "Minimum $2.50 Per Person." After he arrived in Greenwich Village, Bob Dylan's very first professional gigs took..... More

NY: Gaslight Cafe, ca. 1962. A single quarto sheet of thick pink stock folded twice. The cover features a place to put a stamp and mailing address so presumably the cafe could mail this to potential customers or tourists could mail this to friends at home. The Gaslight Cafe was..... More

NY: Cafe Wha?, ca. 1964. Single octavo sheet folded to make four pages. "Soulful Souvenir Menu" (price .10 cents) from one of the most legendary music and entertainment venues in Greenwich Village. Founded in 1959 by Manny Roth (uncle of singer David Lee Roth), the Cafe Wha? was the venue..... More

Hollywood: Nordyke Publishing, 1959. 4to. Single sheet folded to make four pages. Sheet music and lyrics for this beatnik-related song. Cover illustration of a bearded beatnik and a man strumming a guitar. Front cover has an "X" to the corner in magic marker and a tiny price sticker, else about..... More

[NY: Beelzebub Books, 1959]. Second printing of this softcore men's magazine flagrantly exploiting the then current beatnik phenomena. Published as Beelzebub Books No. 1. "An uncensored, unexpurgated expose of the 'BEAT GENERATION'." Sensational articles on the Beat phenomenon such as "Shook-up Shebas and Be-Bop Babes" and "Beat Broads Curiously Cavort."..... More

SF: George Brooke Photography, [ca. 1959]. Henri Lenoir was the founder of Vesuvio Cafe, one of the most famous North Beach bars during the beat period. In this photo he's standing in front of the window of the cafe, and on display in the window is a mannequin of a...... More

Culver City, CA: Kent Records, 1962. LP record. Rudy Ray Moore (pseud. for Rudolph Frank Moore) was a comedian, singer, actor, and film producer most famous for creating the character Dolemite, the pimp from the 1975 film Dolemite and its sequels. He developed this character on his early comedy records..... More