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Dead Feminists Broadside Collection
MSS-2014-09-25  
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  • 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.