Derek Whipple Collection of Zines, 1990-2003
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Finding aid prepared by Sharif Dumani
UCLA Library Special Collections
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA, 90095-1575
(310) 825-4988
spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
June 2017
Title: Derek Whipple collection of zines
Identifier/Call Number: 2306
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
5.0 linear feet
(13 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1990-2003
Abstract:
Maximumrocknroll is a San Francisco based punk rock fanzine established in 1982. The collection includes a nearly complete chronology of issues
from 1991-2003, along with a small assortment of punk rock zines from 1992-2003 including
Book Your Own Fucking Life,
Razorcake,
Suburban Voice,
Heartattack, and
Linfit.
Language of Materials: Materials are in English.
Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button
located on this page.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in
advance using the request button located on this page.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary 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 UCLA Library Special Collections does not
hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Derek Whipple Collection of Zines (Collection 2306). UCLA Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Derek Whipple; gift; 2016.
Processing Information
Processed by Sharif Dumani in 2017 under the supervision of Kelly Kress.
Biography/History
A collection of punk zines, largely of
Maximumrocknroll, and assorted issues of
Book Your Own Fucking Life,
Razorcake,
Heartattack,
Linfit, and
Suburban Voice, donated by Derek Whipple. Derek Whipple is a frequent contributor to
Razorcake zine. Whipple also works as a camera operator in the television and film industry.
San Francisco’s
Maximumrocknroll is one of the world’s longest running punk zines. Beginning in 1977 as a radio show on KPFA in Berkley, the program eventually
moved to print form and officially became a fanzine in 1982. Since then,
Maximumrocknroll has become not only a highly regarded punk zine, but also a record label, radio podcast, and news source for a global punk
rock community.
Scope and Content
This collection of zines covers a period from 1990 to 2003, mostly containing issues of
Maximumrocknroll in chronological order from the years 1990-2003, but contains other zines including
Book Your Own Fucking Life,
Razorcake,
Heartattack,
Suburban Voice, and
Linfit. The assortment of zines vary from glossy front covers to photocopied paper. All zines are from California except for
Suburban Voice, from Massachusetts.
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged in the following series: Series 1:
Maximumrocknroll, 1990-2003 Series 2:
Book Your Own Fucking Life, 1992-2001 Series 3. Other zines, 2003
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Punk culture--California--20th century
Zines
Series 1:
Maximumrocknroll
1990-2003
Scope and Content
Collection includes a near-complete chronological run of
Maximumrocknroll from 1990-2003 that belonged to Derek Whipple. Content of zines include interviews, music reviews, scene reports, photos,
and artwork with punk bands and artists.
Arrangement
Maximumrocknroll zines arranged chronologically by year and issue series number, from 1990-2003.
Box 1, Folder 4
Nos. 100 (pts. 1+2), 101
1991
Box 2, Folder 1
Nos. 110 (pts. 1+2), 111
1992
Box 4, Folder 5
Nos. 151 (pts. 1+2), 152
1995-1996
Box 5, Folder 2
Nos. 155-156 (pts 1+2)
1996
Box 6, Folder 3
Nos. 172 (2 copies), 173
1997
Box 8, Folder 3
Nos. 195-197 (2 copies)
1999
Box 10, Folder 1
Nos. 213-214 (2 copies)
2001
Series 2:
Book Your Own Fucking Life
1992-2001
Scope and Content
Seven issues of
Book Your Own Fucking Life from 1992-2001, that belonged to Derek Whipple. Content of zines include interviews, music reviews, scene reports, photos,
and artwork with punk bands and artists.
Arrangement
Book Your Own Fucking Life zines arranged by year and issue series number.
Series 3: Other zines
2003
Scope and Content
Four punk zines from 2003. All zines from California except for
Suburban Voice, from Massachusetts. Owned by Derek Whipple. Content of zines include interviews, music reviews, scene reports, photos, and
artwork with punk bands and artists.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically
Box 13, Folder 4
Suburban Voice No. 46
2003
