Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Genny Guracar Papers
- Dates:
- 1959-1999
- Creators:
- Guracar, Genny (Gen Guracar)
- Extent:
- 15.62 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Identification of item, folder title, box number, Genny Guracar Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, San Diego State University Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection includes biographical information, correspondence, with the bulk being newspapers, newsletters, magazines, books and specialty publications in which Bulbul cartoons and comics appear.
- Biographical / historical:
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Using the pen name Bulbul (Turkish for Nightingale), Genny Guracar produced cartoons and comics which "reflect the struggle for the wholeness and full human status of women, elders, children, people of color, and mother earth." Born in Chicago and graduating from the University of Michigan with a degree in design, Guracar began moonlighting as a cartoonist in the 1970s and went on to acclaim for her feminist perspective cartoons which appear in many newspapers, magazines, and books.
- Acquisition information:
- Genny Guracar
- Accruals:
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1999-005
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-01-13 13:36:48 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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The copyright interests in these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections is such that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Requests for permission to publish must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
- Preferred citation:
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Identification of item, folder title, box number, Genny Guracar Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, San Diego State University Library.
- Location of this collection:
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Library and Information Access5500 Campanile DriveSan Diego, CA 92182-8050, US
- Contact:
- (619) 594-6791