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  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections
    Title: Burning Man collection
    creator: Burning Man (Festival)
    Identifier/Call Number: 6175
    Physical Description: 0.21 Linear Feet 1 box
    Date (inclusive): circa 1998-2015
    Abstract: The Burning Man collection consists of approximately 75 pieces of ephemera, original art work, site newspapers, event maps and directories, press and media materials, and photographs from the Burning Man festival, circa 1998-2015. The Burning Man festival is an annual event held at Black Rock City, Nevada, a temporary city erected in the Black Rock Desert in northwest Nevada, approximately 100 miles froom Reno, and is described as "an experiment in community and art" [Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Man].
    Container: 1

    Content Description

    The Burning Man collection consists of approximately 75 pieces of ephemera, original art work, site newspapers, event maps and directories, press and media materials, photographs from the Burning Man festival, circa 1998-2015. The collection was created by a nearly 20-year attendee of the festival, and includes event handouts, 17 different issues of site published newspapers (including "Piss Clear" and the "Black Rock Gazette"), event and site maps, a press kit, photographs, ticket stubs, and a 2002 site census form.

    Conditions Governing Access

    COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access.

    Conditions Governing Use

    All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    [Box/folder no. or item name], Burning Man collection, Collection no. 6175, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Purchased from Johnson Rare Books and Archives, October 3, 2018.

    Processing Information

    The collection is unprocessed.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Festivals -- Nevada -- Archival resources
    Ephemera
    Burning Man (Festival) -- Archives