Overview of the Collection
Access Terms
Administrative Information
Scope and Contents
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: Zines and Minicomics Collection
Dates: 1985-
Bulk Dates: 1995-
Identification: MS-0278
Physical Description: 42.25 linear ft
Language of Materials:
English
Spanish;Castilian
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: askscua@mail.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Access Terms
This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Topical Term:
American poetry--20th century
Anarchism
Comic books, strips, etc.
Feminism
Gender
Music
Politics
Popular culture
Riot grrrl movement
Riot grrrl movement--Periodicals
Self-care, Health
Transgender people
Women
Young women
Administrative Information
Accruals:
2002-present
Conditions Governing Use:
The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with
the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections
is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be
submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission
of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available
for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including
but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is open for research.
Scope and Contents
The
Zines and Minicomics Collection combines materials from two former collections known as the
West Coast Zines Collection and the
Comics Collection. The collection ranges from 1985 to the present and includes zines and minicomics on a variety of topics. Concentrations
include identity politics (especially riot grrrl, people of color and LGBTQ topics), sexuality and reproductive rights, punk
rock, anarchism, activism, alternative lifestyles, creative writing, and popular culture. Notable feminist titles in the collection
that began as zines and went on to become major "glossies" include
BUST,
Bitch,
Venus, and
Hip Mama.
The collection is arranged alphabetically by publication title, and then chronologically within each title from earliest to
latest. A brief description of each publication's content is provided, and links to web versions are available in some instances.
Publications are tagged according to the
Zine Thesaurus of Subject Terms developed by the Anchor Archive at the Roberts Street Social Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Use the following link to see
this list: http://www.robertsstreet.org/thesaurus/out.htm recognized as a student organization in 2016.