Overview

The River City Reunion was a large-scale cultural event held in Lawrence, Kansas in September 1987 that celebrated the town's contributions to the arts in the Midwest and a gathering of cross-generational counter-culture writers, musicians, and performers. This collection predominately contains audiovisual materials covering the event and a number of release forms associated with the audiovisual material.

Overview The River City Reunion was a large-scale cultural event that celebrated Lawrence, Kansas' special contribution to the arts in the Midwest in September 1987. Organizers were Professor George Wedge of the Department of English, University of Kansas; Bill Rich of Fresh Sounds, Inc., a Lawrence-based entertainment promoter; and James Grauerholz, personal secretary to author William S. Burroughs. The collection contains material regarding the original concept planning for the event,...