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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Punk zines and ephemera collection
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2276
Physical Description:
4.4 linear feet
(5 boxes, 6 flat boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1977-2018
Date (bulk): 1983-1998
Abstract: The zines and ephemera assembled in this collection document the California punk music scene, primarily in the greater Los
Angeles area, from 1977 to 2018.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
on this page.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
CONTAINS UNPROCESSED DIGITAL AND AUDIO MATERIALS: Digital and audio materials are not currently available for access and will
require further processing and assessment. If you have questions about this material please email spec-coll@library.ucla.edu.
Conditions Governing Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained
by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue
the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Materials in this collection were acquired by gift and/or purchase from various sources. Source information, type, and date
of acquisition are recorded with their associated materials in the finding aid.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9978158923606533
[Identification of item], Punk zines and ephemera collection (Collection 2276). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Processed by Victoria Maches and Courtney Dean, 2016. Additions processed by Kuhelika Ghosh and Courtney Dean, 2017-2019 and
Khang Nguyen and Courtney Dean, 2020.
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California punk rock quickly developed its own communities, sounds, and subgenres. Depending on the band or genre, influences
can include surf rock, Mexican folk music, country, glam rock, East Coast punk, garage rock, and others. Punk communities
often documented their subculture through zines. The zines focused mainly on the large Los Angeles and San Francisco scenes,
but zines from smaller cities and towns also covered their local punk, rock, and underground music scenes. Zines were a primary
way for fans to communicate before the Internet, and some zine creators switched to websites and blogs with the rise of online
communities.
This collection gathers zines and other ephemera documenting the California punk music scene, primarily in the greater Los
Angeles area from 1977-2018. The zines vary in size, length, and medium; some are on newsprint, some are photocopied, and
others are on gloss paper. The zines' content includes reviews, interviews, event announcements, news, letters, and creative
works by the zines' creators and readers. The collection also includes a small amount of show flyers for performances in and
around Los Angeles along with memorabilia donated to the Library Special Collections punk collective. A 2014 accrual is comprised
of ephemera from Exene Cervenka, singer for the punk band X.
This collection has been arranged in the following series:
- Series 1: Zines, 1977-2016
- Series 2: Show flyers and memorabilia, 1980s-2018
- Series 3: Exene Cervenka materials, 1977-2008
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Fanzines.
Punk culture -- California -- 20th century
Zines
Punk rock musicians
Punk rock music
Cervenka, Exene -- Archives