Zines and Minicomics Collection
Scope and Contents
The Zines and Minicomics Collection combines materials from two former collections known as the West Coast Zines Collection and the Comics Collection. The collection ranges from 1985 to the present and includes zines and minicomics on a variety of topics. Concentrations include identity politics (especially riot grrrl, people of color and LGBTQ topics), sexuality and reproductive rights, punk rock, anarchism, activism, alternative lifestyles, creative writing, and popular culture. Notable feminist titles in the collection that began as zines and went on to become major "glossies" include BUST, Bitch, Venus, and Hip Mama.
The collection is arranged alphabetically by publication title, and then chronologically within each title from earliest to latest. A brief description of each publication's content is provided, and links to web versions are available in some instances. Publications are tagged according to the Zine Thesaurus of Subject Terms developed by the Anchor Archive Zine Library in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Use the following link to see this list: http://anchorarchive.org/sites/default/files/2018-12/Zine%20thesaurus%202013-10.pdf
Also included are supplemental materials, including related correspondence, promotional ephemera, exhibit materials, and a small archive of materials generated by SDSU's Zine & DIY Culture Club, formed and officialy recognized as a student organization in 2016.
Dates
- Creation: 1985-
- Creation: Majority of material found in 1995-
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The copyright interests in some or all of these materials have not been transferred to San Diego State University. Copyright resides with the creator(s) of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. The nature of archival collections is such that multiple creators are often applicable and copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. In any case, the user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, obtaining publication rights and copyright infringement. When requesting images from Special Collections & University Archives for publication, we require a signed agreement waiving San Diego State University of any liability in the event of a copyright violation.
Extent
42.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Multiple donors
Accruals and Additions
2002-present
- Title
- Zines and Minicomics Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Anna Culbertson and Adam Burkhart
- Date
- 05/01/2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Revision Statements
- 2014: Revised 5/2014; collection rearranged to combine formerly-titled <emph render='italic'>West Coast Zines Collection</emph> (MS-0278) and selected titles from the <emph render='italic'>Comics Collection</emph> (MS-0091).
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections & University Archives Repository