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John Stingley convention slides
MS 253  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Processing History
  • Collection Scope and Contents
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: John Stingley convention slides
    Date (inclusive): 1976-1988, undated
    Collection Number: MS 253
    Creator: Stingley, John
    Extent: 0.21 linear feet (1 box)
    Repository: Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
    Riverside, CA 92517-5900
    Abstract: The collection consists of around 225 slides of convention photographs, taken by John Stingley in the 1970s and 1980s at various science fiction and fantasy conventions held in the Midwestern United States. The photographs mostly depict fellow convention attendees, particularly cosplayers. The collection also includes a program book from the 1984 Marcon, and a Super 8 film taken at an unknown convention.
    Languages: The collection is in English.

    Access

    The collection is open for research.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright has not been assigned to the University of California, Riverside Libraries, Special Collections & University Archives. Distribution or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. To the extent other restrictions apply, permission for distribution or reproduction from the applicable rights holder is also required. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user.

    Preferred Citation

    [identification of item], [date if possible]. John Stingley convention slides (MS 253). Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.

    Acquisition Information

    Gifts of Michael Haynes, 2023.

    Processing History

    Processed by Jessica Geiser, Collections Management Librarian, 2023.

    Collection Scope and Contents

    The collection consists of around 225 slides of convention photographs, taken by John Stingley in the 1970s and 1980s at various science fiction and fantasy conventions held in the Midwestern United States. The photographs mostly depict fellow convention attendees, particularly cosplayers. The collection also includes a program book from the 1984 Marcon, and a Super 8 film taken at an unknown convention.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Congresses and conventions
    Science fiction fans

    Genres and Forms of Materials

    Slides (photographs)