Finding aid for the Burning Man collection 6175
Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
2018 October
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Burning Man collection
creator:
Burning Man (Festival)
Identifier/Call Number: 6175
Physical Description:
0.21 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): circa 1998-2015
Abstract: The Burning Man collection consists of approximately 75 pieces of ephemera, original art work, site newspapers, event maps
and directories, press and media materials, and photographs from the Burning Man festival, circa 1998-2015. The Burning Man
festival is an annual event held at Black Rock City, Nevada, a temporary city erected in the Black Rock Desert in northwest
Nevada, approximately 100 miles froom Reno, and is described as "an experiment in community and art" [Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Man].
Container: 1
The Burning Man collection consists of approximately 75 pieces of ephemera, original art work, site newspapers, event maps
and directories, press and media materials, photographs from the Burning Man festival, circa 1998-2015. The collection was
created by a nearly 20-year attendee of the festival, and includes event handouts, 17 different issues of site published newspapers
(including "Piss Clear" and the "Black Rock Gazette"), event and site maps, a press kit, photographs, ticket stubs, and a
2002 site census form.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections 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.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Burning Man collection, Collection no. 6175, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University
of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Johnson Rare Books and Archives, October 3, 2018.
The collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Festivals -- Nevada -- Archival resources
Ephemera
Burning Man (Festival) -- Archives