SOURCES

Newspapers

• The Dallas Morning News
• Aug. 23, 1969?, page ?, Ann Sack, "Dallas After Dark: Elaborate Pop-In Plans."
• Aug. 23, 1969, page ?, advertisment for festival with order blank for tickets.
• Aug. 29, 1969, front page, photograph of festival-goers at Lewisville Lake Park campsite.
• Aug. 29, 1969, page 26A, photographs of festival-goers at Lewisville Lake Park campsite.
• Aug. 29, 1969, page 13A, Ann Sack, "Pop-In Will Be Total Experience."
• Aug. 30, 1969, front page, Tom Johnnson, News Staff Writer, "Thousands Converge on Lewisville: Flower Children-Types Head For Lake Dallas Area."
• Aug. 30, 1969, page 14D, Staff Special to The News, "Lewisville Campers Get Food Free and Easy: Kitchen Ladles Out Soup, Filling Stew."
• Aug. 30, 1969, page 14D, Associated Press, "2 Arrested En Route to Rock Session."
• Aug. 30, 1969, editorial page, "Nausea at Lewisville."
• Aug. 31, 1969 (Early City Edition), front page, Marilyn Schwartz, News Staff Writer, "Long Lines Wait At Pop Festival."
• Aug. 31, 1969, (Late Edition), front page, Tom Johnson and Henry Tatum, News Staff Writers, "Drugs Mar Pop Festival."
• Aug. 31?, 1969, page ?, Staff Special to The News, "$40,000 Sound System Used at Youth Festival."
• Aug. 31?, 1969, page ?, Staff Special to The News, "Police Chief Uses `Buggy'."
• Aug. 31, 1969, page 12A, Marilyn Schwartz, News Staff Writer, "Thousands Tell Their Message of Peace, Love."
• Aug. 31, 1969, page 12A, Staff Special to The News, "Youths Live As Families At Festivals."
• Aug. 31, 1969, page 12A, United Press International, "Three in U.S.: Pop Festivals Being Staged At Four Sites."
• Sept. 1, 1969, front page, Marilyn Schwartz, News Staff Writer, "Rock Fans Groove Till 4:30 a.m."
• Sept. 1, 1969, front page, Henry Tatum, News Staff Writer, "Drug Crackdown Ordered at Festival."
• Sept. 1, 1969 (Late Edition), Henry Tatum, News Staff Writer, "Crackdown on Drugs Ordered: Lewisville Mayor Says Law Violators at Festival Face Arrest."
• Sept. 1, 1969 (Late Edition), Marilyn Schwartz, News Staff Writer, "Rock Fans Groove Until 4:30 a.m."
• Sept. 1, 1969, page 14A, James Overton, News Staff Writer, "Festival Called Success."
• Sept. 1, 1969, page 14A, Associated Press, "Thousands of Young Fans Flock to Rock Festivals."
• Sept. 2, 1969, front page, Henry Tatum, News Staff Writer, "Final Pop Performance Starts Early: Promoters Fearful of Having Last Show Run Late in Morning."
• Sept. 2, 1969, front page commentary, "Paul Crume's Big D."
• Sept. 2, 1969, front page, Henry Tatum, News Staff Writer, "Youngsters Draw Praise: Lewisville Merchants Find Visitors Warm, Friendly."
• Sept. 2, 1969, page 11A?, Staff Special to the News, "Who's Doing Adjusting?"
• Sept. 2, 1969, page 11A, Associated Press, "Police Chief, Mayor Clash."
• Sept. 3, 1969?, page ?, Tom Johnson, "At Pop Festival: Wilson Decries Drug Law Laxity."
• Sept. 3, 1969?, page ?, Henry Tatum, News Staff Writer, "Lewisville's Police Chief Will Resign."
• Sept. 3, 1969?, page ?, John Geddie, "Outside Patrol Reported Used."
• Sept. 3, 1969, page 6C, Ann Sack, "Festival in Review: Groups Grooved At Pop Festival."
• Sept. 4, 1969, page 1D, John Geddie, "English Girl Attempted Suicide, Hospital Says."
• Sept. 5, 1969, page 1D, Tom Johnson, News Staff Writer, "`Lewisville Still Here': Mayor Stands Behind Now-Resigned Chief."
• Sept. 11, 1969, page ?, Henry Tatum, "Future Shows on Smaller Scale: Pop Festival Promoter Says Lewisville `Ideal'."
• The Dallas Times Herald:
• Aug. 24, 1969, page ?, "Pop Festival To Open: Largest Assembly of Pop Music Stars."
• Aug. 29, 1969, front page and page 21A, Dave Montgomery, Staff Writer, "Lewisville Turned On."
• Aug. 29, 1969, page 29A, staff photo of festival-goers at campsite, playing guitars inside tent.
• Aug. 30, 1969, front page and page 6A, Dave Ater, Staff Writer, "Sea of Humanity Flows in for Texas Music Bash."
• Aug. 31, 1969, front page and page 29A, "Festival Attracts 40,000."
• Aug. 31, 1969, page 31A, Carol Smith, Staff Writer, "It's Popular to Be `Plastic' Among Pop Festival Hippies."
• Aug. 31, 1969, page 2E, "Pop Festival Continues."
• Aug. 31, 1969, editiorial page, Bob Taylor cartoon showing Lewisville Dam breaking with flowers, peace symbols, etc. flowing out.
• Sept. 1, 1969, front page and page 14A, Ben Stevens, Staff Writer, "Hippies Get Police Shield."
• Sept. 1, 1969, page ?, staff photo of audience at festival, with one young man sitting apart "doing his own thing."
• Sept. 2, 1969, front page and page 12A, Ben Stevens, Staff Writer, "A King-Sized `Hippie-Over' (Groan)."
• Sept. 2, 1969, page 12A, "Hippies, Music Lovers Leave: Lewisville Happy at Festival End."
• Sept. 2, 1969, page 22A, Phillip Wuntch, Amusements Writer, "Texas' First: A Festival For the History Books."
• Sept. 2, 1969, page 24A, "Accidents Reported Light at Lewisville Pop Festival"
• The Lewisville Leader:
• May 29, 1969, front page, "13 Charged: Narcotics Raid Nets Cache of Marijuana Seed."
• June 5, 1969, front page, "National Meet Planned for New Area Speedway."
• Aug. 10, 1969, front page, "Pop Festival Planned for Speedway Aug. 30."
• Aug. 21, 1969, page ?, Kay Hilliard, "Over the Coffee Cups" column.
• Aug. 21, 1969, editorial page, Clemo Clements, "At Random" column, "Festival No Cause For Adult Alarm."
• Aug. 28, 1969, front page, "50,000 Youths Expected For Area Three Day Pop Festival."
• Aug. 28, 1969, front page, "Our Town."
• Aug. 28, 1969, front page, "By Producers: Festival Safeguards."
• Aug. 28, 1969, front page, "For Pop Festival: Safety Precautions Taken By Officials."
• Aug. 28, 1969, page ?, photograph of "Farmer Hippies."
• Aug. 28, 1969, editorial page, Clemo Clements, "At Random" column, "No Need To Hide Heads In The Sand."
• Sept. 4, 1969, front page, "`Pot' Festival Ends, Citizens Sigh In Relief."
• Sept. 4, 1969, front page editorial, "Silver Badge Turns to Tin."
• Sept. 4, 1969, front page, "Twelve Year Old Local Girl Assaulted Thursday."
• Sept. 4, 1969, page 4, Kay Hilliard, "Over the Coffee Cups" column.
• Sept. 4, 1969, page 8, "Mrs. E. R. Denison Condemns Speedway Week End Event."
• Sept. 4, 1969, page ?, "The Firing Line: Opinions and Comment."
• Sept. 4, 1969, editorial page, editorial "Hippies Go Home!"
• Sept. 4, 1969, Clemo Clements, "At Random" column, "Two Visitors Good Balms For Spirits."
• Sept. 4, 1969, page ?, "Festival Aftermath: Local Letter of Petition Sent to President Nixon."
• Sept. 4, 1969, page ?, "Workers for Festival Thank Ralph Adams."
• Sept. 11, 1969, front-page editiorial "Time to Close Ranks."
• Sept. 11, 1969, page ?, "The Firing Line: Opinions and Comment."
• Sept. 18, 1969, front page, "Ordinances Passed To Halt Future Festivals."

Magazines

• Rolling Stone
• Sept. 6, 1969, page 10, "Round-up of Rock"
• Sept. 6, 1969, page 25, ad for Texas International Pop Festival and order blank for tickets.
• Nov. 1, 1969, page 14, John Zeh, "Texas Pop: Heat, But Not So Hot."
• TIME
• Sept. ? , 1969, page ?, "Sons of Bethel."

Books

• Jack Curry. Woodstock: The Summer of Our Lives (New York: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 1989).
• R. G. Grant. The 1960s(London?: The Mallard Press, 1990).
• Jerry Hopkins. Festival! (New York: The Macmillan Company, 1970).
• Dave Marsh and Kevin Stein. The Book of Rock Lists (London: Sedgewick and Jackson, 1981.)
• Robert Santelli. Aquarius Rising: The Rock Festival Years (New York: Dell Publishing Company, 1980.)
• Joel Selvin. Monterey Pop (San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1992).
• Odell Shepard, ed. The Heart of Thoreau's Journals (New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1961). Robert Stephen Spitz. Barefoot in Babylon: The Creation of the Woodstock Music Festival, 1969 (New York: The Viking Press, 1979.)
• Jane & Michael Stern. Sixties People (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990).
• Joel Whitburn. The Billboard Book of Top Forty Hits: 1955 to Present (New York: Billboard Publications, Inc., 1983).
• Timothy White. Rock Stars (New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1984).

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