Eric C. Shoaf Collection on Hunter S. Thompson, 1961-2018

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Shoaf, Eric C.
Extent:
18 Linear Feet 14 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Eric C. Shoaf Collection on Hunter S. Thompson. MS 273. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection primarily comprises magazines and newspapers that feature work by the author Hunter S. Thompson, or feature reviews and articles about Thompson and his work. Also included are collected ephermeral items related to Thompson including posters, broadsides, photographs, and promotional material, and well as research files generated by Shoaf in creating his bibliography of Thompson's work, Gonzology.

Biographical / historical:

This collection was created by the author and educator Eric C. Shoaf. Shoaf published Gonzology, a bibliography of the work of American journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, in 2018.

Processing information:

Item descriptions provided by Eric C. Shoaf.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Names:
Shoaf, Eric C.
Thompson, Hunter S.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights for this collection reside with the University of California. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. The publication or use of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use for research or educational purposes requires written permission from the copyright owner. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred citation:

Eric C. Shoaf Collection on Hunter S. Thompson. MS 273. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections and Archives, University Library
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064, US
Contact:
(831) 459-2547