Arrangement
Conditions Governing Access
Publication Rights
Biography
Preferred Citation
Processing Information
Scope and Contents
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
SJSU Special Collections & Archives
Title: Dead Feminists Broadside Collection
creator:
O'Leary, Chandler
Identifier/Call Number: MSS-2014-09-25
Physical Description:
1 flat file drawers
Date (inclusive): 2008-2015
Abstract: Dead Feminists Broadside Collection is also known as the "Dead Feminists" Series. Each hand lettered, letterpress-printed
broadside features a quote by women in history and juxtaposes it into contemporary social and political issues.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series. Series I: Broadsides (2011-2015) documents nine of the broadsides that were produced
by Chandler O'Leary and Jessica Spring. The series is arranged chronologically and then alphabetically by title. Series
II: Postcards (2008-2010) documents ten postcards produced by Chandler O'Leary and Jessica Spring. The series is arranged
chronologically and then alphabetically by title. Each postcard is filed in a negative sleeve.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has been assigned to the San Jose State University Library Special Collections & Archives. All requests for permission
to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Special Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the SJSU Special Collections & Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader. Copyright restrictions also apply
to digital reproductions of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Biography
The Dead Feminists series of posters and postcards was a collaboration illustrated and lettered by Chandler O'Leary, then
printed by Jessica Spring. Based out of Washington state, O'Leary is an artist who graduated from Rhode Island School of Design
in 2004. She is the publishes her illustrations under her house brand, Anagram Press. Receiving her MFA from Columbia College
Chicago Center for Books & Paper, Spring is the proprietor of Springtide Press, releasing collections of artist books, broadsides,
and ephemera. Together, the two published their poster series as a book,
Dead Feminists: Historic Heroines in Living Color in 2016, published by Sasquatch Books.
Preferred Citation
Dead Feminists Broadside Collection, MSS-2014-09-25, San José State University Library Special Collections & Archives.
Processing Information
Processed and edited by: Lale Yasemin Kaya
ArchiveSpace input by: Lale Yasemin Kaya
Reviewed by: Danelle Moon and Diane Malmstrom
Date completed: December 2014
Edited: January 2015
Revised by Eilene Lueck, relabeled folders for updated container list: October 2022
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of nine printed broadsides and ten postcards.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Women artists -- California –Sources.
Feminism in art.
Broadsides -- Specimens.
Feminists -- Quotations.
Printing -- Specimens.