The Claremont Colleges Special Collections Zines Collection, 1980-2014

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Summary

Creators:
Davenport, William, 1960-, Wagon, Sy, Silvera, Ed, Perner, Paul, Larry-Bob, Friedman, R. Seth, Wobensmith, Matt, and Powers, Steve
Abstract:
The collection contains zines created in California between 1980 and 2014. Represented titles include Baitline, Cholo, Dum Dum Zine, Hot Bottoms!, Night Voices, Queer Zine Explosion, and Unsound. The collection also contains correspondence and ephemera relating to the later years of the zine review magazine, Factsheet Five.
Extent:
2 Linear Feet
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English and Chinese .

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains zines and related materials created in California from 1980 to 2014. The majority are small circulation titles, many photomechanically reproduced. They mostly cover topics underrepresented in mainstream commercial culture, including Latin American subcultures, LGBT+ issues, and underground music.

While the collection does not contain issues of the magazine Factsheet Five, it does contain correspondence and related materials collected by its final publisher, R. Seth Friedman. The correspondence includes business letters, subscriptions, information from publishers, and letters from zine creators and readers. Several letters are addressed from prisons (Factsheet Five was initially sent for free to prison inmates). The Factsheet Five materials also include miscellaneous broadsides, photographs, artist information, posters promoting poetry at Boise State University, ephemera, and how-to guides about publishing.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Johnson Rare Books Archives, 2018.
Arrangement:

The collection has been organized alphabetically by zine title.

Physical location:
Please consult repository.
Physical facet:
2 record boxes and 1 oversized folder.

Access and use

Location of this collection:
800 N. Dartmouth Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711, US
Contact:
(909) 607‑3977
specialcollections@claremont.edu
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