Sarah Kirsch Zine Collection, 1992-2012

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Summary

Title:
Sarah Kirsch Zine Collection
Subtitle:
Kirsch (Sarah) Zine Collection
Dates:
1992-2012
Creators:
Kirsch, Sarah, 1970-2012
Abstract:
This small collection contains zines from the personal collection of Sarah Kirsch, a fixture of the Bay Area hardcore punk community and a member of bands like Pinhead Gunpowder, Fuel, Fifteen, Torches to Rome, and others. The zines in this collection cover themes of political activism, punk rock, and feminism.
Extent:
1 cubic foot 1 manuscript box.
Language:
Collection materials are in English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Sarah Kirsch Zine Collection (SFH 676), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains 36 titles published between 1992-2013 and includes punk fanzines, personal zines, anarchist and political zines, zines about sexuality and gender, and feminist zines.

Biographical / historical:

Sarah Kirsch was an inspirational, igniting force in the Bay Area/US hardcore punk scene from the late '80s to her death in 2012. She was an activist and an influential hardcore punk musician that played in many groups including the Skinflutes (guitar and backing vocals, 1988—89), Fuel (guitar and vocals, 1989—1991), Pinhead Gunpowder (guitar and vocals, 1990—1994), Sawhorse (guitar and vocals, 1991—1992), Sixteen Bullets (guitar and vocals, 1994), Torches To Rome (guitar and vocals, 1995—1996), Bread and Circuits (guitar and vocals, 1998—1999), Please Inform the Captain This Is a Hijack (guitar/vocals/samples/beats, 2000—2003), Baader Brains (guitar and backing vocals, 2005—2010) and Mothercountry Motherfuckers (guitar and vocals, 2010—2012). Sarah died in 2012 after battling with Fanconi Anemia. --adapted from Maximum Rocknroll article, 12/6/2012

Acquisition information:
Sarah's zine collection was cared for by Erica Botz until her death in 2016 and donated to the library in 2022 by Ari Perezdiez.
Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically.

Physical location:
The collection is stored on site.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Freya Channing
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-07-30 00:22:43 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Sarah Kirsch Zine Collection (SFH 676), San Francisco History Center, San Francisco Public Library.

Location of this collection:
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102, US
Contact:
(415) 557-4567
sfhistory@sfpl.org
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