Collection Information
Size: 4.2 Linear feet
Summary: Chuck Welch papers relating to mail art date from 1947-2019 and measure 4.2 linear feet. Included are letters to Welch received through the USPS and international mail systems and typed descriptions arranged alphabetically by sender/artist, and a 27-volume "Artistamp Archive"; contents of the 2019 'A Book About Death' 10th Anniversary exhibition with supplemental information. Notable figures including Dick Higgins, Ray Johnson, and John Held are among the hundreds of artists included in the collection. Some samples of mail art are composed of small objects, such as patches, plastic toys, feathers, and other three dimensional objects. A portion of the collection is in electronic format.