Jason Blumklotz collection of concert posters, handbills, and tickets
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 28 posters, 173 handbills, 727 tickets, and one bumper sticker for music concerts and events held in Portland, Oregon, from about 1967 to 1970. These materials were collected by Portland resident Jason Blumklotz. Most of the items specifically relate to either psychedelic rock concerts or to the 1970 Portland Music and Art Fair, but the collection also includes a poster and handbill for a concert by blues artist B. B. King. Rock bands represented in the posters and handbills include the Grateful Dead, Canned Heat, Steve Miller Band, and Steppenwolf. The tickets in the collection are for a 1968 Steppenwolf concert; a June 1969 concert with Steve Miller Band, Total Eclipse and United States Cadenza; a July 1969 concert with Steve Miller Band, Alice Cooper, and Total Eclipse; a 1970 Canned Heat Concert; a 1970 Chicago concert; and the 1970 Portland Music and Art Fair. The bumper sticker in the collection is for the 1970 Portland Music and Art Fair.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1967-1970
Creator
- Blumklotz, Jason, 1969- (Collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Biographical Note
Jason Blumklotz, a resident of Portland, Oregon, began collecting concert posters in the mid-1980s. He also serves on the board of of directors for Friends of Noise, a youth music and arts nonprofit, and created the Music for Social Justice Program at Irvington School.
Sources: "About Us," Friends of Noise (accessed January 2026), https://friendsofnoise.org/who-we-are/; "Portland Concert Poster Exhibition Opening at Mint Gallery Records," by Nolan Parker, Portland Mercury, November 14, 2025, https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/2025/11/14/48122366/portland-concert-poster-exhibition-opening-at-mint-gallery-records
Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (1 slim letter document case; 1 card file box 12x5x3; 1 oversize folder (14x18) in shared flat box; 1 oversize folder (20x24) in shared flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Posters, handbills, tickets, and a bumper sticker for music concerts and events held in Portland, Oregon, from about 1967 to 1970. Materials were collected by Portland resident Jason Blumklotz. Most materials relate specifically to psychedelic rock concerts and the 1970 Portland Music and Art Fair. Groups and artists represented include the Grateful Dead, Canned Heat, Steve Miller Band, Steppenwolf, and B. B. King.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jason Blumklotz, December 2024 (RL2025-107).
- Title
- Guide to the Jason Blumklotz collection of concert posters, handbills, and tickets
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jeffrey A. Hayes
- Date
- 2026
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland OR 97205 United States
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